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Most illegal services commonly go out of view behind a players shoulder or body. A rule stating "the front of the server's shirt must be visible to the receiver" should fix the most common illegal serves. It should be also very easy for the umpire to enforce, since they just have to look at...

The technique looks fine. It just looks to me that you aren't good enough at adjusting your technique to the ball. Look at the ball more carefully and judge how much you actually need to lift the ball and judge whether you need to change your racket angle, and adjust your technique accordingly...

Back to the topic on hand: backhand has less range then forehand, since the backhand generally use the elbow as a pivot point while the forehand uses the body. So even under perfect conditions, where a backhand is just as skilled and powerful as a forehand and the player can do the cross step...

There's is a lot of advice to give. But I guess for starters: how much does he care about improving? If he cared, he would not have such basic problems like grip and stance. Aside from the basics, it looks like he's perfectly content with being passive, which is just wrong. It looks like he...

Hey there, I think I see your problem. But first you should mention that the first opponent in your video, you didn't show missed serves, which is why Lula above me is confused. 1. It looks like your opponents are deliberately taking advantage of the weakness of your pips. Pips do not return...

I'll guess Sam Walker

User tonyma and I played on table 1 :)

As others have said, it depends on your level ****** I was having a hard time ordering some of these, but then I realized it was because some of these are in a different category. 0. The basic service return options: Basic drive, push, flick Reason: prevent immediate punishes These are...

I am pretty sure I found a definite solution today after rethinking one particularly basic concept. All in all, I've probably been doing something wrong from the very start, given how often I hit edge balls before a few hours ago. **** I was thinking about some beginner concepts and generally...

It depends on what your level is It depends on your level. If you are just starting, learning how to make lots of spin on your serve should be your number one priority. In general, you should get the hang of spinning the ball on everything you do until it feels natural and easy. After that...

I started playing penhold because shakehand hurts my wrist when I swing hard

Then what would you do when there's a lot of topspin and you want to counterloop? **************** Today, I played in NCTTA divisionals at Westchester TTC. I did notice that I had a lot fewer balls hitting the edge of my racket, probably because I was trying to stand further away (Or maybe it...

I guess one thing I should mention is that I play against a lot of junk players and I'm used to the slow balls that come from them. Should I just fast-forward myself when I play with people that are normal?

I did change my racket recently, but I wouldn't really blame that. It probably is judgement, although sometimes, when I'm sure I know, I hit the edge. Do you think I should just imagine the ball is spinnier?

Do you usually stand a bit further away from the table? Maybe high-level players stand further away from the table than I thought. I will try the side-thing

I have tried flatter hits, but it's not as consistent, especially on blocks that are low. I can keep trying it out, but there's a limit to what you can do with a flatter hits.

If anything, the video contradicts you on the early part. I am used to slower balls, and the fast balls are when I am more likely to hit the edge. Then again, the girl in the video still hits the edge of her racket despite the coach's advice, so who knows. I always think about what goes wrong...

I've tried that: it's hard to get an arc and hard to get more spin. I want to be able to get more spin on my shot though. I've always wondered how the pros do their forehand loop. They go up quite a lot even though the ball is topspin, EDIT: and don't hit the edge that often

Problem: over the years, I've hit lots of ball on the edge of my racket. This usually happens when the ball jumps out at me with topspin and I try to forehand loop it (but I've had it happen before even when it's not spinny. sometimes happens long backspin pushes to my backhand). I'm just...

No, it's when the ball spins like a drill, or a screw, while going forward