137 Deceptive Spin
◎Two steady masters meet!◎
Because you need to accumulate force to pull the ball to make up for the weak friction of the straight racket on the ball.
Every time Song Linzhou pulled the ball, he would lean sideways a lot.
Mori Yunan took advantage of Song Linzhou's sideways time to attack and scored points.
The score was [9:11].
Mori Yunan actually scored several points in a row and won the first game.
Qin Xiaoba especially wanted to kowtow to his big ling brother at this moment, begging Song Linzhou to stop being stubborn, hit the fast ball, hit the first three shots, and hit the landing point, okay?
The head coach of the men's team stood nearby, arms folded, and said nothing.
Shi Ge had usually observed this Hong Kong player training with the national team.
The four foreign players are currently assigned to the management of the second team's head coach.
Teams one and two are in the same training hall, but Team two is in the small sub-hallways on the left and right, while Team one is in the large training ground at the entrance.
Because Ren Xinhua said that since people came to Beijing to study, they must improve themselves before returning.
Therefore, Shi Ge also gave some training suggestions to Caribou and Sen Yunan.
Although he changed from a straight-blade to a horizontal-blade, Mori Yunan's horizontal-blade skills are now not inferior to anyone who has practiced horizontal-blade since childhood.
I guess when he was in the Hong Kong team, the Hong Kong team coach used a lot of drastic measures and carried out very tedious and repetitive training in order to make Mori Yunan do this.
Shi Ge had originally thought it was a difficult feat for this player to achieve, but now, watching Sen Yunan play against the straight-blade Song Linzhou, he suddenly discovered a major flaw in switching from straight to horizontal blades that no one had noticed before, and it was revealed by Sen Yunan...
"Do you know why Baobao plays basketball so well?" Maomao, standing at the front of the women's team, suddenly spoke.
The girls looked at the captain, wondering why Maomao suddenly mentioned Zhu Qi.
It is a matter of common knowledge worldwide that Zhu Qi fought well.
It's just the talent that God is chasing and feeding me, and my astonishing efforts.
"She can do the 'deceptive spin' to perfection," Maomao continued.
The term "deceptive spin" is too advanced.
Many young female team members can understand it, but do not understand the meaning.
Maomao glanced at Zhu Qi again and used him as an example. "When you pull the ball, you use both your wrist and fingers simultaneously. The wrist is responsible for creating the big spin—the upswing, downswing, and sideways spin you know. But the fingers add a deceptive little spin to the ball, adding a slight sideways spin to the upswing or downswing. This tricks the opponent into mistaking the spin and causing them to lose the ball."
The women's team players nodded in agreement, thinking: In the industry, this is called sneaking in.
Sometimes when they practiced with Zhu Qi, they felt that the ball seemed to be flying towards them with a downward spin, but when they caught it, it turned into a downward left spin.
This is a super high-level ball, and you dare not add spin to it secretly easily, because if the opponent's ball is very spinning and you add weak spin to it, it will be easy to lose the ball.
Only players of Zhu Qi and Maomao's caliber can add rotations with such certainty.
But Sen Yunan can't do that.
When Mori Yunan and Qin Xiaoba were playing against each other, because both of them were using horizontal rackets, when they were hitting strong spin balls, because the speed was too fast and the spin was too strong, in the milliseconds of the fight, it was not obvious that Mori Yunan was using his wrist to increase strength to make up for the lack of finger strength.
However, when playing against Song Linzhou, it was revealed that Mori Yunan's fingers were weak and he was unable to create a false spin. Instead, he was led by the flexibility of the straight blade.
Maybe it’s because there are too few people playing with straight blades nowadays.
This has only come to light now.
Qin Xiaoba felt that the situation on the field was beginning to be controlled by Song Linzhou. After pulling to multiple boards, the balls that were difficult for Song Linzhou to handle were suddenly caught.
Several young players on the male team were a little confused and could only stick their heads out to stare at Song Linzhou's every move of pulling the ball.
Song Linzhou's movements were very wide and each time he would pull his arms to the extreme behind his back and then swing them out.
