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Just the opposite, to make a breakthrough, one has to really improve FH. CNT has a saying, BH helps establish advantage and FH helps get points. Of course, one cannot be too weak at BH, like traditional penholder has to develop RPB. European players, or say European style, are good at BH. LGL and other CNT coaches all think Dima has one of the best BH, if not the best. If you study FZD's game, especially against European players, one recent example Liam Pitchford, he's better off to use FH or attack the opponent's FH in the rallies.
Exactly ... ML because of his weaker bh at that time, could not "establish an advantage" over WH.
FZD and LP I did not study, but FZD has the most powerful bh close to the table in today's tt. This certainly helps him to establish an advantage ...