When I was young I used the Seemiller type racket grip.I was a fair player who cleaned up at the local tournaments. But... as the competition got better, the disadvantages were all too apparent.I just could not beat a player of equal skill. You have very quick forehand and quick changeover to the backhand,but with very limited control or power. I eventually went to a standard grip at about age 22,but my game never really developed any further.
question to all "twiddlers," flat-hitters and anti-spin players: how do you live with yourselves? can you actually sleep at night, knowing what your styles look like? turn from your evil ways while you still can...while you still have a vestige of decency and can call your soul your own....
Seemiller was indeed a good player but hardly world class. Would have thought that Marty Reisman being #1 seed for the 1954(?) World Championships would make him the highest ranked US player by a very, very long way.
There's a very good reason why nobody uses a "Seemiller" grip. It's a specialized grip that uses the full potential of anti-spin type rubbers by twiddling the paddle. It's similar to a one sided j-penhold. As afore mentioned, it's a "specialized" grip for him and he's really good at it.
He will be 55 this year and still rated in the top 25 in the USA. I think thats pretty darn good. The people with the negative comments don't know how to work an opponent or create a point. They are looking for someone with perfect looking strokes (the type you see during practice or warm up. Sure they can't hit those strokes during the match, but they LOOK GOOD. I thought "image is everything" had died but I guess not.
How does this guy suck if he is ranked 19 in the world. His very name is the definition of a Seemiller grip, and has a paddle made after him from Butterfly.
i meant 19th in the world during his playing career. check google and type in "dan seemiller rank" to find real legit websites backing this claim or type his name on wiki even though wiki is iffy.
jballa, your comment shows that you are inmature and also shows that u never play table tennis before,it takes eyes and hand coordination,and is one the fastest sports in the world,but u cant see that because you are a retard
I played with Zoky back in Aruba in the early 80's I thing it was. He was there for vacation. I think he had a paddle after his name as well. Very good player, may god bless his soul
zoki was an amazing player, 5 time canadian champ.. 2 time european, and many other great wins. Son in law of highly respected in tt community George Jovanov. not only was zoran my inspiration, but my uncle as well.
There have been some impressive world class pip players. In Dan's case he freakin' invented that style of play. At his ripe old age he's still has a 2500+ rating. How would you do against him? I spank a lot of guys using Sriver and H3 and my ranking is under 2000.
Wasn't Seemiller the highest ranked USA Player of all time? If so, all thumbs down are a jealous joke. Dare to be different. Not everyone has to stand back 10-ft and loop like a topspin junky. All of you Euro table tennis trashcans need to wake up. 1990 is long gone. The Chinese fast attack players have reclaimed all the top slots. It will take an innovator like Mr. Seemiller to rock the pong world! Go Dan Go!!
At least he doesn't stand back 10 feet and loop like a borning topspin junky. Dare to be different. Wasn't Seemiller the highest ranked USA player of all time? If so, all thumbs down are a jealous joke.
It seems a little bit presumptuous to say so-and-so is "not that good" and provide as evidence the types of rubber he uses or because he "plays differently from lots of people". I think it's healthy for there to be a variety of styles in table tennis - and if people can play at a high level with pips out, or anti-spin, or the Seemiller grip, or whatever - more power to them.
ok cloudfirexx3, no need to get personal. It wasn't an attack on your father, it was a simple opinion (and not that uninformed either) expressed by a fellow table tennis pupil.
haydon lee, your an idiot, he uses sriver and super anti and hes 2500, your only 1200 so you suck anyways.. just to let you know, i know this cause hes my dad freakin moron
im not making fun of him or anything but just saying he plays differently from lots of people. he uses a dif. grip and anti spin. and no i am not 1200 im like 1500-1600 check my rating i just came from baltimore at the 2007 NA teams and ive been only playing for a year and i am joola sponsored
dan seemieler is not that good he uses anti spin rubber and short pips. who uses thes rubbers when they are top players in the world. seemiller was once top player in the world, but who uses these kinds of rubber timo boll uses sriver. wang liqin uses hurricane, oh sang eun uses sriver, joo se hyuk uses tackfire
From what I have been able to figure out with the help of the About dot com Table Tennis forum board, Dan Seemiller is playing Robert Shahnazari in the over 30 Singles at the 2006 nationals.
