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  1. China Smash 2024, Beijing, 9/26-10/6

    I don't think it was that simple, how often do you see WCQ loop backspin pushes into the net, even when he plays badly? Give his opponent some credit.
  2. China Smash 2024, Beijing, 9/26-10/6

    Of course, we were all over it in the youtube chat. And that was what @AndySmith was talking about in his post-match post.
  3. China Smash 2024, Beijing, 9/26-10/6

    Felix and Xiang played a tremendous match in the French league so this will be a good match for Xiang - an opponent he knows and who he has competed well with. The question is whether Xiang has made the same growth Felix has - it isn't that obvious if he has.
  4. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    So if you have ever analyzed the Tenergy pips configurations, you will know that while they are all spinny rubbers, the arc of 05 is higher than 80 which is higher than 64, so this makes 05 spinnier than 80 and 64. It makes 80 faster than 05. Now in the case of Tenergy, 05 and 80 felt much...
  5. China Smash 2024, Beijing, 9/26-10/6

    I think you are giving your pet narrative too much credit and Oh Kwanghun too little. Injury might have played a role, and she was still 2-0, 7-3 up before losing.
  6. China Smash 2024, Beijing, 9/26-10/6

    Yes, memory is not always the best analyzer of the match. But usually how you think about what made you competitive influences how you view the whole game. It is maybe when he rewatches the match he might see what you saw but even then, his story is more likely the one that disturbed Wang as...
  7. China Smash 2024, Beijing, 9/26-10/6

    I love the way he described using the Gauzy approach to Xu Xin 100% - just spin every ball heavy and hope he has problems with it.
  8. China Smash 2024, Beijing, 9/26-10/6

    The timeout was correct regardless. The most important time to use a timeout is when you think your concentration is drifting, sometimes because you are tired or tense. That he didn't win the point is not the best way to judge it, and having used it, he could now forget about it and focus on...
  9. China Smash 2024, Beijing, 9/26-10/6

    Anders Lind gets it done in amazing classical fashion. Wow.
  10. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    D80 is faster and much more direct and is much easier to use if you have an allround backhand, while D09c is better if you always spin the backhand, including with power on the opening, though I would argue that D80 is easier to get a quality shot with for 90% of people. If you are looking to...
  11. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Here's my most recent session getting coached on Sunday. Still a lot of work to be done but I finally managed to hit a shorter forehand early in front of my body., which is a technique I will need to improve my backhand to forehand transition in quicker rallies.
  12. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Try Dignics 80 on backhand and let me know how it goes. It might just be what you need.
  13. Dignics 80 vs Hurricane 3 Neo Provincial

    I know, I was just messing with you.
  14. China Smash 2024, Beijing, 9/26-10/6

    She is very consistent, it is easy to forget she had her big splash over a decade over winning the Korean Open. She is just getting older and because the new ball makes some things easier and other things harder, she can't bring it every day or compete with some players like she used to. I
  15. Correct Technique for Arm on Forehand Topspin

    When you are an adult learner, you have to find the balance between taking responsibility for your learning and doing what the coach says. That doesn't make you a pro, it just makes you someone who needs to understand your own technique because you learned later and at an age where you don't...
  16. Correct Technique for Arm on Forehand Topspin

    I wouldn't quite put it that way, but I agree broadly with the sentiment.
  17. Correct Technique for Arm on Forehand Topspin

    Good coaches disagree on subtle things all the time, and it is okay to disagree on the subtle things in the context of the development of a specific player.
  18. China Smash 2024, Beijing, 9/26-10/6

    Where is this interview? It's really funny that she didn't respect the difference in material and thought it was all about playing level.
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