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  1. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Ayhika can still be improving, it is the young well trained players that hit their peak years ago. Those who get exposed to new patterns later may still find new highs and have random unbeatable days. Do you do physical therapy and exercises for your strength and joints in general?
  2. New all-wood blade recommendations wanted

    Bernadette Szocs Signature 1 or Tibhar Samsonov Force Pro Black edition - two classic 7 ply blades.
  3. ITTF World Cup to Come Back in 2024

    The World Cup gives China a chance to firm its rankings for its Olympic selections. Thankfully, this sounds like a very different event from the old one, though I kinda liked the old one because it gave the minnows a chance to mix with the whales and sharks.
  4. ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals Busan 2024

    Nah. I think WCQ will actually accelerate the desires, and it might actually be used against him in 2028 lol so Felix can win. Ma Long just became too big and clean to be stained.
  5. JTTA: Selection System to be Revamped for Paris 2024

    They were zero before this. Well, unless somehow all the other team members suffer incredible mishaps. They would likely send CXT before her at this rate.
  6. ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals Busan 2024

    It will be interesting if service review is utilized. I have often said tongue-in-cheek that Hawkeye for service review would never be adopted until Ma Long retired lol.
  7. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    35 is pretty old to be on CNT, he has tried.
  8. What is a compact stroke?

    You want to stay relaxed and avoid rushing against opponents who play faster than you (usually, the main advantage of better players is not just their quality but their ability to read the game much faster on serve and return and rally)- in other words, you want to remain unstressed by stressful...
  9. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Awesome, glad to hear it worked, describing something over the internet doesn't always. Practicing against pips players, especially those who can sometimes twiddle to inverted, is the best way to get practice against spin variation. I find that if whenever I get practice against a decent pips...
  10. What is a compact stroke?

    This is normal. The biggest issue is pretending it isn't and then not realizing it is a natural consequence of hitting your limits. In other words does it happen when you play any opponent or does it happen against players who are good enough to cause you problems with their pace of play? If...
  11. What is a compact stroke?

    In terms of how best to learn, as kindof99 said, you can make good arguments for learning a full smash/windmill loop first and for learning just basic counterhit/forearm snap stroke to start with. I try to give the illusion, which I currently use when I play, that you just learn two or three...
  12. JTTA: Selection System to be Revamped for Paris 2024

    It's all expost justification nonsense. Reserve player is not the only sparring partner on an important team, though the person has the most player access other than actual players. The real issue is whether Ito wants to do it because it is without glamour for someone who has already played on...
  13. Advice to improve my game.

    Congrats on winning an event! You might not believe it but some players never win an event. What I told you about saluting/finishing position is what makes his strokes look more professional than yours. He also starts more with the body/legs and finishes with a whip like motion of the arm...
  14. What is a compact stroke?

    Yes, martial arts and broad sports mechanics (with some limitations due to playintennis requiring recovery in close to the table points) transfer reasonably well to table tennis. There isn't any single answer to developing a player IMHO. That said, with the new ball, there is a power...
  15. How to play for a professional club like FC SAARBRÜCKEN-TT in the Bundesliga?

    Of course, obviously, the team needs to want you and travel and earnings can be a concern, but while I am not familiar with the details of registering and playing, for the most part, if you are an EU citizen, you don't count against the international quota. There can't be more than one...
  16. What is a compact stroke?

    Maybe for adults. The main thing is that most people do not know how to use their bodies efficiently unless they are trained athletes. This is regardless of how compact the stroke is. So they try to get power by winding up the upper arm, which *might* be okay if as part of a need to throw or...
  17. What is a compact stroke?

    Stroke that doesn't overly engage the upper arm. Motion is driven by the body. A large stroke can be somewhat compact if the upper arm usage is largely driven by the body like the Chinrse do, but in most amateurs, it is driven by using the upper arm/shoulder joint excessively and this makes...
  18. ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals Busan 2024

    LSW and LGL have ITTF/WTT roles so I suspect there is some choice about level of involvement.
  19. How to play for a professional club like FC SAARBRÜCKEN-TT in the Bundesliga?

    Not just in the US but in any part of the world. It is normal to come into the Bundesliga in a lower division and play your way up on merit while learning the league into a higher division. And between being a foreign national (limited spots for players who are not EU citizens) and...
  20. JTTA: Selection System to be Revamped for Paris 2024

    She will have her chance to earn that rankiing this year in the events leading up to the Olympics.
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