Ty Hoff is a beast
bmsiaf 3 months ago
When I was young I used the Seemiller type racket grip.I was a fair player who cleaned up at the local tournaments. But... as the competition got better, the disadvantages were all too apparent.I just could not beat a player of equal skill. You have very quick forehand and quick changeover to the backhand,but with very limited control or power. I eventually went to a standard grip at about age 22,but my game never really developed any further.
bullikins 9 months ago
question to all "twiddlers," flat-hitters and anti-spin players: how do you live with yourselves? can you actually sleep at night, knowing what your styles look like? turn from your evil ways while you still can...while you still have a vestige of decency and can call your soul your own....
UserName11374 10 months ago
Seemiller was indeed a good player but hardly world class. Would have thought that Marty Reisman being #1 seed for the 1954(?) World Championships would make him the highest ranked US player by a very, very long way.
mickthelimey 1 year ago
A grip for flat-hitters. Too stiff for looping...
Re1Mu2R3 1 year ago
There's a very good reason why nobody uses a "Seemiller" grip. It's a specialized grip that uses the full potential of anti-spin type rubbers by twiddling the paddle. It's similar to a one sided j-penhold. As afore mentioned, it's a "specialized" grip for him and he's really good at it.
Prasiosdidymos 1 year ago
he dosen't look to tough lol
EdMajinLee199999 2 years ago
He will be 55 this year and still rated in the top 25 in the USA. I think thats pretty darn good. The people with the negative comments don't know how to work an opponent or create a point. They are looking for someone with perfect looking strokes (the type you see during practice or warm up. Sure they can't hit those strokes during the match, but they LOOK GOOD. I thought "image is everything" had died but I guess not.
wela310 2 years ago
Got remember he's kinda old
proabably was a beast in the early 80's
drthmstrbtr 2 years ago
True dat, 5 time US champ when they had legit world class players like the Boggans.
Opalance 2 years ago
I bought your table tennis book, it was ok,
TimoBoll22 3 years ago
I dont like the SeeMiller grip of holding the paddle
it stretches the fingers to much
he probably has WICKED arthritis by now lol
cptjrkov 3 years ago
how do you do the seemiller grip theres no pictures of it anywhere i can find
ThatGuyAgen 2 years ago
u sure?
well hold your hand like your giving the LOSER signal then shift it to the left or right
it's the thumb & index finger on one side of the rubber
cptjrkov 2 years ago
so are both the index finger and the thumb straight? i think it seems like they should be
ThatGuyAgen 2 years ago
@ThatGuyAgen yes like a check mark
thumb & index ARENT on the handle but rather the rubber or paddle face
drthmstrbtr 2 years ago
How does this guy suck if he is ranked 19 in the world. His very name is the definition of a Seemiller grip, and has a paddle made after him from Butterfly.
xxtekkenxx 3 years ago
He is NOT ranked 19th in the world where did you dig that lie up?
MJGriftz 3 years ago
i meant 19th in the world during his playing career. check google and type in "dan seemiller rank" to find real legit websites backing this claim or type his name on wiki even though wiki is iffy.
xxtekkenxx 3 years ago
not like anyone here is near that rank kk?
xxtekkenxx 3 years ago
His realtive Randy SeeMiller
is the top dog @ the Pittsburgh SouthPark
table tennis club
cptjrkov 3 years ago
these guys suck crap
Marcuspro17 3 years ago
better than you rofl
cloudfirexx3 3 years ago
jballa15, by reading your comment you prove that you don't have the ability to play table tennis because you are a f**king retard.
christiancolonleon 3 years ago
jballa, your comment shows that you are inmature and also shows that u never play table tennis before,it takes eyes and hand coordination,and is one the fastest sports in the world,but u cant see that because you are a retard
carfreakkk 3 years ago
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jballa15 3 years ago
2008 US open under 2600 champion right there
cloudfirexx3 3 years ago
wow, i thought he was better.
