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Does anyone have any thoughts on this? I was thinking perhaps the Acuda S1 would be the closest match to Rakza 7.

Trying to locate this blade in flared handle but I think it has been discontinued. Any ideas? Thanks Stuart

Can anyone with experience of both give me some thoughts on how the stiga series of blades compares to the Butterfly Timo Boll ALC. Which of the carbonado series would be closest to the alc, or are they all very different to it? Thanks

Seems to be a trend with the more modern (more spinny) short pimples having softer sponge compared to modern inverted rubbers.I’m curious as to why the trend seems to be almost exclusively in the direction of softer sponges which – to me – seem to lack power compared to the much firmer sponges...

My son (10 years old) has been playing table tennis for about 18 months and receiving relatively regular coaching for about the last year. His game has come on a lot, but the main problem with his game is that he gives away too many points on unforced errors, especially because he has a real...

I've been reading up a bit recently on the so-called "new style" of table tennis that has developed since the introduction of the plastic balls. From what I can gather, the new style of play is characterised by staying a bit closer to the table, taking the ball a little earlier, and focusing a...

Letting rubbers "breathe" before sticking them on (in order to reduce shrinkage)? Hi Guys, I've seen a posted on you-tube which suggests that you should leave new rubbers out of the packet to "breathe" for about 72 hours in order to allow any shrinkage before putting them on the blade, rather...

A sleeveless table tennis top. I've only ever seen Harimoto wearing one when he played Ovtcharov at T2APAC 2017. Amy ideas?

Can anyone point me in the direction of some good youtube videos showing the difference between playing normal inverted and short pips on the FH? I'm watching Mattius Karlsson at the moment and really like his game style, but I'm struggling to see any difference between how he plays his forehand...

Looking for advice as to whether there's any benefit in training on a smaller table? I train on a full size table a couple of times per week at my club, and currently have a full size table in my garage, but its a bit too cramped and a 3/4 size table would fit the space better...but I'm worried...

Did anyone else watch the men's commonwealth games final and notice the shirt that Aruna was wearing? On the back of his shirt his name was spelt "Arunna". What's going on? Surely they wouldn't make that sort of typo...and surely if they did the player wouldn't wear the shirt in such a competition?

Can anyone tell me if there are any short pips that don't have ribbed pimples? I've seen a few LP's that have smooth pimple tops (although most are still ribbed from what I can see) but I can't seem to find any SP's with smooth pimple tops. I'm working on the basis that a smooth SP would tend...

As we know, most points are won quickly in table tennis within the first 5 shots of a rally. I was having a think about training drills that focus purely on those first five shots and came up with the following drill: 1. Each game played to first to 21 points with two serves each. 2. Points...

Most glues instruct you to wait until the glue on the blade and rubber have dried before fixing the rubber in place, but does fixing the rubber when the glue is still wet - and then leaving it to dry - also work? Would doing it this way create a stronger bond?

Can anyone tell me if there are any Butterfly distributors to the UK other than Teessports? I want to buy the new look Timo Boll ALC blade as shown in the new 2017 butterfly catalogue but teessports current stock is a mixture of the old and new look versions and they won't let me specifically...

Currently using the standard Rhyzm at the moment but I'm finding it perhaps a touch too firm. I'm torn between stepping down to the 425 or switching to the Rhyzm P. Just wondered if anyone had any thoughts about which one to go for? The 425 is 42.5 degrees, the Rhyzm P is 45 degrees. Thanks Stuart

Just curious as to what is the better strategy if you're an allround sort of player; get a faster blade but slow it down a bit with slower rubbers, or get a slower blade but use more offensive rubbers? I'd describe my self as being at the more attacking end of the all-round spectrum, but i...

Is there a recommended minimum thickness for looping? I'm thinking of trying some more control-based rubbers rather than all out offensive rubbers. The rubbers I'm looking at are generally classified as "allround" rubbers and they come with some thinner sponge options. Will I still be able to...

After quite a bit of research over the last couple of days, I think I've whittled down the choices for my next blade to these two. I'm looking at tenergy 05 rubbers and wondered if anyone had any experience of playing tenergy on either of these blades or whether you had any thoughts as to which...

I have had a few hits with a friends racket and have decided that I want a new set up with tenergy 05 on both sides. Problem is that my budget doesn't stretch to the Timo Boll Alc blade that he uses, so I'm looking for an alternative blade that would work well with the 05's. My budget for the...