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Very interesting that someone who wonders why a club owner may not have time to do high level training to keep her level up, or why a very high level player would live in USA, Coach in USA and play tournaments in USA (as though he needs a reason, or that paying the rent is not enough), but does...

You do know I agree with you, right? I think it is silly to get hung up on the different names for the same sport/game. I believe I was the one who brought up that in many countries like China, that Ping Pong (or Ping Pang) is the term used for the sport. Does anyone know if there are other...

Again, when you are training, you are trying things. Winning and losing is not the point. Experiment with those balls. Let yourself miss some shots to figure out how to deal with them. You need to think differently about this stuff. Some of what is holding you back is that the idea of...

You should read what NextLevel, Der_Echte and Brs say in the Video thread on ways they play vs LP. They outline some different things that are valuable. And it is nice because there is not really that much overlap. I try and force dead balls longer and higher so I can attack without needing...

And if you legitimately wanted to get to a high level, probably, making it a point to learn how to play vs LP would cause your level go up more than most of the stuff you are currently doing. It would actually help you adjust to a lot of other styles of play as well.

Yeah. It will throw off the people who don't know how to play against LP. But not vs someone who does.

That is just that you are not used to playing vs that and therefore it is new to you and so, it is a different thing than what you are used to. But if you play vs LP enough, you start getting used to it and learning a lot more about skills in TT that you have not yet really developed. At a...

I think this means you should probably practice as much as you can vs LP. If you did, you would improve your whole game vs LP and vs two winged loop players. BTW: if you struggle against 1600 level LP players, this tells you something worth understanding.

You are still missing what James is saying. You read what I wrote. I don't think it matters what you call it. \ But he is saying that calling the game/sport by the name Ping Pong GIVES IT A BAD REPUTATION and that the actual name of the SPORT that you are describing IS TABLE TENNIS and NOT...

I believe he is saying that the actual name "Ping Pong" causes the negative stereotype.

Before it was called Ping Pong, it was called Wiff Waff....isn't it: "Wiff Waff is about a 300 year old name for "ping pong"": https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Wiff%20Waff

I think, if you take these two posts together, it presents an interesting mindset. Like, is there really an issue with having a player as good as Kou Lei, happy and willing to live in USA, coach in USA and/or play tournaments in USA? Isn’t that actually a good thing for Table Tennis in the...

This is an interesting juxtaposition. Bad form if Ma Long indeed says he plays Ping Ping. Huh?

It is another fun match. ✅

Personally, I am good with the people who play garage ping pong. I am good with the people who like to call it table tennis. I am good with hardbat and sandpaper. And I am good with all the different variations of how table tennis is played and enjoyed. One time I was playing at this club...

Sorry for not paying attention and spelling your name incorrectly. I have a few friends with each spelling of the name and just was not thinking when I was typing. Also, I feel like the rest of your post is a fair explanation of the context of the post I was responding to.

BTW: Do a search for World Championship of Ping Pong results for 2021 and 2022. Tell me what you find. Also, it is worth noting that the first World Championship of Ping Pong tournament (2011) was held at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas and all the rest were held at Alexandra Palace...

Stewart, this is a recent (historically speaking) marketing scheme by hardbat/sandpaper players wanting to have a hardbat/sandpaper championship.The term Ping Pong predates that "World Championship of Ping Pong" tournament by well over 100 years. And the term Ping-Pong is still a registered...

Were you trying to post this video?