Have you used a robot?

[YosuaYosan]

I was at a Chinese table tennis training center/club, and the teachers actually said that it wasn't that good to train using the robot. At least the one that they had at the club shot balls too fast, and therefore for all but the top players, it made it so fast that it ruined your form and actually was a detriment to training.

slow it down then..

 

[scylla24]

Hmm, many coaches will and players will say robots aren't good or that they've never trained on one, ever. I'd say yeah, robots probably aren't nearly as good practice partners as real good quality practice buddies or coaches, but hey, sometimes they're all you got. A robot is surely better than nothing, as long as you know how to use... and it's programmable... and not what the guy above said.

I mean I did specify that it was only for the particular robot that they had at the club. The good robots are programmable, yes, but those tend to be pretty expensive, and out of the price range of your normal play for fun player.

 

[Mushrooms]

Yup, I used my club advisor bought a robot for my school table tennis club for 800 dollars. I used it a couple of times, and they can get tiring. However I think that robots are a great way to train to become faster, and to perfect your strokes

 

[ddudhane]

Thanks for the info on the robot, schumi2.
re your grandson, i think you should not show your frustration as that will only push him away from tt. At 13, he is just starting to express himself as a person. Maybe you could lose to him sometime to hook his interest!
DD

 

[ddudhane]

Hi d3mOn14k,
I believe the 2050 has got a programming option of random, which makes it more like playing a human as far as anticipation is concerned. I agree that reading the players intentions will not be possible with a robot. Also, you won't be able to work on specific combination of your own strokes strategies.
Regards
DD

 

[ddudhane]

Hope that you will get one some time. Meanwhile, hope you get lots of good practice partners instead. Anyway, a good practice partner is better than a robot!

 

[ddudhane]

The 1050 and 2050 seem to have a random option in the programming, which makes it more interesting and useful.

 

[ddudhane]

Hey joe, the picking up helps in your fitness! And picking up your partners balls means doubling your fitness!
Regards
DD

 

[ddudhane]

Hi Pom
Getting a person to feed you multiball needs either a very good friend with lots of time to spare for you or a lot of expense by way of fees!

 

[ddudhane]

yes, you can slow it down and also change the spin.

 

[ddudhane]

Cheaper than coaching fees over the long run!

 

[ddudhane]

wow. 800 dollars - that's a bit steep. it must be absolutely top of the line.

 

[jyechen]

I mean I did specify that it was only for the particular robot that they had at the club. The good robots are programmable, yes, but those tend to be pretty expensive, and out of the price range of your normal play for fun player.

No no no, I didn't mean to say you didn't know what to do. I meant unless they only had access to a ****ty robot like the one you described. Didn't mean to insult you, just the robot.

 

[scylla24]

Hey,

Where in the US do you play at? I watched the videos you put up, and it looked like you were pretty good, and the players you played seemed pretty good also.

I have been trying to start a club at my college that actually travels around the area playing other schools.

 

[jyechen]

@scylla24: Long as you promise not to stalk me, , this tournament was in Austin, TX. Most of the players are from Austin, Houston, Dallas Forth Worth, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi... basically all around Texas.

I also play for UT Austin, our womens team made 5th in the nation this year. Got upset by Western Ontario. > .>

Also! A suggestion, next time you ask me a question, post it in that thread so my thread can get *bump*ed. And I'll be more likely to see it.

How bout you? Where you at, and what college you thinking of starting that club up at? Feel free to answer me in my thread.

http://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk/f...-Videos-of-me-(JyeChen)-at-a-USATT-Tournament

Also, dunno if you saw this one, but this thread had the matches of the "really good, keyword: local" players:

http://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?762-Austin-TT-Winter-Open-2011

 

[schumi2]

I was at a Chinese table tennis training center/club, and the teachers actually said that it wasn't that good to train using the robot. At least the one that they had at the club shot balls too fast, and therefore for all but the top players, it made it so fast that it ruined your form and actually was a detriment to training.

I am surprised at this as most robots you can change the speed, direction and have very good spin so to me it sounds as if wherever this was, they gave out the wrong information or whatever. I therefore completely agree with what 'jyechen' says.

 

[YosuaYosan]

Thus, I shall conclude that robot aren't the best training partner

 

[jyechen]

Thus, I shall conclude that robot aren't the best training partner

That would definitely be the gist of all these posts. XD

 

[YosuaYosan]

That would definitely be the gist of all these posts. XD

Yep, a bit altered from the real question of this thread tho..
I haven't got the chance to train with a robot. So my conclusion is biased by this thread's posts

 

[ddudhane]

Jey & Yosua,

No doubt of that. Just as i have no doubt that someone like say, Angelina or Cameron, would be the perfect partner. But, in the absence of such practice partners, one has to make do with a robot!!!