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Each has been good in his own way.
I am an old engineer. I don't believe in half the crap that is said by TT experts because I know the physics of what they are saying is all wrong.
My first coach helped some. He wasn't big on technique but he did what I wanted. I believe the most important thing is getting past the first few strokes. My first coach would practice his serves against me and I would try to return them. It helped. I also learned his serving tricks. My serve is the strongest part of my game. After that my foot work and strokes didn't seem to be that important.
My second coach I only had one joint less with him. What was disappointing is that I didn't get to play that much against the coach. The second coach could hit top spins that I had great difficult in trying to return on the table without going long. My first coach had pretty good top spins too but they were manageable after a few lessons. I think if I had more lessons with the second coach I could adapt to the heavy top spin.
My current coach is a young kid from China that is probably the best player of the 3 coaches because he is young. I have only had 2 lesson from him. He works me like I am also 19 yrs old and seems to be more interested in whether I have the perfect stroke and foot work. Come on, I am old and will never have perfect foot work. Also, timing seems to be important. I know that sometimes I rush my shots. I try to move back to get more time but the coach wants me close to the table. I have always been a close to the table player. At lower levels I can get away with it. When playing better players it seems I must take a step back to have more time to react. I only want to get by the first 4 strokes. It will be interesting to see how this progresses.
I know this seems to be more of a blog type of post than asking or telling about something, It just seems to me that different people need different types of coaches. I am taking my lessons while playing with my TBS+2xS2 but I am most comfortable playing with my Firewall Plus with GD Talon 0X on the BH. I don't think most coaches know how to play with LP 0X and push blocker style.
I am an old engineer. I don't believe in half the crap that is said by TT experts because I know the physics of what they are saying is all wrong.
My first coach helped some. He wasn't big on technique but he did what I wanted. I believe the most important thing is getting past the first few strokes. My first coach would practice his serves against me and I would try to return them. It helped. I also learned his serving tricks. My serve is the strongest part of my game. After that my foot work and strokes didn't seem to be that important.
My second coach I only had one joint less with him. What was disappointing is that I didn't get to play that much against the coach. The second coach could hit top spins that I had great difficult in trying to return on the table without going long. My first coach had pretty good top spins too but they were manageable after a few lessons. I think if I had more lessons with the second coach I could adapt to the heavy top spin.
My current coach is a young kid from China that is probably the best player of the 3 coaches because he is young. I have only had 2 lesson from him. He works me like I am also 19 yrs old and seems to be more interested in whether I have the perfect stroke and foot work. Come on, I am old and will never have perfect foot work. Also, timing seems to be important. I know that sometimes I rush my shots. I try to move back to get more time but the coach wants me close to the table. I have always been a close to the table player. At lower levels I can get away with it. When playing better players it seems I must take a step back to have more time to react. I only want to get by the first 4 strokes. It will be interesting to see how this progresses.
I know this seems to be more of a blog type of post than asking or telling about something, It just seems to me that different people need different types of coaches. I am taking my lessons while playing with my TBS+2xS2 but I am most comfortable playing with my Firewall Plus with GD Talon 0X on the BH. I don't think most coaches know how to play with LP 0X and push blocker style.