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Also, one has to keep in mind that there has been innovation in table tennis over the years, people finding "new" strokes and ways to play. Something that is thought to be the "proper" way to do something doesn't have to be the best way to do it, even if it might be the best known way. Not...

There's no equipment that magically will make you a better player. I'm pretty sure that the opposite will happen if you change your equipment, you will dip for several months as you adapt to your new equipment. If you really want to add more power to your shots, then improve your technique. If...

Hi, question, why do you want to change, what do you think you'll achieve by changing your blade?

I think motivational issues and time is a large part of teaching adults as well. You usually don't have to motivate a younger person in the same way. A young person is usually a lot more curious and you can motivate them with some competition and fun exercises. Adults have more bagage that gets...

I think it all comes down to the student or the person you give advice to. More often than not we have no clue how advanced the person looking for advice is or how developed his technique is, all we can do is take the posters word for what he says, so the advice given tend to be generic. I...

This is probably national pride talking, but if you took a 6 year old Waldner through time and put him in any era and let him start his table tennis career then I think he'd still do very well. People see the Waldner that played in 2004 and think "He'd never be strong, explosive and fit enough...

Erik Lindh was ranked 5th in the world 89, if I remember correctly, and he didn't get to play in the final. That says something about the level of competition... China had, and probably always will have, more depth than any other country, but that is what made their achievement so great.

You are absolutely correct. That's where you have to start. That's actually what started it in Sweden back in the day as well, people started playing it for fun. Football and Ice Hockey is more popular in Sweden, but table tennis is slowly coming back due to exactly what you describe. By the...

I think the problem here is that one talented player in a region/country is not enough. Look at the Chinese mens team, the competition there is so high. It was the same thing for the Swedish team when they where good. Erik Lindh didn't get to play the WC final in 89. He was ranked 5th or 6th in...

I thought as much. I should probably stay away from the exercise anyway. If there's a slight chance you injury yourself, then I usually find it... :-)

I get the basic idea, but how do set up a drill to practice that though? Do you need a partner who rolls balls down the table for you, or can you practice it solo?

I think it is possible, but it would need a serious commitment. There's a Swedish documentary on Youtube about the approach Sweden had to beat the Chinese, as far as I know it is only in Swedish though. Really good documentary. It being possible comes with quite a few ifs though. First I think...

You saying "Now i am currently in doubt about my current play style which i thought i would want to improve and try a bit a faster paced game with a carbon blade which is faster than all wood." tells me that you definitely should not change your blade. People seem to not understand when to...

I'm teaching my SO to play at the moment. I usually put out 3 sheets of A4 paper, in 3 different colors, on the table, 1 in each corner and one in the middle and call out the colors for her to hit when I multiball her.

I mean, it doesn't hurt, but look at JO Waldner for example. He could compete as long as he did because he read the game very well and hardly ever had to work as much as his opponent. I'm not saying that he wasn't in a good physical shape, just that he didn't have to use it as much as other...

I really like the Donic Appelgren Allplay blade.

I agree with everything that UpSideDownCarl said, but would like to add that you don't _have_ to change your equipment because somebody else say so. Faster rubbers does not have to mean that you play better. Having good control should not be underestimated. I know at least 2 players that play...

Hm, maybe you gave your opinion on cleaners in the thread earlier, I must have missed it. Thanks for giving it again!

What is your thoughts on cleaners? Good, bad, doesn't make that big of a difference?

I guess that's what happens when how you clean your rubbers is something you learn from myths and legends, passed down for generations of players. Carl seem to be in the know though. Maybe somebody should just condense the information and create a sticky, so we don't have to have this discussion...