Why didn't the GOAT twiddle enough ?

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Why didn't the GOAT twiddle enough ?

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Has any of you wondered why the GOAT never twiddled enough?
Do you think he may have won more of his matches against various fake GOATS & chemical Olympic & world champions?

In fact I have noticed this among all male choppers as well

I think few women choppers especially from Russia or Ukraine twiddled a lot
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Re: Why didn't the GOAT twiddle enough ?

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Gosep wrote: ↑March 13th, 2026, 4:17 am I think few women choppers especially from Russia or Ukraine twiddled a lot
You think Click link > TETYANA BILENKO yes?


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Re: Why didn't the GOAT twiddle enough ?

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Click link > Ganna Gaponova

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Re: Why didn't the GOAT twiddle enough ?

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I realize it is not a good idea to start twiddling (a smart racket ) too early in a player's early development .
Each player has different time frame to reach this point of being ready to twiddle

For one player it may be just 10 months . But for anothe rplayer it may be 10 years.
It is hard to say

But you are not exploiting the full power of a smart racket if you do not start twiddlin =g when you may be ready
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Re: Why didn't the GOAT twiddle enough ?

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Keep also in mind that just twiddling is not enough
If you are using the wrong racket , then twiddling is less effective

Take for example Manika Batra.
She twiddles well & uses the Butterfly Viscaria & spinny inverted from forehand used on backhand
But the problem is that Viscaria is a dumb blade & useless for her slim pips on her backhand
Manika is optimizing her racket for forehand and sacrificing her backhand
An outer composite like Viscaria is a huge joke when combined with slim or long pips
In fact any composite on slim or long pips side defeats the very purpose of using slim pips or long pips
The blade should be ENHANCING slim or long pips effect , not dehancing (my new word degrading+enhancng :D ) or negating it
No need to do that if she is using a smart blade with a layer composition on her backhand better suited for ITTF slim pips
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