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Two points: 1) note that the existence of a switchover point as a weakness depends in part on how trained a player is at making a decision to use a stroke at the switchover point. Some players are so good that they will not look like they have a middle. 2) If someone is comfortably blocking...

Sidebar: closing your paddle over the ball will retard your blocking for a long time. Learn to shape the ball or come round the side of it or raise your paddle higher.

If the catapult from a fast rubber is driving you crazy, I recommend to people to use 1.9mm-2.0mm sponge. Dont use max, especially if the sponge is hard (44 degrees and above). You are probably a good player, so don't take this as a recommendation for you. The other thing is that slow vs...

IT's always best to get coaching from the people who see you most often if everyone coaching is equally qualified. The only way to get proper feedback online is to share video. Otherwise, people are shooting in the wind.

RL, its almost the same.as mine. I just let my finger come off by getting deep. Yours is more similar to what many Asian coaches recommend but there are some that also use mine but like to raise the index finger for forehand. I play my forehand without consciously moving the finger or trying to.

My fingers are naturally long, but that said, most people would have a finger come off anyway. The key to that positioning is to keep the racket anchored even when it moves around. I can create just about any racket angle and use my wrist similarly for FH and BH play. The FL is not sanded...

Yes, and my answer only focused on loop. So you are addressing someone else. Find that person so he knows how smart you are. I would be surprised if anyone said that slower rubber improves your pushing or blocking technique. In the end, with good coaching, all these things make little...

I am an amateur. It all depends on how you use these words. I am speaking from my experience - it is easier for amateur to loop with tensor or Tenergy than with Mark V or Sriver. It is easier for them to block and push with Mark V and Sriver than with Tenergy. Read what I wrote earlier...

I have attached mine for comparison. I picked that grip because it was extremely neutral and allowed me the most wrist flexibility while retaining a high level of control.

ttmonster, Good players use both grips. That said, there are differences in how I modified mine compared to yours.

Coaching is the most important thing. Then training. If you have neither and want to topspin, get a tensor or Tenergy. Slow rubbers are only good to train topspin if you know what you are doing and want to push yourself.

JP had a strong showing at FIT. Beat a few good players and won the U2200. Almost beat a strong junior I know in the 2350. Had him down 2-0 before a change in strategy bore fruit.

Everyone has a switchover point. They think they don't because they use the same side of the racket, but they do because there is a point at which they face the racket with one kind of grip and they face the racket with another kind of grip. That is their crossover point and sometimes, they...

So one of the big details Ben gets wrong is that he assumes the something wrong with having the finger come off the paddle because he doesn't see that happening with many higher level players. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. In fact, Ben arguably seats the racket far too much in his...

Chinese penholders have a switchover point. It's just one of those things that people who don't have the right training can't find easily. It is closer to the elbow or the hip, depending on the particular penholder. You just have to look for it under the armpit and be patient. The most...

The thing is that what you might think is a shallow grip is possibly a very standard TT grip. Lots of people still think the ideal neutral TT grip is the grip players were using in the FH dominated era of TT. MY grip has my long finger coming off the blade face. So it is still deep, but it is...

I have done something similar to you recently. I keep forgetting my grip and I keep having to remind myself of what it should be. But it is the best thing I ever did and I wish I had committed to it much earlier. Grip change is always fun for me - good luck with it. Need some video to really...

05 is softer than 64 according to whom? You?

Samson Dubina, a pro player and coach, once wrote that getting proficient at looping backspin van take 1-2 years. Initially, I thought he was wrong but later, even if I didn't completely agree with him, I appreciated the gist of what he was writing. Don't underestimate the complexity of TT.

Don't overthink it. If you really want to improve fast, you need a good coach or mentor to talk you through the process. IF that is not available, just have fun playing. There is no magic formula to success other than to hang around successful people and let what they do rub off on you.