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I played a guy who was once 2300 and is now older and more injured and moving between 1950 and 2150. He missed a lot of his fast long serves. He didn't call himself a choker, he said that is what happens when you can't put in the hours of practice repeatedly out loud in the match So yes, you...

It's not choking. It's hard to consistently do something that isn't practiced and based in technique. Choking is when you know how to do something consistently with honed technique but it falls apart under pressure. I have heard the whole "choking" thing from many people before, including...

Haha, you have picked an extremely difficult guy to emulate. And you are a lefty too ;). Will wait on the video. The thing with matches though is that you see people playing under pressure and unless you know what they practice, you never really understand their aspirations. When I was...

thekleifeheit13, I watched the video. It probably would have been better/helpful to throw in some of your practice strokes as well. You have many of the issues of an adult oriented BH player. Pretty raw technique on both sides but as things stand, definitely far more promise and convention...

5 out of 5 rating for Stratus Powerwood This is a great blade and its head heaviness may appeal to some people. IT has a larger head so using heavy rubbers may not suit some people. I use it with a relatively light modern rubber (Hexer) so it doesn't bother me. The blade itself is a fast...

5 out of 5 rating for Hexer Whether the rubber being relatively slow is a negative depends on your perception - it is faster with a lower throw than Donic Baracuda, but is definitely a high throw rubber. IT is not as fast as Tenergy 05/80, but the increased control on blocks and in the short...

My current set up is 5 ply all wood with limba outers classic blade. OFF-/OFF. Just saying. It can be a bit head heavy though which is why I love Hexer so much. IT's a relatively light rubber for what it does. But there are lots of similar blades either cheaper or more expensive which are...

I play in Philly at the Trolley Car Table Tennis Club. Hope you will stop over some time.

Playing matches with a 2000 player is far less valuable for someone at your level than hitting with them if they are willing to hit with you. Try to find someone much closer to your level to play with and rarely play players above 1600 if possible (within 400 pts of your rating if you are below...

I know what you mean and if you had asked me the same thing a year ago, I would have agreed with you almost completely. I have learned a lot in the past year and I think that the real problem is that people are too focused on getting the ball on the table and do not realize how quickly the...

Redneck engineer is ideal but something is better than nothing. Something from the front of the table would be ideal -second best something behind you and worst but still passable is something from the side. I usually place a camera in the right corner as this leads to the least obstruction...

I didn't at all and I appreciate the clarification. What you are saying about how our game level is different for different strokes and phases is completely true. It's usually a matter of the differences between being able to read and manipulate spin and speed close to the table and off it...

MY experience has been entirely different - the stuff I got from TTNPP has been pretty good and played pretty well for me - mostly ESN rubbers.

Hey, I wrote about a 900 player counterlooping with me close to the table. If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I would have laughed it off as someone's fairy tale. Ultimately, we are just trying to help though. And yes, spin is relative to level, but I really believe anyone who learns to...

Usually, when I read posts like your original post, the first thing I post is that you need to post video of yourself to get proper feedback. That is obviously still true here. It's really hard for me to accept the notion of a 1200 player generating heavy spin. But again, video helps me come...

It's not unwise. As ttmonster said, over time, you will catalog and learn from your experiences. You just started this so you have ways to go. I live about an hour to 1.5 hours from the major clubs in Jersey and two to three hours away from those in NY and DC so I have accessible tournament...

Very often, a block is often just a shorter version of your full stroke - there are kick blocks and short counters. Very often, when you see a pro player blocking, he is doing a kick block or counter, which is often a mini-loop. OF course, it is sometimes a dead block, but my point is that...

Some day, I will film my practice with the 900 player and get people to comment. Now we can debate whether he really is 900 but he is not 1500. He does have the hand speed of a 2000+ player. The key thing is hand speed. If the hand speed/acceleration on your stroke is really good, you can...