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Hi Van, There is nothing in the ITTF laws of TT, the ITTF match officials guidebook, the ITTF FAQ, the ITTF Umpire prep book, the T9, or any other ITTF doc that states all rackets must be the same make/model with the same make/model rubbers identical to each other. There is no USATT current...

Like others have said, I would need to watch you in a match. The one clip you showed was practice to a designated spot at reduced power. You did that fine, but it isn't what you will be doing in a match too much.

@banbekas You appear to have a good position, set good leverage, use your legs well, have an efficient stroke at the table, you impact the ball in the good part of strike zone, have good timing of firming grip, good recovery, good tracking of ball, good stance on reset.

Not need to twist and try to get alignment on the fly during the stroke, just square your hips towards your intended target, do not torque body, bow forward some for leverage, go down and up/forward for the stroke, do not try to engage shoulder and upper arm in stroke, just set the upper arm and...

Again I articulate a similar point... Now that you are making pressure and winning points on balls to your BH and vs balls to your body... now the opponent will avoid those areas... and the only places left are OUT or to your FH... ... Then when you get your FH going for winners, opponent...

Yes, I see things, many of us are in a TT culture that tells to go macho man FH or go home if the ball comes a little or a lot to the BH. it takes some aggressive strong footwork and anticipation, but even old, heavy players can play a step around FH on a slower ball to the BH. It is indeed...

Hi Wrighty... you got a lot of motion going on for this shot... lots of shoulder/torso twist... elbow moving to the side and up during the swing... (although you are making better use of lower arm than in the past)... this extra motion makes it more difficult to time impact and make a whip... it...

@Gozo Aruna to continue on why you hate him hitting to ur BH... if you do a step in and BH hit to those higher balls he gives you on BH and get a few winners... you may suddenly be getting a lot of balls to ur FH that you luv to go full Chick Norris on those.

@Gozo Aruna This opponent giving you all kind of easy chances, but you are RARELY ready or in position or using sound stroke or swing plane... that is why you miss the shots and you get afraid to attack the attackable ones (which are nearly every ball. He did not put every ball to your BH... he...

Good news @dingyibvs I have always advocated for not torquing the body close to the table... gets rid of a lot of overpowering too long motion issues. Height of bat on backswing prep to set the swing plane is uber important too.

Outstanding organization and presentation. Klasse.

Use short form. Be in position. Wait for ball to come to strike zone or use one step footwork to be in position. Use less power at first. Use light grip at first until timing to point of impact is consistent... then go for more power by firming grip at impact. You do not need to try to set the...

Found out ttd member @ttmonster is in my singles and doubles events this weekend in a west bay area tt tourney. Gunna get interesting.

Increased amount of nets and edges are a skill. Period. Luck is luck, but you experience more luck when you have more skill.

I frequently make the point that ITTF umpires are essentially expenses paid volunteer work force that must do a pro level job... but are being paid for it... so of course they gunna do work that is not pro sometimes or often. If there is real money in hte sport, then you can hire pro umpires...

The other place is Mather Sports Complex... you pay $6 to get in and tell them you playing TT. You setup in a multipurpose room up to three tables if taekwondo classes are not going on... otherwise, you put one table in one of the racquetball courts. There is no control and people who have not...

@kindof99 ... it is not terribly difficult to call illegal serves or borderline serves. The laws of TT are clear, if the server did not convince the umpire it was a legal serve, then it is illegal. Problem is no one has courage to call these consistently. Problem is ITTF umpires are basically...

I render my opinion as a certified umpire. This is CLEARLY and EDGE BALL. It is not even close. Purely and edge ball. Ball was struck WELL within the left corner and there was no curvature bringing ball back to table. A very easy call. EVEN IF... even if the umpire was unsure, the ball was...

ALWAYS boost team uniforms with player's first/Last name and three letter country below. Look, feel like a pro maybe you have pro confidence and pride.

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