Estimation of USATT Ranking

infernowasif34 wrote: Thanks for the reply. Any constructive criticism?

Still think around 1650-1750

Being rated a little over 1200 at that time (good East Coast Club), I got a chance to play a 1900 colleague in a practice match. Dave is a real 1900, and probably should be much more, quite a tall guy, moves well, has a great feel for the ball, just maybe becomes a little impatient if a good player sends him a lot of underspin balls. His service is easy, a type that never likes to win with just the serve. Who am I to judge... Anyways, a few years ago I got to play him, on a good day of mine. I played with TBS with T80 both sides at that time (cannot do this any more due to joint issues). I lost 1:3, with a couple my lost games very close (like 12:14). There were moments that the spectators actually loudly applauded my play. Might be my best match ever. The funny part is this: a new guy came to the club that night, he saw the match; later I invited him to play and he refused saying that he is not my level, no irony there. A couple weeks later I found out he is 1400. 

Edited by JacekGM - 12/25/2017 at 9:53pm

Thanks for the reply guys. The problem with my chopping stroke came from the fact that I practised a lot of FAST multiball with my coach which is why I couldn't really use a long stroke as it would mean the next ball would fly by. I have been practising with a coach for 4 years now, although it has been for two days a week without much dedication from my side. But recently I have been getting more serious and will start to practise for 4 days a week. My coach is the National Champion of Bangladesh but due to the fact that he is so young (around 22) he doesn't know much about playing with LPs (playing against is a different story). It is the same with 99% players and coaches of our country. Every one of them sees LPs as something to compensate for a weak backhand with. My previous coach told me I had a good knack for hitting balls back with LPs which is why I switched, and it was so fun that I never looked back. But alas, the problem of how to play with LPs still remained. So I turned to youtube and forums to know about how to play with LPs. My coaches just gave me an LP and helped me practise but I never knew much about in game strategies. Sorry for the long post.

BOTTOM LINE: I have a coach who doesn't know much about playing with LPs, but he can help me with any kind of practice I want. Thank you for suggesting the problem with my footwork. I am already working on my chopping stroke with much slower multiball. But it will take a bit more time to see results of it in the game as it is a habit I built for over two years. Please suggest drills to cover footwork of backhand chop to forehand counterloop transitioning! Secondly, to the guy who said this might be just a good day I had, I can show you more videos over the next couple of months where I play a similar level, but that's not the main problem here is it?

P.S rocketman thanks for rating me so highly against all the odds xD

I'm definitely not giving up. Especially not after resolving to get a good amount of practice every week. Nah I'm not going to play a pushblock style, the ultimate style I aspire to get is the Gionis/Filus style. Thanks for your suggestion though!

infernowasif34 wrote: P.S I played inverted BH for two years before switching to LP for two years. My backhand loop and block is still a bit consistent although not as much. But Table Tennis has been way more fun after I switched to LP.

Definitely if it fits your personality.   And my guess is that you beat certain players more. Don't underestimate the issues with not having a coach. But I wouldn't underestimate the fun either unless it is tied to winning as winning stops as soon as most opponents adjust to the changes in ball reads they have to make. But if you can find someone to mentor or coach you that helps a lot.

I think I'm on my own with game strategies and strokes. But as Ive said, I can get all the practice I want, so I plan on doing just that for sometime and see where I go.No, I don't win more against certain player. As a matter of fact, the second string junior players (whem they play fellow inverted loopers I think they are 1500+ AT LEAST) like me, beat me in practice all the time. My winning percentage was much lower. But, in a recent inter-school tournament I beat thwm and became the champion. The irony is, it had more to do with them getting nervous about playing against long pips and me seeing that as the perfect opportunity to pickhit. I won that tournament as a pickhitter, not as a modern defender. But this definitely won't work against the first string junior players the best among them being 2000+ easily. So yeah basically I'm more or less screwed xD

infernowasif34 wrote: I think I'm on my own with game strategies and strokes. But as Ive said, I can get all the practice I want, so I plan on doing just that for sometime and see where I go.No, I don't win more against certain player. As a matter of fact, the second string junior players (whem they play fellow inverted loopers I think they are 1500+ AT LEAST) like me, beat me in practice all the time. My winning percentage was much lower. But, in a recent inter-school tournament I beat thwm and became the champion. The irony is, it had more to do with them getting nervous about playing against long pips and me seeing that as the perfect opportunity to pickhit. I won that tournament as a pickhitter, not as a modern defender. But this definitely won't work against the first string junior players the best among them being 2000+ easily. So yeah basically I'm more or less screwed xD

Thanks man! Was just planning on opening a blog, need to get a tripod first xD Yeah I do have good players to practise against, almost all of them can loop consistently against my chops if we are talking single ball bh side to bh side only and I'm mostly the one who lets them down after averaging 3 or 4 hits. We don't have any 'clubs' here at all. Mostly people playing in 3 or 4 places in the city with one table. Only our National Stadium has 4 tables. But all these people have been trained more or less by coaches and you will rarely find a player with no orthodox training in these few small places for Table Tennis. It's 80% training 20% games even for players who rarely show up once a week. Needless to say, the player base and amount of tourneys/leagues is also much much less than other countries. Sorry, just a small rant about my country. But of course, you will find many casual players in schools and homes.

Edited by infernowasif34 - 12/26/2017 at 2:02pm

infernowasif34 wrote: I guess I was a little ticked off because I assumed you implied I put up a fight because of the same coloured rubber, sorry about that. And yeah the reason was as I mentioned, but she didn't lose any points because of that I think, at least none that I noticed. Although there might have been a psychological disadvantage but unlikely from the way she played.

Well you can't be ticked off if you broke the rules in a way that puts the opponent at a disadvantage and your opponent was just too good regardless.   It's like using illegal serves but your opponent was so good that it didn't matter or the serves were not good enough so it made no difference. So if you are ticked off, live with it.

Edited by NextLevel - 12/26/2017 at 4:40pm

skip3119 wrote: pgpg wrote: Huh? Seeing someone playing with same-color rubbers is HIGHLY unusual these days, I'm actually surprised no one mentioned it before in this thread. And it is providing some advantage in the match, since opponent has no visual cues to go by.  Kind of amused by your reaction, but OK. ============= Oops, I did watch the video, but missed that the guy used same color of rubber (black) on both sides.  Thanks for pointing that out. Shame on that guy.

'Shame on that guy.' Lol what? You are completely missing the point that I glued that rubber from that shop/academy(the girl's coach glued the rubbers and I bought the tenergy from there) and the girl and the coach was fine with me playing with it as I had no other option.

Edit: Sorry I think I didn't mention it before (mixed it up with my ooak post). This is a Table Tennis Shop in Malaysia which doubles as an academy. The girl's coach who was tending to the shop (not the main owner, he is a p1r chopper I heard but sadly didn't get to meet) is a Malaysian National Team Player.

Edited by infernowasif34 - 12/26/2017 at 9:58pm

Looking forward to it! I don't browse ooak, so if you do set it up and post some videos, please post a link here too :)

Yeah mickd sure, will post links. And skip, not sure why you are being so salty and trying to poke me again and again. The issue with the same coloured rubber wasn't even seen as much by any of us,which is why I didn't mention anything, and being caught? LOL. You'd think anyone would see the black rubbers on both sides if I posted clear video, which I did so not sure what made you think I could 'hide' it. In the first place, it was just a casual match I played after putting rubbers on my new blade one of which I bought from the shop. If poking me is all you will do, I won't reply anymore.

Yeah, my mistake. I will be very careful not to skip out on any details from now on whenever I post something.