Little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

[igorponger]

The Chinese are studying our Soviet textbook BIOMECHANICS 1977, so Chinese athletes used to play topspin "from the upper shoulder". On the contary, for the many poor-educated tutors it became an ill habit to force children to play "from the elbow." This is an utter mistake, look at the kinematic scheme, and you will see the disadvantage a young athlete gets into when playing from the elbow apex..

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

Meanwhile after 40 years the Chinese gets lots of medals; while the Motherland gets ....

 

[lodro]

Meanwhile after 40 years the Chinese gets lots of medals; while the Motherland gets ....

Gozo you crazy bastard 🤣🤣🤣
made me nearly piss my pants watching the video.

BTW is it not the Cossack that are doing this dance ?
And aren't the Cossack from the Ukraine ????

 

[Kolev]

Isn't everything from Ukraine?

 

[lodro]

Isn't everything from Ukraine?

Nee, last time i looked I wasn't 😁 and i am quite sure the bombs that are falling are also not from Ukraine itself

 

[ttarc]

The Chinese are studying our Soviet textbook BIOMECHANICS 1977, so Chinese athletes used to play topspin "from the upper shoulder". On the contary, for the many poor-educated tutors it became an ill habit to force children to play "from the elbow." This is an utter mistake, look at the kinematic scheme, and you will see the disadvantage a young athlete gets into when playing from the elbow apex..
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Could you post a full scan of that page? Yandex "sees the advantage of tacos"

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Meanwhile after 40 years the Chinese gets lots of medals; while the Motherland gets ....

i'm actually wondering, where are the russian table tennis players