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Very modest - you were making it sound like nothing special happened. Good job. As long as you have an idea of what you need to improve, the video is not always necessary. IT just helps with that process if your coach is not there and is willing to watch.

Sounds like you had no bad losses which usually means a good day. Any good wins? Did you have a coach or teammate watching your games? Any video?

Ah, makes sense. If he is still coaching you and you feel confident that you can do what he does, then get it. One of the reasons I switched to Hexer was that I looked at all the players around me and asked who was the one I played the most like technically. I remembered he used Hexer on...

Why a dilemma? Haven't you seen ttmonster play? USually, when someone recommends you something, look at their play and see if it makes sense. Who recommended Vega CN and what do you think it will do for you?

IT's not a misconception - Hurricane 8 is not your usual... Half kidding. You are 100% right - using your core and timing the ball always works, no matter the rubber. In fact, I have been making some revisions to my stroke but they fully kicked in after seeing Brett on the TTEdge app. I...

The rubber is not bottoming out. You are not spinning with it. You have a backspin loop but your topspin loop is more of a hit or swipe and that doesn't work with Chinese rubber. You need a proper stroke all the time.

Chinese rubber without some tensioning or boosting is hard to use if you play back from the table. If you want to use Chinese, H3Neo, Big Dipper or Hurricane 8. If you want Euro similar to Chinese, Omega V Asia or MX-S. Me, I like the Baracuda, Hexer and Genius family. They are relatively...

Pingskills has one. But in any case, what is stopping you?

LGL stopped smiling when he saw this:

I 100% agree with you. It was my first thought - you just posted it, that's all. Many young people learn well like that, hoping that others will correct them. The value of asking questions is lost on the young.

He has posted video. He can say anything he wants ;).

Since you have a coach, no point commenting but you need to focus more on topspin vs block or topspin. Your stroke is backspin oriented and you often try to drive the topspin Ball or swipe it. Learn to start by trusting your spin. It gives you options.

They are all in the same class but using the same rubber on both sides has done advantages as you will understand your stroke and contact depth on both sides easily so I would recommend that.

Yes. You are also 100% correct that a coach will teach a beginner to use it well, and in general, it will support certain good habits but it will always make it harder to get spin and speed but the control compensates. Many coaches just teach students how they were taught, BTW. The most...

Nah - DerEchte one-liners are more suitable.

It would be interesting to see his blocking technique then. Or even his serves. But you may be right - maybe it is more the manipulation than the generation.

This happens a lot, but there are ways to make it change. One of them, and probably the most important, is to not do the same thing when you become really good. It's one of the reasons I will hit with anybody at any rating level at any time as long as I am not preparing for a tournament match...

I was very lucky that a player told me this when I was 1200. It helped me get opportunities to hit with many better players over and over throughout my playing time - I was a 1200 player hitting with 2000 players just because I could return their strokes over and over. I actually wrote an...

Yes, sure, learning to read and play better players is part of it, but the fastest and easiest way to get better with the least amount of playing time is to increase your ability to read, generate and manipulate spin. Even penholders with short pips are spinning the ball - spinning is as much...

Now if you could actually hit with him for 15 minutes instead of playing with him, you would learn so much more with so little stress. But I guess the handicap keeps it interesting for both of you.