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When it is high, the problem is that it is likely to shoot off your racket without dipping if you use a modern inverted racket. So you have to counterintuitively spin/hit more compactly and with less power when the ball is high, and start above the ball, which is harder when the ball is higher...

No matter how good you are at the stroke, you will miss it a lot when you start, especially when playing opponents at a similar level to yours. Over time, as long as you drill the right swing plane with practice, it gets easier and better. The key is to have the right swing plane, which...

Best non-Chinese is now Felix. Let's not remain outdated in the face of new talent lol.

But Felix wasn't as talented at 12 as Harimoto at 12, and we aren't sure Felix is as talented at 16 as Harimoto at 16, why you so sure that Felix at 20 will be more talented than Harimoto at 20?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Nah, the problem is that what Harimoto does to win points in doubles is usually not spectacular (serve tricks, return aggression), while he doesn't look great in rallies. But since rallies are what gets remembered by most people, especially counterlooping, the evaluation becomes lopsided. I...

Immediately the match got to 9‐9, I just said ah, the Chinese have the edge. At some point, I will turn off the TV when it gets to these two point scores vs the Chinese. Then pay for it by missing the Hayata-Wang endings lol.

Harimoto... does his backhand suck now lol?

It is all based on this idea that talent means your results must always be going upwards or you are a failure in realizing it. As a famous consultant once wrote, "What got you here won't get you there!"

Majin Buu has proven me wrong at every stage. I still think he is going to lose this but his run has been impressive.

Use a North American location in the VPN. No one here owns WTT rights.

Yes, they all play largely the same style. And one can see clearly that Harimoto is transitioning t ok that style. If it is a disaster, so be it, like I said, he is trying to build out skills at a world class level without stopping tournament play. Inevitably it will start as a disaster but...

On player styles I beg to differ, they are actually pretty uniform, but that is true for modern attackers in general. Obviously players have different strengths and weaknesses but the CNT largely all play the same style. Harimoto is very distinct as a player in trying to take the ball...

Possibly, but you are not in the position to determine the need or the details or assess the realistic nature of the proposition, since you don't have a deep understanding of his style (in fact, not even him fully does). The guy who is is playing the matches and training everyday, and of...

Coming to Teams this year?

You do realize that you are describing the #4 ranked player in the world, yes? The best non-Chinese player by some distance? Find some balance to reflect that you are describing the #4 ranked player in the world, and then we can have a respectful conversation about this.

Thanks for admitting the problem. Do you seriously agree with this?

"Everyone" on some level believes this is true, and no, it isn't primarily physiological, unless physiological is a very complex term which combines reaction time, anticipation, male playing power, and spin variation. But Harimoto has made it work far beyond what people thought was possible...

My favorite part was that he realized he had to use a new serve when things got tight. I hope this kind of innovation will continue because otherwise, you get too predictable in the tight moments. I am sure the analytics teams are already doing their work lol!

Mercilessly.

His expression has to be. Felix played as flawless a match as I can remember. The variation was just perfect and the speed and composure - clearly a problem and it is a nice to see his level translating directly to this matchup.