Rate me and advises are very much welcome.. 

Just so you know I didnt have any trainor/coach where I was from so that will explain my poor form (I think my strokes are akward but im confident i can make it in the table) , and yes I have a weak bh.. lol   :-)

he's my  5th opponent that night.. im a bit tired (change the loser)

please dont quote the video..

Sorry for the bad angle.. 

Update:

Ok this was my first game that day.. no warm ups.. lol.. 1st and 2nd game was a mess, cant run around.. too stiff body.. etc.. 

Yes many of my pushes went high in this game, im really having a hard time keeping it low with this guy's pushes coz most of the time its fast and has no/little chop. 

hhahaha.. thanks..

also when your opponent chops it back to your bh corner you're trying to loop-drive the ball and I noticed you drove several into the bottom of the net.  when you're tring to loop underspin, especially if it's heavy underspin make sure you're racket gets below the table and you contact the ball at 3 o'clock (12 being at the top).  You're probably contacting the ball more at 1:30 - 2 against the underspin and you're going into the net.  when someone says to "open with more spinny loops" they basically mean to do this as it will produce more spin.  Once you loop the underspin (contacting the ball at ~ 3 o'clock) then if you're opponent blocks it back you can drive it more by coming over the ball around 1:30. 

Hope this helps.

thanks for the ratings and advices.

will try to get a video of me looping and looping and looping against a chopper(lp user).  :-) he doesnt visit the club often though.. 

maam gatz, i admit my game is not very consistent.. sometimes i play very well sometimes not. :-)

But I wonder hows the accuracy of baltimore ratings coz I know people who went to the baltimore open and they were rated 1800+ and 1900+, I could defeat them 3-0.... but then again I know their game. ahahah

 

I don't like rating people better than me because that's where inaccuracy comes from. But If I had to guess I'd put you at anywhere from 1950-2150. The attackers or general offensive players that I've personally seen that are 2200+ i think are better than you, but those are only the ones I've seen personally.. so I feel okay with my guess.

 

good playing! how long have you played table tennis?

@APW thanks for the nice rating but that may be too high... :-) Yes players here acknowledge my fast feet and good ball anticipation. and ofcourse my serves.

@Beeray I started playing 1996.. no coach/trainer. then stop for 4 years... back playing then stopped for 3 years then back again  This last three years were the time I made huge development especially with rallies coz there's a lot of players here (different styles) and are good.  

I remember when I started, we only learn new stuff every year (regional competition), we practice what we saw & encounter.. If only there were already internet in our area that time..

Yes I made pretty many bad shots selection.. especially when an opponent had made a winner shot or I made a pretty bad shot.. I have to get back one .. forcing the shot.. ahaha but ofc Im more patient at tourneys

Anyone had a good link on Good TT exercise without playing? Also anyone could mail me a good training program? basic and advance...  TIA

Edit:

I can defeat all the players here already (not all the time but I can most of the time), Im worried my improvement will be stucked.. Any advice? As much as I want to do multiballs, I cant coz people here directly plays the game (a little drilling ofc). 

I wish that would happen, would love to play with you.  ALways up for a challenge 

thanks.. Im working on that already, lately Im playing games without me serving :-)

@speedplay

Yes I look better on the 2nd vid, my pushes in the 2nd vid were lower.. Like I said Im having difficulty pushing low with the guy on the first vid.. the video doesnt clearly show how he push.. its push form is like unorthodox but its a lil fast with less spin.

@chris

thanks for the rating, but do you mind justifying it? Could use your knowledge in the game.. it may help me develop 

thanks to all..

REPOST:

also if there are training programs months before a major competition...............

thanks for the link.. will check it later.

Its been so long.. I have not been very active playing lately,received my calix blade for testing/review.. 3rd day Using Calix Fl, T05FH and Cornilleau Pilot Adv 2.0mm BH

 

You may not like my assessment:  Looks like you are weaker than Joseph Cruz of the Philippines.

Not sure if you know or have played Joseph or not.

 

Enjoyed your video.

 

Thanks for sharing your video. I have practiced with players ranging from 1400 - 2500 here in Chicago. I can safely say that you are definitely more than 1500 and less than 2200. But that is a big range. 

One of the problems I am having in figuring out your game, is that your opponent does not vary his shots much so I am not sure how you would react to an opponent who is varying spins, speeds, placement, etc.

I use to practice with a 1900 level player and he had a whole repertoire of shots that would drive opponents crazy. Technique was OK, but where he excelled was in dimensions of his play - both during service, returns, and shot placements.

I am only guessing, but I think you might find him difficult to handle. So that would narrow it down to 1500 - 1900. 

According to this chart, the average USATT player is about 1700. 

http://www.usatt.org/member_rankings.shtml - http://www.usatt.org/member_rankings.shtml

So based upon your speed, footwork, aggressive game on both wings, I would say that you are probably on par with the average USATT player at 1700. There are so many different styles that can get a 1700 rating and I think yours falls into it. If you developed a greater variety of shots I think you would be much higher. On the other hand, I can be completely misreading the quality of your opponent and you might be much better than I suspect.

Hope this helps,

Rich

 

Rich, I think you interpreted the chart incorrectly. It has a line at 1700, which it indicates is the boundary between "Intermediate" and "Advanced" players.

 

The range for average USATT members is shown as 1400-1700

 

The average tournament player is shown to be 1700-1800

 

I guess it depends on how you're using the term "player"... those who are consistently coming to tournaments?

 

Icontek had some statistics recently on the average rating... maybe he'll chime in.

+1 I'd start him at 1999 also and wouldn't be surprised if he ends up around 2100 at some point, there's a lot of mistakes in the match but there's also too many variation in shots he plays and too much touch to start under 2000

  That's why I seriously wonder about people's ability to estimate rating from a video!  Sometimes I think people are just throwing a number out there.

where do you play? i see joseph cruz play at amoranto almost everyday as i also play there

 

This is a good idea.  Although sometimes these people don't even have ratings themselves.  Sometimes I think that rating estimates become biased based on someones own level.  They think, "I could give that person a run for their money and I'm around (insert rating) or so."  Sometimes its different when you are on the other side of the table and you actually wouldn't do as well against that person as you think.  Just a thought.

OK, lots of people are weaker than Joseph Cruz. (True.)

 

Wyatt: 

 

Since you reside in the Philipines, I'll throw you another name, see if you know or have played this guy -

Mark Andrew Flores (usatt 2009-2124).

 

Both Joseph and Mark beat me without any problems when they visited our club in USA.

 

From the video, you looked weaker than Mark as well.

ur footwork is solid and ur fh loop can be very explosive at times but its not consistent enough.

ur bh is a bit weak to make u a 2000 player.