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Haha the addiction to play is strong. Ok I will try. Although with penhold, i think I need the middle finger to hold too, which doesn't really help with the relaxing the wrist. Sometimes I wish I am a shakehander because so many educational videos are done in shakehand nowadays.

Thanks Carl. I watched the video already which NL posted too, but I just wonder if you guys have any tips on how to relax the wrist yet not let the racket fly away.

How do you relax the wrist so that you can do a whip effectively yet not let your racket fly away?

Thanks for the video, ttmonster! Very straight forward. I guess I need to practice my facial expression too at some stage :cool::rolleyes:

Thanks Boogar! I will try work on the stance. Initially I leave it out because I was worried it will mess up my timing and position of contact of the ball. I like the photo, nice stance : )

Thanks ttmonster! I shall try that. I have always had that question, whether rotation of my waist will cause the ball to go more towards my left side, in case I want to serve more to the right side.

Here is my serve practice on day 14! I am still trying to get the feel of it, but I think I am making some progress. Any advice or suggestion is greatly appreciated :D

What is your favourite brand of plastic balls, and why? What is your goal for Rio Olympics? Who do you want to beat the most in the near future?

Xu Xin's ranking points are much closer to Fan Zhen Dong now!

Thanks NL and Carl. After reading your posts, I went to watch the movie BFG before practicing my serves for the day. Today I just put no pressure on myself and tried to be as relaxing as I could. The result seems to be alot better. I was getting a much higher success rate than previous, and I...

Thanks for making the video NL, I think my main problem is controlling the first bounce on my side rather than the other side because my problem is the ball not getting over the net or going straight into the net. Usually when it gets over, it is low and close to the net. I will try again.

I have been practicing the super short underspin serves for a good number of days straight already, still cant get the feel of it to do it consistently. I think I may have to settle with just a short spin serve (bounce twice) with less spin on it : / I do wonder if it helps if I warm up first...

When you say it hurts a bit when looping, does it hurt when you swing your arm back or forward, or is it in general when you abduct your elbow? (gives an idea about which tendon may be affected) Do you remember whether there is an incidence where you might have played a big shot and put your...

Thanks alot, songdavid98! I agree with you that I need to use my wrist more, right now I think I'm not using it enough, and probably not having alot of control over it as well. Yes, I want to learn to control the trajectory of the ball. I am guessing that part will only come with time of...

Hey Archosaurus, I find that when I contact the ball lower, I am not able to generate as much spin as before, and my consistency isn't really improving.. I don't know if whether the difference between penhold and shake hand makes a difference, but with penhold, to get the bat flat + swing it...

Thanks Archosaurus, will my hand / racket hit the table? I am not really attempting deception except to stop the racket as I fear hitting the table and hurting myself. I have tried short backspin serve before, but I have never been confident enough to do it in a game, as you can see the % of...

Thanks Jaffar! I tossed it a bit back from the table because I was afraid of hitting the racket onto the table. I will try to toss the ball closer to the table.

Der_Echte once said to me, learning the timing and touch and bat angles for a short underspin serve is a must, I have decided to work on it and to perfect it as much as I can (without a proper coach). Below is a video of my practice of the serve on Day 2. I am attempting to practice a bucket...

Hi guys, I am trying to buy a table tennis catch net, so that when I practice serving or play against my robot, the balls do not go every where. I am debating between whether getting a catch net that is attached to the table, or one that is on 4 wheels. What are your thoughts? My concern is...

Thanks for the explanation and the demonstration video Boogar! Now I understand what you mean by shuffle steps. I think I do practice it but when I am in a match, I just forget about it :P This will be another thing I need to remember next time when I play a match, as well as lengthening my...