Sandraud 3 years ago
Zoran Kosanovic, the serbian/canadian player would rock eric and danny ranked 7th in the world at one point
fliprocks10 3 years ago
I played with Zoky back in Aruba in the early 80's I thing it was. He was there for vacation. I think he had a paddle after his name as well. Very good player, may god bless his soul
jandroep3 3 years ago
zoki was an amazing player, 5 time canadian champ.. 2 time european, and many other great wins. Son in law of highly respected in tt community George Jovanov. not only was zoran my inspiration, but my uncle as well.
fliprocks10 3 years ago
eric boggan was ranked 17th or 18th in the world..best american born player ever
opticalskate 4 years ago
There have been some impressive world class pip players. In Dan's case he freakin' invented that style of play. At his ripe old age he's still has a 2500+ rating. How would you do against him? I spank a lot of guys using Sriver and H3 and my ranking is under 2000.
tommyzaii 4 years ago
Wasn't Seemiller the highest ranked USA Player of all time? If so, all thumbs down are a jealous joke. Dare to be different. Not everyone has to stand back 10-ft and loop like a topspin junky. All of you Euro table tennis trashcans need to wake up. 1990 is long gone. The Chinese fast attack players have reclaimed all the top slots. It will take an innovator like Mr. Seemiller to rock the pong world! Go Dan Go!!
tommyzaii 4 years ago
In modern Table Tennis Eric Boggan was the hightest World ranked USA Player.
vega454 4 years ago
At least he doesn't stand back 10 feet and loop like a borning topspin junky. Dare to be different. Wasn't Seemiller the highest ranked USA player of all time? If so, all thumbs down are a jealous joke.
tommyzaii 4 years ago
hey cloudfire, what does your dad think about his signature racket, the butterfly one thats on the north american series
kyleemerson 4 years ago
It seems a little bit presumptuous to say so-and-so is "not that good" and provide as evidence the types of rubber he uses or because he "plays differently from lots of people". I think it's healthy for there to be a variety of styles in table tennis - and if people can play at a high level with pips out, or anti-spin, or the Seemiller grip, or whatever - more power to them.
poorknight123 4 years ago
ok cloudfirexx3, no need to get personal. It wasn't an attack on your father, it was a simple opinion (and not that uninformed either) expressed by a fellow table tennis pupil.
stilliving 4 years ago
haydon lee, your an idiot, he uses sriver and super anti and hes 2500, your only 1200 so you suck anyways.. just to let you know, i know this cause hes my dad freakin moron
cloudfirexx3 4 years ago
im not making fun of him or anything but just saying he plays differently from lots of people. he uses a dif. grip and anti spin. and no i am not 1200 im like 1500-1600 check my rating i just came from baltimore at the 2007 NA teams and ive been only playing for a year and i am joola sponsored
haydonlee93 4 years ago
ur joola sponsored? i dont see your name on the joola website
ttchopperskills 4 years ago
check again under aspiring juniors
haydonlee93 4 years ago
go onthe webstie and go to aspiring juniors
haydonlee93 4 years ago
that doesnt count anybody can sign up for that so u dont have real sponsorship
ttlooper1 4 years ago
dan seemieler is not that good he uses anti spin rubber and short pips. who uses thes rubbers when they are top players in the world. seemiller was once top player in the world, but who uses these kinds of rubber timo boll uses sriver. wang liqin uses hurricane, oh sang eun uses sriver, joo se hyuk uses tackfire
haydonlee93 4 years ago
not that good?!
ttlooper1 4 years ago
ananın a.........
3ali3 4 years ago
Who is seemiller playing against? What event.
KongLinghui95 4 years ago
From what I have been able to figure out with the help of the About dot com Table Tennis forum board, Dan Seemiller is playing Robert Shahnazari in the over 30 Singles at the 2006 nationals.
vega454 4 years ago