I GOT COACHED BY DIMITRIJ OVTCHAROV!

[@TableTennisDaily]

Hope you all enjoyed the video! What was your favourite tip from Dima? Be sure to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more guys 🔥🏓 Stay safe 🙏

[@SimplestGuyAlive]

Thank you for sharing this experience and knowledge with us Dan. Stay Safe

[@abhinavdacha6394]

thanks for the video Dan.....He seems like a really jolly person.

[@uddaside]

Literally the hardest thing to get right in TT, getting your maximum power and spin into a shot. Definitely the multiball would help after you know what you're trying to achieve. Great advice from Dima

[@robertdostalik3973]

Definitely not to straighten. I think it is doing so many players including me. With this mistake you really can't put spin to the ball. So for sure very important thing. And of course very nice video and mainly very useful video.👍🔥

[@miguelsanchez2699]

Amazing video Dan. Congrat! Regards from Spain.

[@DQ2121]

That's the best your forehand has ever looked, Dan. I want to see you hitting like that in the league next year!

[@TableTennisDaily]

Haha lets go! Thank you! Can't wait for the TTDSL to kick off 🔥🏓

[@sumandas9487]

@@TableTennisDaily which blade currently dima using?

[@irtiza4262]

@@sumandas9487 donic ovtcharov senso

[@Ahma000]

@@irtiza4262 Lol those donic blades that he used years ago were actually butterfly blades with donic handle to not get banned from donic. He uses Dimitrij Ovtcharov Innerforce alc.

[@irtiza4262]

@@Ahma000 he changed it before he was using that blade

[@nezzidon]

Dima seems a great guy . I always enjoy when he or Timo is featured here.

[@TableTennisDaily]

Yeah the two are legends! They both know so much 💪

[@conscribe838]

@@TableTennisDaily Can you review Dimitrij Ovcharov alc?

[@chebkhaled1985]

Dimitrij: You know ... **plays the ball to Dan for demonstration purposes, but nontheless sends a palistic missile** @5:01

[@TableTennisDaily]

Absolute 🚀

[@trevorbrzycki6628]

Ahahahah this moment is so funny. Sorry to Dan looks like that one might have actually hurt. He was not expecting that

[@Shrimp0kUgel]

😂 this is gold

[@OttoKuus]

Ballistic

[@shreyasshreyas8037]

😂😂

[@owenallenaz]

6:34 . Holy shit Dan, you actually had a backhand for a little bit there! Amazing what a good coach can do. Fantastic episode, Dimi is able to communicate the nuances so clearly.

[@Ufkatuale]

"Dimi is able to communicate the nuances so clearly." And this is the most important: The nuances

[@gab5012]

Agreed, I want to see him do that more often and more consistent

[@TableTennisDaily]

Hey Owen! Yeah I've never ripped a backhand as good as that before! Time to play more backhands 💪

[@sonicftw]

One of the best coaching sessions I've seen! In my opinion Dima does this way better than Timo. I think that Timo is so extremely gifted with his talent that he can't grasp the struggles of the average player compared to Dima who was always said to work hard for his success.

[@anatollnatoll2914]

Sure Timo is gifted but it's not a coincidence, that he still performs on an extremly high level. In physical training he shows extra ordinary work etheics aswell.

[@adrians3267]

@@anatollnatoll2914 indeed, you can't be playing professional table tennis at 40+ years old without keeping a strict exercising routine

[@AthanassiosHatzis]

Dan, this is really a great training session because we can watch clearly the difference in quality of shots between an advance player and a pro player. It is highly educational for those that want to develop their technique to watch a pro player coaching an advanced player. Wish more pro players can teach like Dimitrij so more videos like this are uploaded to the internet.

[@jwizdum2103]

1 minute in and I can only IMAGINE how much of a treat this must've been. This is the sort of training you really want when you're already capable. Being pushed by someone much better is a great way to learn and get better.

