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Yes, I got the designation wrong - hard to check Google on a phone before posting sometimes ;).

Some blades from Xiom have Zephyllium and this is their version of Zylon so to speak. I think such blades are labeled Zx.

No one doubts Malin is a high level player, but mytt posters were unfamiliar with him. Moreover, criticizing public figures is not what this is about. This is really about reviewing private training from someone who has decided to offer themselves for public criticism/illustration. Other...

I must have mixed you up with someone else - my apologies. Why take this stuff seriously? Because people take some of these things seriously and assume that people posting are good players. You may not and that is fine. You can post video crushing anyone but it doesn't make you look good...

Since I was Malin's biggest critic and the most vocal opponent of his criticism, may I point out that as familiar as you might be with his play, that he had never posted video of his practice before making that comment? Even the later video he posted was pretty poor. And it wasn't the low...

TTFrenzy, can you please post the video you shared recently of your practice and maybe a match? Thanks.

Brian Pace was 2500-2600 USATT for most of his extended playing peak. That is 2100-2300 TTR. When I look at him and imagine him coaching me, I can appreciate some of his shortcomings but I would find those shortcomings in 95% of coaches who got good as children and haven't developed relatively...

Having your feet off the ground is not quite the same thing as jumping. Jumping is largely bad if it changes your level of vision during rallies but when it does no, it is largely meaningless.

It's actually physics and is more often discussed in the context of smashes (Richard McAfee's "Table Tennis: Steps to Success" is another reference). In any case, I have read enough here to feel even more chained to my position that people who have posted public video of their own strokes tend...

I play with Tenergy 05 - Boosting is unnecessary.

The abnormally large arm thing is universal unless you work out the other arm....

I honestly wish I knew what you meant. It might actually help me improve my shot. When I loop in practice without moving, I use a running man motion to avoid engaging only the arm as much as possible. MY technique today is probably slightly different but I use the same principle. But maybe I...

It's advice that doesn't understand the purpose of the footwork. If you are a two winged looper, you tend to be more neutral to the table to play forehand and backhand. The movement Nikoli is doing is seen more often after a cross step but you can also use it over shorter distances to...

Shuki, If you can, take videos of your forehand loop from the back and from the front - 1 minute should be enough. It will be wasy to see if this affects your loop in any important way. I still think your racket is too deeply seated in your palm.

OK - in terms of what is happening, I think your coach is really complaining about your grip, not your wrist. It is likely that your finger is to high up the back with that grip you are using right now.

I concur with SchemeSC and in fact, I actually argue that the lower position is the correct position. I would argue that your grip is borderline terrible, but grip is a personal thing, and even Danny Seemiller doesn't know how to hold the paddle correctly ;).

The pictures do not reflect a cocked wrist. Or at least, they don't show what I am thinking.

I was going to write something detailed but Carl has made all the main points about Archosaurus's personality and posts. I don't see anything wrong with what Nikoli is doing and if I did, I would at least see that the player I am talking to possibly plays at likely a higher level than I do and...

People really need to be forced to post video of their strokes before criticizing the strokes of other people. Seriously.

I doubt it is the catapult effect. I experience it with Baracuda and the catapult effect of Baracuda sux. EL-P is lower throw and Baal's BH is probably more suited to thin rather than thick contact.