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It's the crue the Goon Squad is after for trafficking in pro version Karis M national rubbers.

I currently coach three adults. One of them used to play as a junior in Russia though not to a high level. He worked with the other coaches in the club and settled on the club's former Asian pro. When the former pro travelled home on vacation, he worked with me in the interim. For some...

Funny how time flies.... "shame video".

To be fair to Gene, it is easier when you are young. Old age makes you more conservative generally, but we have to remember that in Table tennis, losing the point is far less consequential than losing in other things in life. The other problem is that when better players make you take those...

Gene, I think you should be careful about over-rating the quality of your play vs higher level players. Sometimes, there are things at play that make it easier to read and control higher level balls and the relative improvement in the results vs playing people at your level can be misleading...

The ITTF rankings past 200 may not be as accurate when ranking the relative order of players but they are pretty accurate for showing the overall level of a player. It is too rare to have genuine top 200 level players remain outside the top 200 for their entire careers as international players...

Yes. It's fun to see some of the old timers play (people trained in 60s and 70s) and see how effective their outdated technique can be against current players even with the age disparity.

I think that "not that far apart in level" was a mis-characterization of the match - a player who has been in the top 100 and is still in the top 200 is not the same as a player ranked in the top 500 - Makanjuola is already 30. You write pretty cryptically, no offense, and it's nice to see your...

This is generally true but some better opponents are better because of serves. As someone who transformed from a rally player to a serve and attack player, I think that better serves made my level far more stable. I used to have lots of weird losses but after I got better serves, I stopped...

Yes. I love to embarrass (long) pips players on their serve return. Some of my favorite matches are driven by the whole concept. One day I will make a compilation video of me servicing backspin and no spin to pips players rated over us attached 2000. It will be glorious and epic. The one for...

I watched that match earlier. It was good to see you play people that actually allowed you to use your strokes the way you like to. I know people like to say you learn best from your losses but I personally learn a lot from my wins as I like to see my strokes in action. Your forehand really...

TTFrenzy actually used it in the post I was responding to. AgentHex is skilled at subtly changing the subject when he is wrong. My compatriot was doing much better than he deserved to for his level vs. Keinath, which makes sense given he was on home soil vs. Keinath. But even if not, he is not...

I didn't originate the term "Semantics Nazi", AgentHex, and I was jesting when I made the statement. On the other hand, your definition of "aren't too different in level" would apply here, no? Or you were really jesting when you made your statement too?

Very true, but that can be fixed. People round out their games in different ways, time and ability permitting.

AgentHex, Are those players really the same level? Thomas Keinath ITTF Ranking...

Would like to echo Baal's sentiments. I was the student in the TTEdge videos and I did a lot of things to work on that serve and it got better with months of practice and seeing what worked in matches. My major point scorer is still backspin sold as topspin/sidespin. It's a fascinating serve...

Just a translation issue. I understood what he was trying to say. Maybe"sold" or "presented" instead of "disguised".

Sorry to hear. Hopefully, TT helped you cope with it.

You miss the point, even though you are making one. Saive told the story of how he was beating Chen Qi when LGL was coaching another match. LGL came at 3-1 and Saive lost 3-4. He gave another story of how lower level player seemed to know exactly how to play him!

To get the joke, you may need these videos: