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I think if you yell at adult learners "bend your knees more" you will be correct 99.99% of the time, you don't need AI to do that. In fact, that is what a lot of coaches do in the sport (and get paid for it) Seriously speaking, I think sports coaching, especially for amateurs is one of the areas where AI can be very useful. The reason is that if AI gives you correct advice 90% of the time and incorrect for the rest 10%, it should be fine, as the price of an error is relatively small. At the same time, you don't want to ride a self-driving car that makes incorrect judgments 10% of the time for obvious reasons. So good luck with building the app and I am looking forward to trying it out myself!



Nah, if I ever go to the dark side, I will switch to LPs, I really enjoy chopping from time to time.

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Probably - it would make him even more scary. Right now he makes ~2000 USATT kids cry, with decent FH he'd do it to 2200 ones.

I'm yet to beat him, lost 2:3 so many times... So, congrats, Dr. Pivot!

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Thank you! I usually play better against Anti/LPs, than against most other styles given the same level. Thanks to years of playing a Seemiller-style Anti guy in a local league and regularly practicing with a very good chopper all when I was in PA.

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Where are you these days and any plans for future Westchester tournaments? I think I'll be there in January if things go 'ok', with Covid and what not... Might be a good opportunity to meet up and swap technique and tactics tips.

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Tssss.... The first rule of the tactics club is to not talk about tactics club!

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Do believe there should be an optional "abuse mode"? This means that I will abuse you if you do the wrong things. What kind of language should be used in abuse mode?

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Just make the app read the posts out loud from this thread. Should be abusive enough to cause PTSD.

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Great idea! For best effect the abuse should be in a language the player doesn't understand.

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This is hilarious! Don't forget to turn on the subtitles.

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More TT comedy. That awkward feeling when you realize that you are probably not going to win the match.

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That's always a very peaceful feeling to realize Wow, this guy is way better than me. Pressure is gone.

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Yoko Ono

It was actually a competitive match, I lost 1-3. But he was better for sure. I mean, how do you even hit shots like that in a tournament, especially under pressure in the semifinals? Playing counter looping rallies all day?

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Way above my level.. (About 500-600 points above..)

Iskandar

Presumably that's all he does. There are lots of guys like that. Even in warmups, they hit for 10 seconds then suddenly they are three meters back counter-looping. When I play them I always tell myself: Don't let him get away from the table. It doesn't usually work because my short game is not good enough. And it's difficult to stop someone from backing up. But that's the chance. They are used to having so much time between balls. If you can take that away and make them play within arm's-length from the table, sometimes they don't look so good.

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Yoko Ono

Yeah, makes sense. I should also not play to their forehand when they do get away from the table. At least according to part 09 of the Playing Table Tennis Points series.

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