equipment

Hello, I can describe myself as an amateur who knows the basics. Currently, I own a premade Stiga 5* Flexure, received as a gift. Even though I've made some progress in my game, I don't think this will help me on the long run since I play daily at the office and 1 or 2 times a week at the local...

Hello guys I am thinking of buying two rubber bands and a blade in a Spanish store, its name is Zona TT. They have service of lacquered blades (seal) and racket assembly. + How was your experience with that store? + What is your opinion about your lacquering and assembly service? Thank...

Hi!:) I am a coach only once a week and I would love to hear from other coaches or players with experience what you would recommend to a beginner. And I referring to beginners who have played perhaps 1-3 years, in age 7-15 years old. I guess the age really doesn't matter but still... I have...

At the equipment reviews section of the website used to be a filter for brand, it was very useful and now it is not there, was it removed? or is it a bug?

Hi, I am new to this forum. I have been following many threads which has helped me so much. Thank you to all reviewers! But please help me with this.. Looking for starter equipment for my son (7years). He has never played before, but loves the game sooo much! Can you please advice me on a...

Hi, I think, I'm somewhere between a beginner and Intermediate level player as I can already perform basic shots quite consistently, but I'm still developing technique for regional level tournaments. About a year ago, I "re-started" playing (I've played little bit in my school as a hobby and...

What's the term used for a player who is fanatical about buying all the new equipment? In photography they refer to GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome. It's a common complaint, of course, and we can all fall victim to it, if we don't watch out! I seem to remember TT had a term for the victim rather...

In 2019, I didn´t change my rubbers - I did test the new R53 which is even spinnier than my R47, just not when I play with it, must be activated by better players ;) I also changed from carbon to all-wood, yet although my blade is new on the market in 2019, that is not a radical improvement over...

Hi, are there already new rubbers and new blades in the pipeline for 2020 ? What does the manufacturer plan to show us for the next year ? Thanks, Erik

I have now played table tennis actively for almost two years now. And after a good while with the Primorac Off- and Mark V on both sides, i found that i lack in pace of the game. My strongest hand i definitely my forehand. Even with pretty slow equipment i find my loops to be powerful and...

Hey guys, just wanted to get some of your opinions on these blades and how they'd work out as my first carbon (penhold) blade. -Nittaku Acoustic Carbon Inner -Stiga Carbonado 45 -Yasaka Ma Lin Carbon -DHS Power G5X I'm currently using Stiga Offensive wood NCT, it's a 5ply, I believe its...

I need some advice on beginner equipment. I have friends just starting training and stuff and they need a blade of their own. I live in Turkey and there arent many choices available. For the blade itself we are thinking about Tibhar Samsanov Alpha, Donic Appelgren Allplay/or exclusive ar or...

Equipment of the players in the 2019 Men's World Cup

A Tripod !!! Especially convenient are the phone tripods with bendy legs that can clamp onto barriers and other objects. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07837W5NX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 In lieu of Dan's post about the top 10 ways to improve (which included...

Hello! I'm not sure if hardbat gets any love on here but I have a couple questions I'd love advice with! I play with just a hardbat racket I got from Walmart, but I'm not sure if it is legal and am looking to upgrade to something approved by ITTF as well as USATT. The current one I have is from...

Hello. I've been playing table tennis for more than 4 years, I currently using DHS X-4002 for these past 3 months or so, and want to improve my game I am more like a short to mid (mainly mid) range who likes to attack and do topspin loop. I usually open the rally with that loop since the...

I may have mentioned this earlier in another thread some time ago, but I'm currently a college student who's been playing at my university's table tennis club for 2 years now. Our school is small and we do not have a coach or really adequate players/training equipment, but we make do and we're...

Good morning, currently i begin to use Chinese rubbers and specifically bought 3 pairs of rubbers in AliExpress and 2 blades. I would like a comparison or advice about the rubber that i should start for my adaptation. The rubbers are: - Haifu Whale 2 Power (training version) - Sanwei Target 90 -...

So as displayed probably in my signature, I am currently using a Timo Boll ALC with xiom vega pro on my FH and donic acuda S3 on my BH. Long story short, I would like to change my FH rubber to a Chinese rubber, probably a variant of Hurricane 3. I've been playing and training table tennis...

Hello all, I usually just lurk but made an account to ask for some equipment help. I've been using my current setup (Yinhe E-3 + Palio AK47 Red FH / Black BH) for the majority of this year and it's now wearing out. I have no problems in controlling it and I was looking to try something new to...