Recent content by jar

Trailer looks alright, I wonder how much actual game play will feature in the movie versus all the drama/storyline scenes. To me, the main impact the movie could have is to bring more legitimacy for table tennis in the mind of the audience. It will be a good thing to have a movie portray the...

WTT really needs to explain these yellow cards better. Alexis got one coming back from his timeout, I concluded it was for his earlier screaming, but then Felix screams ever louder and hits the couch and gets nothing. Anyway, good match from both Has to be the fastest 7 game match ever?

I never watched a pickleball game, but it seems like a fun time that people can relate to. For me, there's many reasons why table tennis is not a widely popular sport, even after all these years of existence. I guess I could have posted this in other threads but this latest one seems fine. I...

Luckily for the French, Poret and especially Coton are there to make up for Alexis' poor performances... Flavien Coton vs Xu Yingbin was a good showcase of his ability. Maybe Felix will want to switch doubles partners soon?

Since I started following table tennis closely, the main problem I have is that tournaments are very underwhelming for a lot of players and these players' fans. Players will fly halfway around the planet, lose 3-0 in 28 minutes and then go home (maybe for some events, they play doubles, but I...

Thanks for sharing, I am sorry you have to go through all of this. I wonder why some people are mean and petty like that. Have you considered reaching out to a journalist, or media, about covering this story, for more exposure? Sometime the noise can bring more scrutiny from higher up... If...

I think some players earn money from league play in France and Germany, but most of them probably have to have additional revenue from sponsorships or coaching. There are prize money in some tournaments in north America, but it will not be enough to live from that. edit: for example, there was...

Hello Tony, If you track the ball trajectory from the moment it leaves the hand, are you not able to tell where it will land on the racket, regardless if it is hidden at some point during the trajectory? Arent we taught, for serve returns, to focus on the moment the racket hits the ball?

Some confusion in the match between Assar and Bouloussa, it seems because of Bouloussa's serve. After a first warning at 1:18:30, he got a second warning at 1:19:45 and the game stopped while (i think) the coaches were arguing? He went on to win the 1st set so it didn't really bother him. Some...

Too bad.

According to ITTF, Calderano is participating, so he has to be favorite over Jha or Ly, no? Unless he is injured?

When you spend a lot of time doing the same thing with the same tool, tiny differences appear more significant to you, so I would not be surprised if some people can feel the weight difference. I work with tiny parts that I have to weight, and after some time you can easily tell between 1g and...

Some people have a hard time understanding that politeness is different from culture to culture. Just because you think something is polite, because thats how you grew up, might not be somewhere else. And if that makes you say that a culture is "stupid" or "not as refined" then it says more...

Hello, I just discovered your work, and I just want to say that its really fine work! I love making things myself too, and the fact that your blades are as good if not better than commercial ones is really impressive. I think a price increase is completely fair, as many have already said...

An insightful and informative intro to Donic products. Thank you.