[@canicetang8837]

This is the precise reason why many of the former professionals are excellent coaches. They have the right technique, tons of practises and lots of experiences. Plus they have the knowledge of the modern game with the adaptation of the equipment that changed the dynamics of the sport itself. Dima mentioned at the end of the video about 'closing up' because the traditional 'loop to loop' attack is largely negated by the harder ABS plastic less spiny table tennis balls. Therefore, the fundamental technique of 'power from the legs' is a lot more apparent to generate even more spins. Thus the player must need be closer to the table than looping from a distance. Hence Table Tennis is now having harder sponge in the rubber, various materials and advanced technologies to the paddle to customize each player for their maximum potential. These changes of adaptations now require a change of playing styles. There will no doubt be more changes ahead as the sport will evolve itself.

[@cytivrat]

Despite I agree with your post, closing up that Dima mentioned is not about distance, it is about your racket angle at the end of the loop.

[@-danR]

Everything I gained in power and momentum transfer-optimally-I got from shadow-stroking swinging light and heavy practice barbells. Just the bare steel bar, and a 15 lb weight. Playwise*, I was a mediocre player, but powerwise the better players were surprised at the speed and spin. There's nothing in this video I can see that could add to that training; when you add weight to your stroke, you're automatically forced to use all your muscles in a proper chain of energy transfer from legs and body through shoulders, arm, wrist to the racquet. _______ * I followed a philosophy of attack-everything, return of serve, 3rd-ball. The lack of variety meant good players knew what to expect. In order to make this _style_ work, you need to have had top coaching from junior days.

[@arthur5771]

how do I get a great racket?

[@backspacer92]

You got coached by Timo's coach and now Dima. No excuses anymore, Dan! 😂

[@TableTennisDaily]

Hahaha yeah no excuses at all!!🤣

[@dickn.ormous1064]

Prause's approach is totally opposite to Ovtcharov's though.

[@reynaldorodriguez5766]

Dima is just ridiculous! Top quality player and person🔥 this is the type of videos that makes me not lose hope in quarantine 🏓 Thanks Dan!!🔥🔥

[@mitchi1]

Love this! Both Dima and Timo are so kind and relaxed guys. Great teachers as well!

[@emiljohnsson3496]

07:27 sounds like the "why you have to be mad" guy

[@nick8681]

:DDD

[@Wole58]

I thought the exact same thing xD Poor Dima haha

[@Thomas-kj7ej]

😂😂

[@Euf1tex]

Its only a game... why you have to be mad

[@jonathanlindgren409]

så jävla underrated kommentar

[@leostamp9190]

What a coach!! Good that he gives praise,even if the shot may not always get executed. Technique... and power. Great vid. Great tips.

[@norbertbiedermeier7090]

what a chill guy :D so ambitious yet calm, love it

[@tiagomodesto356]

Thank you for do this video, I really like how dima play and seeing he teaching some one its so good to take improve my movements, thanks for this video.

[@eh2acmq]

Yeah, Dima really really must be a cool guy. It must be so much fun to play with him. And his backhand is unbeleivable. But Dan, you did well, too! Thanks for the upload!

[@eijimuroya8402]

I completely agree the fact that when Ovtcharov retires, he's gonna be a good coach for starters and pro players. The way he explains, demonstrates and shows the way he'd do, is so simple to understand. After a player understood his words, the rest is practice, practice and practice. Very nice video. I really loved it every second of it.

[@TableTennisDaily]

Very good point Eiji once someone understands it the rest is practice 💪 Agreed Dima is a class act 🔥

[@21centdregs]

so sick. must feel amazing to crack the ball that hard and just know it's goin on the table. i play as much as i can but with terrible equipment in a driveway and only in the summer when the weather is good, so it's tough to get that type of feeling. still gonna keep watchin ttd vids through the winter tho!

[@portrait.specialist]

Thank you so much DAN!!!!!!! I really got so much techniques and lessons from you both and especially some special lessons Dirmitrij. I respect you ALL!!! KEEP IT UP!!!!

