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OK, that makes sense. I found the thread from before, and had a look through your videos. Firstly (and I know this was before the "video safe" thread), I think it's great you put those videos out there. That thread did get a little overwhelming, but I've always said it should be a requirement...

This is an interesting take. I've played some very good sandpaper players (the best being the Scottish champion and last 32 at the World Ping Pong Championships)..... it's such a strange game, playing against a sandpaper player when you are playing with "normal" rubbers. I find playing with...

This thread took an unexpected twist! 😂 I'm pretty sure PingBirdPong meant that "Offensive" in the thread title, can be used to describe someone being rude/nasty/horrible to someone else. Just one of the joys of the English language, and nothing to do with your comment 😀

I've only just seen this thread, and I was going to post some video of my backhands, before I realised @Richie has already posted a Liam Pitchford video which is very good! I did want to highlight one thing though..... Size matters (sorry guys). By this, I mean your own height and size, and...

Hey Michael, I saw Carl mention you had put a video of your play before - Do you have a current one? If you've only been playing for 8 months, it's either a miracle that you are even competing with someone who is 2000+, or they are taking it easy (sorry!) I know when I play people of lesser...

Just my opinion, but I think it'll be a few factors. 1. It's what they are used to. They will have been using outer carbon blades for most of their life, and clearly doing quite well..... 2. From MY experience, outer carbon is better when playing an all out aggressive game. When I'm feeling...

OK, so a question back to you @OldUser..... What are you hoping to achieve here? What started off as a point that has been repeated many (many) times, about players using Carbon blades when a slower, All Wood blade would be better...... Has turned into some sort of weird "Gatekeeping" on what...

Hey Matt, Some great videos there! Looks like you are already on the way to becoming a very good player - Keep up the good work!

To play devils advocate here..... (because, I find that a really popular method of communication online /s) You've listed a few people who use all wood blades to good effect.... But they are absolutely the minority (significantly so) - So on the face of it, it's better to use a Carbon...

I think in this respect, you need to explain to him that you'd like to have some more "safe" options when it comes to service return - Just whilst you are learning the more aggressive options that you can learn when you are good enough. Adults do learn much slower than kids (generally), and it...

Your coach is absolutely right. But there are some things to consider here. Side spin can be easily countered by topspin. BUT, it needs to be a fast topspin stroke. If you try and play “safe” and do a slower controlled shot, the side spin will have an effect, and the ball won’t go exactly...

Anyway, some actual advice, rather than just blowing smoke up your 🍑 😂 Firstly, it’s not bad at all. These drills will always make you feel worse than you actually are, and they aren’t reminiscent of match play (but the whole, train hard - play easy motto is good to remember here). As others...

I know this is a thread for feedback and advice, but can we all just take a minute to appreciate how much improvement @Gozo has made in a relatively short space of time. Not only the fact he’s learning as an adult (which is always harder!) but uploading updates and videos on a regular basis is...

I don’t know them individually, but I don’t think any of them are full time players. At most, some might be coaches, but I imagine they all have full time day jobs. The harsh reality is, the money just isn’t good enough unless you are world class. Drinkhall and Pitchford get by, but I don’t...

The TTD league, team and videos you see are a private league set up by Dan and the TTD team. It’s not associated with Table Tennis England, and there are no ranking points available. I think Tom and Louis would be considered the best. Tom edged their match recently, but it’s pretty close.

It's honestly impossible to tell - The UK rankings are so far away from being credible, it's hard to explain just how bad it is. If you've watched any of the TTD videos, here are some of the current rankings. TTD Team Tom Maynard - NO RANKING Louis Price - 17 Daniel Simonsen - NO RANKING...

To add some further context to this discussion, the UK rankings are terrible (due to the sport being run by a bunch of incompetent fools in the UK). Due to the smaller number of people playing, the differences can be huge. For example..... Local League is the most popular competition...

This may come across as a little blunt, and it's not specifically directed at you, but questions like yours in general. These types of question are virtually impossible to answer without any sort of example video - Heck, even if it's not you, but a video that has the same issue that you are...

It's all about balance (and strength). Compare your position to ZJ, and he is "sat down" much more than you, very balanced and in complete control. If someone blocked the ball down his backhand side, he would be fine to move across and play the right shot (because his feet are in a nice wide...

Hi Maurice, I'll try and be as constructive as possible. I think a lot of this depends on what your end goal is. Against a robot, where footwork isn't important, I can see why you may feel this is an improvement, and if you are only focussed on this (playing against a robot and not playing...