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As much as I just said a lot of frank talk... I was EXACTLY in that boat as a recreational player. Zero access to a coach. ZERO TT players in my city of 100,000 plus. ZERO TT halls, nearest lace 160 km away and it would be closed by the time I drive there... I wanted to improve, but if all I...

TRUTH. Maybe a TRUTH BOMB to those who do not believe that. (Your first sentence) When you say that uncoached/unguided players who play with fast equipment develop many diverse bad habits... I believe that is true, but not because said equipment is fast. It is a minor contributor. A player who...

That last post I made sounds VERY harsh, but it is a reality. There are a gazillion reasons why players stay at the level they are for 2, 12, or 52 years. These reasons ALWAYS include NOT doing the things needed to improve This could be one or all of: a lack of funds for coaching, not enough...

Honestly, in USA, if we look at a group of 100 players in the range of 1000-1500 USATT who have been that level not improving for 10-40 years, then examine each individual's shot making, footwork, impact, biomechanics, tactics, adjustments, etc... we begin to see some common data. What I see in...

Prime has a little softer sponge than regular Aurus... and regular Aurus flipped just fine... a softer sponge makes it a little easier for the ball to get into the sponge more... and that topsheet of Aurus is nice, like supple Italian leather when new.

The U1200 USATT player I coach has Tibhar MX-D on his FH on a fast blade... That rubber is seriously juicy on the top end and the blade makes it even juicier... yet I see several professionally coached Bay Area developing juniors who are using this rubber too. This rubber makes hits precise, but...

@dingyibvs You gunna be at Table Tennis America 2023 Bay Area Open on April 2 ?? @Littledragonman7 will be there competing and we gunna be full decked out in pro-looking pro lettered Donic gear. Don't know about the pro performance, but we gunna present a professional team appearance and...

Looks like a LOT of TROUBLE MAKERS there @Dan

There are only a few rubbers that both a developing player and a very advanced player can successfully use. Count Tibhar Aurus as one of those. Easy to make shots with the open bat direct impact that coaches advocate for beginners... easy to make power loops and slow spinny openers. This...

Stellan told me at his camp yesterday I had efficient movement to the BH and to the FH... I almost had orange juice running out my nose over that... I told Stellan that when I started TT as a lower player, I heard that top players move efficiently and do not waste motion... and that I would...

Boom. Harsh words, but has truth. Coach is accountable. 99% of cases where a player failed to measurably grow given a reasonable timeframe and instruction it is coach's fault, unless player is a real hot mess unwilling to listen or work. I know when I tried to improve without a coach and without...

At Stellan's TT training camp today, Angie saw my BH lop vs underspin did not have a large follow through and mentioned I should follow through more, that I might be tightening up before impact, and thus slowing the whip and taking away pace or spin from the shot. (My slow, heavy topspin vs...

I broke a Nittaku Monoblade in a comp in 2020 on a corner (ouch) and picked out of my bag an Akkad with 05FX and HAMMOND and went to town the rest of the tourney... I got good memories of the Akkad.

I wish that @Littledragonman7 would make his comments... they would likely be extensive and profound telling in both directions. he had the full span of emotions in his tourney. He also experienced the roller coaster of emotions you get from a teams tourney - there is nothing like it so compelling.

@NextLevel are there and RAMBO LOOPERs over there ???

@Littledragonman7 played a tournament today, had a singles and team event. He got important data firsthand on how matches or won and lost by being way too tight and not able to properly see and process everything needed. This can happen for both players in a competitive match. This happens to...

Before I put on my glasses, it looked like you said EJ would make you SUCK at TT forever, which I was strongly inclined to agree. :D

I was inclined to say try preparing for your tourney WITHOUT a table and see how it goes... but it looks like the Goon Squad reached carl's trap door before I could.

Hi matti, You are getting into two areas... - How to get practice improvements into match play (That can take many months to even break even then get better) - Mental performance in TT (Which is HUGE in competition) You will simply have to discover for yourself how to face unknowns, fears...