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I do the same with using backhand serves when I start without warmup or have too much tension. Hook serves also work for this. Sometimes I don't have the chance to warmup before matches (lack of table availability and some players can just be hard to warmup with) but can warmup at home on a...

I was contemplating making a very similar post to this one. I have a similar issue. I don’t always attack awkward pushes/flips that are very much attackable. I also end up blocking balls that i should counterloop. Before, Ithought it was all footwork and body control. It seems to be a...

I would say once you make contact with the ball on your serve or any shot, immediately look to your opponent’s racket instead of ball watching like you mentioned. For me, this started getting my in the right position somewhat automatically. This along with being ready —low, bodyweight forward...

I briefly tried the weight shift during some matches. I could see it will work, but my serves are all thrown off. It is going to take alot of time/practice to get used to it. For pendulum-type serves, I try to tense up my wrist and fingers at contact while keeping my forearm loose. I haven't...

By far my favorite coach on youtube. I haven't seen anything else like it. Only thing better is an in person coach --at least for me. I'm worried the videos will get taken down at some point. Haha

Thanks, I'm definitely gonna try the whole weight shift. So once the weight is on the left foot I just spring off that into a ready position. And, by staying low during the whole process, I guess that also allows for a faster transition because you don't have to re-lower yourself as part of the...

Yeah good point on the little jump. I’ve been trying to get i into that habit . I think my habit having my right foot back some makes backhand shots more difficult and contributes to making it awkward to get too deep forehand balls.

I’ve had issues with recovery after serves and serve return probably since I first started playing. I’ve only recently discovered just how bad it is. For recovery after serve, I think I developed the bad habit of just waiting for the next ball right from where I finished the serve. Since...

I've used levalis, rifones, and some wave medal models. They are all great shoes. I prefer the levalis over the rifones just because they feel better for wider feet. I had to use a special insole with the wave medals but those shoes last for many years. Overall, i dont think you can really go...

I have been working on number 1 for a bit. I think my issue was footwork and maybe being too close to table. But, there was also a temporary fix that helped out. I made more of a gap between my elbow and body on my playing arm in ready position. If your footwork isn't there, that is what helped...

Yes all good points. I’m just really getting into core training. Stable elbow is also a big deal. Watching the ball/opponent gets me all the time too.

I'm guilty of that as well. I've always wanted to create a serve to expected return mapping, but my serves produce a ton of variation on return. I'm trying to serve alot more underspin to get a more predictable return so I can better execute a plan. Also, Dr. Evil, yes that is a great...

*Hopefully this isn't a retread of other topics. I looked but didn't see anything at first glance. Please let me know if it is, and I'll delete this. You ever get to a point where you feel like your strokes, serves, etc are good enough to get the next level, but you can't quite pinpoint what...

I always carry a backup but not identical. I would like to carry the same setup but hard to justify the cost currently. Maybe in the future..

Hi, I’m new to the site but been playing since I was a kid and tournaments since I played in college in the U.S. I took a long break, and now I’m back training harder than ever. I‘m looking for any way possible to get better and possibly a former equipment junkie.