What playing style am I ? Genuine question

[Amaken23]

Hello everyone,
I know it might be a strange or even stupid question but I wish to hear your opinion about it.
I play against young boys in my club a lot (from 12-17 years old, really good players, all high ranking in Poland in their respective age groups. They like playing with me, many say they have 'interesting rallies' with me. However, when I asked each of them what style they think I am, their first word was....'uncomfortable' , as in they do not like the tempo I play, they say I slow things down and not allow them into their rhythm, etc. They all are trained in modern, attacking style while I mostly play....all types of stuff but I try to attack when needed. I was a self-learner for majority of my time playing table tennis, mostly practising moves I saw on TV or Youtube/Video google (yes, that old). I mostly watched players like Kalinikos Kreanga, Timo Boll, Vladimir Samsonov, Aleksandar Karakasevic, that generation of players.
I guess my main question is : Is there a name for such style that they described ? Slowing down with pushes, chops, I guess topspins but with less power ? I am curious because technically it speaks 'controlled attacker' but if I am slowing them down, does that qualify as being 'offensive' ?
As I said, perhaps it is a dumb question but I'd like to hear your opinions.

 

[XpingpingpongpongX]

Hard to say without seeing you play. But I would guess that many of your techniques and decision makings are different from the professional way. So the spin and placement are unexpected to the professionally trained people. There are many people like that in the amateur world. You probably play a lot, so you are very skilled in your own style, making you different from most other amateurs.

 

[Amaken23]

Hard to say without seeing you play. But I would guess that many of your techniques and decision makings are different from the professional way. So the spin and placement are unexpected to the professionally trained people. There are many people like that in the amateur world. You probably play a lot, so you are very skilled in your own style, making you different from most other amateurs.

So...in short, patchwork of techniques that sort-of mix together rather than any convenient style....

 

[joshmak10]

Hello everyone,
I know it might be a strange or even stupid question but I wish to hear your opinion about it.
I play against young boys in my club a lot (from 12-17 years old, really good players, all high ranking in Poland in their respective age groups. They like playing with me, many say they have 'interesting rallies' with me. However, when I asked each of them what style they think I am, their first word was....'uncomfortable' , as in they do not like the tempo I play, they say I slow things down and not allow them into their rhythm, etc. They all are trained in modern, attacking style while I mostly play....all types of stuff but I try to attack when needed. I was a self-learner for majority of my time playing table tennis, mostly practising moves I saw on TV or Youtube/Video google (yes, that old). I mostly watched players like Kalinikos Kreanga, Timo Boll, Vladimir Samsonov, Aleksandar Karakasevic, that generation of players.
I guess my main question is : Is there a name for such style that they described ? Slowing down with pushes, chops, I guess topspins but with less power ? I am curious because technically it speaks 'controlled attacker' but if I am slowing them down, does that qualify as being 'offensive' ?
As I said, perhaps it is a dumb question but I'd like to hear your opinions.

Without seeing you play, I guess I’ll have to call you an all round player. Posting footage of you playing would be more useful to determine your playing style

 

[Amaken23]

Without seeing you play, I guess I’ll have to call you an all round player. Posting footage of you playing would be more useful to determine your playing style

I'll try to get a footage in near future, then

 

[Lazer]

Hello everyone,
I know it might be a strange or even stupid question but I wish to hear your opinion about it.
I play against young boys in my club a lot (from 12-17 years old, really good players, all high ranking in Poland in their respective age groups. They like playing with me, many say they have 'interesting rallies' with me. However, when I asked each of them what style they think I am, their first word was....'uncomfortable' , as in they do not like the tempo I play, they say I slow things down and not allow them into their rhythm, etc. They all are trained in modern, attacking style while I mostly play....all types of stuff but I try to attack when needed. I was a self-learner for majority of my time playing table tennis, mostly practising moves I saw on TV or Youtube/Video google (yes, that old). I mostly watched players like Kalinikos Kreanga, Timo Boll, Vladimir Samsonov, Aleksandar Karakasevic, that generation of players.
I guess my main question is : Is there a name for such style that they described ? Slowing down with pushes, chops, I guess topspins but with less power ? I am curious because technically it speaks 'controlled attacker' but if I am slowing them down, does that qualify as being 'offensive' ?
As I said, perhaps it is a dumb question but I'd like to hear your opinions.

Hobby garage player?

