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Yeah, I have almost always gotten more spin serving with non-tacky rubber because my serves are relatively whippy and low impact strokes. More like the short Timo Boll method than the physical Ma Long method. This has changed a bit as my game has gotten more physical and drive oriented, but...

If you open with slow spin, you will usually get a slower block back unless your opponent is punching or counterlooping the high ball. You have to take that ball a bit earlier if you want to be aggressive. If you hit with speed, you usually get speed back and you should be able to use that to...

So I was one of those players who didn't develop foot movements early and developed them later (if I have them at all). So I am really not great when focusing on beginner foot movements. But for me, learning to hit the ball properly is always a priority. People who can move but can't hit the...

So Gozo's post is precisely the kind of post that makes me happy we have video of him play so we can put his statements in context. Because the same way getting a proper coach helps, irrespective of what you use, I can say that equipment that is too fast (very stiff blade with high rebound)...

You definitely were misunderstanding him on some points, but it is okay, glad to see it is all over.

I think your post is very much the core of adult learner improvement and I wish we could pin it up should be taken to heart by most people who are trying to get better, almost religiously. Being able to get more spin and vary your spin increases your options beyond what is immediately obvious...

Yes, you did win a medal in doubles. Do you plan to only play doubles? And will your partner from that event, who clearly could loop backspin, always play with you?

I know Zubatov, played him a couple of times at different playing levels. I presume he is now a two winged looper and doesnt use pips anymore? Talk to BRS and see whether he will take you up on it. My main point here is that BRS is not a scrub because he can't backhand loop, and that while it...

Of course his coach might have thought he would be more talented with pips. But I think you miss the point that you can be good at something, but not high level enough or even personally comfortable with doing it to feel that you are doing it. BRS is a USATT 2000 level player. He knows how to...

So how many people have coached from beginner to USATT 2000? Just curious. In fact, the example of Falck makes the point. Sometimes, a coach modifies something because he notes that a player doesn't seem to do well with a specific approach to the ball. It isn't always technical, it can just...

While I get your point, given that I have met both you and BRS in person, I would say that since you are someone who got decent coaching at a young age, I would encourage you not to underestimate the challenges faced by adult learners. We don't play TT because we got lucky to play well as kids...

This makes perfect sense. I would say just don't use the serves all the time but should use them maybe 5% because table tennis is about winning not rallying and you want to know what the opponent does against such serves when they come back.

Your relationship fascinates me so I will be watching closely. In all seriousness, looping backspin requires a certain feeling of shaping the ball and developing it with extremely fast rackets and confidently hitting the table is challenging and the rackets will tend to send the ball long (or...

Not sure how you are holding back as there are many ways to hold back, but a lot of it depends on whether you see your practice partners as people you compete with or people who if they get better then you get better. I personally just serve like I serve in a match, maybe I might make it more...

Serve return is the most difficult part of the game at every level in some way or the other. The great thing is that everyone gets better at it with time. The bad thing is that you never give yourself credit for getting better at it as you always seem to be missing at the level of opposition...

Yes. Hitting with different degrees of quality so your body isn't locked into hitting the ball at one pace all the time. Or you can decide to hit every ball with the same quality but then you need to practice against different incoming balls. Challenge your body to adapt a lot because people...

Trying to win matches with immature technique is tough, especially when you are playing at a decent level already. Let it be a gradual evolution as the body will naturally select what it feels will give it the highest probability of success. Your coach might have a different philosophy but I...

Congrats, winning through performance over time is always a good feeling.

Thanks for this. Gozo thinks I am joking when give him 6 months to a year assuming he works on it. His choice of equipment is not going to make his match journey easier (but not impossible either) but he chose to lie on that bed so he will have to enjoy it.

That is awesome to know. So since you can't use the rubber to its potential, why not use one of those awesome rubbers you can use? Why use and complain about this one beyond reviewing it?