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That is actually a different video.

Given our different athletic abilities, DerEchte and I sometimes disagree on technical details but we also agree that there is a lot of crap people tell you to do that is only necessary if you want to play marginally better. People focus on such crap and miss the really important stuff.

ZJK played WLQ quite a few times that year - maybe OP is referring to a different match?

So I think I have finally figured out how to consistently hit a powerful heavy topspin forehand drive with a technique I like. It works best with Tenergy though I am sure any rubber will help. I think there is a grip that works with it but I am sure you could use any grip. I will share video...

I've heard that co-ordination ladder drills are very useful.

You are the OP - why are you referring to yourself in third person? I wanted to hear your views. For some people, it is just as fair to hear what the OP thinks as it is for the OP to request to hear what others think. I know you consider this idiotic - it would be nice to know why you think...

It would have been much nicer IMO to hear it from you. But I guess I can't get everything I want. My favorite CNT forehand is Xu Xin. He beats choppers like eggs.

In a somewhat related story, at a club near mine, two players were discussing who among two top US u12 players had the better forehand. One was arguing for the more advanced and powerful player and another was arguing for the upcoming player. The final point made, which a 3rd coach agreed...

Why do I feel what doesn't what? The CNT coaches have often spoken about forehand quality in the past and have often spoken about Wang Hao and Zhang Jike. It's obvious that all the top 4 CNT players have great forehands. I think it's often more aesthetics and playing style differences that...

I don't think I am taking anything out of context nor am I "pouncing on you" for what you are trying to do. I asked you to provide reasons for what you felt and I explained that feelings can be wrong and they can be right. It helps to know what is driving your feelings. I felt that your...

Your forehand is powerful and looks a little different compared to other players. How did you develop it? You and Freitas were once Tibhar sponsored players and switched to Butterfly. Was any part of it because Tibhar wanted you to use MX-P but you wanted to continue using Tenergy 05?

So the question is this - if this is such a significant innovation, why haven't other players on the CNT been asked to duplicate it?

I know someone who played both Ma Lin and Wang Liqin and said that Ma Lin's forehand frightened him more. In a sense, Wang Liqin's forehand was in part about how consistently powerful it was when you got into a rally. Once Wang Liqin got past serve and serve return, he almost always won in the...

This is an interesting point. Would love to hear the reasoning that supports this.

I know the feeling. The problem is that it is this same feeling that leads to beginners trying to "emulate" pros by hitting the ball as hard as possible rather than learning to spin the ball and improving their spin generation and then learning to hit fast balls with high levels of spin. In...

JeffM, Again, like I said, watch the Brett Clarke videos and take notes. He talks about the optimal motion for serving in this one below. This is how you accelerate the racket over a short distance and get massive amounts of spin. It makes it easier to disguise spin changes with subtle...

Why do you feel this? Would love to hear your reasoning.

There is a train as well. But just keep in touch once you get here.

I can't be sure until Saturday morning. Send me your details when you are in town. PRinceton would have been easier but I will try.

Baum and Mizutani are still top players on their national squads with Baum having various degrees of psychological issues that have recently dropped his level. Yu Ziyang won the Japan Open and whatever you think about his match vs Mizutani, he beat other good players to get into the final. He...