Thanks! Keep at it 👍

Well, hello to you too 🫡

Thank you. More videos coming soon.

Sadly…both my blade and rubber are discontinued. Im excited though, because I actually JUST built a new one last week and am trying it out now! Old setup (used in video): Blade: Andro Supercell Off+ Forehand: Donic Baracuda (2.0 thickness) Backhand: Donic Baracuda (2.0 thickness)

Thanks for watching. I like switching between Topspin and Backspin balls with the robot. I had a hard time getting the settings correct to play more complicated placements, so I just left it to a couple simple settings (left and right side of the table, and then pick between topspin or backspin). With a better Robot I could enjoy MUCH more variety, and I hope to try one soon. I do love forehand shots! My serves are pretty good right now and I can get some easy points from those, too. Good luck in your playing!

True! Gotta stay limber 👍

Shake hand is much more popular, but there are some amazing pro penhold players. Comes down to the player, in the end.

ok, next question. take 51 penhold players and 51 shake hand players. CONSIDERING ALL PLAYERS ARE SAME LEVEL.WHICH GRIP IS BETTER? which grip will win majority of times with same level players...

I mean…you would have to put very heavy backspin on the ball to do that. Not super realistic in a match, though.

Table tennis is a huge lower body sport. Everything starts from your feet placement, so practicing drills where you move a lot will help a ton.

If it’s flying to the left or right, then they are putting side spin on the ball. If your ball is going straight, but flying high off the opponents end of the table, then they are putting topspin on the ball and you’re not closing your racket enough. My advice would be to find a partner who will practice serves with you, have them serve you back/top/side spin serves over and over. Once you have the feel for returning them…then it’ll take practice during a match to watch your opponent serve closely and determine which spin it is quick enough for you to react. Takes lots of practice and focus!

My brain doesn’t want a bright color in my hand. It distracts me. So I like black to be facing me while playing so I don’t notice it as much.

Greg, when I am playing better player.will serve me with specific spin and I return ball into net. I am lost greg

Thanks!

Thanks again 👍 Yeah, it was weird how 30 days of not playing made me complacent with focusing on their racket, lol. I’ll talk a bit about how to better practice for recovery with a robot soon. Gotta play around with the ideas for a bit first so I know how to share it well. Also just built a new racket and I gotta adjust to it!

Thanks for watching, and your English is great! 👍 I have a few ideas to help with movement that I need to play around with more before sharing it with everyone so I explain it in a video correctly. If I was playing at the club every week while also doing the robot, it probably wouldn’t have affected me so much… But 30 days straight of only robot messed with me, haha.

I’ll definitely check it out! Thanks. I’d also like to get a “Ping Pong Buddy” as well.

Hello again! Thanks! Oh I’m sure I was tired in the afternoon that day…but with kids I gotta take whatever opportunity I can find 😅

Absolutely correct! Haha. I’ve looked at one called “Ping Pong Buddy” but haven’t purchased it yet. Thanks for watching!

Although, given that you filmed this in December, I’m guessing you already finished recording parts 2 and 3. Oh well. I’m sure you’ll still make a lot of progress the way you’re training

There’s also quite a long delay between the robot’s shots. This may lead to unrealistic expectations about IRL in game pace, since the opponent returns the ball right away. Oh well. I’m sure you’ll turn up the pace in the next parts. I guess the focus for now is to drill the technique without the time pressure of the next ball coming in

Man, thanks for giving me such great feedback! Glad you enjoyed the video. Definitely going to take your suggestion of “shadow stroke after serving”. I hate when I catch myself just “staring” at the ball, haha. Sooo…(spoiler) I do keep the same pace for this specific 30 Day challenge. I have started playing with “Interval Pacing” where I do some slow and then swap to fast during the same practice session. I like that so far. Either way though…the pace when dealing with a robot overall can definitely affect how you handle pace in an actual match, like you said. I think I address this exact topic in part 3 😆 Thanks again!

Thank you! Glad ya enjoyed it 👍

@@PingPongPowerhouse Is there any chance to talk more with you about possible collaboration? 😀

I’d love to talk about it! Email me at: [email protected]

Hey, I appreciate it 👍 Thanks for watching.

I was tired and it felt personal…haha 😂

Hah, thanks! Trying something new. We’ll see how it goes!

I know, my mistake 😩 I’m going to buy a bunch or Orange balls to use. If that doesn’t help…then I guess I’ll have to paint the wall! Thanks for the feedback. Others have noticed too!

Thanks for the feedback. There are some hand/wrist warmups and stretches that could help you (hopefully) get some more movement from your wrist.

I could see it being called that since I do use quite a bit of wrist.

