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My Opinion is similar... it will not make it easy to do a few things, but easy to do some. A player can with time learn to use it, but it generally takes longer and player does not develop as much. Equipment choice is about suitability for what a player does often and what will make it easier...

I have regained the mental choices of deciding to spin slow/heavy for first ball after a couple years playing my custom fast OFF to OFF+ stuff that had me drift progressively into going for power as first choice... I made a lot of them, but missed enough to hurt my chances. 5-10% less landing...

That code shoulda been trouble23 :D

Hi @Haraold , I put $20 custom fatter handles on all my PPP blades... better feel and plays more solid/powerful without losing any sensation of ball or compromising any shot making.

I sandwiched good advice between two layers of sarcastic, yet realistic. (yes, so many players actually go for the superstar setups for the sarcastic reasons I described. A reasonable choice would be a setup that allows the developing players to make it easy to perform the most common shots...

Such a setup is dream control setup for a player who likes to launch loopdrive missiles as a first and only choice. With a little learning and adjustment, receiving short serves short is not so bad either. (lower rebound on low impact shot) So it will come down to what it always comes down...

and yes @dingyibvs you are right, it is very easy to square body to short side of table and still pound that ball cross court diagonally... all you need to do is swing a little earlier and hit the ball a little more in front of normal... like maybe 6-8 inches or so. Imagine a door opening to...

Hi @dingyibvs Yes and no if your body is squared diagonally to opponent to hit cross court that it is difficult to hit the BH down short side of table away from opponent. It is true that when you hit in your natural part of strike zone with body squared a direction... that you will hit that...

Get the uber expensive BTY Super whatever blades with 2x Diginics and conduct show and tell with your TT buddies... maybe buy several of them. or go with a reasonable inexpensive all wood blade with Aurus both sides and win/improve. Nah, first choice always better... for bragging among buddies.

In my crappy opinion, the BH is so damn easy to develop into a weapon that will finish loose balls to the BH... it is a matter of seeing it and being decisive. Typically, you get 2-3 loose balls to the BH that are just asking for it. Some do it, some are late and give away these easy points.

I would think ur friend would get re-rated to around mid 1500s and gain/lose points from there. Prolly end up losing around 10-15 points after ratings adjustment.

So here is what your friend did...

U R right, had him mixed up. Your friend defeated E. Popov, who is one tough cookie for his level, a very good win... but he lost to two local Sac players who in my opinion should lose 0-3 to your friend. LDM7 beats these two like a drum. OK, well, not like a drum, but I always see LDM winning...

Looks like ur friend also defeated Johnny Yam, one of my friends i see a lot. Johnny is for the last few years a consistently 2000+ rated player. Yet, you will see some matches or entire tourneys where Johnny gets wild hairs up hiz azz and decides to go wild cowboy for points, game, or entire...

Hi @NextLevel , That small TT club probably has the best lighting for play conditions you will ever see in a tt club. The walls are close, they have carpeting or something halfway up the wall, background in not white, lights are diffused, plentiful enough, not overly bright. It all adds up to...

Hi IB66, I wouldn't say he is turning the corner and getting results in tourney play (although he is at the USATT1000 level)... LDM7's base level is way higher than his tourney performances that resulted in his current USATT rating that is prolly 700 points below his training and club play...

I simply LUV playing vs anti or OX LP players... unless they are better level AND take the ball quick off bounce and rush me. Sometimes I still do well vs that type, but I do not like being under time pressure if I can help it.

Was he named Adrian? I showed up mid-tourney was not able to see everything except the several players I was trying to help. LDM7 won U3100 doubles with Danny Yip. He clearly made his best strides in transferring improvement in training and club play into tourney performance. He could not...

Tip 11... is a good idea after some fundamentals are in order... it only helps make it more intuitive to play vs pips players. Tip 12: recommend a 4 week ban for mentioning this unmentionable thing.

I was at the Sacramento Open today and here are the two biggest overall things I saw... Many adult players who like to hit or loopdrive it over spinny slow/heavy faced youth players who attack with hit or loopdrive or counter or defend well vs that ball in a rally... ... and time and time...