[@thecartridgeexpert5482]

Love your vids with Dima. He seems to give it absolutely 100% probably more than any other pro you’ve played which is a testament to the man. I wouldn’t like to be the player in his training group turning up late with a hangover.

[@dominusblandus]

best tip for me: not beeing "afraid" and leaning back... but trusting in your backhandshot and go for it. I do too often find myself in trying to play "safe", therefore leaning a bit back and then not hitting the ball well enough or even at all / too far from the body... having a shot without power

[@Graciolli26]

What a spectacular video, very rich content. It's really cool to see a high level professional dedicate his time to teach, Dima seems to be very nice guy. Hugs from brazilians fans.

[@nisargshah9110]

Dima forgot to give you the single most important tip. Do "ooh aah" while hitting the ball to generate power! :P

[@dmitrikonnov922]

That noise would scare me away if I had to play against him.

[@TableTennisDaily]

Haha yes maybe we need to all learn that 😁

[@SomeRandomGuy777x]

Imagined scenario; Dan «aaahaaah» Ovtcharov: «No, more like this..: HOOOAAA» Dan: «hooaaahhooaaah» ovtcharov: «nonono, better, but you need more OOAAAHHH» with an Umph, its a Power moan to give you the the Sexual confidence needed to excell in table tennis» dan: «AAAHAAAH» Ovtcharov: «the umph is there, very good, but you’re going straight to the high pitch, you need the darker OOH before the AAH its an increasing pitch to Get elevated power orga.. *cough* shots»

[@rich.wishes]

@@SomeRandomGuy777x “sexual confidence” and “table tennis” should ALWAYS be in the same sentence

[@thommyturtle209]

i dont like that

[@arnoldschwarzenegger3217]

Dimas accent is so funny it's like a Russian German mix, absolutely amazing :D

[@meistersplinter304]

Always nice to Comeback After a break caused of an injury and memorize some Important Things ! Much love and Thanks ❤️

[@davidmester19]

Thank you very mutch for sharing these high quality advices/teaching!

[@daecke7594]

Great video! Dima has such a big knowledge. I'd like to see Anton Kallbergs aound-the-nets at 3:35

[@stephdechatillon6591]

Great ! Many thanks to Dima for sharing this with you (and with us).

[@smediting1674]

Дима лучший тренер!!! Хотел бы я такой колчинг для себя. Буду пересматривать этот урок время от времени. Dima take you for your lesson.

[@donelmore2540]

I liked the advice to practice a move without worrying (for a while) whether it makes it back to the table.

[@RedArrow2007]

I think how you lean forward and then use both wrist and underarm was the best advice that I learned from this little coaching session.

[@richardekpo6472]

This is the best coaching session I've ever received.. Much love❤️ from Nigeria 🇳🇬

[@alessandrocapitano1049]

Fantastic video Dan. I’m really enjoying these coaching videos.

[@EAGLEWING]

PURE FUN WATCHING! ABSOLUTE RESPECT TO BOTH OF YOU!!!

[@cytivrat]

Great, great video! Really thanks to Dima for those advices and to Dan for making this video. Looks like Dima might become a very good coach and he likes giving advice much more than other professionals you played with. Leaning body forward during backhand is a super one for me. I've recently started changing my backhand to a more correct one and I'm lack power and probably that's the reason why. Will try it today.

[@tejask6034]

More of this please....great video

[@BillyKidsTheater]

I like his cracking voice. So sweet.

[@taureanlloyd925]

Dima is a good player, coach and equipment reviewer. I like that in a professional table tennis player

[@jasonguam]

Very good advise! Thanks dima

[@photonrabbit7011]

Wicked session. Taking a lot from that. Great angles for the video, great commentary by Dima. He really knows how to get a point across verbally. And yeah, he's ok across the table, as well. Haha, wow, what a player!

