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  1. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    whose duty? owner or members?
  2. Advice to improve my game.

    FANTASTIC PROGRESS ! WELL DONE
  3. What's the best way to practice near table counter-loop?

    maybe that's because the correct reply is to drive it off the bounce. When opponent plays a shot that is giving you time, it seems a mistake to give the time back just for the sake of playing a countertop
  4. What books have helped you?

    "Murder in the Squash Court" by seven time world champ Jonah Barrington. what it takes to be a champ. "OGI" the life of Ichiro Ogimura multiple team and world champion my tt hero who made TT into a truly athletic sport. Whose example inspired the developing China and coached Hans Alser European...
  5. The benefits of a vertical topspin against a backspin ball – for amateurs

    When you contact the backspin ball has it fallen to table height? If so I can understand your need to use a more vertical stroke. However if you contact the ball at peak bounce that is 6 to 8 inches of lift that is not required. Obviously you need to program yourself to take the ball at peak
  6. How to read the "swipe" serve?

    With service return it is all about decisions. To simplify just try to decide if a serve has backspin or not. If it has backspin push or loop if it has topspin, soft flip or drive backspin with side =treat as backspin topspin with side =treat as topspin. when returning short serves over the...
  7. How to read the "swipe" serve?

    Never mind the graphic quality. Yes I thought you might be bad at it. practicing at what we are bad at the way we can improve. The way it is set up you you get to practice they moment of impact over and over
  8. What's causing China losing all these matches lately?

    ITO LEADING WYD 6-4... WYD 4-3
  9. What's causing China losing all these matches lately?

    the rest of the world is closer to China no doubt about it. And because of media like Youtube there are no longer any secrets about tt technique. Japanese women have even briefly led in technical innovation, forcing china to adapt and raise their standards again. This was possible because most...
  10. How to read the "swipe" serve?

    Hi Tensor, there is a phone app called "Table Tennis Edge" which allows you to practice reading the moment of contact with different serve motions. Basically its about deciding in a split second whether the serve is backspin or topspin., Concentrate on The Serve section and go through all the...
  11. Can I bring many rackets with different setup to a tournament?

    LONDON players will know of Trevor Campbell who, back in the day, used to play with two bats in the same rally in a tournament match! ! bat was a normal racket with probably mark v or sriver using great serves and a massive 3rd ball. His 2nd racket was his "shovel" which was a homemade piece of...
  12. Need more advices on how to further improve forehand stroke

    I think backswing should be related to maintaining the pace of the rally. I try to focus on swinging faster not bigger and always relaxed
  13. Need more advices on how to further improve forehand stroke

    good question. maybe move into expresses better than step. I think it should reflect what's necessary for a real shot. Maybe you could do a vid to show what works and what doesn't. On body rotation it helps to rotate (twist) on backswing but throw body forward on line of shot on execution...
  14. Need more advices on how to further improve forehand stroke

    glad it helps. Any kind of robot or multiball drill is improved by stepping into the shot
  15. Saudi Smash 2024

    I have a lot of time for Eerland . she learnt everything the hard way overcoming her nerves. But she wouldn't have been in a team like Nederlands with the likes of Li Jiaou, if they didn't believe she would come good in the end
  16. Need more advices on how to further improve forehand stroke

    HI xiom yr idea of technique is good, you are playing fh correctly on one line next step is play fh from 2 positions, then 3 positions thus incorporating sideways movement. Try this with about 18 inches between each shot. If your robot can't manage two different directions try this: increase the...
  17. Video Footage Safe Thread

    hi banbekas you are playing at quite good level there showing a good idea of both bh and fh counter topspin The one super obvious thing was that though you varied the spin and speed of you pendulum serve you placed nearly all of them to the backhand which, though it means that you become used to...
  18. Advice against annoying style

    HI TENSOR When you block do it early just at the bounce so that his fh won't drag you out of position. Try to put it down his bh. Once you are able to place your returns you will co better You need to learn to read what happens when his bat contacts the ball in service. One recommended way is...
  19. What table tennis players are mentally strong and what table tennis players are very weak mentally

    Hi mionixxd You chose a difficult question to answer. In a TT match there is always one winner and one loser. So one can say that both wins and losses are normal results. If you researched what each player did after losing a match, you would have more information on their mental state. In...
  20. Is Armstrong Attack 8 L easy for a training partner? (also D2, Illusion SP and Rosin)

    I was given a sheet of Rosin to try. can't remember detail but I took it off after 1 session
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