Search results

Thanks for the suggestions. I did compare the Air Tiger to a Rakza Z yesterday and they are very similar. RZ is a bit bouncier and slightly less tacky but so similar. I will probably order a K1 and give it try first. Thanks!

Anyone have any feedback on K1 for backhand, maybe K2? I'm using Acoustic carbon inner with 1 1/2 year old Battle 2 Gold FH and Air Tiger S BH (tacky-ish, slightly bouncy but still Chinese). Looking for something similar. The B2G still looks new. The Air Tiger, not so much but still spins great...

Anyone play around with homemade boosters? I've found a combination of Ultra-pure lamp oil (paraffin oil), Goo Gone and Coconut oil work well. I mix depending on the desired immediate boosting effect... Meaning Lamp oil has most immediate effect but dissipates quickly. Goo Gone is second in...

Some of the matches did have referees/umpires some did not. Our club's umpire that worked the event was scheduled to umpire one of the late stage hardbat matches. They started without him because they said they didn't need an umpire. The open event on tables 1 & 2 did have umpires and the...

What yo talkin bout Der_Echte? I play in my decked out Zoot Suit... I model my game (and style) after Marty Reisman! 😁

I would imagine the tournament was run at a loss and not "profitable". One of our clubs registered umpires worked the tournament and his room, 3 meals a day and expenses were covered. And that extended to all the tournament staff. Gaylord Palms ain't cheap. Most players registered to play for...

Coaching definitely makes a huge difference but not all people are willing to make that commitment. If coaching isn't in your future I really think improving your serve and serve return is the best way to spend your time. Maybe even working with limited coaching on only that aspect of the game.

Joola Global Championship is a multi level and multi events (open, hardbat, sandpaper, over 40 etc) tournament. It was played in Orlando Florida at the Gaylord Palms Resort with $100,000 usd total prize money. I believe Joola signed a 5 year contract to hold the event... So, if you think you...

Yes. All of our coaches are USATT and Safe Sport Certified. More information is available on our website along with contact info for scheduling a lesson. https://sunrisetabletennis.com/coaching/

If you make your way a couple hours south west to Clearwater, stop by our club. https://sunrisetabletennis.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SunriseTableTennisClub

I used PG9 for about a year with H3N. It has quite a bit of rebound which works well with Chinese tacky rubbers. Definitely not the best for LP chopping but could maybe work for OX LP blocking. I'd look for an oversized defensive blade that is on the thicker faster side for defense. I...

It would be nice to have more clarity on hardbat and sandpaper equipment requirements. Seems like high level sandpaper tournaments supply the bats but everything else is pretty vague. No blade (other than all wood) or grit standards, although the most recent WCPP used 7 ply sanwei sandpaper...

Is there any info available on what hardbat rubbers are most commonly used? Looks like Flash uses samsonov force pro blade.

For me, Yinhe factory boosted rubbers seem to be best if used straight out of the package with only gluing the blade... Then remove after the rubber has broken in (a couple of weeks)... Then boost over the existing glue, add glue only to blade again and go.

I use Yinhe Moon Pro on forehand and Curl P4 on 1.2 sponge, blade is TTL Dictator. From my experience grippy long pips with thicker sponge and spinny short pips can be hard to keep chops from popping up against high spin players. Either arm speed and timing need to be very good or use a less...

I've been using the B2 Gold for about two weeks with nittaku acoustic carbon inner. Great rubber. Very good combination of spin, speed and feel. Probably my favorite fh rubber in the $30 price range.

Cole is great and very responsive to email questions. Can't go wrong with the Yinhe W6 and Air rubbers. I like the Tiger S 43 most of the air rubbers but one of my first setups was W6 with Illumina on both sides. The air rubbers aren't super bouncy or fast but you can generate plenty of spin and...

I recently started playing with an acoustic carbon inner (purchased from Duke) after about three years with all wood acoustic. So far this is the only carbon blade that I like. Very similar feeling in both acoustics with a little more speed and larger sweet spot with the carbon inner. I think...

Lot of older players at my club that use LP's, mostly for blocking but some use for attacking. Also a lot of people at my club that should be using SP's or LP's instead of inverted fh/bh.. One of the great things about the sport. Helps people still compete at all ages and levels of physical...

Yes. 1 layer on blade and rubber, let dry and attach. Unless there is already glue on the rubber (out of the package or after boosting). In which case I'll glue just the blade.