[@vivekmukhatyar5799]

That was an excellent video. Please share more videos about what to practice on.

[@rosalia8591]

This was a amazing video, GREAT JOB TTD !!!🏓🏓👍🏻

[@chasefire-o1n]

And I really thought, I could watch quietly a public restauran video with Dima. What a fool I was :D

[@brianlangshof-christiansen5211]

I really enjoyed the video and are only a little jalous ;-) Thank you for sharing. The best advise for me was also "Dont lean back", go for it.

[@francodejj]

Fantastic video. Hearing that he once trained with up to 1000 balls a day... waoh! Also his tip about not leaning backwards when executing, is my favorite. 👌🏾

[@owenallenaz]

At 3:40 is an excellent example of the difference in the retraction of the backhand between Dimi and Dan. Dan's blade only travels about 45degrees rotationally with every stroke, if that. While Dimi gets the blade all the way back and almost pointed at his body providing the space for a powerful forearm and wrist movement providing him with somewhere around 120degrees of rotation. The extra space correlates to a huge amount more power and spin. Now, against the power of Dimi, I guarantee I could absolutely do no better. But it's a good lesson for all of our backhands in the importance of getting the wrist back.

[@Spacevet]

Good video, Ovtcharov pointed out one thing I always think about when you play. "You just go 50%, try to go 100%"

[@popastefan5938]

Amazing video.I improved my forehand a little because of Dima.Very good coach

[@sabahmurad9905]

Great demo by Dima and Dan, and very powerful backhand. this really requires a strong relaxed muscles, I injured my self due to not strengthening my muscles, so watch out for that guys.

[@nikhilkori1347]

Omg I’m so glad this video was released, I have a similar style to Dan and the advice from dima in this video helped me improve my game by an insane amount within one day.

[@Gladiator-wo7gk]

I enjoyed this in a different way... close your eyes and listen..

[@trapkat8213]

Dan, it is very impressive that you can keep up with Dimitri in a pretty intense training session. The way he demonstrated the forehand with the short swing and the full swing was incredible. And you still managed to block it.

[@Twiddle_TV]

Relaxing the arm on the forehand is crucial for having a next level top spin. I recently played a chopper and kept dumping them into the net until I realized that I wasn't snapping the paddle through the backspin. Good job Dan! I admire your courage to train with a professional.

[@meistersplinter304]

SUper duper ulta nice Video very impressive and inspirative . CANT WAIT for Friday and try this things out !!! THX ALOT !!

[@Kyle-iw7ly]

Great video as always great consistency !!

[@bearns6325]

I learned so much only from watching this video thanks Dan

[@fesihak6104]

Great video. Thanks so much. Please go on Dan. This series must be go on wirh another pro players

[@somasundaram8288]

Wonderful coaching from Dima, you are so lucky dude

[@peterlau2984]

congrats to OVTCHAROV got the bronze medal ！

[@LGTableTennis]

Very nice stuff. Would be great to see you practicing these tips in another vid

[@ndragon88]

I swear I was literally trying to find the answer to my question for so long and couldn't until this vid. I was wondering when drilling if I should hit ball more for consistency or play more realistic shot. Like Dima said, play 100%! Thank you

[@isolatorhk]

@4:24 120%!

[@bakervinci163]

What a cool dude he is. Super nice and seems like he could be a great coach

[@Wally-H]

Well done Dan. Maybe Dima has show you that you can push yourself and achieve more than you think. So often it's really about confidence. We all fear missing the table and it makes us hold back on our shots more than we should. I'm definitely going to try pushing it a bit more at my club tomorrow night

[@raiko1981]

Backhand power. Dima is a real champ, such a nice guy.

[@1984ayan]

Not just dmitri, the amount of practice these guys have put in in younger years is almost unimaginable, and it shows!

