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"Perhaps" is right - world class players do note the issue.

There is a video on backhand side spin flick by Henzell where he discusses the issue. But again, it is still about hours of practice.

The answer is to get someone to do that serve to you, and test hitting different points on the ball if your technique is sound. Over time, you figure something out. Takkyu had given you a good answer and it is probably as good as you can get without practice. But if you have a good...

And I think the fact that left handers often struggle with other left handers is what clinches it for me as a genuine issue and not just something that is irrelevant. Even Zhang Jike and Fan Zhendong had mild left hander issues.

There is a significant trend in WTTC rankings. Who said otherwise? How many left handles are in the general population. In the top 20, we have Xu Xin, Timo Boll, Marcos Freitas, Koki Niwa , Jun Mizutani. That's an easy 25%. On the CNT, even below the top level, where there is 1 in 4, there...

They clearly gain an advantage and all the stats show that they are over represented at the top levels of racket sports and this is the reason most often given. That said, some people believe that it makes them lazy relative to their talent levels (it's a comment I have heard ascribed to Wang...

Like USATT 2200?

Should have had a camera!

An EJ update sponsored by the Goon squad and Nexy Karis M, the rubber with so much control that you think you can do anything. I have always liked the feeling of the Butterfly Amultart. Yes it is a rocket launcher but the feeling of Hinoki and ZLC has always been amazing. The blade has what I...

Here is a match vs a guy who beat a 2200 player in the 21 pt game 5 serves era - very powerful attacks. I posted it mostly because of the first game (the link takes you to the beginning of the first game). Watch how many points are won by my serve (in the second game, he introduced his vicious...

That's donating money to me and SchemeSC unless I don't get to a table that day. IT's one of those things that proves the power of practice. Most people get put off by the initial frustration, but if you persevere and forget about messing up, it happens at some magic moment without you knowing...

This is partly true but I think a huge part of it is also that lots of popular TT instruction focuses on looping and very little focuses on serving. The hours spent matter but if you don't have someone to guide you on what you are trying to do, it can be frustrating or you can just be putting...

It might sound weird or obsessive, but that is why recording yourself from the perspective of the receiver when you serve is critical. Other wise, you really have no clue how deceptive your serves are.

They are all valid approaches, but some are easier to push than others and the sales job is very critical. The other thing that is critical is your backspin serve. If people don't fear your backspin serve, your no spin serve will not draw many errors. Pushing heavy backspin with a chopping...

Brett actually asked me to watch his no-spin serve once and confirm that it was light topspin. On no-spin, I used to brush the ball, but I realized that the most effective no-spin comes from hitting the ball. I don't foot stomp so you can hear the hit, but I don't serve no-spin often either vs...

Good stuff. Come round the sidetop the ball more earlier in the motion while still hitting the ball straight. You will need this contact point for looping heavy spin. IT's what the pros do, what you are doing right now won't get it done against heavy spin under pressure. The analogy I like to...

ttmonster, Only because you asked. DerEchte is there and can help you far more in person. You and Sandy both have advanced games and the issues that will be there will be hard to identify over camera. You were playing a legitimate 2000 level player with a hard to read game. You both often...

Very well said.

People let their dislike of Niwa spill over into their general evaluation of him. He still probably has the highest level serve and return game in Japan.

The camera angle is bad but all I can see is the timing and probably following through with the elbow more than necessary. Some other things are not how I would do them but who am I?