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Archo reacted to Matt Hetherington's post in the thread I Spent 3 Weeks with Full The Chinese National Team with
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I have sat on this for a long time (years), but since I am trying to make more long-form content I wanted to share. I tried to think of... -
Archo replied to the thread What Are Hybrid Table Tennis Rubbers and Why Are They So Popular Nowadays?.It's really not a complicated function. The parameters are topsheet adhesion force, topsheet coefficient of friction slope in regards to...
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Archo replied to the thread Where to find Genuine Gold Viscaria and W968 ( prott doubt).They all go to the CNT, Provincial teams and sponsored athletes. None of them are made for the commercial market. The number is a batch...
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Archo replied to the thread Viability of this loop training device.The ball doesn't care about acceleration, just contact force. So this kind of device is probably misleading at worst. What's the right...
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Archo reacted to jonol's post in the thread My Butterfly Dignics 09C Review: Why I think that most amateur players should avoid it with Like.
Apart from very beginning players, once players reach an intermediate level I think it's much more to do with the type of player than...
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Archo replied to the thread What Are Hybrid Table Tennis Rubbers and Why Are They So Popular Nowadays?.Best for me just means it needs the least adjustment and feels the most similar. It's not similar in performance in the higher power...
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Archo replied to the thread What Are Hybrid Table Tennis Rubbers and Why Are They So Popular Nowadays?.The best alternative for orange sponge is probably Loki Arthur China, and 729 Battle 3 for blue sponge. LAC especially is pretty close...
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Archo replied to the thread What Are Hybrid Table Tennis Rubbers and Why Are They So Popular Nowadays?.The Target Special Soft and Target Provincial I've used just feel like Chinese rubbers. Maybe something like Battle 2, slightly softer.
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Archo replied to the thread DHS W968 National vs W968 Gold / W968S / Q968 for intermediate player.I'd give the B2 a try if you can find one for a decent price to see if you like the ergonomics and overall philosophy. It'll be pretty...
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Archo replied to the thread Post your latest EJ purchase.Received a DHS B2. I think I got an insanely nice sample; very straight and even grains with a light colored wood. The handles are...
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Archo reacted to RefereeNumber2's post in the thread Fish scale. How much would be the price of this blade? with Like.
This is a common misconception, which, as far as I can tell, originated on this forum or another one like it. A wooden board is most...
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Archo replied to the thread Fish scale. How much would be the price of this blade?.It's more flexible and less elastic and the design spec for flexibility in the different axes gets thrown way off. Generally you'd say...
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Archo replied to the thread Fish scale. How much would be the price of this blade?.It's arguably a manufacturing defect or error that lowers the performance of the blade, but people pay extra for it, so it depends if...
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Archo replied to the thread GLUE - Does the brand of glue i choose make a noticeable difference ?.For performance? I haven't noticed, apart from if you completely mess up the glue job and part of it isn't fully adhered. DHS and Loki...
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Archo replied to the thread Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat.A really simple adjustment I've made lately is to just have the right elbow higher and more forward. I originally did it for backhand...