[@hungdo5962]

so helpfull coaching session even for me while watching. In my opinion the most usefull tip is: ''i never step back when someone will play to my backhand''

[@yasirabdulquadir8569]

Great video buddy. Very helpful

[@jaytakwani7484]

Great job dan.. always fun to watch ttd❤️❤️🔥🔥

[@RaymondChambersJa]

Oh dear lord thank you thank you thank you Dima omg. I tried the multiball with feeling and realized the most power comes from the top end of my racket. Time it. Hold. Spring. And more accurate. Thank you thank you thank youuu

[@MrGeezuz]

Man that BH is dynamite, how he finds the table at that speed is sick, great vid

[@shownakchakma3077]

Just learned so much 💞

[@emc8564]

Dima's backhand top spin is faster than my forehand smash.

[@ishikadube]

Really nice to see Dima coaching 👍

[@bernarduslopez7074]

I learned so much just watching this.

[@flawlessyt_7080]

Nice Dan I’m happy for you, hope you have a good day!

[@miguelbataller3052]

Great tips. Really helpful

[@vaynex7944]

7:27 again a glorious voice crack vom Dima

[@DrumL3000]

Its only game... why you have to be mad ?

[@bryany99]

Nice! You did a pretty good job too. Had some nasty backhand loops at the end. For me the most useful tip is that he doesn’t backup when backhand looping and stands his ground while leaning forward.

[@Twiddle_TV]

Ever wondered what it's like to get hit in the balls by Dima's backhand? 5:25

[@TableTennisDaily]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Twiddle_TV]

@@TableTennisDaily how your boys recovered well 😅

[@Ufkatuale]

I think Dim would be a great coach. He is thinking so much about TableTennis and he is able to give his tipps in an understandable way

[@shaileshindapurkar5829]

what a backhand.. absolutely legend..

[@superfuzz81]

That was a great eye-opener. With that explosive backhand technique it makes sense that Dima generally prefers a softer blade. Especially for a European player. I used to play in Germany in the 90s and early 2000s and noticed that a lot of attacking players(I'm a chopper myself) would switch to carbon blades at a relatively low level. Now I live in the USA where I see a lot more Chinese trained players are coming through. These guys rarely play anything faster than a Stiga Clipper and also use a super explosive backhand technique.

[@nguyenanhquynh7322]

cool, can you elaborate on why softer blade is more helpful here?

[@zoltanzoltan303]

Pls make more like this , they very usefull

[@box.10]

Like the tip to use Dima blade. Improved my play beyond belief.

[@jasperellustrismo]

we need more of this

[@matthiasn2374]

Dima is probably the most philosophical European player out there, not surprised to see him in the podium and beyond in the future~

[@mintran]

The only skill that I'm better than Dima is screaming :D Nice coaching from both of you! Thank you!

[@sajad9384]

3:26 - Is that Kallberg doing around the nets???

[@niklaskras5498]

yea looks like him

[@TableTennisDaily]

Yeah he was doing a multi ball session with his coach and then had some fun after

[@tuananhtran5979]

i learn backhand today when i play my backhand it was amazing lot of quality and block but it was good feeling when I play backhand like you and dima and I didn't miss any ball too

[@喜嘎嘎]

I even can't hit that kind of power of Dima's backhand with my forehand.It's just insane with that kind of backhand.

[@trevorbrzycki6628]

5:07 Dans subtle cue that he did get hit in that special area. "Its Nuts" he says!

[@goggy6850]

Tell you what Dimitri is an awesome coach. Firm but fair and encouraging

[@Gumplayer2]

very beautiful. thank you so much

[@danielrosner4296]

Never be afraid of using your backhand loop is what I take out of it.

[@philip9650]

Lovely guy and a great player

[@tianlouw8505]

Dan is just out there living our dreams.

[@quebecer4605]

Dima is the best!!! Great Guy!!!

[@TimoBoll22]

amazing fh dan and bh.. hope u can use what u learned in the ttd League games

[@willo219]

DIMITRIJ is a genuinely nice guy :)