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They probably want Harimoto to be the first Japanese man to win the WTTC in I don't even know how long.

Had another solid practice Mon night. I'm now 2 weeks into my new FH training strategy, doing things by piecemeal. Last week's focus was on the legs, specifically weight transfer in a circular pattern, this week is on the body, specifically for it to move with the legs/hips instead of...

The issue was that China Post and HK Post stopped shipping small packages to the US. With or without the $800 exception nobody's really paying any tariffs anyway since they usually just declare the packages as gifts or a $500 value package for $3. As long as China/HK Post resume shipping...

I have an 89g ZJK ALC and an 85g TB ALC. The ZJK plays pretty much identical to my 89g Viscaria, soft feel, not too bouncy, crisp, nice but not amazing catapult with harder shots. The TB ALC has a harder feel, is significantly bouncier, crisp and has a bit better flex on harder shots but is...

Had a session at the Alameda club yesterday, first time in over a month. Man it's hard to play there occasionally, those Stiga tables are soooooo bouncy, it takes an entire session to get used to it lol. Too bad I won't have a chance to play there for probably another month, gonna be rough the...

It's not illegal to make or use non-ITTF approved equipment unless you're playing with it in ITTF sanctioned events. Do you have evidence that they were used in ITTF sanctioned events?

Thinking about Levenko's video re: knowing what type of player you are, I think I'm just an aggressive player, mainly due to a lack of patience. I used to think I'm very FH oriented, but now that I'm getting better with my BH, I'm getting super aggressive on that side as well. Basically in...

Unfortunately no, you can only change the duration of pre-serve countdown.

It's a soft sponge, when you cut it with a scissor the middle gets compressed, so the edges end up slightly longer than the center, at least that's been my experience.

I had a fun day at the club yesterday, played some matches against someone I partnered for doubles a few months back. I had already been implementing some of what Valenta's video mentions, but this time I especially kept it in mind. After winning the first match pretty easily, shocking him...

Get good rest my man, super important! I'd recommend the new video by Jan Valenta, a lot of super good info. A couple things I think would be especially helpful for you. Besides rest, I think another important thing he mentioned was that while in practice we should be mindful in terms of...

Part of my haul from before the tariffs hit.

I use the cylindrical sponge from Aliexpress. When cutting sponge the corners/edges always stick out a bit, resulting in streaks when applying glue, so I don't bother with it.

The biggest issue is that you're hitting the ball way too far in front of your body. When you do that you can't really make use of your arm (or body for that matter) for power. If you tried the ball would go way off to your right. What people typically do when they make this mistake is...

In reviewing my practice matches, I find that I need to have a different 3rd ball strategy for reverse spin services. When I do regular pendulum services, I protect my BH first and foremost, but I think when I serve reverse spin I should protect my FH a bit more. It's a lot easier for the...

Had a great practice yesterday, worked a bit more on FH this time, and to vary placement with my BH which is a work in progress. BH is becoming fairly natural to use, and FH form is improving but still not there yet. It looks a bit off, and feels a bit off as well. I think whereas before I...

Lol I've been having the same issue. When hit hard the W968 generates such a beautiful ball and it's intoxicating. But hitting hard all the time is indeed quite hard. I've since decided to use a flexier Viscaria type (the FZD ALC) as an interim setup, develop some solid technique, then perhaps...

My pendulum variations are mostly heavy under/no spin. My hook serve is just OK, I do use it sometimes. I haven't tried much of the topspin/no spin combo, mostly doing back/side combo. I also have been developing a reverse pendulum service, probably my second best service right now and often...

HL5 is a good blade for low level and high level players, but not so great for intermediate level players. At the lower end (but not total beginner) it's very controllable, great dwell, not very bouncy. At the higher end it's got a powerful catapult effect, great arc allowing for a pretty direct...

Yeah, I'm pretty happy with the general structure of the BH now. Working on getting a bit more compact, more focused/explosive use of force, and more body usage in more situations. I'm been tinkering so much with my FH it's hard settle down to one technique and develop consistency. It's also...