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I think DHS has really improved its QC recently. I have a W968 and some HL5s from a few years ago and the quality was pretty meh, but the recent Q968 I got was top notch. Everything was very smooth, all the edges, the blade face, all look like they are much better sanded than their previous...

Not in a long time, but I'll try to record some soon!

Dude I totally know what you mean! That's basically what the coach wanted me to do. I realized that what happens is that as we swing from left/down to right/up, the entire arm is being swung to the right/up. However, if right before impact we use our lats to pull the elbow back left/down so that...

Absolutely, but when service receive games are reasonably close then rally is gonna really make the difference. My rally game is starting to reach a stage where I just need to return half long, long toward the body, or short but not too tight and can win the rally afterwards against most people...

Yes, some of the things are pretty irrelevant now, but there are some parts that I've never been able to completely fix, like the backswing to behind my back, for example. The issue is that I tried to be completely relaxed, but what I actually needed to do was to hold my forearm (but not so much...

Same FH rubber, but D09c instead of H3 on the backhand side. I got it used so a bit cheaper, I think $100, the Q was $400 so a lot cheaper! I can hit through thr blade in practice just fine, but in matches I have a lot of trouble on most shots, particularly on the BH side. In matches I can only...

The coach said the elbow should be about 1-2 fists away from the body. Of course, this is during practice, during actual matches you'll have to do whatever to get the ball on the table. For the "overcompensation" training, basically what he meant was that usually you want your elbow to be...

Yes, I used a Viscaria for a couple months before the FZD. It's limited sample size so I can't really say if it's the difference between the Viscaria or the FZD, but they play surprisingly differently, almost as much of a difference as between say the W968 and the Q968. Both mine are ~89...

That was when I first started practicing the BH loop vs backspin, I've gone through many iterations of technique changes and while it's become much better in games it really doesn't look much better. I actually forgot to mention, but that circle thing was something the coach pointed out as well...

Realistically, I don't think anyone actually ever uses the full shuffle step in real matches. It's was more of an exercise for me. I was definitely out of breath and had to take multiple breaks, and I still wasn't able to complete the full 200!

For group training we had I think maybe 16-18 people. I'm definitely super motivated, it's $55 for 90 mins of group training, and $90 for an hour of 1-on-1. In matches nothing is gonna be the same, the coach actually mentioned something like that too. He was like you can try to copy Ma Long's...

So I had my first group training session on Monday, and today had a coaching session, which was the 2nd time I trained with a professional coach, and the first one who actually taught me anything! My gosh, I've learned so much in the past two days, I feel like I need at least 6 months to digest...

Income doesn't have to be salary, there are many professions where folks aren't salaried. Making income through sponsorship counts, as do tournament prizes of course. IMO a pro TT player can be considered a pro as long as their income is related to their playing. I don't see how that's a grey...

Then they're not pros. They are, presumably, still alive. If TT isn't paying the bills for them to stay alive, then what is? Whatever that is, that is what their profession is, not TT.

Right, I thought it'd be pretty obvious. Pro is short for professional, which is someone who does something as his profession. If TT is how you feed yourself and put clothes on your back, then you're a pro.

You're looking better each week! Wolfgang is a tough nut to crack, glad to see you overcoming him! Your opening up on both sides is getting better, just need to learn a more hitting stroke against those pop up backspins. It's tough to brush loop backspins that aren't below net height unless...

Well, that depends on what you play the game for. It's like life itself, people have different goals. A point may not be a point for the same reason a dollar may not be a dollar. Most people have a limit as to what they're willing to do to make a buck after all. Of course, if people get mad...

Yes, I've found the same re: hooking the ball, but the issue I have right now is that I'm having trouble moving up to meet the ball as it swerves to the side. Without moving up I would have to reach my arm out more and then I'd have trouble hooking the ball. It's again within the broad...

Perhaps what really matters is simply to narrow the focus so that we stop thinking about the score or the setting?

I see, losing to the same people he'd normally beat is definitely a mental issue. Ironically I feel like my focus on my own technique is helpful in this regard. There's no mental space to worry about other things. The point about different levels of application of a skill is very right. I...