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@Novarac23 You get here to Sacramento before my wife gets back from Boston, I guarantee you lodging and Bread.

Drive over to Sacramento and I guarantee you some ACTION.

The shot I described is the FH topspin loop. There are many different things going on for a HIT (you use very little or zero wrist on that shot), so the biomechanics and swing plane and loading of wrist are different.

hi @Zezima , sorry I did not catch this earlier. The use of the legs, with the hip going down some, from a position where you are sitting down a little in your stance... this is the START of your kinetic chain to create energy, amplify (increase it), and deliver it to the ball... The key...

I wrote elsewhere that at the 2026 Meiklejohn Seniors tourney that a player named PETER showed me a bat in has bat case and before he could even touch that bat after opening the case I could see IMMEDIATELY that the size/shape of that handle was GOLDEN. So I bought a couple of that blade (Donic...

Hi @dingyibvs , Yes, setting leverage on BH is important. Allow ball to come closer to you. create more space by bowing forward on hips while sitting down a little bit. Ensure elbow is in front and so much to the side for the kind of shot you trying. I am not so much an advocate of turning...

@NL, your states issues on FH... it really isn't your setup. It is directly related to your stance and leverage before and after a shot, period. Also about spacing and rhythm relative to the ball that I would rate that you already have a great understanding... one day soon, I visit on the...

I do enjoy it, and enjoy the Walner Legend Legend Carbon even moar. Maybe that night I saw ball better and had the right spacing and rhythm timing.

Not an EJ purchase, but at the Meiklejohn tourney, player Peter showed me his Donic Original Carbo Speed blade and the handle looked so damn good I bought 2 of them, and also the slightly slower Donic Waldner Legend Carbon.. Both so damned good, played better on the Waldner version... those...

Lula has told this story several times over the years and it is useful to tell it often. Lula is a real TT player and under-appreciated here.

Hey @Zezima I understand where you come from... BUT... IF... you can make a very fast bat (by getting hips down and do a down and up and forward powerfully timed explosion, you will EASILY make extreme heavy topspin that will baffle players many levels above you. Stay loose with shoulder, arm...

This particular vid has dozens of useful nuggets of info. There is no singular answer to questions in TT, but this coach is sensible and clearly articulates concepts.

Maybe the evidence of consistently getting the ball back on table with quality under tourney match pressure, despite no prior experience with the rubber should say a LOT... but I am not willing to spend $100 USD plus per sheet for that. My beloved Aurus does the same thing and I have had many...

As for how I did in the tourney, I did well in Singles (won both my groups) and played maybe the best I ever played in doubles vs who our team faced. Venue was windy like the Natl Weather Service had issued wind advisories. I still got to a LOT of balls on wide FH (and BH) and scored. My...

So my first 10 minutes impression a week ago is confirmed in the last week of using Zyre 03 on coaching, hitting around, and in the Sac Open. For what I do (mostly spin, but do every shot) Zyre 03 is an easy to spin rubber without weakness. Basically, for what I do, it does what $35 USD Aurus...

I am playing in the Sacramento tourney with Zyre 03 on FH. A friend gifted me one sheet of this rubber, so I try it out. It doesn't seem to do anything better than I do with regular Aurus, but I have used that rubber for years and can do everything with it. This is a chance to see what shots...

Yes. Korrekt analysis and historical background/context. This generation of ABS makes it WAY easier to hit through spin (and yes, there is less of it, but still large spin). Before this gen of ABS ball, even the USATT 2000 level players, who are the bottom end of the top ten percent of active...

I like Zezima's attitude and contrarian view. Figuring out how to get more people to love TT is a good thing to figure out.

He asks himself and others a lot of great questions, philosophical stuff. He has his head on straight. Myself, I did not get into TT at early childhood, I started at age 42.I I love TT. I am not nor will I ever be the best player in the room in any room. I lose in tourneys, only made finals...