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Carl, it is not topspin as in real topspin. Any topspin on that ball comes from table grip and not the stroke. You are right that the ball needs to come in at close to table height to have a better chance of skidding. It also has to be sidespin mostly (not deviation or corkscrew but more...

Probably the guy in red recording the video. But yes, I really shouldn't guess.

Your opponent seems a couple of levels above you. Do you play him often?

Yes. It is not backspin or topspin. It is largely pure sidespin that skids on the table.

V-Griper, Thanks for the video. Seems like you and Archosaurus would make for a good partnership in dealing in such details.

On a counterhit/block? This is news to me. Feel free to post the right motion and explain the dangers of this motion.

I think the Goon Squad has started sending secret messages as the Moon squad in order to avoid detection. They say there are two reasons - the first is that they like to work at night and the second is that the they like to moon people and show their butts. This thing has me confused. If a...

Is this explanation a Jugaad explanation? Or did you buy it in the retail store as the specifically required explanation for such situations? We TT players tend to be cheap unless we get addicted to Tenergy. So I need to know whether this explanation is Jugaad or was purchased after a...

Yeah, P-Nut, Sebas, Archo, Siva. All regular Joes given the Goon squad treatment by the NL-USDC-DE-TTM cabal. Taking over your neighborhood soon. And if you don't like it, just be a Goon!

Do not worry, Archosaurus. As long as you don't delete your posts, they will l ways speak more loudly than any reinterpretations your ego will make of your past behavior. This is true for all of us... Time to go do my anti-Goon squad gear. It actually just means more TT playing and less TT...

Coaching is difficult without a goal in mind. It's part of the reason why it is better for me to work with people who want to win matches at a certain level. It's harder to tell someone who isn't trying to win that what they are doing is not working or will not work down the road. When they...

Carl, The Goon Squad again?????? And you were doing so well too... Stop it!

So while our personalities and stylesee are different, I would say something like this: Your game looks pretty good and you likely play at a higher level than I do. Sometimes, and take this for what it is coming from someone at my level, I am not sure you get enough brush when looping on some...

JJS, The embarrassing stuff can be insightful as well. I've done pretty embarrassing things too and they can either give insights or be pure accidents. I let the coaches decide as the embarrassing thing can be the extreme result of something that is marginally okay on my good shots but should...

I suspect that you are going to be lifting the ball as the racket seems to be coming towards the ball from below which is not ideal vs topspin balls but I can't tell what ball you are hitting in your head. The ball should come upwards at the end of the backswing. The circular backswing is a...

The drill at 2:06 in this video is the kind of thing that people should be doing if they have generally okay form. Not worrying about every detail accompanied to the knees or feet. And as always, stop anything causing injury unless you don't care or are earning money like pros.

You enjoy what you do. Don't take me so seriously. My point is that don't go obsessing over every element of technique. I would say that serve practice and getting the right whip mechanics for putting spin on the ball will always add to your level. The thing about serve practice without a...

Sure - not concerned with getting to a high level sure explains why you are concerned with things other than hitting the ball. The thing is that is - there is no magic way to play table tennis. There are things that are help and things that hinder and even eccentricities can be encouraged as...

Yes, I read the comment when I was busy yesterday and kinda understood what you were getting at even if I didn't fully agree. So how would you get him to work on his brush on the shots you think he lacked it? That's part of what would get your message across as well.

Sure - the motion largely looks fine and you probably need to work out the core and back muscles more to support it. You are also too narrow - your feet are too close together and your knees need to be more bent. People underestimate how much developing high level TT form is a process as much...