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Well, I have no reason to doubt you, so I have to say, I'm very (very impressed). For someone who hasn't had coaching, your strokes are very natural and high quality. Your FH looks sharp, I wouldn't worry about that too much. How is your BH against backspin? All of your backhands are quite...

Just to clarify..... You've never had a single coaching session or been to a club? Your entire game has come from.... playing in your garage? Go and get an hour of coaching and you'll be beating Ma Long 😉 Joking aside, if you've genuinely never had any coaching or club play..... You have the...

How many players are you likely to get signed up, and will they all want to play weekly? For example, if you had 21 people, could you run it where everyone plays 2 games per night for 10 weeks (20 total matches)?

Tall TT players unite!! 😁 Great video! Initial observation would be that you seem to have your weight on your heels at times, almost leaning backwards (it could be the angle of the video though). If that is the case, a very small balance shift would make a big difference to the speed and spin...

Nice looking forehands. Do you have a coach? If so, I'd very much ignore the online forums from a learning POV, and really listen to someone who can see you in person. The limited advice I'd give you from that video is to not use too much arm when trying to get more power. I noticed you tried...

I've not used T19 extensively I'm afraid. I think T19 would fall around the D05 mark (a little slower perhaps, but more control than T05). But it's not a rubber I've used much at all.

Really solid! BRS has made a great point already. One thing I can't quite work out from the angle, is whether you are going forward through the ball, or ever so slightly around it? Do you find the ball flys straight, or does it have a little side spin on it? It looks a little like you are...

T05 for me is the "worst" of the 3 unless you are very highly skilled. It's very receptive to spin, has a huge bouncy/trampoline effect, and is not kind to people who aren't at the top of their game. D05 is more controlled, produces a little more spin whilst not being as receptive to spin - A...

I think it would rush you with certain things, but possibly closer to a traditional forehand to forehand knock up. It will be really good to see some video from the next time you play another person - If you could record the knock up and some points, it would be super useful!

It's quite funny that all of this talk of "flat hitting" and "knocking up" isn't really used in matches! But it does base the foundation of the forehand stroke. From that one very small forehand to forehand stroke, you can then easily transition into a topspin shot, a loop, or a counter. I...

Can I just say, I love your commitment to getting better. Sure, I don’t think anything can replace practice with real people and pure experience, but you clearly have desire to do everything to improve. As you’ve taken the time to video everything, I’ve given you a video response! This is...

Hopefully the video you've got will answer most questions! Very hard to offer advice without it :)

This is quite good, as it's pen hold as well..... Slow it down as much as you can (0.25 I think). Watch the connection to the ball at the start, and look how flat the bat is (flatter on Harimoto, but that's possibly the fact he's playing shake hold, and Xu Xin is playing a FH on the BH side).

The bat on your flat hit is still too angled. You are almost need to have it dead flat when connecting with the ball, and just sort of slap it through...... Also.... Relax. You are super tight trying to do it too perfectly. It needs to flow like a river.....

This is a point that I don't think is emphasised enough. It's very understandable why Ma Long is used as an example when showing technique, but unless you've been coached to a high CHINESE standard from a young age, his technique is not going to be the one that improves your game. It's too...

This statement/question needs a bit more context to be truly helpful. Hurricane 3 is clearly considered to be a "God level" rubber amongst casual fans who know a little about equipment. I mean, if virtually every single one of the best Chinese players uses it, it must be good.... Right...

Hey Dominik, I actually really like the top spin you are getting. In an amateur matches, spin beats speed every day. Some quick observations….. 1. Get lower. You are a big guy like me, and whilst you’ll never get as low as the shorter guys, you would still benefit from being a little lower...

Sounds good! I definitely think it's the right decision moving away from T05 and the TB ALC. Under usual circumstances, I'd say it would be 3-5 years before you would be looking to use that! The biggest mistake I find people make is that the rubbers/blade they use when starting out do too...

I’m just going to retreat back into this cave and not appear again for a while 😂 Yes, definitely thought you played table tennis previously! Ok, so let’s just ignore the vast majority of what I said previously. It’s a big generalisation, but an all wood blade with controlled rubbers are...

Morning Antse7en, I'm confused, which is very easily done on a Monday morning! What ages were you playing at a high level in the county scene? And how long did you play for until you stopped? I'm assuming you had coaching back then to get you to that level in the first place? How many years...