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I wouldn't focus on that, I think he me at something different with FH drive. I think he's referring to a loop that hits into the blade rather than a brush loop. As for whether the motion looks robotic or not, oftentimss it's not a matter of how much you're rotating, but how well are you using...

Think about how spin is generated, how can tackiness create more spin? It takes energy to break the "stickiness", so tackiness can only reduce speed and spin. Its usefulness is mostly in the short game, and can also have a small effect in situations where the ball may slip on the rubber. If the...

It's not tentative per se, it's simply not the list of participants. It's a list of qualified players published by ITTF, and WMY didn't qualify due to her not participating in the ATTC last year. As mentioned before, national federations can replace the qualified players with others of their...

Right, the list is not through the CNT but through ITTF based on automatic qualifying criteria. WMY isn't listed because she didn't participate in the ATTC last year due to a family emergency. The currently listed players can be replaced by their national federations, and I'm sure WMY will be...

That's not the final roster, it won't be set until 3/17. I'd be extremely surprised if WMY isn't on the final roster.

FZD ALC + same rubbers as you, 195 grams, feels pretty light as the balance is better than my W968 of slightly less weight.

I see, I think you should post some clips of you doing that drill for real then. FH loop against block is one of the most basic drills, and it's very pertinent to what you'd like to accomplish which is landing FH shots in a rally. The most similar drill to that in your 10 videos is Video 8...

I'm talking about your training video, starting with thr first one with the FH loops. Every drill should be a footwork drill. No timestamps needed, you should've moved your feet with every shot. Every. Single. Shot.

That's absolutely not the case! The thing that popped at me the most is how your feet are glued to the ground in your FH drills. You don't move unless you have to move. You actually move fairly well in your BH drills, which may be why you seem to be about to counter with your BH mid-rally much...

I wouldn't pay too much attention to that. Just try to get as thick of a contact as possible, your brain will naturally adjust to the right racket height. Ma Long may drop his racket low but he brings it up to appropriate height before the rapid acceleration part of the swing. That goes for all...

There isn't much difference between any of them. My advice is just don't focus on anything from the shoulder onward, focus on everything that comes before. Get your feet, hip, and waist placed and moving the right way, keep your arm relaxed and swing it with your lower body. How these pros...

I've been doing a lot of FH training the past couple of months, tinkering with every aspect of it. I had similar issues as you, but for me I was more wondering if I should try to copy Ma Long's form or FZD's form. In the end, I came to the realization that it actually doesn't really matter...

My FH training is finally complete. I can now consistently execute my new form with great power, consistency, and with movement from anywhere around the table. 2 weeks ago I addressed the final issue in my form, as I was forcing a certain racket angle as part of the "overcorrection" training...

Yeah, professional to me means playing TT is your primary job. A semi-pro would be someone who makes regular earnings playing TT (could be through sponsorships), but it isn't the primary job (most semi-pro are coaches).

As a promotion, the Alameda club's new owners are having a couple of free play days. I went to the one today, and a TON of people showed up, all these Asian grandpas and grandmas. More coaches showed up as well. Most players are pretty low level, so the one of the coaches went to play some...

Yeah, I bet even SYS is embarrassed by it. She clearly got beat to a pulp but the fans won't stop chanting "SYS, you're the best!" :ROFLMAO: If I were WMY I'd probably feel kinda bad for SYS for how embarrassing it must be for her, and give me more motivation to beat her again just to spite...

Yes, it's all making sense now. You did go "all in" on those shots, and you overshot, because you forced a stroke that your brain already knows doesn't work, which further reinforces your brain's learning that it's a shot that doesn't work. That really explains why your shots seem so timid...

Damn, rather anticlimatic finals.

Damn, when was the last time SYS got destroyed that hard? I can't recall ever? I've seen her lose badly sets-wise before, but most sets in this match weren't even remotely close! I mean, I expected WMY to do well, I feel her current setup suits her a lot better, but I didn't expect her to...

I think I might know what the problem is. I've tried to do a more brushing, upward type of stroke as well and realized one key thing about that stroke -- you need to take the ball later, when it's lower and more in the falling phase. Try to do that to a ball that's above net height and it'll...