OOAK Table Tennis Forum

First of all Reb, I was just making up stuff just for the hell of it

I mean, there were all these other new posts from the other mods, it was like, man, I gotta do something and get off my a$$...

So glad you took over Reb!

Now to get back to reading your above post.

Edit- Just wanted to add that these rules I made up are largely based on my understanding of pushblocker's tactics and strategy,

REB is just talking about himself and he is not a pushblocker, so I like your more relevent post bettererer as he is more like a untrained modern defender lol

There are different pushblocking philosophies.. Keeping returns short is one of them but that's not mine.. I actually play most of my pushes intentionally long and as fast as I can as I want to control the table with my pushes. I only use the blocking part of my game to force my opponents to push or chop with underspin and then my real strength (aggressive pushing) comes into play and by placing the ball in uncomfortable spots for my opponents, I either produce direct points or attackable balls that I can put away.. The only problem with my style is that it does not work against players who do not produce enough spin as lack of opponents spin will result in lack of control on my part and I will miss shots that I usuually make.