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I disagree a bit here, as all these players have very strong serve and receive, receive especially - after all, that is the list of the best serve returners in the world. It's all relative to each other that we can say their serve/receive is weak. But even that said, you have to get past the...

Yeah, given a chance 5 years ago. We should have give Ovtcharov a chance 5 years ago. Mizutani is one of the best players (serve, serve return and third ball) in the world, same as Koki Niwa. You have to have the level of play to deconstruct that part of the game before you even get into the...

Did you get married?:p

You play pretty well. Of course, I think you would do better with a slower blade than even a Viscaria but what do I know? :D

Common sense wins out. As much as many coaches are not familiar with equipment, he should at least be able to test and select.

Many people have said very good things about EL-P on mytabletennis.net so I have not heard the negative reports about its durability until today. But again, this is something that you decide as you see fit. If I trusted what people said about the durability of Donic Baracuda online, I would...

The two juniors in my club use it, one with T05 forehand and T05FX backhand and the other with T05/MX-S FH and T80FX BH. The first is 13 and currently playing at a 2200-2300 USATT level. The second is 17 and playing at a 2100 level. They both have strong loops and counterloops on both sides...

People show a lot of disrespect for Mizutani's game so I am not surprised. For all Mizutani's lack of power, he would be a CNT player if he was Chinese. Mizutani also beat Zhou Yu a year or two ago too.

It has a new name/model. If you want the old blade, I suggest you post for a request for a seller for a used one and use a Paypal process to protect yourself..

The main difference between looping backspin and looping topspin, once you have a decent stroke, is that one is more vertical than the other, all other things being equal. How you create that vertical path is up to you as long as you contact a lower point on the ball depending on the amount of...

No, it's not. What you fail to realize is that when you start to deconstruct a stroke, it is the beginning of trouble. You can BH loop vs. underspin in MANY ways. The truth is that very often, unless we are on camera, what we imagine ourselves to be doing and what we are actually doing can be...

You are still trying to think in terms of things that don't matter! Generally, yes, you should stay crouched, but it is not a rote thing - it is about finding a natural motion and applying it to the stroke and timing the speed of the racket to match when you contact the back of the ball!

Yes, my BH loop was higher quality and more consistent than my forehand loop for the longest time, and in terms of relative level, is still higher, as in elements of my BH loop would belong in a player higher rated than myself, and my forehand would mostly belong to a lower rated player. My FH...

Well since this video is already on TTD in a blade review, this will give you a sample of my BH topspin when I was trying to rebuild it a few months ago to work better vs. topspin. I am rebuilding it so I am mostly hitting it at 50-60% power.

If you tried the "unsheath the sword" motion, you would have all the answers you are asking. I find that trying to learn a technique by going through step by step instructions often leads to paralysis. What you need is a simple motion that you repeat for the whole stroke. When you unsheath a...

I wanted to post an actual match vs. a chopper, but decided it would not be fair to the chopper who I wanted to post since he has kicked my butt quite a few times and I wouldn't be posting those. But it was last November before I worked on my FH so my FH really sucked in terms of consistency...

Thanks for the insight.

In the end, with anything you choose, or even before choosing it and after choosing it and using it, you have to decide how you want to play. What you practice and do well or have a love for plays a role. I mean I can't put short pips on my BH anymore. I once considered it. But now I loop...

I agree. This is one of the reasons why I like to coach cheaply and give free advice to anyone willing to post videos. The game gives too much of an advantage to people who know correct technique. Only after correct technical knowledge is common knowledge will the sport become easy to share.

You're welcome. In the absence of video, these questions are hard to answer so I only try to attack the common culprits in my experience. But like I said, this is one of my best shots, so I don't speak about it with any trepidation.