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No I watched it in slowmo. I do initiate my backswing using hips. Same with forwards. Only thing about going forwards is I am sometimes only at 10% rotating (starting later) but thats mainly because I don't aim for a hard topspin but more for control. I do need to start brace my core now but...

Do you have timestamps for when he does BS and when he does TS where you saw that motion? My best bet is to memorize it visually.

Right to the core but you have to realize if those basic strokes are efficient enough to give trouble to your opp. If your basic topspin flys so slow and high and gets attacked you might default to just pushing and blocking instead of realizing that you need to improve the quality of your fh...

I used to do pushing matches. I don't do it as much lately but just last week I trained it again. My pushing is usually too advanced for my practise partners. Not that they cant push per se but one good push by me is enough to force them into an error. I would actually try this more in my...

So I should practise like in that 3min long video that I have posted? If the answer is yes. How should I deal with blocks. I feel like sometimes I am late opening my arm and if I am late I also rotate my hips more controlled if I rotate even. Because I just use the incoming speed without adding...

This is why I cant read the spin because I am only used to open flat racket chopping below the ball backspin etc.. but he was creating backspin with open parallel to the net angle. I see no motion upwards only downwards. Even when he does his tomahawk serve it kicks and is not with backspin...

No he very rarely comes. Also they play with the mindset of having those serves as an advantage and not to teach you how to return their big weapon. Also I can return any type of long serve. I also dont mind missing a few. Its just that they all look the same pace and spin wise. I guess what...

It was similar but higher quality obviously. I was rated 1300 something back then and now I am rated a few points higher than him although after this tournament he might be slightly ahead now. This time he could counter topspin aswell. If I gave him a harder ball he would set up with a setup fh...

I tried that. Not understanding what it was I was just chopping it back. Maybe I am also not used to receiving no spin serves. But it is still rotating. And if I take it late the ball is falling down too or it kicks into me or it kicks sideways meaning I miss the contact alltogether. From what...

Since it was his backhand serve and the sidespin makes it curve to my fh side. Should my stroke be a bit snappier and more upwards so in case of its being backspin it has a good low arc and if its topspin it will be higher but wont fly out? The sidespin was only annoying to hit the ball I...

This is the thing I just don't see it. Again I can't even tell when watching the serves in slowmo. It's not that illegal imo. I think he just throws it a bit towards him thats it. Technically that should make it harder for him to put quality on the ball. Idk maybe I am smoking and he served 80%...

sorry I had to read this comment many times and yet still not sure if I understood correctly. When I said elbow positioning I mean exactly that the arm "shouldnt" fall that far behind in my case with the new vid. I just used elbow but I guess you could say I rotate the shoulder back too much...

after 1:56 I do it vs block aswell. Have you watched it? It was definetly harder for me to keep the consistency without rushing and shortening the stroke. Edit: It's a delicate balance, keeping yourself loose enough but not flappy like a noodle. This is how it feels with the last video with the...

Why not an option to me? I start every session by driving the ball first for 2min or so. I actually lowered the time doing drives because I want the looping feeling to remember and found out the longer I warm up drives the longer it takes me after to loop the ball. 2 years ago I couldn't drive...

I wouldnt mind if the ball had higher arc. He seems to block and chop it anyway. So I felt like if I survived his serve and reset my stance I was favored in the rally. This is also how I tried when looping. I didnt go for full power but I wanted to overwrite the inc spin whatever it was. But...

One of you say I go immediately back and the other says stay close to the table. In the last few sets or in the last set atleast I stood even further back where I couldnt reach the table with a stretched arm even. You might not be able to see in the video. Since I was on the opposite side...

Yeah this is definetly a big understanding issue. I assume you have no coach or good players in your club who can teach you how to return that particular serve? But basically you need to recognize first that the sidespin has topspin on the ball aswell. Once we see that we have to close the bat...

I need repetition aswell. Unless I do multiball training there I go try harder. It also makes no sense to go really hard on FH vs Block. Especially at the beginning of the training session its about having control and get a feel for the new technique and see if I do the weight transfer correctly...

Don't focus too much on this. You won't produce the same result with your technique anyway. What you need to understand is how the rubber should be and what kind of topsheet you like more. The rest is about technique swingpath racket angle how much forwards/upwards you brush. Whats your brush...

This is a long video since we played 2 matches in a row. 1-3 and 2-3 (we didn't change sides in the last set because I thought I am 2-1 up and he didn't want to disturb me because I was focused on serving) Anyway win or lose doesn't matter here. He pressured me hard with his serves even though...