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It's an interesting discussion and I’ve thought about how high my finishing position is prior to the latest comments. It was always a bit too high for my liking, but it’s difficult to change. So what to focus on to change it?In the same clip from above when ML is counterlooping: That to me looks...

Listen to the sound of ML and FZDs loops here. Is that the sound of a thin hit? Or is this what you mean by a thin hit?

Tough matches in div 2 here in Sweden today, it's above my level for sure. But I finally felt like I could relax a bit and could play without any pressure.The venue really makes a big difference, today my old club arranged the fixtures. It feels so much better to play in a familiar setting. We...

I feel this happens to me as well. Hitting high balls out with the FH is probably the most painful, feels like giving away free points. But when I really think about it I almost never in a practice setting practice putting away high balls with sound technique. It all feels like guess work based...

Do you happen to have a link to one of those videos?

Cheers! Gonna give it a go and see what happens. When I make changes it always feels like I'm making a massive change in practice, then when I review the video it often looks like no changes were made, funny how it goes. No problem to write here, maybe others can learn from this, better to have...

Hey Latej, thanks for your input! That might be the case! I think one of my strengths is my brain seems to be quite good at locating the ball in space. Don't know if that makes sense. I was quite invested in another sport before TT and played a lot of sports as a kid, so I'm sure that helped a...

Ok, good point. I find it a difficult balancing act, but I guess I'm taking some things too strictly/too rigid in my approach. Glad to have my own self concept questioned, thanks for the thought provoking questions 😂

The irony is that I'm trying my very best here to not play so arm oriented and trying to push with my legs as I backswing. But I guess it isn't the way I imagine it. I find it very difficult to find the right feeling for it. But one takeaway is to be flexible with my arm position, which I used...

Thanks NL. So I should reach a bit/adapt my arm position and hit the ball more on the side depending on where the incoming ball is, rather than always attempting to hit the ball right in front?

Thanks guys. @takkyu Good observations, I don't like slowing down 😆 but realistically it's what I need to do to really do this drill properly. NL, when you say use the core, do you mean bending a bit more with the back or at the hips and this unbending motion? Like going from a bit scrunched up...

I haven't been able to practice as much as I used to. Usually 1-2 times a week now, sometimes less. Other things have started taking priority, plus I'm still having some small injuries. But despite that I love practicing and prefer practice matches to league and tournaments. We went up a...

I've been following the thread and appreciate the wisdom being spread here. I was gonna chime in with exactly this. When I played in my university club in the UK all we did was mess around. I wasn't really exposed to drills until I came back to Sweden. One or the other extreme isn't optimal of...

I think he's quite well known in the English TT scene and probably knows some of the english commentators. I believe he goes to nottingham university which is a big TT hub over there. I played him last year at a tournament, He's a nice guy and no doubt loves TT. He remarked "it's like I'm...

Not too bad it seems, according to Swedish news articles he should recover in 1-3 weeks. It was a deep wound but nothing broken.

He does work very hard though. When he was in Sweden I heard someone training with Alexis said Alexis would often go for a long run just a few hours before training. Seems like he has tons of energy. So considering his age and all this activity this kind of diet may not really make much...

Grateful to have you here, Tony. It's good to get insights from all kinds of people imo. All these different characters make the forum lively, at least 😀

Yeah, so for some people I guess they'll say they have some "break-in" period for their shoes when it feels optimal for them. To me it's just different levels of degradation, which seems to be bigger in the beginning. BB just seems to be pedantic about words and what we mean.. but where is the...

Textbook TTD thread. BB as a hardcore scientist wants everything clearly defined. Sorry to say this BB, but you will never be satisfied, no one will live up to your expectations and criteria. But the arguing is about semantics imo. I think it's a pretty big difference playing with a fresh set...

Thanks for the comment Latej! I will give this more of a go, I have had it in mind before but not really tried it much. I've always heard to hit the ball right in front of my body with the BH, but maybe I've taken it too literally. That could explain some comments in the past saying I hit it too...