@@PingPongPowerhouse yeah, a drive seems like a more flat contact

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I think I was using too much wrist and don’t use that much when I watch my real matches. I think I was over compensating for the settings I had set on the robot…and was too lazy to adjust the settings to match what I was trying to teach/show. I agree with what you’re saying. I’ll try to be better about my examples matching what I wanna show/teach. Thanks for the feedback and for watching!

If I’m practicing it specifically, then I enjoy it. But DURING a match…I feel like I never use it when I should be 😅

Would be fun to do some equipment reviews. I’ll keep it in mind. Thanks for watching!

That’s awesome to hear 😆 Thanks for watching! Gonna hop over to your channel and check out some videos as well! 👍

I totally accept the feedback, appreciate it, and agree with what you’re saying (especially if I watch footage of myself playing). I’m new to making videos and trying to talk and do all the examples using a robot can be tough and I wasn’t good about spending the time to get the best/correct spin to illustrate each talking point (I’m saying I might have been over compensating to keep the ball on the table instead of taking the time to calibrate my robot correctly). I’ll keep trying to improve both my technique and videos going forward! Also…wish I could meet up and play with people who comment on my videos, haha. Would be fun to talk about these things in person.

Bat, Racket, Paddle… I’ve said them all at some point 😅

No all are correct

The sound was TOTALLY on purpose… 😅 Thanks for watching, and glad you liked it.

My initial thought is suggesting that you find someone who is willing/able to do “Multi Ball Training” with you. Then have them feed the same ball over and over to your backhand. I suggest this because it’ll remove a lot of the “random” variables (speed, spin, placement, footwork) so that you can ONLY focus on backhand shots and determine what’s going on quicker. And while you’re hitting the ball and trying to get it to land on the table…then also ask your helper for advice on what looks off about your backhand shots. Usually you can find someone to do this if you offer to ALSO do Multi Ball for them after your turn so they can work on a shot that they are struggling with. Good luck!

Hah, most definitely not! I don’t even have a Twitter (X) account… But now you got me curious, what is the account name that you think I am? I wanna go look 😂

Many thanks ☺️ Glad you liked it!

I would say this can help with both, but is mostly for Backhand Drive. Backhand Topspin (Loop) will have you dropping your hand much lower before rising up to contact the ball.

Thanks! Hope it’s helpful.

Thanks for adding more insights 👍

Absolutely. It’s hard to break those ingrained habits.

Thanks for the feedback and for watching!

Awesome, thanks for watching! Serve returns are tough, and I want to do a video on it someday 👍

They sure are! They come with the small insoles to help them absorb more impact. I really like them for the wide toe box, and they have worked well for me as table tennis shoes. I wanna buy a better pair of table tennis shoes and compare more though, because I’m not sure which would be better in the long run. Have you tried Xero shoes before? (the “KneesOverToes” KZbin channel introduced them to me)

@@PingPongPowerhouse I like to backpack and have a pair of Xero shoes (Mesa Trail). I love them. No blisters. I since switched most of my shoes to zero drop shoes. Currently I wear a pair of Lems shoes (Primal 2) for table tennis at the club. They work great but after 5 months the soles are showing wear. I am going to try my old Altra Timp instead. I am hoping they grip well. If not or when I wear them out I will definitely look into the Prio. Does the Prio grip well? How are they holding up?

Oh nice! I really like the brand. I have one of their “boot” types (would have to look it up again), and the ones I wear for the gym and Table Tennis. They are starting to show some wear. Have had them about a year? They grip well and I love how much “feeling” they give me when moving around during table tennis (and when doing squats in the gym). They could probably use a liiiitle more cushion for long table tennis sessions…but I’m usually between 2-3 hours at the local club and feel fine.

Man…haha. I’m trying! I have 3 young kids (4yo, 3yo, and 1yo) and it’s very hard to find time and energy to make more videos. But I’ve filmed another, and am SLOWLY getting it edited and put together. Someday I’ll have more time I hope! Really enjoy doing this channel. Thanks for watching and the feedback, too!

@@PingPongPowerhouse Totally understandable!! I have just gotten into the sport over the past couple months. Your back hand brush and guide video has really improved my back hand game. Appreciate it a lot!

Go get it! Thanks for watching 👍

Thanks!

Thanks for watching 👍

Thanks for the feedback. That’s a good metaphor to think about while doing it 👍

One of the best parts of a great serve is having it be “deceptive”. You don’t want your opponent to easily know exactly what direction of spin, or how much spin, is on the ball. So we want as much of the service motion to look the same as other serves we might do up until the last moment when we hit the ball. That said, you very well could do top spin like it’s a forehand hit…but I would only suggest it if you have one or two other serves you can also do using that same motion to keep your opponent guessing/paying attention 👍