Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

[ttmonster]

Can't argue with this ! This is the best table tennis match ever played in the history of table tennis . Period.

okay
my second attempt, nothing can beat this

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

Who needs SPIN when you could HULK SMASH everything. Thanks to ESN super trampoline rubber. You are the best things since sliced bread. Woo-Hoo!!!

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Can't argue with this ! This is the best table tennis match ever played in the history of table tennis . Period.

yeah,
I was lucky to be there
the vibe was great

shows you how some individuals can get together, invite their friends, who pretty much are world top players to have a nice tournament for the crowd.

 

[beeray1]

Ratings came out and I lost 80 points from my bad matches and got zero for my great match.

I expect another tourney or two with mixed results and ratings drop... but by the time the LA Open in August or Oct OCTTA Seniors tourneys roll around, the locals are gunna hate or love me... hate me for giving me ratings points, and love me for being way too low rated...

Following up on that point, it is to be expected for another tourney before I bottom out and start to win vs who I should win against in the bad conditions or bad day.

I expect 2024 to be like my 2018-2019 where I simply move up in tourney level. I am now doing the things that will get me my match level back, but it takes a few months to equalize before it moves back up.

this has been my recent experience kind of as well. I'm getting more table time than I ever have, have never had this high level of a practice partner, haven't weighed this little since I was 19, and would confidently say that my level on the practice table is a good bit higher than it's ever been in my life.

But holy cow have I not gotten it to translate yet. I'm not insecure about it, I know it takes a while and takes some tournaments as growing pains when you're focused on learning/practicing more, but I dare say compared to now I was a stronger match player last summer coming off the couch with no table time for months to a local tournament and weighed a lot more. Sport is interesting like that I guess.

We should play a grudge match in L.A. Maybe you could use the confidence boost

 

[blahness]

After a night of using Harimoto ALC, my short push and general push control has returned even with D05 although it wasn't my strategy of choice against penholders, I still used a few and I know the touch is back. Way easier than when I was using Viscaria.

I also definitely had more pace control during looping but lost some of the sheer speed and penetrating power of the Viscaria, but after playing matches i don't miss it that much.

There is indeed a lot more security during looping for sure.

I didn't like the head heaviness of it but it's not that much, I think I can probably get used to it.

 

[NextLevel]

So I am done EJing for a bit. That last thing out there that still tempts me is an SZLC blade but I am not going yo do it unless I get a windfall of some sort. I tried K3 and it isnt obviously better for me than Golden Tango though I might give it a spin on my backhand on one of my setups since it blocks amazingly well. But right now i am committing to the setup in my handle for 6 months as my main setup.

Going to be offline for a week on vacation (unless the internet where I am going is good). Good luck to everyone playing the Nationals and I will post to you all when I return!

 

[blahness]

What is a good answer against a dead BH punch block down the line to your wide FH? I find this really annoying 😂 and I keep trying to FH powerloop or slow loop it back but regardless of where I place it, it only gets blocked with pace to my wide BH at which point I am in a very passive position. If I play any kind of passive shot (fish or chop) it'll just get murdered by a FH loopkill

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

Two hours of FH only training today with coach. He is prepping me for my final exam that will be on 15.07.23. He signed me up for a well known amateur only tourney. I wonder why he completely omit my BH technique, perhaps I suxs so much he has completely given up on my BH?

One technique in particular I find very hard to do is as follows:

Coach serve a short backspin ball to my FH and I am suppose to move in quickly and loop kill that ball at the first timing.

Waist twist, power from the legs / ground and wrist twist all in one perfect harmonious movement. It is darn difficult technique.

 

[hclnnkhg]

What is a good answer against a dead BH punch block down the line to your wide FH? I find this really annoying 😂 and I keep trying to FH powerloop or slow loop it back but regardless of where I place it, it only gets blocked with pace to my wide BH at which point I am in a very passive position. If I play any kind of passive shot (fish or chop) it'll just get murdered by a FH loopkill

I think you'd need to be the better player to consistently get your opponent's punch back, it's a very aggressive shot. I'd focus on making it difficult for them to do the punch, rather than getting the punch back.

Most players have a sweetspot for punch, see if they struggle more with punching balls going to their elbow or wide BH.

 

[blahness]

I think you'd need to be the better player to consistently get your opponent's punch back, it's a very aggressive shot. I'd focus on making it difficult for them to do the punch, rather than getting the punch back.

