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Dima is one classy guy. Mad respect!

3D Game/simulations programming. For those who are inclined, I've recently started uploading demos of my work (though I don't have much right now) https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCuBHHMQogY-V0BTH7XtyvhQ Perhaps I'll add TT vids of me playing as well once I get to recording.

I built my entire foundation off of YouTube. Asides from a few tweaks my couch didn't really have to correct my form. Though, I did/do watch Ma Long and Xu Xin religiously, constantly studying their form. I feel I've had several breakthroughs in the process. More than videos, what has really...

Before asking if ML can be the greatest player in the world, we must stop and define what it means to be the greatest player in a sport. Fortunately for statistics, there is a way to measure how much better than others one is in a sport using standard deviations. Is it possible to ask...

But we all know its actually the big dipper ;-|

Thank you Minkin for that correction!

I want to know this for all the top tier players. While it may be possible to extrapolate it by mimicking their gear, I think to know for sure how the pros like their blades balanced would shed a lot of insight on their playing styles. This information to me is beyond a simple preference matter...

In rotational physics, when dealing with angular momentum, the field synonymous to mass is inertia. Similar to how mass inhibits an object from going faster (if a bike hits a truck, the truck doesn't budge), inertia inhibits an object from spinning faster. The inertia of a hollow sphere is...

The mass of the ball has increased, and consequently so has its inertia. A larger inertia results in a smaller angular acceleration, since angular momentum is the same.

The slight speed decrease resulting from the switch to plastic has benefitted players with shorter strokes/quick strikes (such as FZD) and hurt the players who wind up and take full swings (XX). His use of TG3 (a lower throw rubber), while providing him deadly kill shots, does so at the cost...

I'm all for that "good butting feel", heh heh...dirty!

Don't stand up! This is not the proper way to get spin. Rather, convert the twisting motion of the body (while remaining low) into spin you need. Watch this video of Dima looping https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_UDleEh2N6I&feature=youtu.be Notice his legs barely straighten, yet he manages to...

T64 being a (relatively) lower throw rubber with the cell ball would be even lower with the plastic one since the new ball doesnt spin as well. I imagine a t80 would play closer to a t64 with the slightly increased throw to counter the lowered spin aspect of the ball. By that logic, i would...

ilike the effect of baby oil on harder chinese style rubbers. However, do not overboost, as oil doesnt dry as well as actual boosters. Boosting hard rubbers will stretch the top sheet, improving the spin and touch in the short game, and add a little more kick away from the table (an extra...

some on tldw it? cant watch

dont dismiss wall sits and squats (feet close, feet far apart, toes forward,toes v shaped). the problem is it is uncomfortable for you to sustain the position because your muscles havent strengthened enough yet. So train them and develop them in the way conducive to tt development. Having a...

my inner ej is losing it, this is too much for me to handle

That is because you have a place to play and people to play against on a regular basis. If im lucky, i will get only 2 days out of the week to sneak in two hours of tt time (NOT play time) because there is only one place close to my work that retrofits my schedule... provided i duck out early...

UPDATE: So I was finally able to get my rubbers back on to the paddle. It was the glue/oil mush on the back of the sponge that was keeping the added layers of glue from drying. (When I was boosting+gluing in the summer, the texas heat was strong enough to dry the sponge enough that it would...

Hey HF, i myself have recently run into this. Ive been using my method to boost during the hot, arid summer days of texas, where i would notice the thick goop would dry enough to where i could slather glue onto the rubber/blade and be done. Now, with winter weather heading our way, ive run into...