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Hey guys! I recently started playing table tennis (couple months), and I'm advancing really quickly. I played tennis basically every day when I was younger, so I have a lot of feel for the ball. I'm currently beating players who have been playing for a couple of years. Yesterday, I borrowed a...

Lately, I see an abundance of threads in TTD where posters ask for advice on equipments and technique without any video evidence of their playing level. While I absolutely feel that one is entitled to their privacy and my suggestion to such people is that they are better off consulting with a...

Hi everyone, probably lots of people know, there is some discussion going on in the TT community about the net height, whether could it make the sport more available to the audience and so on. Dan usually asks about it in his podcasts. I would like to approach it from the perspective of the...

I believe guys like Zhang Jike could have achieved much more than they have, if they kept themsleves under check. I am pretty sure that high level of self-centeredness is prerequisite for success in individual sports. But, where does one go overboard and lose balance. I am trying to find some...

Hi guys, I thought it would be a good idea to start a discussion about our immediate and long term goals in the sport of Table Tennis. As the community is full of exciting, passionate Table Tennis lovers, I hope that a lot of interesting stories could come out. If there are no immediate goals...

This topic is just for discussion only. We know that the switch from celluloid to plastic was to slow down the game, reduce spin(allegedly to handicap China players) and make it more viewer friendly. HOWEVER..... Sure the game has slowed but I personally find the matches to be quicker as the...

I'm making this thread to discuss momentum during a set of games. I noticed that If I win the first two games of a set pretty handily (11-5ish or better on both) I tend to let up on the next game as a way of conserving energy for future games. This is a mistake, as once your opponent builds a...

I have to admit that I was inspired by Matt's blog about the 6 recent greatest win over the chinese. http://http://www.mhtabletennis.com/2016/01/6-amazing-table-tennis-moments-when.html What I personally consider the greatest among them is Schalger's world championship title , my personal...

Dear all, just thought if I could open a post to discuss (for us and for ittf) Adam's performance! (I believe adam bobrow is the new tt fan commentator's name?). In general, I wish there is clear platform / session on ittf where fans can provide suggestions. (1) i wanna praise ittf for doing...

There has already been a previous thread of discussion on this but in view of the new rubbers from the last 1-2 years I feel it's a good time to have this discussion again. Some criterion for comparison 1. Price must be substantially lower say maximum in the 40-50 usd range (otherwise why...

Hi All, I'm very new to this site but ,the few things I have posted have all been answered by people passionate and willing to give advice. So I think a big thumbs up to our main man Dan. P.S Really don't wanna look like a pillock when I get training with you guys at the academy (old enough...