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The difference between you and me one one hand and archo on the other is that both of us had USATT ratings and (I guess for you but definitely for me) did not misrepresent our levels. I drove people crazy enough that they thought I was a troll on mytt. Some people still consider me the most...

You aren't supposed to get the same level of spin for obvious reasons which you will realize when you have more experience or logically figure out since you like to do so. You just try to get as much as you can.

I avoided answering to spare someone a regurgitated answer in the future.

I will say this - I never loop to choppers consistently unless they have an attack that puts me under pressure or my loop is just eating their chop for breakfast. In fact, I think that unless you have a really good loop against backspin and are winning points, looping repeatedly to a chopper is...

I should be playing at Lily Tip on Sunday, even with my crappy knee. I am always up for the challenge. Mr Song is a good player.

Playing choppers is really about patience and figuring out what the chopper struggles with in your arsenal. You also don't want to simply hit the ball at someone who is playing back far enough from the table to return it. The main reason why you don't want to play choppers with your backhand...

To get proper feedback, you need to post videotape. You have gotten good advice so far.

Since my official USATT is 2030, and Der_Echte puts me at 2025-2050, I think Der_Echte needs to figure out what the word "fraud" really means and whether he is speaking Korean, German or English as that might have something to do with it. Now Der_Echte is truly a fraud. Unfortunately, my...

It's easy to describe what other people do. Contrary to some popular wisdom, we can say exactly the same thing and mean something different. This applies here as well.

We kill people to show that you may get killed for killing people. Deterrent not equivalent.

If I told you, I would have to kill you. ;)

Hey, Carl, I use all kinds of methods to teach people. I just never fail to emphasise the importance of experimentation when giving the brain a fuller picture of what is happening. I don't think izra and I disagree at all. Our different degrees of emphasis might simply be a mental bias which...

Archo, Until you actually play at a serious level for an extended period, kowabunga will always be right, no matter how reasonable you think you are being. He understands what he is saying. You are rationalizing what you are saying.

Carl, Izra's paradigm is the traditional one that I was raised with. While Brett may have subtle areas of disagreement with my writings here, my working with him helped me better appreciate the paradigm I am advocating. It is common to underestimate the ability of the mind and body to adapt...

I change my rubbers everytime I hit a topspin ;).

Der_Echte is like Chuck Norris - everyone is talking about him, even when they don't know they are!

I agree, izra, on.some points. Hitting the racket edge is about adjusting to the topspin ball. I have seen higher level players with similar issues vs backspin or nospin. If you decide to call a stroke inconsistent for that reason, that's your prerogative but the fact that a simple adjustment...

Reprogramming instinctual strokes is not a bad thing. The strokes that made my backhand great when I was 1400 almost never show up in my game today except vs pips players sometimes. But my overall feel for the backhand has not changed.

You know that shitty equipment builds bad habits because? I mean, you have great habits? You have changed your habits in 1 hour? Or because Carl told you? No you didn't talk out.of your ass but you absolutely can't resist drawing strong conclusions even when you lack the expertise or...

The investment is necessary. Opponents with coaches know where to tell their students to get points. So if the disparity is too large, you may never get the shots you want. For a huge part of last year, I was arguably a forehand player. I have played players even up to USATT 2200 who I would...