Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

[Tyce]

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On the other hand I got a new blade and glued my rubbers, but I do see these small bubbles (mostly on bh side). From researching its probably because I did not evenly apply the glue ( my third time ever glueing rubbers). Do you guys think it actually effects the game/rubber (in which case I might have to redo it)?

Rakza 7 does this more than other rubber, but no, it doesn't affect play.

 

[Novarac23]

You try to take off the glue from the rubber and you will likely ruin the sponge. Just let it sit overnight and it will likely look a lot better.

Haha this was acter 48 hours 😬

And yeag as long as it doesn’t effect gameplay I am going to try and ignroe bubbles. Also for the comment that rakza does this more, you are right other rubber in this blade (xiom vega x) looks mostly fine (one little bubble or two)

 

[Lazer]

Had a real good session tonight. Moved my feet real good and got into ready position after each hit for the unpredictable exercises. Totally wasted when it was finished, great feeling.

Cheers
L-zr

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

This is a newly bought Tenergy 64fx direct from
Japan. I did a bad glue job so I peeled it off for a repositioning. As I peel if off the rubber just tore. Is this normal? Is Tenergy fx suppose to be so brittle?

 

[dingyibvs]

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This is a newly bought Tenergy 64fx direct from
Japan. I did a bad glue job so I peeled it off for a repositioning. As I peel if off the rubber just tore. Is this normal? Is Tenergy fx suppose to be so brittle?

Yes, it's extremely brittle. Don't ever try to peel glue off of a Tenergy FX, even if you don't rip it it'll have countless small holes where the sponge is ripped out.

 

[Wrighty67]

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This is a newly bought Tenergy 64fx direct from
Japan. I did a bad glue job so I peeled it off for a repositioning. As I peel if off the rubber just tore. Is this normal? Is Tenergy fx suppose to be so brittle?

I have never torn any like this but the sponge does get damaged very easily when removing glue. Is the glue on here your existing layers that you were trying to peel? If so it looks like it was not applied very smoothly at all?

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

This is a newly bought Tenergy 64fx direct from
Japan. I did a bad glue job so I peeled it off for a repositioning. As I peel if off the rubber just tore. Is this normal? Is Tenergy fx suppose to be so brittle?

The next important question is, is this T64fx still
playable?

 

[Wrighty67]

The next important question is, is this T64fx still
playable?

I wouldn't use it with that tear but maybe you could glue it carefully and try.

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

I wouldn't use it with that tear but maybe you could glue it carefully and try.

I am so sad, distraught even! I just bought this for like fifty USD and have not even play with it yet. Just glued on, then peel it of just to reposition and this SH33T happens!!! Darn it!

 

[Wrighty67]

I am so sad, distraught even! I just bought this for like fifty USD and have not even play with it yet. Just glued on, then peel it of just to reposition and this SH33T happens!!! Darn it!

Sorry buddy - it's very annoying. Maybe try to glue it and make sure the edges are close to each other. See how it looks?

 

[K.K]

The next important question is, is this T64fx still
playable?

no worries, i have seen way worse. you can play with that easily. if it would be in the hitting window, then it would be more dramatic, but this looks manageable

 

[K.K]

because of stuff like this i can’t be bothered anymore to take of the glue and just put a thin layer on top. some clubmates of mine don’t even put a new layer on just one on the wood. i remove glue only after several removals

 

[netdriver]

old habits die hard

at times i have to remind myself that i dont need a big backswing to hit the ball harder

especially now that i know how to incorporate my legs and core and have a sense of leveraging force, all a big backswing does is make me overshoot the ball and at times end up only using my hands instead of my body

 

[jammmail]

old habits die hard

at times i have to remind myself that i dont need a big backswing to hit the ball harder

especially now that i know how to incorporate my legs and core and have a sense of leveraging force, all a big backswing does is make me overshoot the ball and at times end up only using my hands instead of my body

Yep I'm guilty of this - instead of concentrating on the snap, using a massive stroke that I never use and have zero control!

 

[AutomaticBackhand]

@dingyibvs
Are you currently using H3 37 on W968?

I'm now on the Golden HL5 with boosted J3 38 on BH, I'd say they play about the same in terms of technique and requirements.
It's not entirely new to me, but now I'll make the switch I think.

If you are using it, how are you using your backhand?
Ma Long style with "punching" forward through the ball?

How often are you going for open up loops, into rallies, for finishers etc. ?

 

[dingyibvs]

@dingyibvs
Are you currently using H3 37 on W968?

I'm now on the Golden HL5 with boosted J3 38 on BH, I'd say they play about the same in terms of technique and requirements.
It's not entirely new to me, but now I'll make the switch I think.

If you are using it, how are you using your backhand?
Ma Long style with "punching" forward through the ball?

How often are you going for open up loops, into rallies, for finishers etc. ?

Yeah I'm still using it. I'm going for the opening as much as possible, I go for kills only when the opponent block. In rallies Igo more for spin. As for more punch style with a lot of elbow movement vs the elbow to the side more as a fulcrum, I'm still trying to figure it out. I kind of just use whatever I'm practicing more at the moment. ML uses them both, though primarily the punch style, but WCQ and LJK the more mainstream style, so either is probably fine.

 

[blahness]

Cant play TT for some while but i was at home playing with the antispin racket. It was pretty funny, i did some standard heavy backspin serves into the air towards myself and used the antispin side to receive it, it was funny that the heavy backspin ball did not react much on the racket at all lol. That is quite crazy...

What I dont quite like is because my index finger prefers more grip on the BH side, now it is a bit too slippery, I wonder if I can increase the tackiness in that part just locally for my finger to grip on better?

 

[dingyibvs]

Cant play TT for some while but i was at home playing with the antispin racket. It was pretty funny, i did some standard heavy backspin serves into the air towards myself and used the antispin side to receive it, it was funny that the heavy backspin ball did not react much on the racket at all lol. That is quite crazy...

What I dont quite like is because my index finger prefers more grip on the BH side, now it is a bit too slippery, I wonder if I can increase the tackiness in that part just locally for my finger to grip on better?

You can probably put a piece of friction tape there. I did that for RPB on the BH side for better grip.

 

[netdriver]

this sport is pretty violent

i might have just found out the reason why most people in the club kept ducking me......... its because everytime i overshoot the table their body gets bruised by the ball flying towards them at rocket speed

 

[jk1980]

Isn't it nice to see people struggle with odd looping technique and emergency drives in a real match like everybody of us, when they look like the real deal when they do equipment reviews?

Here is sherwin remata in an actual match

I guess "everybody" can look pro if you only keep looping against block in a review video.