It's not necessary play at fast pace , SP can play defensive too like Gao Jun , Ding Song . Actually SP speed is not faster than the smooth .

So why everyone says SP is fast? Sp is fast because it has an element which smooth doesn't , resistant to spin. So in theory SP can hit through every topspin ball so u doesn't need a big drive to loop but just hit through it. Because of looper need bigger looping moves so they won't hv enough time to loop at the best point again and partially also because of SP sinking effect.

One of the important point is playing with SP is that u can't hit a ball with 10/10 of your power except smashing high ball, the maximum strength on forehand drive is 7-8/10.Once exceed the limit , errors will pop out either net or out.

Can u share yr equipment ,either yr blade is too powerful or sponge too hard.
Advice : if u bad in smooth is because u use generate too less spin,
                        if u bad in SP is because u rely too much on spin
But if u want to loop with SP, I recommended u to watch a chinese player : Chen Longcan. For speed : Jiang jialiang

I hope my comment can help u, getting lesser and lesser ppl playing SP

Yes ,I agree. SP since the era of European chopping to Chinese fast attack is set for close table , the European and chinese hv always stand close table. But I don't prefer looping from far table like kim taek soo because even though it looks cool but when u finished looping ,u are exhausted.
SP mainly play ball placement and faster than opponent

But I believe SP is coming back because the ball has changed into abs and 40+, research says that even though 40+ affects velocity by 10% but spin affected by 20 to 30%. Chinese player also reported that the ball is becoming smoother and slippery after playing some time.

do you know where to get cheap 40+ training ball ? I saw some cheap ones on shopee but dare not buy from them, scare fake balls. I have seen some fake table tennis ball, so bad that it cant even bounce.

oh thanks  I will check the presports. 

What type of ball people normally use for training ? last time when I was active playing was the 38mm ball. Maybe I should get the 40+ to practice. The 3 star is a bit expensive for 100pcs, so I am thinking of 1 star balls. Not sure which brand is good. I dont want to end up buying 100pcs of balls that is out of shape/weight and cant bounce properly to ruin my training. I want to make comeback, next year I can even play in the veteran category haha..

Very different from me, looks like everyone is different. I love competition. Being in a competition has a different kind of feeling, you cant get if you dont compete. Over the years I still play table tennis for the sake of exercise, I only bounce ball on the wall and whack ball over the net at home. Feeling is totally different.  Although I do wish to play active again but unfortunately I cant.

Some  people feel "upset" when they lose and "happy" when they win, this is normal. It is a type of feeling we get, is part of our life. Imagine if we live a life that never experienced "upset" or "happy". So when people get "upset" when they lose, let them be its normal. If he becomes "lcly" when winning, just let them be ... and us watching them getting "upset" and  "lcly" also a nice thing to experience.

Coming back to table tennis,

"lcly" players may do well in normal practice because they have been doing the same stroke, same spot, same strength every single day. If one person play with the same player, even before his partner hit the ball, he already know here the ball is going and how to return.BUT in tournament, it is very different, environment is different, players body language are different, incoming ball behaviour are different... whatever we used to do may not work, all need adjustments. I am sure you have seen in those table-tennis club, they can do their bullet fast blocks and top spin flawlessly for hours but during tournament, they cant even block or do topspin for more than 3 balls. 

So it has to go back to how strong is the foundation and how fast a person can adapt to the changes. Foundation can obtain easily be but only through competitive games you can acquire the skills of "ability to adapt" fast. So, join more competition, whenever you see someone new come in... play with him ( even if he is a beginner because you never know because sometimes you may get that kind of shot during tournament from experienced players ).  During my playing days, I always give my opponent a surprise "beginners" type no spin shot to upset their rhythm.

U can come to balakong if you are Average

Where exactly at balakong? anymore details pls?

you are right, footwork is very important. You have to move fast and be in correct position very fast. Another thing overlooked by many coach is how too read opponents body language to prepare movement to the best possible location to return the ball. From service to regular strokes, opponent body language can tell a lot, even when they do a fake body movement, still there will be some slight difference.

For example, when you someone hit bottom part of the ball with the shoulder/elbow/wrist moving slightly upwards on contact, 90% will be a top spin, even though it looks like a bottom spin serve ( unless he faked it, this is when the art of fake body language comes in ).  Another thing is how to read ball flight and bounce pattern, that will help when you failed to see how the ball is being hit on the opponents bat.

All these were thought by my former coach, too bad it was too late for me to pick up these skills.

Just look at this video, one of the player is from my era

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1tJMf2qriA

That fellow, if ball lands on the same spot or nearby, he can block and hit for hours without a single miss. But when game starts, when balls start to fly everywhere.. just see how he perform. He was just too slow to move to the best position to return ball. So skills is nothing unless you can move to the good position fast enough to execute your skills.

As those video of super tiny below 10 year old, I am afraid they may not be real ( on the spot or controlled strokes maybe can ). Whoever loses to those tiny 10 year old kids must be doing a self inflicted loss.  When player are still physically too small in size they have huge disadvantage. They simply cannot reach certain ball fast enough, they can only win if you send the ball to where he is all the time.

You are talking about a different thing.

I am talking about those small sized little kids who cant even reach halfway into the table, with "over-hyped" promotions, that was the discussion. 

Those curve left and right ball is easy to do lah. Even a simple bottom spin near the net with a reverse bounce will get those small sized kids in trouble. I am not talking about those bigger sized kids.

If you tell me star elte and pj union or any place that have any kids that can't even reach half-way into the table and tell me I cant deal with them ? you must be kidding. I dare to bet with you with everything I have.  Not just me, in fact anyone who can play decent table tennis will dare to take up the challenge.

Whether that small kid train with chee feng or ma long or anyone else, makes no difference. He still cant play in real competitive game until he is tall enough, of cos sometimes we do see them in competition but whoever losses to them are mostly self-inflicted loss.

Short sidespin serves .. interesting. I would say it's hard to execute a good short sidespin serve using shakehand. Sidespin serve is a good serve against opponent who like to use backhand flick when they encounter backspin. For matches you can observe Dimitri ovtcharov vs fan zhengdong matches. in their matches Dimitri like to serve deceptive sidespin serve to fan zhengdong causes fan to make mistakes.

Come...I challenge you to a match. if you can win me then you can talk whatever you want.