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Ah, an effort to make TTEdge great again.

https://youtu.be/9uRUM3DpiM0?t=675

This was my favorite footwork movement in the match. Again, it doesn't look right but what I like about it is that I actually pushed back off the finish of the minor pivot to recover. I think I did something like this against Diwakar on Thursday night and recovered to kill his block to my forehand and he actually said out loud, "Laj, you are supposed to miss those shots!"

I think movement wise, this is probably the best match I played in my life. My body collected on it though. But at least, I have video to show that I could have been a contender...

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Yes, that is true and I am aware of the issue. I am just trying to not fix everything at once 90 degrees is an exaggeration IMHO.



Yes, one needs decent strokes to do footwork, but the strokes do not necessarily have to be loops. As far as I know, kids in sports school (at least in Russia) start doing lots of footwork as soon as they can counterhit. Later on when they learn how to loop from a single point (which involves footwork too), they start doing two-point forehands with FH loop and the "triangle drill": one FH loop, one BH counterhit. After that they progress to one BH loop and one FH loop, which is a pretty advanced drill. It is all about learning the habit to move into position for every shot. If one trains for years to learn the reasonably good loops and only then starts learning proper footwork, they will form bad habits and face a hell of a challenge of breaking the habit of playing like a tree. It happened to me to some extent: when I returned to the sport after a long hiatus, coaches pointed fingers at me saying that I was glued to the floor It took me two years of training and YUGE effort to start moving in matches. Not moving quickly and precisely, just moving somehow.

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In Russia, they probably don't have coaches who take your money for teaching you nothing about strokes and then blame your poor play on your bad footwork. Yes I was taught basic footwork and I compensated often for movement with my height and shot quality. In the end, it really depends on how good you want to get and how you want to play. Even as much as I mock my footwork, it is often better than many adults I play agsinst, including some people who trained as kids, partly because excessive movement can be a result of poor strokes combined with good athleticism.

Pointing your feet outwards is stance basics. It is as fundamental as your grip. I wouldn't recommend delaying it but you seem to know a lot about table tennis so you know best. 90 degrees could be an exaggeration but whatever works for you.

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9 days without a post on this thread!

TTEdge Not Executing Table Tennis Shots Series?

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We are just waiting for Brett to deliver on his promise to make TTEdge great again. Until then, there is always youtube...

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Video content is on it's way soon. Starting a new series too.

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That is TTEdge Training Hard series.

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While we wait for more excellent content I'll give you my tip for the year.

Get your eyes checked. I had an infection in my right eye which was changing my vision day to day. A few days of eye drops and I was making solid contact with the ball again. I did not feel this infection in any way. I thought I just wasn't getting enough sleep.

It lowered my morale for playing quite a bit...I felt like I was getting worse because I was worse. I would shank and miss forehands endlessly. Yesterday I finally played to my ability for the first time in a while and it really felt good.

Since things are slow here ...
It's funny you should say that Wilkinru, because I find eyesight, at least clarity/acuity makes no difference to my results. I'm mild/moderately short-sighted (-2.25) and the only difference when corrected is that instead of seeing the logo on the ball once per match, I see it a few times. I figure a tt ball is pretty big and fast moving so a few mm of blur on its edges doesn't matter. Though it's nice to be able to read the scoreboard on the next table without squinting. Anyhow I'm curious as to others' views on this.

Similarly, I was surprised when a former Australian champ told me that the lack of light in the (what everyone considers to be a) well-lit hall had a significant negative affect on his play.

Yeah I'll agree that if you are not perfect at seeing that it won't matter a ton, plus you are used to it. My situation included shifting vision - so my eye's focus would change during play. It's a pretty horrible experience that I wish on one one else.

Brightness does matter to me and most others. At the club we know which tables are dark and avoid them if possible.

This week is the start of ttEDGE's commitment to 2 videos per week ongoing. LTT63 is Ben Taylor's first attempt at making a video. It's only semi serious however the Wiggle Wobble is a legitimate shot and has won me many points. It is an amazing feeling when totally fool an opponent. Here is the YouTube version which is a little less serious, but that's part of ttEDGE I guess.

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The new series is about training and drilling the skill learned in the LTT series. Can anyone suggest a good name for the new series? Laj?

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How about DTTS - Drilling Table Tennis Skills?

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