At the beginning, we lost several points because of the time difference in arm swing connection caused by Mori Yunan.
But at the beginning of the second game, Song Linzhou began to make up for this problem.
Not only can he keep up with Mori Yunan's swing speed, but the rate of each ball hitting the table is also very high.
Why is this happening?
Qin Xiaoba saw that Song Linzhou's position began to slowly pull back, standing in the middle or far table, waiting to pick up the ball as it sank.
"Mori Yu-nan didn't add a little spin, so the ball has less spin as it rises and sinks," Maomao explained to the players at the back who couldn't understand the ball. "Even though Mori Yu-nan is right-handed, he always pulls the ball to Da Ling's right hand, trying to suppress Da Ling with his backhand, but Da Ling just leans over to the right half of the table and hits forehand against forehand."
This also means that Song Linzhou needs to take two more steps every time he receives the ball, or even move his body halfway out of the table to find opportunities for his forehand shot.
Running more means your energy will be depleted faster.
Logically speaking, as the game time gets longer, the players' speed will also decrease.
However, Song Linzhou's pace did not decrease but increased. No matter how strange the angled ball Sen Yunan played, Song Linzhou could catch up.
Qin Xiaoba clenched his fists and pumped his thighs again and again, almost overlapping with the sound of his own heartbeat.
Got it! Got it!
Song Linzhou scored another point!
The small score is [8:5], Song Linzhou is leading.
"Wow, he can run so fast." Huang Jiajia was holding a lollipop in her mouth and her words were unclear.
Qin Xiaoba said proudly, "Brother Ling is number one in our team in the physical fitness test. He is first in both the 10,000-meter run and pull-ups."
If Song Linzhou had not insisted on a stalemate with Mori Yunan and had not relied on his advantage in the first three boards, he would not have lost the first game.
But in the second game, Song Linzhou seemed to be mobilized, and it was Mori Yunan's ball that had less lethality.
Every time Song Linzhou pulled the ball, he lowered his body slightly, used his thighs to drive his waist up, and then used his arms to drive his wrists, using a whole set of super core strength to pull the ball.
It seemed that he was stimulated by Song Linzhou's boiling frog in warm water style of play. Every time Mori Yunan wanted to compete with Song Linzhou forehand, Song Linzhou pulled the ball back from the far table.
The sweat was getting more and more, and the clothes on my body were getting heavier and heavier.
It sticks to people's bodies and they can't breathe out.
Song Linzhou reached out and pinched his collar, letting the air in to blow away the large beads of sweat that were rolling down his chest.
After a simple ten-second break to adjust, Song Linzhou and Sen Yunan looked at each other, but they could not see each other's eyes clearly because of the table between them.
It's like two wild beasts appearing in the desert, sniffing each other carefully to see if they are friend or foe, and then tensing every nerve in their bodies to prepare for defense, thus releasing the cramped feeling of meeting on a narrow road.
When he held the racket again, Song Linzhou gently rubbed the back of the racket with the tip of his middle finger.
The first joint of his middle finger had formed a very thick callus, like a shell covering the finger bone, and felt hard and rough.
After the game started again, Song Linzhou launched an offensive.
He began to frequently serve loop balls in the middle and far table positions, making it impossible for Mori Yunan to score with long balls.
But when Mori Yunan hit the ball close, Song Linzhou used a combination of forehand quick drive and half-diagonal repeated landing points to take it away.
The tactics are concise and effective.
When Song Linzhou and Zhu Qigang formed a mixed doubles team, Ren Xinhua specially practiced half-volley balls for them to help them deal with Japan's loop balls.
When Mori Yunan watched Zhu Qi's games, he saw that Zhu Qi often used this technique.
But after Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou studied and practiced the half-volley technique on their own, Zhu Qi's half-volley was relatively more offensive, and each time he played the half-volley he mainly focused on hitting the board.
But Song Linzhou prefers to be more cautious. He will first intercept a loop ball to ensure that the ball can reach the table before preparing for his next shot, turning passivity into initiative.
Seeing that Song Linzhou began to gradually take control of the situation, the players on the female team were somewhat moved.
