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That's a guy whose ranking is going down with the plastic ball for sure.

Now that we have discussed the topic, look at how this guy who is hitting with a guy who we do not know is contacting the ball. Hopefully, you may see something you never noticed before. Like I said, this is advanced contact. I am showing it vs. an amateur so you don't think that he only does...

I guess you could call it topspin but it is mostly the result of what is more commonly called spin avoidance. I teach people to loop that way all the time. But some people have a hard time listening to me. It's the best way to learn to approach heavy backspin and topspin. I am largely a...

I serve more backhand and backspin - no spin. The forehand serves are more recent. Basically, I just look for a serve that my opponent is struggling with. The backhand serves I prefer for the reason you gave about recovery because I had no footwork and no forehand. Since I have the semblance...

Thanks. I am trying to serve short and fast and this makes the risk of going long a bit higher. I do have a high toss serve, but it is for my backspin/no spin combo - my pendulum and reverse pendulum tosses are not high. I try to make my first bounce and my contact height on my short and...

Also, note that in reality, the ball spins one and only one way even while affected subtly by air currents that decrease or increase its rotation in a certain direction. Corkscrew or sidespin etc. are just ways of describing aspects of that rotation. Even when it comes to serving, side top and...

I loop the same way so you will have similar problems against me. The thing is that there is no pure corkscrew spin in TT but you are right. The ball curves in the air because there is no way of getting cork without sidespin in practical table tennis. It just doesn't happen. In theory...

I use the corkscrew terminology to describe what most advanced loopers do. Side top and corkscrew are the same thing IMO. We can argue the distinction to death but it's potato - potatoe.

Thanks, guys. I am varying between backspin and topspin in the video. Is it obvious?

When your rating is really higher than it should be and is artificially depressed by playing only in events that you are better than, then all is well, isn't it? That said, they both freely admit that they are not in the mood to compete with the better players and their peers consistently and...

I am trying to improve my forehand serves. I have only been seriously doing forehand pendulum and reverse pendulum serves for about a year and a half now. I think I finally have the right technique, but wanted to know if anyone had any suggestions. Thanks.

The angle is weird if you don't want to bend your wrist backwards or turn your body, but the advice is sound. Just re-orient your body slightly and do it. Or use your forehand to receive. OR get your elbow out well in front of you. That helps as well.

While I don't want to get into the details, what you also need to look at is the frequency with which these guys enter events that are higher than their actual rating. Because they don't play players that they can upset fairly often, they tend to stay in events where they can manage their...

Not too many people who started playing seriously after the age of 30 have beautiful games. There are a few, but they are the exceptions, not the rule. Many people who judge others start as kids, so they get taught the right stuff from start and don't know what it is like to learn seriously...

Honestly, it largely comes down to serve and serve return. And those things are not in the videos. As an adult learner, I have issues reading spin, but some people don't serve well enough to take advantage. If they do, then my level drops significantly. I have also worked pretty hard on my...

A former Australian national champion and coach without knowing my rating called me an above average club player two years ago based on the serve videos I sent him despite not having ideal form. He might have seen my match videos online but those where almost a year old at the time if not more...

Sounds like what I say all the time - people who post video of themselves playing tend to be far more careful and kind when evaluating the play of others.

I am about 2000 USATT (or as someone aptly put it, I play anywhere from 1950-2100, depending on health and opponent and my results largely reflect such). I have played at that level for a year despite health issues and rebuilding my entire game. I came to England recently and I was about even...

TTR or USATT?

This is good. Now you are getting real spin. Now you can have fun doing all kinds of things. But you had to get to this point first. Need to see your serve from the front before I can make any technical comments. For thr height, just get lower and contact the ball closer to the net...