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  1. How to improve from 2000 to 2200

    If you are trying to reach 2200, your forehand is passable at best, and your backhand is not up to par at all. Pretty much everything needs to be a little better: spin, speed, placement. Not to mention your service receive is pretty passive. You need to do spinnier pushes and loops. Whatever...
  2. Getting enough backspin on the short push?

    It's definitely not more spin than a long push. The reason the ball bounces back sometimes is because the ball is moving really slowly, so the spin is able to make it go back. Normal shots go faster and will keep going forwards. There are some pretty good tutorials online, like this one...
  3. How to improve from 2000 to 2200

    Hey, thanks for the invite. I've hit around 2300 earlier this year, and I think there was a clear difference in the things that I practiced to get there. I was around 2100 with just a solid receive, and serve-and-attack. So make sure your fundamentals are solid there. Have a set of serves that...
  4. What do you think about folks who love to bet a little money to play matches?

    It happens all the time in late nights in clubs that I go to. I don't like betting. But I occasionally find people that will bet on me. It doesn't really affect my play when I'm not the one who has something to lose
  5. Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

    The definition of beginner is easy Beginner: a person who has begun a course of instruction or is learning the fundamentals (taken from dictionary.com) Pretty much anyone that has just started out. Now, the definition of intermediate and advanced is where it gets tricky. Advanced would be...
  6. Penholders, I need your advice

    I play penhold because shakehand hurts my wrist. Do what feels best for you. As long as you use RPB, it is not too different from shakehand.
  7. Table Tennis Scientific Method: pushing against/with the serve (crosscourt)

    Science is built upon repeatable results. Whatever I say here is subjective, and players should always try things out for themselves and communicate their results with others. Everyone should know about the scientific method. It's grown to be a little bit more than the old 7-step method, so...
  8. Level of TableTennisDaily's members

    USATT around 2200-2300 level I hit 2327 NCTTA 6 years of playing competitively No leagues really
  9. Penhold coaches in NYC

    I'm in AACCT as well. I can teach you penhold (although I wouldn't recommend it). Robert (the owner of the club) has coaching me coaching kids and random old people. I'm a 2200-2300 lefty penhold two-winged looper EDIT: I think Robert makes you charge $35 an hour. I don't really know the details
  10. Struggling to drive the ball after change to chinese rubber

    Without a video, it's hard to say. In general, try using a bigger stroke and swing through the ball more. Chinese hard sponges require a bigger swing, since the sponge won't react much to a small swing.
  11. Problem Reverse Pendulum (to the forehand with backspin) - low spin and too high

    You do need more racket speed to get more spin, but you have to be fast without pushing the ball forward too long. Also, for your serve being too high, there can e multiple causes 1. Your contact point is too high. Usually, this isn't a problem if you are experienced. 2. You are serving it...
  12. Service grip

    Try making a video of your grip and your serve
  13. Forehand topspin feedback wanted and general feedback is most welcome

    I feel that you are afraid to hit hard on the forehand sometimes. I think your feet should be wider apart, since you seem pretty tall. But I think other than that, your forehand loop doesn't seem to bad. You should definitely try using it more often.
  14. Tips for forehand topspin/loop

    Starting position depends on the spin of the ball and on the height of the ball. If the ball is of net height and backspin and long, try starting close to knee height and swing up to the ball. Don't swing too far back for this one or you won't get the right contact for spinning the ball. Net...
  15. Tips for forehand topspin/loop

    do you have any specific questions? Asking for something so broad is like asking for an entire library. I happen to be a (lefty) penholder who used to use skyline 3 neo.
  16. Serving short with a lot of underspin/backspin

    How are you doing your serve right now? do you have a video of you just practicing the underspin serve? from what I saw from your latest video, it seems that you aren't even trying to make underspin.
  17. Developing an offensive style as a beginner

    Reminds me of one of my early threads https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/showthread.php?13149-Change-the-short-term-mindset I think, first, the player has to first understand this very concept. Tell them that in order to improve, they will be missing shots. many, many shots. I pretty much...
  18. I qualified for College Nationals, help

    the pips separated from the sponge, creating a bubble
  19. I qualified for College Nationals, help

    The DHS skyline that I usually use didn't pass the racket inspection, so I had to use a friend's hurricane. I did not adjust to the rubber very well :( I didn't give up, I missed three forehand openers. Funny that you said that my backhand was weaker, but actually it was pretty consistent...
  20. I qualified for College Nationals, help

    My team will be playing tomorrow, in our group is Texas Wesleyan and UCSD. We probably won't be on the table with a live stream, but here is it for tomorrow. http://www.nctta.org/champs/2018/video.html Here are the rosters: http://www.nctta.org/champs/2018/results/r_w.htmL Here's the groups...
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