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I'm also super curious about how well people understand what i know. (even if I'm wrong on every single point).

Do people know what I know in 2020? If you think you do, please make a quick 2- 3 minute video and quickly explain backhand and forehand hit, backhand and forehand topspin against block and backspin, how to move between backhand and forehand topspin, how to play forehand from 2 positions & how to pivot. Throw in some serves too if you want along with banana flick. Serve recovery too.

Okay, it might be 3 mins with all of this. If you take more than 10 seconds for the forehand counterhit, you've gone to long.

You don't need to use a ball (just shadow) and a quick demo with 2 or 3 sentences on each shot is more than enough. Make sure it's 2020 and not 2016. Send the video to [email protected] or post it here. I'll never show anyone if that's your wish and I'm truly curious.

There are things I've never demonstrated like diving early into backhands (like mickd) or jumping into the backswing on forehand cross/semi cross, but most things are either on the website or have been discussed here.

As I've said a number of times, I'm working on simplifying 2020 content every day atm.

Let me tell you a true story, that may sound like a joke at first...I assure you it's true.

Last year, I spoke to a player in a hotel bar/cafe in Czech Republic (told you it sounds like a joke). This guy was ranked 130-140 in the world and he asked me what I thought of his game.

Today I tried to practice my serve on an outdoors table after not playing for 5 months. It took me approximately 15 swings before I could even hit a ball on the reverse serve. And even the lightest wind affecting the ball after the toss is very annoying.

I tried to train banana flick with the robot today and I realized that I have no concept of what it means to wait for the ball. In my head, I Was waiting for the ball. On the video, I was woefully late.

https://youtu.be/tPIjwY_HhA4?t=221

Maybe I really should have started when I was in diapers so my brain would learn how to track the ball...

This is a completely out of the blue post but I realized today that Making a come back after my surgery wouldn’t be like other come backs before. Especially with the complications around Lockdown this’ll be a much harder journey. I’m currently so heavy at the moment that I probably can’t even execute most of the technical strokes correctly.

Also for some reason I can’t rally to save my life in matches. It’s like I don’t even see ball 3 or ball 5 even when they are coming to the same spot.

A 2400 player spot me 6 points and I couldn’t even win a single point most games it was a shocking a reality check.

I’m not depressed or anything just to be clear it’s just me sharing my thoughts that I need to be prepared for a longer journey than what I’m typically used to.

Maybe BRS was onto something so I did order a new pair of glasses and maybe that will help.

This is a completely out of the blue post but I realized today that Making a come back after my surgery wouldn’t be like other come backs before. Especially with the complications around Lockdown this’ll be a much harder journey. I’m currently so heavy at the moment that I probably can’t even execute most of the technical strokes correctly.