Summary: <h4>Men’s World Cup - 0:58</h4> <p>We discuss the results and announce the winner of our competition.</p> <h4>Last #PQOTD - 5:20</h4> <p>How many times have you hit a "round the net” shot?</p> <h4>#PQOTD - 7:37</h4> <p>Who can break the Chinese domination?</p> <h4>This Day in History - 8:00</h4> <p>Australian Goldrush!</p> <h4>What to Practice? - 9:30</h4> <p>Ilia: I'm used to do a lot of footwork in my training. But when I face better players, I lose mostly due to my sloppy receive, 3rd, 4th ball attack skills. Is it good idea to abandon footwork for a while and dedicate 100% of the time to serve & receive drills?</p> <h4> <a href="/table-tennis-forum/elbow-position-when-serving/">Serving Elbow Position</a> - 11:34</h4> <p>Eugene: What is the serving elbow position? Should I lock my elbow in the same position throughout the serve? Because I have a habit of lifting my arm up as on toss the ball up.</p> <h4> <a href="/table-tennis-forum/how-to-improve-my-body-reaction/">Improving Reaction Time</a> - 13:40</h4> <p>Sutthikan: How do I improve my body reaction faster to hit the ball and make my eye catch up to the ball?</p> <h4> <a href="/table-tennis-forum/topspin-contact-straight-line/">Topspin v Sidespin Contact</a> - 16:17</h4> <p>Il: I have a problem with getting more topspin instead of sidespin topspin. I don't know how to brush the ball on the contact with the wrist - with straight line or closed (rounded contact)?</p> <h4>Soft Sponge vs Hard Sponge - 18:20</h4> <p>Ilia: Does the sponge hardness affect amount of spin you can generate on the serve? What gives more spin: soft or hard sponge?</p> <h4>Links in this Episode</h4> <p><a href="http://www.ittf.com/competitions_temp/competitions2.asp?Competition_ID=2596&category=WC">Men's World Cup</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ittf.com/ittv/">Watch top table tennis at ITTF itTV</a></p> <p><a href="/table-tennis/training-secrets/">Training Secrets Course</a></p> <p><a href="/table-tennis/serving-secrets/">Serving Secrets Course</a></p> <p><a href="/table-tennis/strokes-and-technique/improving-your-reflexes/">Improving Your Reflexes</a></p> <p><a href="/table-tennis/strokes-and-technique/forehand-topspin-against-block/">Forehand Topspin Against Block</a></p> <p><a href="/table-tennis/strokes-and-technique/sidespin-forehand-topspin/">Sidespin Forehand Topspin</a></p>
