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I (RH player) have been having difficulty with receiving a left side/under, side-top serve that comes to my middle. It jams me using both my BH and FH and makes the return awkward The length is usually long/ sometimes half-long serves. Any tips on how to receive such serves?

I have been playing with Hurricane Long 5 for the last 6 months or so with boosted H3N OS 39 on FH and Telson 100 on BH. As a solid intermediate, I am fairly satisfied with my progress with the blade, I enjoy it and I do feel in control most of the time. My plan has been to grow with the blade...

Hello everyone! A friend of mine is visiting China next month and I wanted to see if it would be worth for me to ask him to bring me some TT equipment (instead of ordering on Aliexpress). For example, I'd probably get H3Neo rubbers, a couple of Telson 100s and maybe a DHS or Butterfly bat (FZD...

Whenever I hit my FH on the FH, I move in such a way that I sort of get stuck on the FH side, having to use my BH So I guess this is a two-part question What footwork is generally used to hit FH shots on the FH side (doesn't have to be super wide), while still maintaining general balance? Is...

I have been trying recently to do some 3rd ball FH pivot open up drills and had some questions, I haven't been able to find clearer answers for: 1. Are you supposed to decide before your serve (based where you think receive will come) that you will pivot? Or do you decide after serving and...

I have been struggling recently with what I consider a strength; my FH open up vs underspin. I was consistently late to the ball, I would find myself leaning back. It was pretty terrible, as I couldn't understand what I was doing wrong; I always record myself but had neglected to do my reviews...

I am currently playing on a commercial HL5 with AK47 blue and H3 Neo 39 OS on the FH. I feel pretty comfortable with the setup overall though I feel I am missing a little something on the BH (it could be my own technical deficiencies). The AK is also just disintegrating and I would like to...

Hello everyone! Currently using a FL commercial HL5 and been really enjoying it. I have also been trying to fix a very tight hand grip and have seen some really good results by (a) adjusting the grip (b) taking racket off between points. It's a slow process but it seems to be working. One...

I have a weird question. Whenever, I train single shot sequences (third-balls, multi ball pushes into loops, etc.), I am generally intentional to the point I do feel like I am thinking very briefly during my shots. The other day I trained some patterns, especially FH 3rd ball open up - opp...

Hello everyone! I came across this video and was a little confused by what Fang Bo means by inner and outer arc. What I am getting is that in the outer arc, you have to: (a) extend the shot - I understand this as hitting more in front so the red side of the more visible (b) Angle of the...

Usually, whenever I train third ball attack (or open-up), I do backspin balls. Since I serve fast topspin occasionally, I decided, I wanted to practice a third ball attack but with a long topspin serve. After a few sessions of it, I am not sure if this topspin serve 3rd ball variant is even...

I have been struggling death-gripping especially in the last couple of weeks. My usual go-to was to take the blade out of my hand and blow on my hands to relax the hand but it hasn't been super successful during this period. For those, who have fixed it or have helped others fix it, how have...

Any personal recommendations for TTD style online forums based in specific countries, e.g. China, Japan, France, Germany, Sweden, India, Brazil, etc.? Hoping that with better quality translation apps out there, I can learn/view different ways of looking at TT

I have a friend visiting China soon and I was wondering if it is worth having him get me a DHS blade and a bunch of H3Ns. Would there be a significant price differential versus buying off of Aliexpress?

What are your go-tos to regain composure, focus or confidence? After playing really well last week, I had real difficulty focusing on the ball, getting distracted by the environment, and just feeling like I was always hurried, even versus slower balls. People I beat pretty easily felt really...

During recent match days, I faced difficulties confidently taking on popped up or high spinny balls at half-long and short lengths. Part of the identified problem is obviously lack of anticipation and adjusting to varied speed on my end. I wanted to incorporate a drill or two related to this...

Hello! So I put on H3Neo on my sealed HL5 for the first time yesterday. I didn't do a good job of cutting the rubber as you can see but more worryingly, while using the scissors, I cut along the edge of rubber (see picture). I have also been unable to see properly if there is anything on the...

I was playing TT recently and the match, a higher level player told me that I switch racket angles for underspin and topspin when FH looping. He explained that was an older way of playing (when the ball was smaller) and that more recently, its important to keep my racket angle constant...

Hello, I am looking to buy a hurricane long 5 with a weight of 88 grams or less. Would prefer seller to be based in US and using Paypal. Would also consider a HL5 light as well.

I was watching this rather fantastic video on serve receive which gives some fantastic theory on returning serves. This is how I understood it 1. you want to hit the same side of the ball as the opponent does when they serve. I like to simplify this for myself and think if the ball is spinning...