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I found this vide. It shows how Timo Boll likes to loop. Timo Boll explains what the body must do to make a good loop. What he doesn't explain is that he has found, by trial and error, the best timing/conditions when to hit the ball and where on the ball to make contact.
Timo is making a real loop. The ball is hit from a low position and he is relying on the Magnus effect due to spin to bring the ball back down on the table. How fast do you think he needs to hit the ball? What Timo Boll has figured out is that it is the correct ratio of speed to spin that makes a winning loop. I don't consider what most of you call a loop, a loop. It is just a ball with top spin. BTW, I am tool old to get as low as Timo. I don't think it is necessary to get that low. What is necessary is to have the ball pass over the net as low as possible because the ball will bounce up about 80% of it maximum height. It is to bad I can't see the ball land in the video.
Timo is making a real loop. The ball is hit from a low position and he is relying on the Magnus effect due to spin to bring the ball back down on the table. How fast do you think he needs to hit the ball? What Timo Boll has figured out is that it is the correct ratio of speed to spin that makes a winning loop. I don't consider what most of you call a loop, a loop. It is just a ball with top spin. BTW, I am tool old to get as low as Timo. I don't think it is necessary to get that low. What is necessary is to have the ball pass over the net as low as possible because the ball will bounce up about 80% of it maximum height. It is to bad I can't see the ball land in the video.