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Why isn't this a reality tv show?

I remember watching Brett's first recent training video and being confused: "It looks like the other guy's not being coached! Is he supposed to do something with the ball that Brett's hitting?" (Yeah, I know, slow on the uptake there.)

Then the series of training vids, and now this.

Why not a reality TV show? Because this is movie material!

Think "Rocky Balboa". Or "22 Jump Street".

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Don't worry Chuan...I'll be back coaching before you know it! I might even be back in Melbourne in a few days. I'll probably stay at Alois' house, which is a long way from Kilsyth.

My last month should have been properly filmed because it has been pretty funny. The name of the show could have been "Washed Up Table Tennis" or something. I would have requested Master Snake to come down to Bangkok to bench coach for me.

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Is that the one near Ramkhamkhaeng University? That's where I usually go to play in Bangkok. I usually take a bus or the water bus. Forget getting there during rush hour... Both the land and water buses are packed. At least there aren't any jams on the water. There is a really nice night market nearby too. Costs 30 baht to play all evening, but isn't air-conditioned. If you stay too late they turn the lights out on you!

Iskandar

There's a lot worse reality tv on than Washed Up Table Tennis. Someone should pitch that to a producer.

I'm jealous of your eight lessons. I may become desperate enough to pay the stupid DC prices for a coach who is really a trainer. I think it's $60 an hour counting club fees. Jonesing for multiball bigly.

Right now I'm adjusting to the ball position on the bh by moving my elbow all around, with crap results. But of course I can't fix the elbow position, I have to put my body in the right place instead. All this week I've been a little bit behind the play.

And on the fh I have to swing over the ball. I always tell myself 'don't lift it!,' which of course is a negative construction and leads to doing more of exactly what I don't mean to do. I've gotten a lot better at taking my own coaching direction during play, but that one is eluding me, and it's really important. My shot quality on my fh needs to be much better, and swinging over the ball is going to be necessary to get it.

I must try Brett's between-every-point visualizing thing in all these practice matches. I rush too much, but that's sort of expected here because it's always crowded and people are waiting.

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It costs me equivalent of $20 for an hour and a half of coaching. I should probably do more o think when reading about these US prices! This is in western Europe as well.

I'm in a fairly expensive area for the US. In Miami it is $35 an hour. But at TTPor it's 20 euro for a day. That's probably close to Brett's asia prices. It's definitely better to live in europe as a TT player than the states. Everything about it is better.

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Yoko Ono

You can easily get coaching in Asia for $10 per hour.

Playing TT in Europe and Asia is a lot better than Australia and the US. Europe has better conditions than Asia although it's much more expensive to be there.

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If you are trying to integrate something into your game, imagining the correct outcome after points is a must.

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It's not that helpful for the average club player. Maybe there's something in it which you can take away.

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It's the Sports Authority of Thailand. I'm not sure about the river thing because I just catch "Grab Bike".

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My Sunday episode of Washed Up Table Tennis is over.

I beat my friend 8-6. I was up 3-2, then down 4-3 and eventually won a tense 8-6. I then won another very close match against a 2400 guy but I was completely tired after the 14 games against my friend.

Table Tennis in Asia is brutal. The 2400 guy is ranked about 50 in Thailand. I've been to watch tournaments in Thailand and there are literally hundreds of very solid players here. The level doesn't just drop off like it does in Australia. A guy ranked 50 can beat a guy ranked 15 on a good day. I once bench coached for a thai guy who wouldn't be in the top 100 and he almost beat an opponent ranked in the top 20. Then guys ranked 15 can beat guys ranked in the top 8 etc.

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Was any of the washed up TT filmed? Would be a great watch.

Yeah, I'd like to see the two-step process in real action, not against the return boards not hitting back!

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So would I! Sometimes it shows up, sometimes I go for the old stick routine and loop the ball a few feet off the end. Apparently yelling at yourself doesn't make the 2 steps show up every time, so you can forget about trying that because I've thoroughly tested it for you. In all seriousness though, my backhand has improved and I've made some okay shots.

I'm not recording the matches at this stage. I'm just trying to have fun and make some friends until I know what I'm doing.

I was going to dedicate at least 2 years of my life to Washed Up TT however it appears it will be closer to 2 weeks. For the 999th time, my coaching will come before playing. The rationale behind this decision is extremely strong and I'll talk more about it when it officially happens. I have to admit though, I was pretty excited about Washed Up TT and I had some fun plans. I was going to hire a coach and travel around the Philippines playing matches. I still have all the arrangements in place, just in case something changes again. A friend of mine owns a club there and he's still expecting me

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