Most of it is applicable to anyone who is ready to put in the time and practice to follow in Alex's footsteps and develop their game to a high level. Here are some interesting quotes from the book. There are many more that are specific to the techniques he is working on, but these are some of the more general ones that caught my eye. I especially love the "I did not know what I did not know" statement - this is the bane of so many players, who often do not know that they do not know what they do not know.
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There is just a need to find new weaknesses in your game and learn to turn the weakness into weapons. Cheng Yinghua returns today from his three-week vacation in China. I've been coaching many of his students while he was gone, and it's been exhausting, though it's been a big bonus monetary-wise. But now I'll finally catch up on rest - and soon I'll dive back into the final rewrite of my own newest book, "Table Tennis Tactics: It's given both in text form and video 2: How do these three seemingly different topics come together?
As Peter explains, the sidespin serve sets up the smash, and the fast serve keeps opponents from getting too used to the sidespin serve. June 30 - July 4. Starts in sixty days. England's Matt Jarvis, son of former English champions Nick and Linda Jarvis now Linda Jarvis-Howard , made the English national team football team that's soccer to us Americans - and then broke the ice with his new teammates by beating them in table tennis!
I just finished reading the excellent book Breaking , by Alex Polyakov. Instructional books generally do a good job in teaching how to do each technique; this book shows the actual events taking place as the techniques were learned, how they were learned, and most important, why. And on a related note, Alex's coach, Gerald Reid, who is mentioned throughout the book, came to several of our training camps back in the s! Improvement in table tennis is rarely a steady upward progression; as you learn new things, your game often temporarily "regresses" as you learn the new technique, and so rapidly-improving players often go up a bunch, then down a little, then up, then down.
And that proves to be the case with Alex - see his rating chart. If you have a rating, just put in your name, and then click on "Chart Ratings" on the right. Just when I thought the book was nearing completion, it got less competed. I'd really hoped to have it pretty much finalized before I leave to coach at the U. Olympic Trials next Wednesday. There's little chance of that now. I'll be spending much of my time between now and then watching videos of opposing players to prepare for the Trials, plus a busy coaching schedule since I'm also subbing for Coach Jeffrey Zheng, who's in China for a few weeks.
On the other hand, in my completely unbiased opinion, the book keeps getting better and better! Here's a video from PingSkills 1: Basically, to serve low, you need to contact the ball low.
Serving low is one of those keys to serving that players often do not appreciate because you can get away with slightly high serves at the intermediate level. As you advance, stronger players either jump all over these serves, or more likely simply have no trouble making effective returns. The server never understands that if they learned to serve very low to the net, the opponent would have to lift up on the ball, making it harder to attack or control the return.
Here's a place that sells some very nice table tennis jewelry. Yes, you too can show up at the club bedecked with table tennis ornamentation!
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Check out all four pages. There should be a way to view all on one page, but I don't see a way. Let's all take a moment and pay our respects to some of those who may soon no longer be with us.
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May they rest in peace. Am I missing any? There are still many practitioners of these "dying arts," but they are getting older and fewer. Here's future world champion Jamie, age one, demonstrating his futuristic forehand as he does multiball training. Afterwards he'll do some counterlooping, some footwork drills, half an hour of serve practice, and then pushups, sit-ups, and a five-mile run. See the seven pages of comments on this video. So many players have poor ready positions. They stand up too straight, their feet are too close together, their weight isn't on the balls of their feet, and their non-playing arm hangs loosely at their side like a dead snake.
But there's a simple cure I now use with many students.
I go over to their side and say, "Let's play imaginary basketball. A perfect playing stance! So next time you play, why not get in the habit of starting each rally with a little imaginary basketball?
I wrote about this same topic yesterday, including the basketball angle, but I wanted to elaborate here. Here are five videos that showcase the evolution of table tennis, from the hardbat days to the present. It includes extensive segments on the major champions. While we're on the subject of table tennis books, here's my collection of of 'em. While you're downloading "Breaking " above , why not download " Twisted Tales " for 99 cents? It's a collection of 66 super-short horror stories, all of the 66 words long, including two of mine, "The Hand of God" and "A Brush with Dirty Yellow Teeth.
The credit card company somehow recognized it as fraud, blocked the purchase, and contacted me. So the card was cancelled, and a new one is coming. Create new account Request new password. Chat schedule No chats are scheduled at this time. Friday the 13th and a Cold I've still got my cold, and was tempted to skip the blog again this morning.
Wallet and Other Old Stuff Since I'm feeling very old right now due to my cold, I thought I'd tell the story of my wallet, which turns 32 years old this month. Interview with Ferenc Karsai Here's a video interview 8: Creepy Pong In honor of Friday the 13th, here's Creepy Pong - see how many Halloween ghouls you can beat at table tennis! Larry Hodges's blog Login or register to post comments reads.
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Breaking by Alex Polyakov [Note - I did a very short review of this here in February, but I decided to do a more extensive one - after all, this is primarily a coaching blog, and this is a unique coaching book. I simply did not know what I did not know. My game consisted of simply reacting to the ball and hitting it if the opportunity came up. I had no strategy, no clear and concise thinking; all I had was simple brute force. He called it a 'base.
This so-called base was meant to establish a set of technically correct strokes, which I could execute flawlessly and with consistency. Player's skills define rating points through results produced in competitive tournament level settings. Open Table Tennis Championships Home page. Matt Jarvis breaks the Ice with table tennis England's Matt Jarvis, son of former English champions Nick and Linda Jarvis now Linda Jarvis-Howard , made the English national team football team that's soccer to us Americans - and then broke the ice with his new teammates by beating them in table tennis!
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