Table Tennis Crisis

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Yeppp bup sure,t there is nothing sweeter than nailing an outrageous FH pivot loopkill or even better, a C-shaped chiquita loopkill to their wide FH or a no-look flick, and then having the opponent glare at you xD.

Sometimes it is not about winning, but sending a message lol.

But I agree that it is much better to stay disciplined, make a safe steady spinny shot and then recover swiftly and play out the rally, and always try to have 1 more shot than the opponent.
Of course true,

However, if you did a good job seeing what was happening and were decisive early, choosing to play a well leveraged aggressive shot is not out of order at all... you still have good percentages on your side if this shot is within your technical capabilities.

Where people get in big trouble repeatedly in games and matches is where they choose such a shot without the good perception/discernment of what happened and go for such a shot out of position, off time, out of leverage and it is wild low percentage stuff.
 
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Of course true,

However, if you did a good job seeing what was happening and were decisive early, choosing to play a well leveraged aggressive shot is not out of order at all... you still have good percentages on your side if this shot is within your technical capabilities.

Where people get in big trouble repeatedly in games and matches is where they choose such a shot without the good perception/discernment of what happened and go for such a shot out of position, off time, out of leverage and it is wild low percentage stuff.
I know people who play that way all the time and I have absolutely nothing against it. The problem is when they get bothered by their missing because they haven't figured out how to adjust and remain relatively consistent or they cannot accept the missing and then complain about why they don't have better results. With no in-between offensive game, they are usually 100 mph or 0mph players, no 20-80 game. I will stress again, it is their right to play that way and sometimes, I can look like that kind of player when I am on. But the difference is when I am not, I have my slow looping and blocking and 80-20 game which may not get the job done, but at least it is there for me and keeps me looking somewhat like the same player. Not looking like someone who has given up because he isn't making his favorite shots.
 
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Of course true,

However, if you did a good job seeing what was happening and were decisive early, choosing to play a well leveraged aggressive shot is not out of order at all... you still have good percentages on your side if this shot is within your technical capabilities.

Where people get in big trouble repeatedly in games and matches is where they choose such a shot without the good perception/discernment of what happened and go for such a shot out of position, off time, out of leverage and it is wild low percentage stuff.
Yep exactly. This is also why footwork, recovery and anticipation is probably one of the most important skills because you can only reliably (ie consistently) hit big shots if you are well in position and in time to hit it.

If you're not in great position or were late to the ball it is better to play safe instead of going crazy.

One good thing about the 'side angle' WTT crap is that it allowed us a much better view and understanding of the pro's footwork.

You can definitely see a lot about how they move and adjust for balls on the left, right, shorter or longer very clearly, much more than the usual angle which really downplays the forward and backward movements.
 
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You seem serious about table tennis so i'll give you some actual tips as compare to most goofies here that doesn't even know what they are talking about. We are adults we got wife, family etc.... we aren't kids no more where we can just casually wake up and go to tournament weekly. So having good sleep, sugaring up during the day, proper eating habit is important. You need to perform at your best during the tournament day.


Short term:
You an adult player, use gold vis. You will instantly see +100 usatt in rating.


Long term fix:

1. "default the last 2 event went to the car and almost cry" ~ dafaq. Yea sure you might not play your best and lose rating but there's so much you could've learn from those 2 events especially tournament rhythms. And you are just one event/tournament away to readjust to your new level so no point being scared of losing points.


2. Sometimes you have to realize your best shot might be just below your opponent's strength and sometimes your worst shot might just be better than your opponent's weakness. For example, you seem to like to loop and rally, what if your opponent is just simply good at blocking and rally against you? On the other hand the same opponent might miss more on opening so maybe pushing back instead of looping might be the better choice.


3. If you are in an area where there's group lesson. Then just join those group lesson even though you might be the oldest player and it might feel awkward. it is what it is, if you want to improve you just have to be the only adult in a middle school class... Then you will get used to high rated players, their pace and grow alongside with them with the competitive env.

Im' not going to comment on the techique, can't really do that over the internet. Have your coach fix them.

~ you shoudl reach 2000 in a year or two and 2200 in 4~5 years if you keep this up baring injuries/kids/nuance being an adult
 
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Mental is a big part of table tennis. The best way to train mental is running.

Also take a look at this match for reference:
it's a classic example of strong mental game from me. You see sometimes i miss those seemingly "easy" shot. I brushed it away as if nothing happened. I also never congrats my opponent's good shots, i treat it as if nothing happened as well.

Down 0-2 and 4 match point away from losing and i save it every time with determination.
 
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