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[sebas-aguirre]

don't remember ever being filmed before.
suggestions? comments? errors?

my serves are way too long, maybe I should get a slower blade...

 

[mahomedy13]

I should be the last one talking,but...

I think you are throwing the ball too high,then contacting it too high above the net.

If you throw it lower,and contact it lower,then it will bounce lower on the other side of the table.

Also,you swing your hand too early after your toss,losing the whipping action which will give you great amount of spin with a short stroke.

Here's 2 good serving tutorials by Brett Clarke,which are quite useful:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QUlHXg...UEtta3VoTG9tZEE=&client=mv-google&gl=ZA&hl=en

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V553ul...UEtta3VoTG9tZEE=&client=mv-google&gl=ZA&hl=en

 

[sebas-aguirre]

I think it's a combination.
-I'm tall
-I don't like bending my knees
-equipment is fast and doesn't help to keep ball short
-opponent doesn't attack right away so I don't realize my serves are so long

this happened the other day, I played a more offensive player and he would attack my serves straight away with his fh.
so I had to become super careful with serves and keep them short.
but until they get attacked time and time again I don't realize they are so long...
until I watched this video

the other sets:

 

[StuartMarquis]

I agree with the above. It's not so much that you're throwing the ball too high, it more that you're contacting with the ball whilst it's too high. This means you're hitting downwards at quite a steep angle and the ball bounces upwards at the same angle.

 

[NextLevel]

You play pretty well. You know what you need to do so only a better player beating you will make you do it. This opponent is not good enough to put you under real pressure so it is not clear what will get you to the next level and I don't like giving general advice that you already know.

 

[Der_Echte]

Keeping a serve short is all about blade angle at impact and your acceleration & touch.

I can serve short just fine even with a Schlager Carbon and T05.

You could toss up a ball on the side while waiting for a match and practice grazing it with bat completely parallel to the ground at impact. Most players who cannot serve short do not level the bat before impact and grip it too tight.

 

[sebas-aguirre]

Keeping a serve short is all about blade angle at impact and your acceleration & touch.

I can serve short just fine even with a Schlager Carbon and T05.

You could toss up a ball on the side while waiting for a match and practice grazing it with bat completely parallel to the ground at impact. Most players who cannot serve short do not level the bat before impact and grip it too tight.

well i was quite nervous and "stiff".
I don't play tournaments or serious matches these days so it's not a situation I'm used to.
besides this was a club thing so there were people watching and cheering which just puts more pressure.

 

[Der_Echte]

That can do it... more situations like that and learning why you made mistake gets one to overcome it.

 

[JHB]

With those walls, need to use orange balls too !

 

[sebas-aguirre]

it's funny that when I'm serving I feel like I'm doing something similar to this

and then I go watch my video and I'm like OMG

 

[sebas-aguirre]

hey guys.
we played another of these league matches.
it was pretty nice, the visiting club brought people to cheer for them so there was a nice vibe.

I changed my bh rubber from last video.
I'm using 729 focus III snipe now.
I like it much better than t05 for bh.
it has more control, less reactive to spin, less bouncy, also it's like 8g lighter.
I used it only for a couple sessions before this match so still getting used to it.
fh is still t05.
blade is still butterfly zhang jike alc.

here's the video

 

[Pnachtwey]

I agree with the comments above. I would add that you are always making the same serve to the middle of the table. You are just using the serve to get the ball in play, not as a point scoring stroke. I am surprised the opponent didn't start attacking your serves or you attacking the opponents serves more. I saw a few times you did attack the opponent's serve. Both players were just serving to get the ball in play.

 

[iHatePONGPING]

I think you could try to:
- bend your knees more. I find it helps with accuracy in fast blocks, when my eyes are not so much above my bat and the net.
- take more time before you serve.
- not serve very far from the table because that gives the opponent more time to react.
- serve less to the middle.
- hit the ball from underneath. You won't need another blade to make shorter serves.
- move more, because sometimes it looks like you're reaching with your backhand and forehand when you could just move a bit and play a more aggressive stroke. Also, it looks like you could pivot and topspin more balls with your forehand.
- move your arm and body forward as you topspin balls with your forehand. It looks like you mainly do vertical loops (video 12 June, 4th set, at 1:08 and 1:23).

Not sure how much of the above applies, because it could be that you're tired and playing a quick game against players who are not at your level.