styles

I'm very passionate about this topic, and have spoken to top players like Korbel, Persson and Primorac about their thoughts on it. You can read my article here for more context: - Is Conformity of Styles Killing the Sport of Table Tennis Pimple players, penholders and choppers are rapidly...

Would it not be an advantage to a player to own different rackets and master different styles of play to be able to confuse the opponent? Does anyone do this? Dino

I wrote a new blog post about my thoughts and some thoughts which were shared by me in discussion with some table tennis legends while I was in Germany earlier this year. What I write about is the way the game is changing and styles are being phased out, players are conforming towards one...

Since work in SW part of the perks is that I get to travel a lot(especially to EU/Asia) and I always try to find local clubs and join. Here's what I noticed the past few years: 1. China(Peking/Shanghai): 99+% of high level players(non-pro use DHS/other chinese rubber. Coaching lesson fees...

So many times I see posters say that they are a 2 winged looper or full attacker and so on. Let's create a scale of 1-10 of player styles and say where you fall. 10 All out attacker : Relentless highspeed BH/FH topspin attack; Kreanga, Ma Long, Tokic 9...

Hey guys. As some of you may know I'm a table tennis coach and so I feel it is important to learn to play all different styles in order to better teach my students. As a result I am fairly competent in a range of styles. I'm around 2000 level USATT playing penhold (with inverted and short pips)...

Hey guys! Just some food for thought, who are you alls' favorite players and playing styles? I really enjoy timo boll and the european playing style. I think it is more fun to watch when players are willing to use their backhand effectively as well as their forehand, so I also really like...

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/19/content_6750845.htm Might be informative for us young players :)

Is there a style of play that you frequently struggle with? For me, the worst style I can play against is the traditional penhold short pimple style, staying close to the table hitting off the bounce. I usually get destroyed by players of that style. Actually, I frequently lose to players with...