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I agree that the OALC feels closer to an outer carbon blade. In addition, in comparison with my HALC of the same weight, the OALC was substantially head-heavier (likely due to the increased thickness of 6.2 mm vs. 6.0 mm).

Yurifi, since I also use the HAL/D09c combination, I'm curious how the Rakza 7 Hard held up in comparison to D09c. Honeymoon phase over?

I prefer running shirts, such as the Nike Dri-Fit or Adidas Climacool series, especially for hot and humid conditions. BTW: I have 3 of the Adidas Workout Essentials base shorts, these are fantastic for TT, you can fit in 15 TT balls into both zipped pockets

I think these statements hit the nail on the head. Very well put!

That's definitely the case. Last season I played a league higher (as an underdog), and it clearly helped to have no expectations.

Yeah, I'll try to expand my routine between the points - good advice! Energy drinks don't work with me, together with adrenaline they rather make me overly nervous. It's also not in my nature and feels awkward to "tchoo" points - whether lucky or unlucky. Nevertheless, this may be a good vent...

Thank you. I appreciate your tips @NextLevel . Unfortunately, there's no recording of the match On the topic of mindfulness in table tennis, I also stumbled upon the following recent article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41721510/ Interesting read...

It's not so much that "I'm consumed with my self-image". It's rather the fact that, even as an ambitious amateur player, it is simply frustrating to invest so much time on training and physical development and then fail to reap the rewards of success due to your reaction to chance incidents...

I understand that. The problem is that if you're frustrated, your play deteriorates. I would like to learn to avoid being frustrated due to circumstances out of my control in the first place.

I fully agree. Thank you! I guess that one of the fascinating aspects of table tennis is that there are still lessons to be learned even at an "older" age. So don't give up and best of luck to you, too!

Last week, I had an extremely frustrating game against a lower-rated player (-200 TTR). In the first set, he won 11:9 with two edge balls and two nets. In the second set, he got 5 (!) edge balls, the last one in the game point to 12:10. That's where I snapped and almost threw away my racket in...

IMO there is no alternative on the market which combines the spin capability, feel, throw angle and durability of D09c. LAC, H8-80 and similar have a significantly lower throw angle G09c is substantially slower and less dangerous ESN hybrids such as K3, Bluegrip C2, and V<sticky intially...

If you only knew :-) , I have tried a bunch of different rubbers, but always came back to the D09c because I love its hardness, the balance of catapult and stickiness and its durability. I have tried a number of Hybrids (V>15 Sticky, K3, MK, G09c etc.) and stickier Chinese alternatives (Battle...

I played a Harimoto ALC with D09c on FH and BH for a few years before moving to the Hugo HAL. I made the switch because I was a bit unsatisfied with the somewhat non-linear response and the high throw angle of the Harimoto/D09c combination. For me, the HAL/D09c combo solved these issues...

Thanks for the tips. I'm still in the recovery phase, so no videos anytime soon. :-( I already played the LAC for some time, but did not like it too much. Besides, I'd like to avoid boosting. I suspect that going the tensor route might be the way to go. As far as technique is concerned...