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  1. Don't blame the rubber if you don't get enough spin.

    Can you point out where you have written the equations that you claim to understand?
  2. Don't blame the rubber if you don't get enough spin.

    He has already explained what is wrong with your assumption - if it were true, then the rubber used, whether dead or not, would have no impact on the observed differences in spin production when one changes rubber. And this is clearly not what we see in the real world. No, one cannot produce...
  3. WTT Macao 2023

    Such changes are very hard at the top level. But I suspect if he gets desperate he will investigate. But he can't make progress with his current short game issues. But top 10 is a pretty high bar to make progress from. He is still a bronze medal candidate in Tokyo.
  4. WTT Macao 2023

    France and Poland have some really strong players in the pipeline and I suspect Sweden and Germany do too. But I will let the people who live there speak to them. Australia also has an interesting young player at 14 that will be interesting to see where he ends up. Currently lives in the USA.
  5. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    I love and respect your coach, he is keeping it real.
  6. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    This is a very important post. What isn't fully appreciated by many people, especially people who are too young (old people learn it too late after becoming addicted and hurting themselves with repetitive motion injuries) is that fitness (resistance training even more than aerobics) is key for...
  7. WTT Macao 2023

    ML, FZD, and to a lesser degree ZJK, XX and WH have given people a skewed view of table tennis success. I also blame the lack of young strong players coming out of Europe, a point zeio has made. I used to think the issue was Chinese dominance but when you realize that the best 3 European...
  8. Video Footage Safe Thread

    For J Bus. Relevant to my point about pushing side topspin and moving the ball around.
  9. WTT Macao 2023

    Because it is more about the star status and less about the table tennis.
  10. WTT Macao 2023

    In general it is considered almost impossible to hit the side if you play a regular shot from within the table. (On extreme sidespin shots it is possible but extremely difficult).
  11. Video Footage Safe Thread

    So I watched a bit yesterday. Do you get coaching? (JUST SAW YOUR ANSWER TO NDH). My memory might deceive me but it does seem you have improved a little bit but obviously, bad habits are hard to break. The funny thing is that your game reminds me a lot of mine and some of the things I had to...
  12. WTT Macao 2023

    Hayata is a disappointment so far. Looks like CNT deployed their optimal strategy from game 1 rather than waiting for chance points. 7‐1 to 7‐5. Is there hope?
  13. WTT Macao 2023

    Hit the ball closer to your head for topspins. Don't come underneath the ball the follow through will look like that regardless. She is also taking advantage of her height when she uses the serve to make the spins look similar.
  14. WTT Macao 2023

    The tomahawk always comes down ( as in forward) - it is whether you come over or come under the ball and that can be very hard to see. The real problem is that the serve is really heavy and people still underestimate the sidespin even when they see it.
  15. WTT Macao 2023

    Dima has a history of stuff like this though, despite his facial expressions sometimes, he is clearly one of the toughest players in big matches.
  16. WTT Macao 2023

    Yeah - the funny thing is that some people think he has a good backhand because he sometimes hits powerful shots. But it is huge weakness at that level. And the output generally isn't worth the recovery loss.
  17. WTT Macao 2023

    Schlager had more style and a much better backhand.
  18. WTT Macao 2023

    Who is beating Sun Yingsha? Han Ying or Ma Lin? :D
  19. WTT Macao 2023

    To be fair, Jang Woojin is blazingly fast and if you don't return his serves well, his forehand is devastating. Dima is Lazarus lol.
  20. Joola using different sponges for Red and Black Dynaryz ZGR

    I agree 100% on the Trinity, for price point and comps, it is an extremely well priced and well made blade.
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