Most players have a sweetspot for punch, see if they struggle more with punching balls going to their elbow or wide BH.

It usually comes after I do a slightly weaker opening loop either off a good serve receive by the opponent or a long serve most commonly...where I cannot afford to add more quality without taking too much risk of missing.

I feel like it's actually easier to get back powerloops than a punch down the line.

 

[Scarfed Garchomp]

What is a good answer against a dead BH punch block down the line to your wide FH? I find this really annoying 😂 and I keep trying to FH powerloop or slow loop it back but regardless of where I place it, it only gets blocked with pace to my wide BH at which point I am in a very passive position. If I play any kind of passive shot (fish or chop) it'll just get murdered by a FH loopkill

Fh chop 😉

 

[hclnnkhg]

It usually comes after I do a slightly weaker opening loop either off a good serve receive by the opponent or a long serve most commonly...where I cannot afford to add more quality without taking too much risk of missing.

I feel like it's actually easier to get back powerloops than a punch down the line.

Try put some sidespin on your opening loop and see if it messes up the rhythm.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

What is a good answer against a dead BH punch block down the line to your wide FH? I find this really annoying 😂 and I keep trying to FH powerloop or slow loop it back but regardless of where I place it, it only gets blocked with pace to my wide BH at which point I am in a very passive position. If I play any kind of passive shot (fish or chop) it'll just get murdered by a FH loopkill

cross over step, FH top spin
and reverse cross over step back to do the BH top spin

works all the time, better if you are lighter in weight and not 15kg heavier than before

Some clips just for you

 

[blahness]

cross over step, FH top spin
and reverse cross over step back to do the BH top spin

works all the time, better if you are lighter in weight and not 15kg heavier than before

Some clips just for you

Im actually surprised to watch this training these days. I thought the conventional school of thought was to never do the reverse crossover step (ie going from deep FH to wide BH), but really lunge with the left foot and trying to catch the ball with the left foot (so that you can power off it for the BH loop).

 

[blahness]

Try put some sidespin on your opening loop and see if it messes up the rhythm.

No, it's actually my training partner - he knows exactly how to deal with any sidespin or topspin combination I can give him, slow loops or powerloops. It almost never tricks him. Worse, because it's penhold there is no middle for me to exploit, he can do this block whole table really. But if my loop quality is high enough he can only block and won't be able to punch it, that gives me a bit more time to load up on my loops.

The other thing I suddenly thought about is the possibility of using fake loops - I used a couple to bait out the punch and it almost always hits the base of the net

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Im actually surprised to watch this training these days. I thought the conventional school of thought was to never do the reverse crossover step (ie going from deep FH to wide BH), but really lunge with the left foot and trying to catch the ball with the left foot (so that you can power off it for the BH loop).

check the distance, it is 2m to 3m,
How far can you lunge

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Can't argue with this ! This is the best table tennis match ever played in the history of table tennis . Period.

MONSTER!!!

 

[Der_Echte]

...

We should play a grudge match in L.A. Maybe you could use the confidence boost

... I have not registered, but I am highly interested in going to LA Open.

@beeray, you should procure some ballistic eyewear and an armor vest, you gunna need 'em. There gunna be a lot of 40.5 mm holes.

Great to go to tourneys and places and meet forum members. Making friends in TT is so damn easy.

 

[Der_Echte]

In other news, a week ago Monday, for three straight days allergens were absolute terrible, was violently coughing and sneezing constantly those 3 days... abs got weak, chest got weak and sore, then had to use my back to cough and sneeze.

Well, now I am the owner of what feels like a grade 2 tear on of a muscle under the right shoulder right behind the rib bone... VERY PAINFUL to take a deep breath... so if I play some TT, I need to breath deep and it hurts too much... then I breath shorter and faster... looks like I am about to overcharge... very tough to do a game or a match.

Playing doubles is doable, but still painful. This gunna affect my comeback to match level plan of action some.

Coughing is now just bringing up phlegm. Still a pain, but prolly no more tears.

 

[Der_Echte]

A day later and I can cough strongly again without excruciating pain.

There is one more day of rest until Monday Russian Church TT... and there will be a large turn-out I think.

Will test it out there, so maybe this is only a few days or week setback. might have gotten lucky, but Fri and Sat it was simply killing me.