"The market for straight-blade blades is shrinking, but only Song Linzhou can hit this kind of ball."
In an era when everyone advocates the violent aesthetics of horizontal rackets, Song Linzhou is grabbing a place on the podium for straight rackets.
Mori Yunan didn't feel anything when watching the game, but he could feel it when he stood across from the table.
Song Linzhou's habit of half-volleying was developed by him and Zhu Qi after they teamed up in mixed doubles.
Because he had to feed the ball to Zhu Qi, when it was Song Linzhou's turn, he usually focused on being stable and not making mistakes, and at the same time creating offensive opportunities for Zhu Qi.
Two steady masters meet!
Basic skills competition!
One hit, two hits, three hits... Everyone's head shook back and forth, and with each hit, everyone let out a surprised gasp.
As a left-handed player, Song Linzhou still holds his own against right-handed players, using his weakest sword to challenge the hardest steel knife.
In fact, the strengths and weaknesses of basic skills have already become apparent.
When both sides played for the 24th time, the roars of both players while hitting the ball became more and more powerful, as if they wanted to release all the heat accumulated in their chests.
The ball is flying faster and faster!
Mori Yunan wanted to score from the backhand side, so he hit a very slanted backspin ball.
The ball was very heavy and had almost no upward path. It only bounced up a small corner and then fell down quickly.
Zhu Qi thought to himself that Mori Yunan's reaction ability was pretty good. He knew that it was difficult to hit a backspin ball in the half court, so he didn't want to give Song Linzhou a chance.
However, Song Linzhou's reaction ability was also very quick. He almost squatted on the ground and used the force of his body to "pull" the ball up from the ground.
From Qin Xiaoba's perspective, when Song Linzhou squatted down to save the ball, his buttocks were less than ten centimeters from the ground!
Qin Xiaoba took a deep breath and put himself in her shoes as he performed this combo. From squatting, standing up, moving to find a place... it must be difficult to even stand steadily.
But Song Linzhou's combo of moves was smooth and flowing.
The body returns to its position, moves the steps, swings the arms to attack, and connects to the next board - it is done in almost one second!
What an amazing core strength!
Bang!
The ball exploded on the opposite edge of the table.
Song Linzhou won the second game with a small score of [11:8].
Unable to hold back the breath that was being held in his heart, Song Linzhou clenched his fists and growled. Beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks, but his eyes became clearer.
"Beautiful - good shot -" Qin Xiaoba clapped his hands desperately.
Daxiong went over and gave Song Linzhou a bottle of water, then mumbled a few words.
Song Linzhou frowned and paced back and forth.
Huang Jiajia was not to be outdone and went over to give Mori Yunan some off-court guidance for a while.
This is no longer just a training match.
This is a game that is at stake the dignity of the Chinese men's table tennis team!
Maomao glanced back at the clock on the wall. It was already 2:50, and 20 minutes had passed since the afternoon training started.
Song Linzhou and Mori Yunan had just finished the second game.
Several head coaches of the men's and women's teams arrived at some point and found an open space to watch the game.
Including Xu Dong and Chang Hongxia, the two of them were whispering to each other.
"This Komori is practicing an all-out attack style, right?"
"Well, both of them are pretty solid, but it seems like Daling has better save ability right now."
The third game begins.
Song Linzhou's attacks became more and more fierce. He seemed to have become familiar with Sen Yunan's style of play and began to look for ways to overcome it.
As soon as Mori Yunan's serve left the racket, Song Linzhou took position and started to receive the ball and slice it sideways.
There were a few near-tennis balls that looked difficult to catch with the naked eye.
However, Song Linzhou would slightly press the top of the racket with his middle finger and move the racket forward a little so that the racket could catch the ball.
It seems like time has gone back to the U15 men's competition that year.
At that time, Sen Yunan had just switched to a horizontal racket, and Song Linzhou was also improving his penhold racket technique.
That game was also very tense.
Because they were all very young at that time.
The technology is in the immature stage.
Later, Mori Yunan summarized the reasons for his defeat in the game, and most of the time he blamed himself, thinking that he lost the gold medal only because he did not play the backhand well at that time, and it had nothing to do with Song Linzhou's personal level.
