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This video specifically talks about a short stroke for power loop with penhold. Basically you want to minimize the movement of your elbow while looping. At the moment of contact, move your wrist to produce more power.

I play penhold for the sake of defending it. I enjoy and believe in diversity in table tennis. Even if I am the last penholder in my region, I will continue to play it. I am now back to my JPEN with Darker Speed 90 with Gewo EL Pro 40 on FH, Tibhar Defence 40 on BH. Like I said before, JEPN...

OMG LGY lost many matches to my surprise. And Xue Fei beat Liang Jingkun?? That's another big upset. LJK's style naturally is anti-penhold.

I did notice LGY missed a lot more service return. I am very happy to see XX win knowing that he will only get older and more injuries.

I have the same issues. My Intensity NCT and Celero feel hollow when looping hard. However, my much slower Stiga Hans Asler OC feel much more solid. It's hard to explain it in words. My Hans Asler is slower yet the strong kick when looping hard gives you the solid feel.

Xu Xin's win against LGY was a real surprise given the fact that XX has injuries. LGY missed a lot of shots. XX's injuries forced him to play more RPB banana flicks. It is great to see XX is getting more comfortable with it.

Must be one of the kind in your country!!

Really sad to see Xu Xin struggling to fit in the new close-to-table style. His FH is just as inconsistent as his BH. He has little time to prepare for a full-scale FH stroke due to close to table. So for the entire match Xu Xin is playing probably 70% of his original FH power. At 28 I highly...

Thanks shinshiro

Kuang Li turning 16 this year, keeps the penhold style alive!! Very entertaining to watch especially his BH serve seems to create some troubles for Yan An. In the last set Li won 6 points in a row. For a 15yo this really shows a strong mentality. He could be the only one that can counter the...

This question is too general to answer. What is your style? Do you play close to table or in far distance like Xu Xin?

Any solid review on the new dynasty blade? Most reviews in China are sponsored by Stiga. Would be valuable if someone in the thread can give a neutral review.

It's a magnificent blade with a unique feel. I love hinoki. For that reason I have two Speed 90. At one time I owned 5 single-ply hinoki blades. I assume you are not doing RPB with Speed 90?

Yup he hardly did full-swing FH loop. He often did half of his normal swing. I wonder if he's tired.

Xu Xin looks tired. Lin knows Xu Xin's tactic too well. Not looking good for Xu Xin. Two nets for Lin at critical time, luck is probably on Lin's side.

Wang won 11-9 in the last game against Fan.

Definitely likely especially with Fan's new low. Xu Xin (the only Chinese player who hasn't lost to Harimoto) is getting older and slower. For Harimoto, I could see noticeable improvement every 3 months in 2018. At this rate I can't see anyone in the top 10 can beat Harimoto. Wang Chuqin...

Definitely likely especially with Fan's new low. Xu Xin (the only Chinese player who hasn't lost to Harimoto) is getting older and slower. For Harimoto, I could see noticeable improvement every 3 months in 2018. At this rate I can't see anyone in the top 10 can beat Harimoto. Wang Chuqin...

Imagine how they will look at retirement :eek:

Wang's BH is amazingly powerful and consistent. Reminds me of Harimoto's BH. Fan missed quite a lot of shots probably because he had little time to react. Hopefully Fan will recover and reach another prime time soon.