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I think for me I actually get slower if I try to reduce quality. It feels like the weight transfer is incomplete and im not controlling the ball as much as the ball is controlling me. I have to go like at least 70% power to feel most at control. I tried some random ball drills and I'm quite...

I usually can loop a lot of balls continuously if they block normally. But if it's very wide or fast to the elbow that's usually where I'm toast. Sudden short low is also incredibly difficult to deal with especially if its wide. I have a special hate relationship with people who just love...

Too far away lol....

Yes you're completely right. But movement training is also really tiring especially 3 point FH and I'm sometimes lazy lol... serve/receive is a lot easier on the body and yields good results. But it really only works against players with bad block/counter game. Against those they somehow always...

If FZD is without injury and in good form, I don't see anyone who can upset him. Ma Long knows his weaknesses but Ma Long ain't playing in the 2024 Olympics...

3 point (if you're referring to whole table Fh looping) is a nightmare lol, I think I can only do like maybe 5-6 balls before I run out of gas :( 1 BH 1 FH is not so difficult, but when it comes to random placement I'm toast. Out of curiosity, what is the benefit of doing 3 point FH when I...

it's not that weak lol... he can generate a lot of power, significantly more than Mizutani ever could. Imo his problem imo is that sometimes he goes crazy attacking and misses everything, or he then prioritises safety too much and then gets countered to death. He needs to find more of a balance...

Recently I'm starting to realise that with my style prioritising chiquita, FH flicks and spinny opening loops, I am getting into a lot of topspin rallies where I'm looping first. However, even if I chiquita or loop first, if the opponent is fast/stable af on the block/counter game I'm always a...

Jealousy?

You cannot give Ma Lin too many opportunities. The counterloop is essential to cut off one whole big angle option for Ma Lin so that he's forced to loop to the nasty LP BH chop which is simply loaded with spin and extremely hard to control for Ma Lin. Joo was smart to use these tactics.

That is true - handling a loaded topspin (especially FH topspin) is usually not a great position to be in.

The best practitioner of the sidespin quick carry (on both BH and FH), imo is Kenta Matsudaira who has probably the best feeling for this.

My preference is the FH sidespin quick carry. It's basically a slightly more aggressive version of the flat block which is imo safe and more importantly produces some nasty sidespin which really makes the subsequent loop very hard. There's a few keys to this. 1) wrap around the side of the...

If Felix had a huge powerful FH stroke he wouldn't be as fast as he is now... There are advantages and disadvantages to everything. Small stroke has advantages of being more controllable and easier connections with the next shot.

Harimoto doesn't have a weak FH lol... At the world top 10 level everything is relative. All of them have strong FHs and will loopkill loose balls consistently past their opponent if given the opportunity and anticipated well. When he won against FZD and WCQ he for sure didn't have a weak FH...

No way... FZD BH is way, way better than LSD. LSD relies too much on pure speed while FZD BH has everything - speed, power, spin, placement, control, safety, rhythm variations. Imo LSD has a lot of room to cover before he reaches FZD levels of greatness. But he is well on his way for sure. FZD...

Had another nice session although I was dead tired, so what really worked well was my new concept BH chiquita/loop which felt very punishing against anything that landed on the left half of the table. This is after I have learnt how to best adjust for all 6 main types of serve spin. Previously I...

I went the extreme lol I have 2 pairs of Vibrams. The cushioning is close to nil on those shoes!

Yes this is the split step.... It is definitely drilled in for the pros imo. I also drilled mine into my subconscious and it has been a huge help to my game. But the split steps can look very different for different shots as I've explained in this thread. It all depends on the preceding shot...