But he forgot that at that time Song Linzhou also relied on himself to make it through the qualifiers.
Now, they are no longer the young boys they were back then.
It seems that only Mori Yunan is still immersed in the past.
Sen Yunan's wrist was a little sore and he made a few mistakes which were seized by Song Linzhou.
Qin Xiaoba was secretly delighted: "He's exhausted!"
On the other hand, Song Linzhou's speed was getting faster and faster, the swing of the ball did not decrease at all, and his steps were still fast.
The national team's long-term high-intensity training has made Song Linzhou's defense even more impregnable.
Mori Yunan started making more mistakes.
Song Linzhou led all the way and won the third game [11:9].
Normally, training matches are best of three.
It’s important to know when to stop.
But before the match with Song Linzhou, Mori Yunan asked to play a full seven games.
Now Qin Xiaoba felt that this kid was just trying to show off and do splits, and he would probably be taught a lesson by Song Linzhou.
"He's only aggressive in the first three games, but he gets weaker as the match progresses." Qin Xiaoba chuckled and muttered to Big Bear beside him. "If I played him for seven games, I wouldn't lose!"
Daxiong looked at Qin Xiaoba helplessly, then turned back to watch the game.
Huang Jiajia next to him was also anxious. In the Hong Kong team, Mori Yunan did have a nickname called "Three-game Strongman", which means that he was very strong at the beginning but would gradually reveal his flaws as time went on.
This may be a disadvantage of switching to a horizontal board.
Mori Yunan bit his back teeth, gathered his strength and threw out a high-spinning forward loop ball, trying to tear open the opponent's protective shield.
Unexpectedly, Song Linzhou started to buy the bottom and swung his arm counterclockwise, which added a very scary strong friction to the ball.
Whoosh—
The white ball tore through the air, drew an arc in the air, and landed on the opposite side.
The men's team stood up collectively, leaning their heads to watch the ball fly behind them after it hit the table!
Oh shit!
Did Daling just hit a looping ball with his straight racket?!
Oh shit!
That’s right! It’s a loop shot pulled out with a straight blade!
The men's team shouted loudly and were extremely excited.
Mori Yunan held the bat and felt a little numb in his wrist.
He had his back to everyone and no one could see his expression, but this man's back was straight and he walked towards the table again with a determined look.
"This kid, didn't you say he didn't practice well?" Gao Xiaofeng stood opposite, looking at Song Linzhou with great satisfaction, nodding his head.
It is very difficult to hit a loop ball with a straight blade.
It almost requires the opponent to provide the conditions for shaping.
The ball pulled by the opponent will spin faster and faster, and the flexibility of the straight racket can be used to leverage the force.
In fact, the quality of the loop ball that Song Linzhou just hit was also middle to lower level, because the angle of the bounce was not high.
But it is a ball of momentum that can cause great psychological deterrence to the opponent.
Just like when Ah Shui surprised Jin Lili with his right-handed shot during the National Table Tennis Championships.
The scoreboard on Song Linzhou's side began to flip frequently.
It was becoming difficult for Sen Yunan to score from Song Linzhou.
In the fourth game, Song Linzhou won again.
The overall score is already two points ahead.
Mori Yunan was unwilling to give up and wanted to continue scoring points.
Both of them were soaked, even the hems of their shirts were soaked with sweat.
But no one said to stop, everyone wanted to play the full game.
"What time is it? Why are you still fighting?"
Suddenly, Ren Xinhua's voice came from the entrance of the training hall.
The sound of the flying ball was paused.
In the fifth game, Song Linzhou was still leading [9:5].
If we continue fighting, the outcome will be decided.
Everyone stood up in unison under the head coach's domineering gaze.
Ren Xinhua first glanced at the coaches present, implying, "The kids are immature, aren't you immature too? It's already so late and training hasn't started yet?" Then he glanced at the players who were constantly making noises nearby, making them lower their heads in disbelief. His gaze shifted to Song Linzhou and Mori Yunan, standing on either side of the table, before finally stopping at the scoreboard on the referee's table.
