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Far away from the bounce, without doing a retrieve impacting ball off the spin axis (impacting on the side a little) it is way more difficult to block heavy slow loop than simply getting the bat to the bounce cover it with loose grip. Touch required to retrieve away from table is much finer...

I would opine that the light spin balls often pass the endline... so if you get the hips down and let the ball drop real low, it is a GREAT opportunity to spin heavy... but right now heavy Spin for gozo is a four letter word that starts with s like it is a forbidden word to say. it is well...

Hi @Tyce , On the slow loop, what determines how far the ball rebounds off your bat (or ultimately what controls that) is your grip pressure and delta (change of grip pressure) at impact. If you are soft, rebound doesn't take ball very deep. If you loosen during impact, you can get ball to...

Hi @dingyibvs I would say true, but even earlier in the cases of responding with flip if serve is short. One needs to figure out subconsciously within 20-30 cm after first bounce what happened and where/when/how the ball is gunna come to our side and very quickly figure out what to do (without...

There are no 100% solutions to equipment and technique... and there are trade-offs. You made you evaluation of what is important and chose what you valued. Every player should do their own evaluation like you did and figure out how they want to roll. At least you put thought into it and...

As there is zero singular correct answer in TT, I can accept this. Some players with a certain type of swing and impact have built their swing this way and it is what they know, crave, and value. Those who have grooved their swing, impact, and equipment have pretty much optimized what it takes...

If a player has a discus throw like long back swing and mostly catapulting long straight arm kinda looping, the opposite will feel true. Such a looper craves a head heavy setup... for such a player, a lower center of weight will make it more difficult to loop... there is not much assistance...

Two biggest factors in play... 1- Balance/distribution of weight. Weight more forward to tip of blade, even by a little will make it more difficult to whip and inherently feel heavier. Opposite is true. I did it with the Stiga Allround Evolution blade, changed from 80s grams to almost120s...

I would assess that the Clipper is close enough to my center of mass for it to be appropriate and effective for me... and you as well.

Hi Gozo... it is NOT an exaggeration at all to believe that IF you can slow/heavy spin underspin long balls and land them 70% plus that you will win the point nearly every time. This contributes to wins.

TB, You should go to OCTTA and look for Joe Tran the legend. At around 70, he can still play near 2000 level, takes balls very early with his LP and can hit a lefty FH from ANYWHERE with quality and near 100% landing. A joy to play and a great kind person he is.

Well, the Tibhar info page on Tibhar sez 47.5, so 47.5 it must be then. https://tibhar.info/Katalog_24_25/ePaper/TIBHAR_Catalogue_ePaper_2024_EN/index.html#14

The regular Aurus white sponge is 50 hardness, which is medium hard... but overall, that rubber plays like a 47 medium firm rubber in feel. Aurus has a damn good topsheet and the sponge isn't shabby either.

Hi Gozo, You will like it now for how it works... like it even MOAR as you see yourself landing more shots and doing that more easily... and like it down the road in the months to come as this rubber lasts almost FOREVER, you can get legit 500+ hours out of it. You will also like it as it is...

This coach breaks down the how and WHY to FH slow loop and emphasizes the very things I hold important about slow/heavy FH looping.

Blade: Donic Pesson Power Play... solid handle, V1 and V2 PPP had moderate base speed/rebound... EASY to feel the ball. Hard strikes have enough power and still easy to land the ball. Easy to fell ball for spin - a four letter word that starts with an S. FH Rubber: Aurus (50 degree) makes it...

Assuming a SHORT serve no spin... Short receive... get real early on the bounce... LIGHT light grip... bat angle very open... step to ball, do not use big arm motion... do a tiny side swipe, like a few cm with super light grip... Flip... step in, catch ball on top of bounce, have tip of bat...

joesan... unfortunately, you will need to hit for yourself and see for yourself what type of rubber and what softness of sponge give you the best landing percentage with enough quality. S-1 may be a better choice for your BH than C-1. I did a LOT of empirical testing and found that on BH...

per ITTF specs... The blade is supposed to be continuous, so obvious extensions to the blade can be easily seen and contested by an opponent in a sanctioned tourney... if where you play is not nationally sanctioned, then who cares? Turn that blade into Frankenstein and luv it. An inexpensive...

Zezima, You might be over thinking equipment a little. Look at what should be your priority for what is needed to execute the shots you do the most and are more important... look for equipment that makes it easy to do those. This can be a very large number of possible equipment. Getting stuff...