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I'm right handed penholder and I usually play with a friend that is a left handed shakehand grip....

and... these games are really frustrating for me..... I don't use backhand so hitting on the left side of the table is a bit harder for me using forehand.

my opponent often gets on my weak side everytime....

what should I do?

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Dawei Wavestone WRB Chinese Penhold Blade - Carbon Arylate OFF+
Friendship 729 802-40 Short Pips 1.8mm
Friendship 729 Cream MRS 2.2mm

try serving a FH pendulum serve SHORT to his FH side from your BH side.

How about using this as an opportunity to develop a backhand? The reality is you're always going to come up against people who will exploit your weaknesses, therefore... develop a blocking game in front of your body and learn how to play back down the line rather than cross-court.

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"So long, and thanks for all the fish
So sad that it should come to this" Sung by the dolphins in The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy

There are some good PH videos you can look at:

viewforum.php?f=36

BTW, just don't learn it from the Pingskills guys when it comes to penhold.

I've watch that video and I find most of it correct.(I am a penholder as well) Which part of the video do you think is wrong shaolinTT?

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Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive Cpen - Yasaka Shining Dragon - Yasaka Razka 9
Galaxy U2 Cpen - Galaxy Sun - Galaxy Moon

The video is not bad and the explanation is good.
The grip for CPen is a bit odd for a beginner to learn. The index finger is a bit too straight and too close to the middle of the blade. I was taught to use the tip of the index finger to adjust the angle of the blade when doing a traditional backhand. There are other better videos but they are either in Chinese or Korean. I find the videos by Coach Tang quite good but they are SH+PH and in Chinese.
Google 唐建軍 (Coach Tang) and there are lots of instructional videos.

any instructional videos in cantonese chinese

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Dawei Wavestone WRB Chinese Penhold Blade - Carbon Arylate OFF+
Friendship 729 802-40 Short Pips 1.8mm
Friendship 729 Cream MRS 2.2mm

No, I don't think so. Can you read Chinese (traditional)?
Kim Taek Soo has an excellent instructional series with 6-7 videos. It is Korean and with Japanese and Chinese subtitles. Here is the first video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52EKILp2 ... re=related
If you understand Cantonese, you can probably understand enough Mandarin if you listen carefully. The instructional videos by Guo Yuehua, Cao Yanhua, and Coach Tang, etc. are very good if you understand a bit of Mandarin. Just google their Chinese names (or go baidu.com).

can't understand mandarin at all... also can't read enough to understand

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Dawei Wavestone WRB Chinese Penhold Blade - Carbon Arylate OFF+
Friendship 729 802-40 Short Pips 1.8mm
Friendship 729 Cream MRS 2.2mm

Any local TT clubs with Chinese coaches who can show you some PH techniques? I learned my PH in Chinatown .

yes im probably joining a club in 2 months.... not sure if they require any "tryouts" or anything -.-

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Dawei Wavestone WRB Chinese Penhold Blade - Carbon Arylate OFF+
Friendship 729 802-40 Short Pips 1.8mm
Friendship 729 Cream MRS 2.2mm

tryouts are only for people trying to insert themselves into higher grade fixtures/pennant/whatever.

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Chasse Patate

this par sucked for me as i was slotted into the 4th team just because i was new

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