Should I follow lefties as a righty?

[PeruvianPenholder_2008]

Hello TTD community!
Recently I've realised that almost all players I aspire in playstyle are left-handers: Xu Xin, Wang Chuqin, Lin Yun-ju for example. Even on the youth side, I personally admire Huang Youzheng (similar to WCQ), Kuo Guan-hong (similar to Lin Yun-ju), Li Hechen. I could imitate their stroke mechanics and techniques but wonder if I could adopt their playing style like tactics and sequences, because there are more right-handers overall and playing against them as a leftie would not be the same as if you were a righty. What do you think?
Thanks in advance!

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

If you started young, like they did, it is fine to play lefty as a righty.
When I said young, im talking from age 5 or 6

 

[Tyce]

I think it makes as much sense as following the advice of forum members.

Aside from the obvious joke in there, of course you shouldn't copy their tactics 1 on 1. But take out bits that you can use, and develop your own style with that.

 

[NetProphet]

Hello TTD community!
Recently I've realised that almost all players I aspire in playstyle are left-handers: Xu Xin, Wang Chuqin, Lin Yun-ju for example. Even on the youth side, I personally admire Huang Youzheng (similar to WCQ), Kuo Guan-hong (similar to Lin Yun-ju), Li Hechen. I could imitate their stroke mechanics and techniques but wonder if I could adopt their playing style like tactics and sequences, because there are more right-handers overall and playing against them as a leftie would not be the same as if you were a righty. What do you think?
Thanks in advance!

Some of the tactics used by left handed players V right handers won't won't work for you as a right hander, but many also will.
The obvious is that your cross court FH will go to a RH players FH rather than BH and your cross court BH the opposite.
You'd have to examine case by case and take what works.

Tactics that incorporate hitting the middle, or specifically moving players should carry but anything specific to isolating FH V BH will be different.
Placement for serve strategy would also be different.
It's a good question though. Looking fwd to reading more answers....🤔