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Is there any way to mitigate the lack of effective defence in short pips forehand? Since it’s very easy to lose points when opponents play an aggressive and high quality shot to the forehand (at least from observations of my gameplay and pros as well). The only exception was for Falck in R64...

I don’t know if I’m on the right track, but I found the TPB punch most effective when you apply slight pressure on the backside fingers whilst launching your arm foreward. Does anybody play this stroke often and stable enough? I need some tips. Unfortunately no video for you to show what I’m...

Is it worth it to boost Mercury II medium? It seems like a good way to obtain similar characteristics of a medium-end hybrid rubber for dirt cheap.

Who needs a flick if you can push no spin short? I discovered this from Olav Kosolosky’s video on playing Timo Boll. I thought, isn’t this just a shot for variation? Turns out I was completely wrong. From the Timo Boll vs Ma Long game in 2017 (the one Boll won), nearly half of his points all...

I forced myself to finally use my short pips penhold. The ability to smack any high ball was phenomenal. I could even feel my ball punching over the net even as I hit squarely on the white fabric edge. So I played matches. With some adjustment, I literally mopped most of my opponents. My...

From my first impressions of short pips in training, I found that with some conscious effort to open my racket face loosely, every ball that bounces above the net allows me to punch and send my opponent into oblivion. Doesn’t matter if it’s backspin or topspin. In all honesty I can’t find any...

I encountered this question when I changed to Shakehand. For rallying forehand topspins, I feel that a bent forearm seems more consistent especially in fast encounters. Sure, a straight arm forehand backswing gets additional power, but seems like a bent forearm position allows higher margin of...

For some context, I am a penholder (no coaching, low intermediate) that is using a Yinhe Uranus 3 CS blade with Mercury II medium rubbers on both sides. I find myself unable to close the racket due to the wideness of the blade handle, and probably also due to my flawed technique (ie...

Is TPB penhold more suitable for inverted or short pimples? I’ve been playing with both RPB and TPB with inverted rubbers for some months now, but I still have some glaring weaknesses in the backhand. My issue for RPB is that when in an actual competition I can’t transition from forehand to...