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The point is to know the spin coming back. If you serve dead, then you don't have any confusion what it is. Low-level pips players rely on creating confusion as to what spin is on the ball. You usually don't keep track of the spin you put on the ball, you do it automatically with muscle memory...

I'm pretty good at playing against pips at the lower level and rather than complicate things, I break it down to simples rules. Suppose we're pushing back and forth - if I see pips twice in a row, I just whip it. If it comes back, then I do the safe thing and just push backspin. Make sure you...

Very interesting, thanks for your input.

It's so weird, the link in both mine and your earlier one are wrong. Your new link does work now. I wonder why they keep changing it.

Yeah I guess so. But you don't have to be so negative. He's a good challenge and practice for top US players like Zhou Xin, Jishan Liang, and Nikhil Kumar. He's also training people at his own club, I guess his way of giving back. btw, this discussion is off-topic. This thread is about whether...

He plays professionally in ITTF representing Ukraine. Prob more money in the US for him because he wins every tournament (except the last 2) + coaching. And apparently he even has a club now that I assume he collects fees for. Congrats to him winning $10k today though.

I've always been curious how Craig Bryant from Tom Loziak's channel compares to the TTD team. What level do you guys think TTD players are in terms of USATT rating? I've seen them play, and players like Naphong look so strong, like 2600. Can anybody give me an estimated USATT rating for each of...

Just to remind you, WR is completely meaningless because you get points based on whether you've won ITTF tournaments. If you stop playing for ITTF, then your ranking will drop to the bottom, but your skill level will be the same. Only the top 3 Chinese players ever get to compete, so none of the...

I just came fresh out of watching Lily Zhang vs Amy Wang in the women's finals of the US Open and literally at the end of it, my heart was racing and I was just incredibly crushed and sad that Lily lost again, in the decider, after being up 10-7 in the 6th game. Ping pong is literally of the...

There're a lot of reasons why he lost the first game. Gozo mentioned unfamiliarity with playstyle so she won the first game for one. But ultimately, as Scarfed Garchomp was saying, he was joking around and saving energy. Our humble club of a few 1400-1800s in my city was recently blessed by a...