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Shoo...nothing to see here. - zeio
Harimoto has been working on his FH since his sounding defeat to LJK in Korea Open 2018. The problem right now is not his stroke. It has to do with his stance and footwork. I'll probably post a video and write more on this after this Australian Open.
So busy catching up on these interviews.
I have written about this on mytt as well. His stance is way too backhand oriented and he needs to get stronger so he can hit good backhands and forehands from an open position.
I have written about this on mytt as well. His stance is way too backhand oriented and he needs to get stronger so he can hit good backhands and forehands from an open position.
And i written it here before, his reflex/reaction time is really poor for this level.
Shoutout to zeio for the interviews. Very helpful in understanding the wins and more importantly the defeats from the players' perspectives.
Not to take away from the interviews but 80% of what they say are vague/rehashed statements. The players are probably given instructions not to reveal their tactics
Tidbit: Sina Sports asked her "any difference in how you prepared for Ito versus other players? Any insights?"
"Every round is difficult. Every match deserves the utmost attention, but for this one I was prepared for the difficulty. I've watched her match videos several times, which is a must. I have also read some articles, and even more interviews. Other people usually don't bother with the interviews. I've read some Chinese news, because I need to understand how she thinks!"
Given that Zhang Jike said Harimoto's speed is top 10, can you elaborate on what you mean?
Harimoto should go away from tournaments
Put some commercial h3 untuned and work on his forehand then go to Tokyo
Harimoto is a past .... his young age and screams doesn`t work anymore ...
Nice observation you made here, thing is that perhaps Chinese have made lot of efforts in studying his game, and his advantages over CNT has now become not so serious. He's still great threat to non chinese players. Surely enough, I agree with you that his young age and being 4th in ranking no matter how this ranking system could be deceiving, but to me is quite fair, gives him enough credit and he's in the position to improve his game once again to be able to compete with CNT.To the ones who complain about Harimotos level of play and details in his game. Who are you again? I find it ridiculous people sit here complaining about a 16 year old who is ranked 4th in the world! Like he's not gonna be able to improve his fh or whatnot. Are you kidding me?! He would absolutely destroy all of you in TT even playing with his left hand. The TT brain on him is nothing short of genius, no matter what technical deficiencies he has in his game. Another fact: If I can improve my bh which I have he's sure as hell gonna get a top 3 fh if he works on it and he surely will.