interesting Youtube channel

Very interesting video on the footwork for the short push against short balls followed by a FH loop -> Liu Guoliang was describing it was like a fencer going in and out. 

I found a few very interesting videos on this channel too like the one below by Wang Nan (see 2:00) which she mentions that cocking the wrist backwards (wrist going into flexion) is a cause for wrist injuries and is an incorrect technique. She was of the school of thought of keeping the elbow closer to the body and the wrist straight (I've made this adjustment recently too - with the wrist starting out mostly straight/neutral and to allow the wrist to break into extension freely at the end of the stroke to release stress) 

There's another one with a super slowmo of Liu Guoliang instructing Ding Ning on the short push (see before and after -> it's a marked improvement!). The difference is in the body usage, he was saying Ding Ning relied too much on hands and ball feeling for the short push rather than using the body...

It is crazy how much spin they get on the short stop AND how short it is. I started doing it because RSM said it took his game to a world class level.

For me, it has drastically changed the way I return serves (it nullifies just about all spin variation) and puts a lot of pressure on the opponent. 

One day. 

My level has dropped like 100+ points at the moment, I feel. Maybe a little more. But that's only because I'm hardly playing at the moment.