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It's an advanced recovery technique that is easier to execute after a larger follow through as it keeps your center of gravity closer to your body.

Hahaha. When my practice partners told me that I didn't spin the ball (and by the way, I was a USATT 1700+ player who knew how to loop backspin consistently when they said this), I protested that I spun the ball. But even 6 months later, I understood what they meant. So trust me, you have...

I am fairly sure that something is wrong with Fan and that this is not his normal level.

You are saying what I meant, you just use different words to say it.

Fantastic. A lot of people make the mistake of worrying about the small stuff, rather than learning the essentials and then trying to see what comes out. I mean, you may be surprised that you develop a beautiful stroke and then one day Ma Long sees you and says "That's a beautiful stroke!"...

Oh, the topsheet of MX-P is like magic.

There are 1200 players using T05. You can use anything you want as long as you know why you are using it and understand the tradeoffs and how you have to play with it. The people who suffer with T05 are people who are not trying to actively spin which describes most lower rated players who are...

They just got Koki Niwa to sign a 5 year contract with them and he will be using their premier rubber, Victas V>15 Extra.

I think it is the same guy who does Rick Anderson, the World's Greatest Athlete. At least, Tinykin does and I agree.

But the problem is that how do we separate bounce height from spin and ball adhesion? The thing about the DHS ball is that the lower bounce height always makes the ball harder to block and return than other balls when you spin with it. Whenever I play someone who has been practicing with these...

It's Brett Clarke's favorite serve. He just did a TTEdge series on it so that's why I am working on it. That said, I have learned that it is stupid to be arrogant in TT and that you could easily know stuff that makes my serve better for what I try to do with it. Many people look at people's...

I'm a little surprised that Lin Gaoyuan is in this - he must have had some good results somewhere recently. Obviously, we know ML, FZD, XX and ZJK will make the team. This is really about position 5, which FB had the last time.

I gave you a template but I must also warn you - some guy in Philly who frequents my club late at night is working on your serve. And if he learns it, it might not be fun for you to use it anymore (or it may). I heard he can't read spin, but I manaegd to get some video of his working on your...

Well, I have usually used the Kinson 1*, but I am sure the Easy balls are more durable and play better. I am buying a set so that I will label them and use them for my coaching - it was fun to use them at LYTTC.

All other things being equal, 7 plies tend to be stiffer and are designed to be so. Stiffer often means faster (quicker rebound, less dwell or vibration on contact). Plastic balls are slower so you may want a faster blade, depending on how you play, but there are fast 5 plies as well as fast 7...

I've found that it is a largely a matter of personal taste and I have heard other players disagree with William. If you prefer to play "continue the spin strokes", you find regular sidespin easier. If you prefer to play "against the spin strokes", you find reverse sidespin easier.

A good player finds a new home.

A good player finds a new home.

The Weener ball is fastest. It is 8-9 on your scale for speed. Th ball is durable but it is liable to getting dented and is smoother. The roundness is pretty good, and I would give it 7 or 6.75 for durability only because it goes out of round if dented on a hard hit, while I would personally...

This is because you like "seamed" ball behavior, and there is nothing wrong with that. But the DHS balls fail the bounce height test so badly that I cannot stand them. After playing shortly too, they start going out of round and start wobbling in the air. Ever since we went to plastic, I...