It is since long time ago that I wanted to find a timeslot to write this entry. Finally it seems that I managed to find this time 😉 In this difficult period where Covidˋs pandemics is hitting everywhere is, perhaps, surprising that someone can put its mind on reflecting about technique in sports and, more […]

Coming back again, since a long time of reflection, on a topic going around my mind for a while: what makes a high quality shot? To answer this question I wish to follow the rule of 3, the 3 points that make possible a high quality shot. After some analysis and my basic knowledge of […]

Historically, since the very beginning, I was told that table tennis is one the most difficult disciplines over the planet. As a result its entry ticket is considered as pretty high, it is supposed to require a high investment to new practitioners. That is ok, but then a reflection (perhaps too simplistic) came to my […]

Welcome back again to those few that might be following this blog! I know, I have been absent for a long time but last half of 2016 and first half of 2017 have been exhausting and did not provide me too much opportunity to write in this blog. Previous 2016-2017 season was pretty irregular, from […]

L’effet de levier (the lever’s effect) is known in the financing domain as any technique targeting to multiply gains and losses. No doubt that is a good metaphor of the Law of Lever by Archimedes who stated ‘Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth’. A lever can be a […]

It is long time ago since my last entry in this blog. Lot of work and reflections on many different topics – not just table tennis – consumed most of this time since then. My main concern – related to this blog – was about finding the right words to provide others with the input that can […]

Many times I find people in table tennis forums complaining on how different can be 2 blades that are supposed to be the same model. I have to agree with them, especially, when we are dealing with pure wood blades. Wood is a live material and as a result at source and over its life […]

When buying a table tennis blade, the rule of thumb for the choice of the right handle is usually the following: – Straight handle: For those strongly grabbing their bat. – Anatomic handle. For those loosely grabbing their bat. – Flared handle: For those grabbing their bat not too hard not too loosely. In addition, […]

I love table tennis. I have enjoyed table tennis for about 20 years, mainly as a player but also occasionally as a trainer and always as a supporter of this wonderful and complex discipline. I met plenty of interesting people of different nationalities and conditions since then and learnt (and I’m still learning) from different […]