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toooooo much choice!!
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toooooo much choice!!
Steve plays inverted FH and Anti spin BH, our strongest player has about 80% win rate and lost 2-3 to Steve.
This applies to many of us - it is my biggest issue right now too..LDM7 today saw up front close and personal how development in training and competition works. it simply does not transfer right away. 6 months is a pretty damn fast timeline for something to improve in training and have it be an asset in a competitive match.
LDM7 was ranked bottom of group, but IMO was easily the one with better technical shot making ability. What killed him today was being tight (made him miss so many easy finishing point chances that he setup well) and playing right into the strengths of opponent (attack serve and miss - bump ball medium speed to power zone) and no one will win matches playing that way, one gives up too much advantage like that.
LDM7 would have had advantages in every point and game if he did it the right way or at least effective enough way... and he lost his advantage nearly every point... and STILL was either taking it to 5th game or was up 2-0 vs his opponents.
That is a sign that if he can stay loose/calm and make better shot selection and shot setup decisions, he would be in driver's seat CRUISING down Main St.
You have my deepest sympathy - I can resonate fully with this and it mirrors my own experiences completely. My coach has even said that he doesn't recognise the player I send him in my videos vs the player that turns up to lessons every Friday!Tactical intelligence is a legit skill that should be (and hopefully can be) acquired, honed and developed
Although when one takes a look at any of my round robin matches today, TI was low to none existence on many ends
Twice was I up (2 – 0), went on to lose both matches (got ahead of myself?) – NOT C00L
After winning Monday’s league group & a fun session with Der and Scooby Sergey, admittedly self-expectation was high. As a result I was tight. Not without trying, I simply couldn't get out of my own way
I am discovering “the skill to win” is a door I must walk through (on my own?) and my door is different than everyone else's
I am discovering the difference between improvement in training and the time it takes to turn that into performance at important matches under pressure
In closing this I am sure of - I do not want to be a player increasing in training base, yet not know how to win points under stress
grumpy ldm7
You have my deepest sympathy - I can resonate fully with this and it mirrors my own experiences completely. My coach has even said that he doesn't recognise the player I send him in my videos vs the player that turns up to lessons every Friday!
Tightness kills so many of my shots, but it also sees me fail to adjust to a serve I am missing in time to stop the game disappearing etc etc....
I have a match tonight and I am nervous already just thinking about it.
Good points - finding a way to slow the rhythm if things are not going well and relaxing grip is a good call.Relaxing is a difficult balance as you still need to be focused and switched on also. I am trying to stay calmer and play each point. Make sure i'm ready, a trick another player taught me is putting my bat down or switching to my other hand between points - or even just spinning it in your hands. It really does help stop gripping the bat and getting tight.
But I have gone 15 league games without a win - so my advise might not be the best haha 🙃 . We have the top of the league this week with 90/80/70 win ratios. So tbh there is nothing to loose. The runs got to change soon right? .... right?
Good points - finding a way to slow the rhythm if things are not going well and relaxing grip is a good call.
That's been a painful season so far for you - I am not much better but the most recent win I had was against a very good pimple player who I had never come close to beating. I had no expectations at all going in and was much more relaxed and ended up winning 3-2.
Yeah same here. Analysis is for maximizing your existing skills, I'm more interested in improving my skills right now. That means in matches I may do things I know is more likely to lose points, but I need to do it in order to improve.I am a low level player struggling at techniques yet. To me, this strategy analysis is still too far away that practicing techniques benefits me more.
Yeah same here. Analysis is for maximizing your existing skills, I'm more interested in improving my skills right now. That means in matches I may do things I know is more likely to lose points, but I need to do it in order to improve.
I bolded some text above.It has - but I'm feeling way more positive that a few weeks ago tbh even if the results haven't shown. I had changed to many things, equipment, serves, positioning - and listening to too many people. Ive gone back on a lot of things atm and I'm playing better even if results aren't going my way.
I often find that by playing the shots I want to learn and focus on in matches (usually more offensive / less pushing) I will win more points by taking a pro-active and intentional approach. When I forget to do this and revert to safety I often lose anyway and then feel terrible for lacking the courage to try the shots I am developing.Hi dingyibvs,
You are getting into the territory of strategic development decisions (implement shots and lose points now in matches) vs tactical decision making (doing the things to win points in a match)
This is an incredibly important aspect of TT.
Every player has to ask themselves how much they are willing to lose points in a match to develop the habits and shots needed in a match, even if they will likely lose lots of points, games, and matches. Some players cannot train for obvious reasons like no real club near them. This may be the only option for many players - use matches as a way to train habits and shots for later success.
Every player wants to win and many tens to play to win... and often that means throwing away things learned/developed in training and resorting to their old instincts and ways of "animal fighting". Not to diss that much, that kind of energy is needed to win sometimes, but playing every point, game, and match to win can really hamper strategic development.
A player should figure out their balance of this ahead of time and stay true to it, maybe modify it as skills/aptitude develop,
IF you play long enough and are a thinking player, you have lots of examples like this below 2000 level. Above 2100 level, things are more physical and are often more nuanced, as most people at that level are ready to move so it is rare to overwhelm someone just on strategy. But even then, if you always remember point patterns, it always serves you well in picking strategy. And usually, it helps to have a player (or even non-player) coach you and see what is going on in real time and see whether you can learn from their observations.Sometimes it is just ONE adjustment that gets you back in it, sometimes two.
Summer 2021 in 888 teams I face a girl who get the spy memo on how to serve to me... I would attack and miss... so I had to gear it down... and return underspin, she didn't loop, was tricky to get it low enough not to be hit... that one adjustment, along with adding in a few medium loops got me back in it and barely won.
I was on track to lose the last 3 games of the match hooooorrrrribly, like 11-5, but the one adjustment I made on positioning on serve got me back in it.
One just needs to be aware of what happened and why.. and how to adjust to counter the losing points.
Sometimes the adjustment is such a simple one.
It isn't a big deal, the reality is that people care too much about winning. Find pleasure in playing points the way you constructed them, reward yourself for adapting to the opponent's play and ball quality. Use matches as input to grow over time. Losing is a powerful motivator.I often find that by playing the shots I want to learn and focus on in matches (usually more offensive / less pushing) I will win more points by taking a pro-active and intentional approach. When I forget to do this and revert to safety I often lose anyway and then feel terrible for lacking the courage to try the shots I am developing.
Stats wise:
look at how many shots win/loose from what kind of incoming ball, and what kind of shot going out.
understand where the numbers come from in terms of unforced errors (threw away the point) vs points opponents really gained
strategy:
look at where the opponents serves
look at how the opponent returns the serve
look at strategy of opponent
and link the strategy imposed versus the execution results (stats above) to have a bigger picture of how it was won, or how it was lost.
Write a summary and this is good for training and future matches against the same player