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Yeah, those are slower blades, so I am sure you can get away with the lifting block up to a point. But it's better to hit through the ball just a little more as you described so you can keep your technique consistent.

You are more than advanced enough that I wouldn't be worried to deal with your blocks and you could be fixed by a good player if he was really concerned. My coach told me that he has never lost to a guy who couldn't flat block in the game warm ups because topspin blocks in warmups are evidence...

In all strokes on spinny balls, to remain consistent, spin avoidance is the key. You need to make first contact on the side of the ball and then figure out how to follow through to give it the spin you are looking for. This is also important for off the bounce strokes and it is why many people...

Thanks for those videos, Nuke. They were helpful to me and I am not a penholder!

I have those same issues so I know them. When you are in position, the shot is very different. IT's one of those things you come to accept - that you missed the time when you should have gotten heavy footwork training and just maximize what you can by staying on the balls of your feet and...

If the ball hits the side vs the top of the table, is there a distinction in the sound values as well?

CNT must be relieved that Timo and Dima are not around ;);):p:p But oh, no, Lee Sang Su...

Even Hawkeye has false positives, it is just that they have tested and accepted the false positives since they find the accuracy rage acceptable and better than leaving it up to refs. False positive is not usually known until you do the actual testing you will be surprised at what can make...

Great stuff. I know it is just highlights but your strokes look really good. The serve selection could use some work though. You could easily break 2000 if your serve and return game get tighter and you hit a bit with Dan.

That is Matthew Syed. Former professional players, especially those who have been coaches, are a different level if they have the commentating ability.

And false positives won't be picked up by this microphone?

Without a stake in this discussion, a possibility while remaining agnostic to the language issue is that China has come up with a much broader vocabulary for table tennis than English speaking players have, and this vocabulary allows them to discuss certain aspects of table tennis with fewer...

Not true. Not all top players are trying to get better or beat the Chinese - some have just accepted their fate. Some are just trying to be the best in Europe or Japan. Dima has taken a lot of risks with his game. If you know anything about top players, it is that they are afraid to take...

That is actually Ian Marshall. I like him but not everyone does. Lol.

The comment on TTR makes a lot of sense because of statements like yours that it shouldn't be hard to find someone at a higher playing level to comment, while admitting that commentary is not all about technical skills. In fact, the reason that Prause does so well is not just his technical...

Yes - he is truly a journalist and a professional. His style may not be for everyone, but his professionalism is evident. Many times, I hear people complaining about how he pronounces Chinese names and I ask them whether they speak Chinese and the people complaining say they don't. Yet they...

To add to this, Adam Bobrow is about USATT 2100-2200 or about TTR 1700-1800. He is competent player who is commentating the game at the level he understands it which is quite high compared to the average tournament player. Maybe if you can find a player with TTR 2000 or USATT 2400 commentate...

I would like to comment on something - it is common to say that the new ball does not spin. I find this to be absolutely untrue. What I think people are trying to say is that the new ball, when you play spinny shots, doesn't seem to bother the other player as much as it did with the older...

As for the results of this event, I think Dima himself who has worked with many coaches said that he has tried to reduce the power in his style and go for more spin and consistency - of course, such things are relative. You can see that while he still tries to kill the ball, he has improved his...

Dima was so willing to improve that he changed his forehand rubber for a while, realized it wasn't the way to go and changed back. For someone who is willing to try anything to get better, it shows determination. You are just focusing on things that don't get to the heart of the work someone...