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That one is really important. I have actually been making that a big point of emphasis lately (with a coach who is almost sadistic in the joy he takes in pushing me). It is not just for the power, it is to stay in balance after a stroke. Actually, there is a lot of pretty useful stuff in the...

1 million up-votes for this. And again, I still don't buy the cultural argument at any level (because why would it be unique to TT), except for one thing: China cares more about TT than anyone else. Germany vs. Japan? Pretty even most years. Right now, maybe Portugal beats Korea.

1. Exclude China. Among men, who is better Europe or Asia? Answer is I would say that there is some edge to Europe. Not true for women. 2. China is unique in that they are about the only place in the world that literally turns children into professional players, sending them to almost...

The premise is shallow. For too many reasons to list. But if you want to go on about it feel free to post a collection of overly broad generalizations. One place to begin is to not lump all Asian players together.

One way? Get Chinese coach. Not a Vietnamese one. When a top Vietnamese player beats a top German one, I will listen to him. In fact what he says "western coaches" say is BS. No good European coach ever says, hit from just the arm.

Arch, you need to make use of everything you can. I would not suggest that wearing gloves will speed your development. On to something else. That feeling Carl talks about of extending the dwell, and the argument for slower blades? My take on that is that I sometimes discover I can...

It was but which Asian technique? Or even, which Chinese technique?

Try hitting some balls with gloves and see if you play better. Only way to test your idea.

Actually this is a pretty interesting point. It is true. But what I am saying is that our brains ultimately integrate a huge number of inputs, and try to filter out distractions that make it harder to complete the task. And it is can be quite difficult to actually break down the contribution...

Yes. Very good point. I had meant to mention it. Samsonov for one uses an overgrip. Here in the US Jim Butler*. For sure, it is a bit like gloves. I once used the stuff myself. It didn't affect my touch. And again, make no mistake about it, putting any soft compliant layer between...

I think the whole thread is a bit simplistic to tell you the truth. More spin? On what shots? Also, why would one think all Asians (or even Chinese) and all Europeans have the same quality of shots? Which Europeans? Which Chinese? Do Xu Xin and FZD play much alike? (I think they are...

Nonsense, Arch!! Gloves add a mechanically compliant layer between the mechanoreceptors in the skin on your fingers and palm and the wood on the blade (or anything else you try to touch). This would reduce the ability to detect certain frequencies of vibrations. You can convince yourself by...

I don't think it is so simple.

An intersting experiment to try. I haven't done it yet. Put on some leather gloves and see how you play. Deaden the feeling. Lose "touch". What happens? My prediction is you will play ok. You will still have vision and proprioception, the two most important TT sensations. Sound too. But...

The classic version is "When you wrestle with a pig all that happens is you get covered with mud and the pig likes it". It has many versions.

I thought NL was making a subtle joke about FX-P

I have a professional habit of looking for patterns in data. Here is one: There is a very marked and statistically significant over-representation of women using softer (FX) sponges in this sample. Also a few players are listed twice. Maybe their first racket failed?

That is a good point. We use a lot of senses when figuring this stuff out. At the end of the day the two most important are vision (where the ball is and what it is doing) and proprioception (where we are, hand arm, balance etc.). Rememer, a dwell time of 1 millisecond means that by the...

1. I think the first time I made a post somewhere about blade vibrations at multiple frequencies and relation to peoples sensation of dwell was about 6 years ago. But of course it is a fairly obvious idea. I'm sure many people have had that idea. 2. Agreed. I even suggested in one of my...

I honestly don't know. I suspect hearing may be more important but I really don't know.