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Last night...
Despite not really in my family budget and not wanting to be selfish, i joined a new TT club for 3 months last night due to a special they ran (while still a member of my current club). Instead of paying $10 for a visit, the special was $30 a month, but it had to be 3 months upfront. My current club is a rec center, so it's $100 for the year. I planned on going to the new club 1x a week for at least 2 months. So it made sense to join for 3 months.
Checked the new club out last week and posted here that a coach there hit with me a few weeks back at my club and, via my friend/clubmate "Mommy', invited me to his club.
Hit with a hardcore TT player for ~10 mins. Way above my level. Only his 2nd day in the USA from China, he went searching for a TT club! In USA for a few months, he goes to this new club. He and the lady I hit with last week showed me my dinosaur ways
I don't have video, but both he and the lady seemed to 'hug' the table. Where I am a half step away from the table, my racket is behind the table. I am still letting the ball drop. I am trying to meet the ball earlier. They both had their racket 'inside' and over the table. Not sure if I am describing it well enough for you all to understand. Structurally they were faster than me as they had less distance to travel to meet the ball, but it was interesting for me to see.
I generally don't watch TT how-to's videos. Will at some point to see if anyone else hits like this. I don't think this is for me, as it seems too extreme, but using them as visualization to help me meet the ball earlier.
I hit with the coach for 10 mins also. He reiterated what 42andbackpains and everyone here pointed out to me on this thread and another thread. My strokes are all dead dinosaurs
Practiced serving pure downspin for a few mins. Have vid, thought i had my phone angled properly, but i got home and watched and video doesn't show the net Won't post vid.
May all the net and edge balls go your way!
Despite not really in my family budget and not wanting to be selfish, i joined a new TT club for 3 months last night due to a special they ran (while still a member of my current club). Instead of paying $10 for a visit, the special was $30 a month, but it had to be 3 months upfront. My current club is a rec center, so it's $100 for the year. I planned on going to the new club 1x a week for at least 2 months. So it made sense to join for 3 months.
Checked the new club out last week and posted here that a coach there hit with me a few weeks back at my club and, via my friend/clubmate "Mommy', invited me to his club.
Hit with a hardcore TT player for ~10 mins. Way above my level. Only his 2nd day in the USA from China, he went searching for a TT club! In USA for a few months, he goes to this new club. He and the lady I hit with last week showed me my dinosaur ways
I don't have video, but both he and the lady seemed to 'hug' the table. Where I am a half step away from the table, my racket is behind the table. I am still letting the ball drop. I am trying to meet the ball earlier. They both had their racket 'inside' and over the table. Not sure if I am describing it well enough for you all to understand. Structurally they were faster than me as they had less distance to travel to meet the ball, but it was interesting for me to see.
I generally don't watch TT how-to's videos. Will at some point to see if anyone else hits like this. I don't think this is for me, as it seems too extreme, but using them as visualization to help me meet the ball earlier.
I hit with the coach for 10 mins also. He reiterated what 42andbackpains and everyone here pointed out to me on this thread and another thread. My strokes are all dead dinosaurs
Practiced serving pure downspin for a few mins. Have vid, thought i had my phone angled properly, but i got home and watched and video doesn't show the net
Won't post vid.May all the net and edge balls go your way!
