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I would not distract this topic with talking about dwell time. Dwell time should be its own thread because it will be hotly debated.
It always has been and always will be until someone, besides me, does the math instead of just giving opinions or repeating TT myths.
Why am I repeating myself? The swing doesn't matter before or after contact as long as the speed and acceleration of impact, and where the ball is hit is the same. The advantage of a longer stroke is it puts less stress on the body. The disadvantage is that it takes longer, maybe too long.
I don't understand the obsession with fast equipment. Most here don't play back from the table enough to need a fast paddle. The speed of the ball drops by roughly 1/2 for every 5 meters of travel due to air resistance so speed is attenuated quickly as a function of distance. So what is the difference in the attenuation of speed if there is 4 meters between the players or 6 meters between the players?
It always has been and always will be until someone, besides me, does the math instead of just giving opinions or repeating TT myths.
This topic deserves another thread too.If we think about the full swing as just needed to provide the power at the moment of contact and this moment of contact is the same as with a short stroke, than yes - both may give similar results, but even than not Identical, because that moment of contact is never zero, and with the longer swing the ball will travel longer distance and will leave the bat on different coordinates. So even with such a simplified scenario the strokes will be different.
But TT is not so simplified.
Why am I repeating myself? The swing doesn't matter before or after contact as long as the speed and acceleration of impact, and where the ball is hit is the same. The advantage of a longer stroke is it puts less stress on the body. The disadvantage is that it takes longer, maybe too long.
I don't understand the obsession with fast equipment. Most here don't play back from the table enough to need a fast paddle. The speed of the ball drops by roughly 1/2 for every 5 meters of travel due to air resistance so speed is attenuated quickly as a function of distance. So what is the difference in the attenuation of speed if there is 4 meters between the players or 6 meters between the players?