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  1. Thoughts on Playstyle?

    Stop acting like a snob. Start with someone whose loops you can block properly and earn your way to the top.
  2. Zhang Jike CONFIRMED and will play singles at Rio Olympics 2016!

    I think that idea was also considered and I am not sure what came of it. In any case, they would have to keep China out of that as well and that would not fix the problem. Some things required to grow a sport are not fair to specific individuals. IF Lebron James was paid his true value as...
  3. Zhang Jike CONFIRMED and will play singles at Rio Olympics 2016!

    Kids not going for TT has nothing to do with whether one or two or three people can get to Olympics in singles. I wrote elsewhere that it will be interesting to see whether TT's popularity can survive its decline in China. But that decline will have little to do with the number of spots in the...
  4. The Jab Serve

    Nah, he flips the video recording to reverse the images.
  5. Zhang Jike CONFIRMED and will play singles at Rio Olympics 2016!

    Given how most countries handle Olympic budgeting, this can hardly be true.
  6. Zhang Jike CONFIRMED and will play singles at Rio Olympics 2016!

    The Japanese coaches laid down the qualification rules and followed them. Most of the contest was last year.
  7. What serve(s) would you rather not receive?

    Low is far more important than heavy. I have found that the worst thing you can do is give a higher level player a line of sight angle into your side of the table. You just coughed up the point.
  8. What serve(s) would you rather not receive?

    You really mean a cheaper version of this:
  9. What serve(s) would you rather not receive?

    This was Brett's first video on serves and is still one of my favorite. Takes you through the whole process of building a serve. Combine it with this contact point video here:
  10. Xu Xin & Liu Guoliang Training Olympic Games Rio 2016

    Nah - he grabs stuff from youku or other established youtube channels and reposts them and links to them to make youtube revenue. Never credits the original source and sometimes overwrites other watermarks with his own. He may also change the title to get more views.
  11. Blade for Xiom Vega Pro

    That's a question for someone who has actually used the blade. But based on the reviews, it should be fine for someone out there. Whether it is good enough for you is up to you.
  12. Blade for Xiom Vega Pro

    Then your question is really whether the Drinkhall Allround is a good blade. Again, it is not about the blade matching the rubber, but what you want to do with the combination.
  13. Zhang Jike CONFIRMED and will play singles at Rio Olympics 2016!

    Maybe in your theory but in practice, Germany will only send Steger if he is playing the teams. They would probably reject him if he was the best player in the country because he has no chance of medaling. Germany has rejected better tennis players like Tommy Haas or even other athletes who...
  14. Zhang Jike CONFIRMED and will play singles at Rio Olympics 2016!

    Guys, this is more than just about China. People are so focused on this best player thing that they don't look at Olympics politics in each nation. Some countries will not send athletes if they have no chance of winning a medal or placing respectably. The ITTF had to do what it did to make...
  15. Zhang Jike CONFIRMED and will play singles at Rio Olympics 2016!

    It is official. This is how you know. http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2016OG/2016_OG_qualified_players.pdf
  16. Zhang Jike CONFIRMED and will play singles at Rio Olympics 2016!

    There was an Olympic trial tournament. Kong Linghui was very disappointed with Liu Shiwen's performance against Doi Kem. It's the kind of loss that can have coach's scratching their heads. To compound LSW's issues, LXX won the trial. Had Ding Ning won, LSW would have had a chance, but with...
  17. What serve(s) would you rather not receive?

    Gene, given the time you want to invest playing, depending on your resources, I would strongly encourage you to join TTEdge given how physically far away you are from good coaching. In the end, serves are really about how you intend to play. The most important thing, other than to know what...
  18. Blade for Xiom Vega Pro

    Danny Seemiller does it though to be fair, he has anti as change up. It really always depends on your philosophy for playing as Danny has one of the heaviest topspin loops you will ever see and focuses on spin and placement over speed and power. I stress to people (and I am speaking as an EJ)...
  19. Blade for Xiom Vega Pro

    You can check my reviews page (link in my profile next to my info).
  20. Blade for Xiom Vega Pro

    Paul Drinkhall used that blade + MX-P in his video. Good popular rubber, good basic blade (I presume based on reviews). They will work for some player out there. Whether they work for you depends on what you are looking for and how you play. So what are you looking for? What kind of speed do...
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