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Exactly. I guess it takes getting to a certain level of comfort with equipment to understand what you are saying reflexively. I would say drive to a TT club, and use the blades there and offer to buy the blade of someone that you liked. That is even better than buying something off the...

The problem as I diagnose it, which may not make sense to you entirely, is that you play a lot of upper body table tennis. The good news is that you are often not taxing your upper arm, though you sometimes do. The bad news is that you are losing a lot of power from the lower body because you...

So a couple of comments. I hope you do realize that it is 99.9% certain that those were really long serves (or if not long, not really tight) but you aren't playing the quality of opponent to devastate them (to his credit, he did attack them). The bounce is too far from the net on the...

So, again, to close out my side of things, let me explain once more in excruciating detail why *focusing* on the first bounce on your side is misplaced in the terms of giving special advice about *serving short*. A *Short serve* is not determined by where the first bounce on your side lands...

Well, coaches can disagree on many things and it can be interesting to introduce concepts in a variety of ways. The problem.with focusing on the bounce on your side is that it really depends on the player. I used to be able to serve fast short backspin and short topspin with bounce close to my...

Honestly let's see your serve. If you feel inclined to comment about his serving, you can hopefully demonstrate the expertise that supports your observation given the complete lack of humility with which you state your observation.

Well the truth is that no one knows whether a fix at the professional level is short term or long term. You may very well be right but you can also be wrong. Your position is conservative like mine (China has a huge edge) but we differ in our analysis of the gap. What you don't see could very...

I haven't practiced serves in a while but in general your serve form needs work. Maybe I will do a newer video but here is my old practice video with me mixing up the spins. https://youtu.be/s0WNWtRCCIw?t=30 Most of the double bounce short serves are topspin but not all.

By the way, I thank zeio whose translations have definitely encouraged the ITTF to up its game.

Oh it is 100% obvious that Xu Xin played in a much more balanced fashion and has been trying to do so for a while without getting the kind of results he deserves because he is still in transition. The FZD match was his best backhand match to date. People who want to down play it forget how...

It is because people read/watched EmRatThich'a regurgitation of a Japanese article and felt it was some kind of gospel. They also don't know what pros actually use and why they use them and think what applies to pros should apply to them. Whenever someone talks about pros using hard rubber, I...

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Watch the All about Tenergy videos and read articles. There used to be a really good blog that explained it. Basically, throw is not consistent at different degrees of impact. Moreover, harder rubber could mean harder topsheet or harder sponge. Harder sponge is mostly faster and hence lower...

Note that a couple of the players you listed are Chinese exports, so you are really left with Fukuhara. Your point is taken, and maybe the standard for threat is set too low. Maybe the CNT is just so bored that they are looking for an opportunity to rally your team around an enemy. But I...

The answer to this question varies depending on your technique and playing level. Regardless of what you think, you are predicting where you think the ball will be when you try to hit it. You may just be playing opponents with more topspin and hitting the racket edge more often. The other...

The subject was not whether Ito or Harimoto supposedly have fundamental flaws - even Xu Xin has a relatively weak backhand and he has been CNT A his whole life. It was whether the Chinese team considered Ito a serious threat. You make it sound as if anyone was even scaring or winning matches...

Guys, a lot of these arguments can be resolved by posting video and focusing on actual serves not arguing forever. DerEchte has some of the best topspin short serves you may ever face so listen to the man. I use short topspin with sidespin. For me the serve can go longer since topspin wants...

The thing is that what I call flexy is what people would call snail packed and what you call flexy is what I would call a brick. Start here. http://www.ttbla.de/

I think anyone can play with Hurricane these days, players on the JNT and KNT use it. Harimoto and Lin Yun Ju also show it is quite possible to have good short game skills without using tacky rubber. So for me, the real thing is the incentives and the population of the Chinese and their...

The article is kinda weird. Harimoto beat Zhou Yu who is also CNT. There is no winning formula, the key is what a player is able to execute given their skills and Harimoto's limited experience.