Cheers
L-zr

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

Hello everyone,
I know it might be a strange or even stupid question but I wish to hear your opinion about it.
I play against young boys in my club a lot (from 12-17 years old, really good players, all high ranking in Poland in their respective age groups. They like playing with me, many say they have 'interesting rallies' with me. However, when I asked each of them what style they think I am, their first word was....'uncomfortable' , as in they do not like the tempo I play, they say I slow things down and not allow them into their rhythm, etc. They all are trained in modern, attacking style while I mostly play....all types of stuff but I try to attack when needed. I was a self-learner for majority of my time playing table tennis, mostly practising moves I saw on TV or Youtube/Video google (yes, that old). I mostly watched players like Kalinikos Kreanga, Timo Boll, Vladimir Samsonov, Aleksandar Karakasevic, that generation of players.
I guess my main question is : Is there a name for such style that they described ? Slowing down with pushes, chops, I guess topspins but with less power ? I am curious because technically it speaks 'controlled attacker' but if I am slowing them down, does that qualify as being 'offensive' ?
As I said, perhaps it is a dumb question but I'd like to hear your opinions.

I hope this info can assist you.
1. Over the many games I have played, whether in Open Tourney or interclub friendlies, I record my games. Lots of it and keep it for memory / repository sake.
2. When AI Chat comes out, I upload many short reels of my play to ChatGPT and slowly build up a catalogue for Chat to analyse. It is done over many many sessions as Chat has limit to its analytical power since I am on the free version.
3. Now I know myself better, e.g., what sort of player I have become and as such what gears would suit me and what doesn't. This in itself has eliminated most of my EJ tendencies.
4. Hope this sharing is of benefit to you.

 

[John_]

Probably a general style. Since you mix all sort of techniques, push, topspin, chops, it doesn't indicate anything specific.

Probably an advanced amateur style that you see from older players that have been playing for a long time or self taught players that don't follow modern trends and progression. Not anything specific.

But I agree with the rest here, a video would be a definite answer.

 

[jk1980]

2. When AI Chat comes out, I upload many short reels of my play to ChatGPT and slowly build up a catalogue for Chat to analyse. It is done over many many sessions as Chat has limit to its analytical power since I am on the free version.

Didn't we already establish that ChatGPT is not able to analyze table tennis videos properly and will just parrot back comments it read that were target at other tabletennis videos ? i am pretty sure that most AIs will not be able to analyze video at all, especially not something specific like table tennis or the strokes performed in a video.

this is what Grokh says about this:

ChatGPT, as a text-based AI, cannot directly review or analyze videos, including table tennis matches, because it lacks the ability to process visual content like strokes or gameplay. It can only handle text inputs and outputs, so it wouldn't be able to identify or understand specific table tennis strokes (e.g., forehand topspin, backhand loop) in a recorded match.
However, if you provided a detailed textual description of the video—such as the types of strokes, player movements, or specific moments—ChatGPT could offer insights or explanations based on that text. For example, if you described a player using a "forehand counter-drive with heavy topspin," it could explain the mechanics or strategy behind that stroke.
For actual video analysis, you’d need a vision-capable AI model or specialized software designed for sports analysis, which can process visual data to recognize and evaluate strokes. Some advanced AI systems with multimodal capabilities (like certain versions of GPT-4o or other video-analysis tools) might be able to analyze table tennis videos if trained on relevant data, but this isn’t part of ChatGPT’s standard functionality. Posts on X and web sources suggest interest in AI for sports analysis, but no specific evidence confirms ChatGPT itself can do this for table tennis videos.

 

[Lungfish]

Hello everyone,
I know it might be a strange or even stupid question but I wish to hear your opinion about it.
I play against young boys in my club a lot (from 12-17 years old, really good players, all high ranking in Poland in their respective age groups. They like playing with me, many say they have 'interesting rallies' with me. However, when I asked each of them what style they think I am, their first word was....'uncomfortable' , as in they do not like the tempo I play, they say I slow things down and not allow them into their rhythm, etc. They all are trained in modern, attacking style while I mostly play....all types of stuff but I try to attack when needed. I was a self-learner for majority of my time playing table tennis, mostly practising moves I saw on TV or Youtube/Video google (yes, that old). I mostly watched players like Kalinikos Kreanga, Timo Boll, Vladimir Samsonov, Aleksandar Karakasevic, that generation of players.
I guess my main question is : Is there a name for such style that they described ? Slowing down with pushes, chops, I guess topspins but with less power ? I am curious because technically it speaks 'controlled attacker' but if I am slowing them down, does that qualify as being 'offensive' ?
As I said, perhaps it is a dumb question but I'd like to hear your opinions.

Are you a blocker? Although this is usually under one catagory, I notice two types of blockers. 1. The ones who punchblock and hit agressively but less aggressively than a hitter. 2. the ones that deaden the ball and force "uncomfortable" rallies. I think you might be a #2. That isn't to say that you don't loop bc you definitely can while still being a blocker of course.