Brian Pace Update!

 

I have certainly been busy out of country at times unable to repsond to posts when there is revolution in the air, so I can certainly understand your sentiment. Your response is fair.

read the description of the youtube video and then say something like that. 

If you were as committed to making TT videos and giving to the sport, then I'm sure you'd find yourself wanting to have fun sometimes, too. 

I like to know that the guy teaching me about table tennis is also human. Maybe that's just me though. 

 

Very, very nice video.  I always like how you break things down.  However, I disagree with the whole weight vs. lift portion.  Yes, we have to be aware of the "consequence of our shot" as Stellan Bengtsson likes to call it.  So if I serve underspin, yes most likely my opponent will push back (unless they decide to take a risk and flip) so I have to be ready to loop vs. underspin.  But this doesn't mean if I serve 35 lbs. of underspin, my opponent will automatically add 20 lbs of underspin in addition to what I gave him and I will miss the 55 lbs. of underspin because my max loop lift is only 40 lbs.  There are other factors at work here ex. his racket angle, how much he snaps his wrist on the push, or maybe even if he just sticks his racket out and let my own spin bite on his racket thus propelling the ball to my side with very little spin.  As a matter of fact, if I serve no spin, my opponent can even give me back a push with very heavy underspin even though I gave him nothing.  So I don't know where these calculations come from.  Correct me if I'm wrong but you're basically saying I better not serve too heavy of an underspin because what will come back to me will always be heavier.  This is not always the case I assure you. 

 

Also, the examples of Richard Ciz attacking poorly after his underspin serves were not very good examples of the "if you serve underspin, your opponent will end up giving you more underspin" theory.  The first one, he missed because you returned it to his elbow and he didn't move enough to his BH side so he got jammed up.  The second one, he was anticipating a long return but you smartly dropped short to his FH side.  None of this showed that after serving underspin, the return was heavier underspin.

 

Other than that, I thought the video was great and I enjoyed it.  By the way, I commend you on your choice of Rocky Wang as business partner and friend.  That guy has got to be one of the most polite coaches I've ever met.  No choing or applause when his students get net dribblers or edges.  Very, very nice guy.