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His tips are hardly doubtful, but are definitely not for beginners unless you consider a 2000 level player like yourself to be a beginner - anyone who has followed table tennis to some degree has heard something like them in one context or another. THe first time I started seriously messing...

Sometimes, you have to bite the bullet, see what rubbers the other guy is using, buy your own sheet and see what it does. You may have tried that already but just a reminder. For the lefty, you might try playing the TTEdge app. The serves at the very least might be helpful.

I know exactly what you mean when you say you want to protect your privacy. That said, it is unfair not to either provide an estimate of your playing level or the level at which you coach or your number of years teaching/coaching etc. From what you have written, it doesn't sound like you have...

I get the logic, in practice, it depends on how heavy the chop is and how long it is as well as what the chopper does well. I think looping light backspin is easier than pushing it, but not everyone agrees, and it still depends on the chopper.

I wouldn't have brought it up if he wasn't misreading the ball. You can do anything when you know what is on the ball and have the right stroke, but this was someone he could have beaten with his regular loop, no point in taking risks on such balls.

To his credit, he has adjusted to a few of the criticisms made of him. A lot of it sounds good but a lot of it misses the point IMO. To be fair, I was taught using a different paradigm that I think is more practically insightful than the detailed method he is using to analyze the issue.

So I finished the match and I see and understand your frustration, but to be honest, you may be putting too much emphasis on your mental game and not enough on your ball quality. I think there is something to be said for the chopper or the fact that he was a chopper took you out of your comfort...

A couple of things - the contact point does not necessarily mean sidespin is the dominant spin. It's my dominant contact point and I mostly loop topspin with a hint of sidespin to remain safe when looping heavy spin. The stroke looks decent but a lot of the classical whip elements are missing...

I am watching the match and have just arrived at the 1-1 gsme score point in the match. You need to train with pips players much more, especially those that twiddle. If you can, get your coach to block with pips and let you loop for 5 to 10 minutes in every training. If the ball comes short...

Coming from a lefty, that sounds self serving. A player can be both unfamiliar and a lefty.

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So do I.

Topspin block like a mini-loop. The problem is that when the topspin is increased to make the ball rise up and down in a vertical plane, the ball is harder to track. Some players like the extra topspin but most will hate the fact that the ball is not easy to track and will racket edge it or...

I fully sympathize with you. To be fair, one thing I will say is that it makes you a better player to be able to adjust to these balls. But the problem is that the opponents often don't appreciate what you are doing for them and cannot so the same for you. Really bad. I agree with pretty much...

I can show you a few such players. In the US we have Dickie Fleisher and Jay Lee. The sponge makes it easier to hit and the pips may be somewhere between medium and long. Fleisher plays with OX though I believe. If you learn to push or counter hit their balls consistently it can help as well...

TurboZ, we get it. Strongly disagree with you. Many people have written what you wrote already so please let's not go around in circles. He never said he was not a pro coach as he claims to have students and that is no excuse not to state his playing and coaching level. His words can be wrong...

It's really weird how often people have this misconception that the right way to hit with better players is to hit powerful smashes or powerful loops/counters. Only if the better player asks for it should you do that. Better players don't necessarily defend better against people who kill their...

Tough to do well in a tournament playing outside your comfort zone against someone who is playing in his, especially when he is 3 levels above you. You probably need to play him many more times to get to a point where you really are where you want to be. I find that such guys if you can play...

Maybe when I was 1200, partly because the some players at my club are Black and partly because I blocked and pushed well. I tell people I coach or hit with all the time to fix their block if they want to hit with higher players often. Better players don't care about your loops or smashes, they...

Really to the tune of this...