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I also wonder how you're doing back home and what has changed (or not). 'Memoirs' refer to experiences in the past, so now you really can get started

Pipsy

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Current setup: Babolat Pure Drive GT 135th Anniversary Edition + Luxilion Big Banger Alu Power 16/19 26k

OOAK Interview with Joo Saehyuk

this is true...
I got home on friday

a little jet lagged, but have trained 4 hours since....

there is approx 5 people in NA who can train my chopping according to my coach, so training will be very....very....selective.

Training blocking and looping I can do with many people, but the backbone of my game relies on very specific people which can be restrictive....

i will be filming my practices with Sun later on this week and hopefully can do some commenting.

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Blade - Joo Se Hyuk
Backhand - TSP Super Spinpips - 1.5mm
Forehand - H3N Prov. 38

That would be greatly appreciated! I wonder what Sun says about your improvements after your trip

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Blade: Butterfly Joo Se Hyuk | FH: DHS NEO Skyline 3 | BH: Dawei 388D Grass20 1,0 mm
My blog: Def-attack's attempts to find balance between defence/attack

Two Palio CK531A ox's against each other, really looking forward to that!

Or will you be playing DF again? Does Sun still use Palio ox?

Pipsy

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Current setup: Babolat Pure Drive GT 135th Anniversary Edition + Luxilion Big Banger Alu Power 16/19 26k

OOAK Interview with Joo Saehyuk

it honestly depends, in canada double fish is better because I play WAY more close to the table as i can generally take control right off the serve against most opponents, 1615 wins here.....

the level i would like to reach however requires a fast chopping game, which palio is better for...

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Blade - Joo Se Hyuk
Backhand - TSP Super Spinpips - 1.5mm
Forehand - H3N Prov. 38

he complains in a very friendly way and says he must actually use effort to practice with me.

i notice my self having improved a vast amount....but no comments so far

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Blade - Joo Se Hyuk
Backhand - TSP Super Spinpips - 1.5mm
Forehand - H3N Prov. 38

Leatherback, you ought to go over there and teach this guy a lesson.



http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/217323/ ... t-spinbin/

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Coach Li: Kill the game against long pimps! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAHNaiIhnWM

Hinse....actually one of the most friendly players I have played with....super nice, not eliteist at all, and a very entertaining lobbing spin variation defensive double inverted game.....I would go hit with him except ottawa is 5 hours away by car hahaha!, but that kinda sucks that he needs donations to cover training costs.....

HINSE come here ill train you for free!

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Blade - Joo Se Hyuk
Backhand - TSP Super Spinpips - 1.5mm
Forehand - H3N Prov. 38

Awsome!!!!!!! Great stuff man quick question have u stuck with h3 neo? If so what version did they give u was it a comercial h3 neo or higher quality

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Blade: Butterfly Joo Se Hyuk
FH: DHS TG3 Neo 2.15
BH: TSP Curl P1R 1.0

Yes i stuck with the H3 neo, I play with a provincial version given to me by the coach, I bought about 10 of them before I left china including a blue sponge.....

but to be honest, there is not that much difference in quality at all, its just consistency in between sheets, and as long as you have hardness labeling....your ok!

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Blade - Joo Se Hyuk
Backhand - TSP Super Spinpips - 1.5mm
Forehand - H3N Prov. 38

What hardness would u recommend for fh chop and mid to long distace loop?

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Blade: Butterfly Joo Se Hyuk
FH: DHS TG3 Neo 2.15
BH: TSP Curl P1R 1.0

hardness is all personal preferance...there is no hardness that suits a certain style, however, the softer it is the easier it is to control....

but if you are planning on switching from T64, for the first month at least of playing you will HATE H3....alot....

if someone gives you a spinny loop to your forehand and you place it back on the table low and deep with alot of top spin like chen weixing or gionis, T64 is elastic enough for your loop to have alot of spin on it simply by controlling your body arm and then hand. H3 returns NONE of your opponents spin and has to come entirely from your own power.

The ONLY reasons I chose to play H3 is because a) I bottom out the tenergy series, b) i prefer to attack backspin as opposed to topspin, and i play close to the table when every I can.

If you consider yourself a defender that chops and loops away from the table more the 80% of the time....dont change, unless u want something more fast attack oriented, then go with T05 or T25

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Blade - Joo Se Hyuk
Backhand - TSP Super Spinpips - 1.5mm
Forehand - H3N Prov. 38

Why is a fantastic thread about training methods in China becoming (yet another) thread about equipment?
Surely one thing we can learn from China is that hard work and bulk of training is the best way of improving yourself as a player, not changing your setup?
Fantastic thread by the way. The multiball exercises for pimples are very useful for me and I have tried to incorporate them into my training. Keep up the good work please!

Leatherback, just to learn from your experience:
I will live in China probably for a year and will have some friendly matches with Chinese teams for sure. However, the Chinese players I met yet speak English quite awkwardly, so I did not yet fully get what they told me. Could you explain the Chinese league system? Do they have something like USATT below the world class? I just want to know which level I am competing with.

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Equipment: 05fx max - On Elmstreet - Timeless 1.9

there is amateur leagues very similar to what USATT where people practice amongst themselves as well as play tournaments for their own pleasure etc etc, but above that, there is the professional system. There is city programs that are associated with each of their provinces....this is where children first learn to play as they live at the facilities. Then they move up to the provincial teams and then if they are lucky, are well connected and their families are in government or have lots of money then they make it to the national teams. In all three of these teams there is several levels as well.

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Blade - Joo Se Hyuk
Backhand - TSP Super Spinpips - 1.5mm
Forehand - H3N Prov. 38