The whole place was silent.
Zhu Qi knew that he couldn't fight anymore.
Ren Xinhua wanted to save some face for the Hong Kong team, so he said coldly, "Just do what you need to do. If you want to play a game, there will be plenty of games to play in a month!"
Qin Xiaoba was even more unwilling than Song Linzhou. He was only two goals away from winning!
Why did this chairman come at this time when he couldn't come any other time...
But no one dared to suggest completing the two points.
Because everyone could see that Ren Xinhua was angry.
/
Afterwards, Ren Xinhua called the men's team head coach to his office, and the two stayed there for a full two hours.
When Shi Ge came out, his face looked very bad, as if he had been criticized. He was furious in the men's team and scolded everyone he saw.
Although the game was not completed, the men's team believed that Song Linzhou was a hero and brought honor to the men's team.
In particular, Song Linzhou hit a loop ball with a straight racket, which made all the male team players admire him very much.
After the game, Song Linzhou was sweating all over. He had high-intensity training in the afternoon, so he couldn't wear his jersey.
While changing in the locker room, a few kids from the boys' team came over.
"Brother Daling, you're really strong. If I had known earlier, I should have let you fight that guy earlier. He wouldn't be so arrogant."
"Yeah, but why is Old Ren so angry? I heard he scolded our Coach Shi."
"Don't mention it. I guess it's just because the men's team hasn't been performing well in all aspects recently, so Coach Shi took the blame for us."
"Our performance wasn't that bad. We won gold medals in many competitions."
"Don't you know our head coach? Is it enough to just win the gold medal? We have to win gold, silver, and bronze medals too. Otherwise, how can we be the national team?"
Song Linzhou didn't say anything. After changing his clothes, he grabbed a handful of heavy old jerseys. When he twisted them, he could even see sweat seeping out of them.
Qin Xiaoba also came over, put his arm around Song Linzhou's shoulders, and said with a playful smile: "Everyone knows that you won this game, why are you still not happy?"
Song Linzhou glanced back at Qin Xiaoba, feeling speechless as if he were looking at a clueless younger brother. "Do you know why he wants to practice horizontal board?"
"How would I know, and I'm not interested in knowing. All I know is that next time we fight, I'm going to beat him up. If I don't win, I'll die."
"Because he's not as lucky as you, he doesn't have a sister and a coach who are wholeheartedly committed to you." Song Linzhou stood up and patted Qin Xiaoba on the shoulder. "It's time for you to grow up and not let them down."
Qin Xiaoba felt a sense of reflection for a moment, but then he stiffened his neck and asked back, "How am I immature? Really..."
/
The men's team lacks the drive to charge forward.
This matter gave Ren Xinhua a headache.
She also felt that the match between Sen Yunan and Song Linzhou was meaningless. It was just a match between the boys' team making a fuss and the children's fighting.
Waste of precious training time.
Regarding this matter, it was Zhu Qi who helped Ren Xinhua come up with a good idea.
Zhu Qi once again rejected the proposal to play mixed doubles. She first expressed to Xu Dong very clearly that "I feel very tired recently and I don't have the physical strength to keep up. I only want to play singles."
He Qianlu had said before that athletes would noticeably experience a decline in all aspects of their physical function once they turned twenty. Twenty-five was another period of fluctuation.
Zhu Qi also felt this after the ligament surgery.
No one wants to play mixed doubles with her. Now she needs to conserve her energy to compete in the next "Miriam" Cup.
Then, Zhu Qi made another proposal to Gao Xiaofeng regarding the various problems that have recently arisen in the men's team.
"Let Sen Yunan and Qin Shang play the men's doubles this time."
After Ren Xinhua found out, he said two words to Gao Xiaofeng.
"Can."
/
After the second training session, Qin Xiaoba, who was catching up on his sleep in the dormitory, was woken up by Daxiong.
"Don't sleep! Your sister wants you to play men's doubles with Mori Yunan!"
Qin Xiaoba's eyes gradually widened from sleepiness to wideness, and he slapped himself in the face to make sure he was not dreaming.
"Are you kidding me?"
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