Table tennis coaching session by Graeme Barella

[@graemebarella93]

Good session, Duncan! Main points to work on: 1) looking to set your right leg in place when you attack with fh (and not having your left leg too far forward) 2) 'set play' of long side-spin serve and stepping round for fh attack 3) 'set play' of receiving with pimples wide, then capitalising on the next ball 4) attacking the opponent's middle with your easier balls

[@duncanwraight]

cheers GB, great stuff

[@GrayAngus]

Great to find this! Thanks for uploading. How do you like the Curl P1V. Do you think you will stay with that on the backhand?

[@duncanwraight]

Thanks for commenting. Curl P1 (either TSP P1-R or recently Victas P1V) has been my go to backhand rubber for 90% of my career. Everything else has changed - that very little. It's the best chopping rubber by a significant distance in my opinion - phenomenal

[@GrayAngus]

Thanks. I'm a modern defender that has chopped and changed a bit with long pips. I could see how well you returned the spinny loops and how tricky it was to re-loop the chops. A good technique and a setup you've stuck with by the looks of it.

[@duncanwraight]

@@GrayAngus thanks! What do you use? We have a Discord community full of defenders, LP/SP players (and a few orthodox attackers) if you'd like to join us. Loads of chat about equipment: discord.com/invite/VCBfS4kkyG

[@TimeForGamers]

How do you feel about the 08x, does it feel too fast or do you have enough control with it? Thanks, btw great channel!

[@duncanwraight]

thanks dude, very kind :) I absolutely love the 08x if I'm honest. I bought it on a whim because some of the guys in our Discord are using it... but it's awesome. it's even a FL handle, and I don't care! previously I've used BTY Innershield, BTY JSH, Victas Koji Matsushita ZC and VKMO... and 08x is my favourite of the lot it's faster than Innershield and ZC, not as fast as JSH/VKMO but plenty of control it does seem to give my rubbers - both sides - a bit of a higher throw, which has needed some adaptation, but it's the perfect balance of control and speed for me. plus it's significantly lighter than JSH/VKMO (or at least mine is - apparently they can be quite variable in weight) doesn't sound "hollow" like the Innershield and a lot of other defensive blades, which I really dislike

[@TimeForGamers]

@@duncanwraight Awesome man thank you very much for this explanation, I've use VKMO and JSH, but my favorite currently is Yasaka Masamune, which I got as I gift from Japan, and it's also a great blade, and amazing handle design on the ST, but I definitely want to try 08x, thanks man, means a lot!

[@duncanwraight]

@@TimeForGamers never used the Masamune but I've heard good things about it. Good luck with whatever you choose!

[@TimeForGamers]

Thanks man!@@duncanwraight

[@2452581]

@@duncanwraight what weight 08x do you have?

[@arnavanand6354]

hi sir can you please review spinfire rubber 1.8 because in wrm tv they are saying it excels in both attacking and chopping and is very spinny short pips

[@duncanwraight]

hi mate. I'd love to, but I would have to buy the 1.8mm version - and I wouldn't ever use it. I suspect 1.8mm will be a bit more spinny, a bit faster, and a bit harder to control. for an amateur chopper, I'd recommend 1.5mm. if you attack regularly with the SPs, then maybe the 1.8mm