Hi Lula, thanks for the response. You're touching many other subjects. I tried to somehow focus on 1 thing (which I am still very interested in), but still, now I realize that I have implicitly brought how I perceive certain things, and your way of perceiving, is a bit different - which you also brought now, and that made me realize it
I do not think they have more perfect loop than anyone else(relative to good pros). Compared to players frome europe i think they just are much much better at moving and keeping balance so they are able to loop well.
Yes, I also think the movement/balance is alpha and omega, and that they are amazing, and I think Japan players are amazing here too. However I wouldn't say they are that much better than top europeans, like the German "B" ("B" in quotes

) team in Chengdu now.
But here I tried to limit to the technique itself, if we consider movement granted or so. More from the point of view of CNT couch, when he'd focus on the technique itself.
I think in general players before had heavier forehand loops? more forehand feet, longer stroke, even more body(but probably need body with heavier ball?)?
Nowadays, since they play more like the ladies, with more backhandoriented game and faster i think they emphasize forehand loops that are shorter and faster so easier?
I guess that may be 1 important point, in the "over time" development. Also, it seems to me that WCQ is/stands generally a little bit lower/wider than ML. Like on average. They both can/do vary the elbow angle (how straight is the arm) in different shots. I think on average WCQ's angle is even bigger (I may be wrong here). I do think FZD's angle is bigger. That complicates shorter recovery even more. Maybe they have some tricks here?
I think in general it is very hard to talk about technique as perfect, functional is a better word. I do think the chinese have good technique, but if they start training earlier and much more maybe they are better because it and not because the technique is superior to other all the time?
Yeah, that is the core I guess. I am approaching it more from the visual side here, than from the results/functional side. And the visual side is quite personal, almost like which car do we consider pretty (I am using car, you know what I mean

). It does overlap though. And actually for me it has even higher value than the functional side, for me it is more time-less.
In my perception, the beauty in motion is a strict super-set of functionality. Meaning, if it is beautiful, it is also functional (A => B, and notB => notA). The beauty here contains in it the energy transfer, the effectivity, the functionality, and over it, it is pleasing.
For example, I admire FZD, but I do not consider his FH technique particularly pleasing to me. Whereas I do consider ML's and WCQ's technique particularly pleasing. Again, I think TH is an amazing player, but here I even dislike his FH, which is now a perfect example of a functional FH. I do not distinguish between nations here, really, just as I don't distinguish the nationality of beautiful cars
I still think the balance and movement is a big part. Looking at Zhendong is almost boring, basically do one backhand and forehand loop but move so well and have so good balance so can do it all the time.
LOL, almost boring

. Isn't it beautiful how he moves?
Balance and movement is crucial. I try to focus on it personally too.
Also hard to talk about how technique is changing. Players will always play different. And really good players will have a bit different strokes so who have the best technique.
I know how you mean it. But try to view it more personally. You also do like only certain cars ;-)
Interesting subject how much emphazise should be put on "perfect" techniqe for developing young players? what do you think?
I do not train children. But it happened to me already several times, that when I trained with a child, I tried to explain the body/hip-rotation-induced arm movement. Tried to bring the focus and realization of it. In karate you start with it. It just doesn't work otherwise. In TT often people are not even aware of it. It is a part of "functional perfection".