Recent content by pong4lyfe

Great write up!! Very cool. Hope Kanak can continue to improve and make a bigger presence in the international scene.

4 out of 5 rating for Premium 3 star 40+ This ball is the most similar to the old celluloid balls. It is very slightly heavier/slower, but not significantly different. Out of all the plastic balls, it has the best quality control and is the most durable, although it does break more often than...

5 out of 5 rating for Rosewood NCT V II This blade is excellent and provides superb feeling. I switched to this from the Timo Boll ZLF and love the wood/vibration feeling. You can really feel the "click" and "pop" of the ball from each stroke. It is fairly fast but also provides good control...

4 out of 5 rating for Vega Japan Excellent rubber for the price. I really like rubbers with a loud "click" sound that resembles the old speed glue feeling, so if you are looking for something like that, this rubber does the job. You get a nice speed glue effect with good speed and spin. This...

Men's Singles Champion: Ma Long Women's Singles Champion: Liu Shiwen

I recently tried the Stiga Rosewood NCT VII with T05 and T64 and loved it. However, it's too heavy for me. Has anyone tried lighter Rosewood VIIs? (or do sellers even sell them)? I'm looking to buy from TT11 and hope to find one that is 92-94g. Is the quality the same as the regular, heavier ones?

Thank you Chris! Any other suggestions? I just think it's so hard to try other people's blades since it's the combo with the rubber, too. And I don't want to buy before trying and let it go to waste.

My trusty Timo Boll ZLF just broke on me today while I was trying to reglue :( Looking to buy a new blade and possibly explore something else. What other blades are similar to the ZLF? I use Vega Japan on both sides and like the nice "sound" and control and feeling I get. The only downside is...

Just wondering, how good is Yan at regular table tennis? Is he semi-professional level?

LGL probably thinks of ZJK as his troubled-son :) Loves him so much, but so much frustration whenever ZJK has those hard times. Will be really sad if ZJK does retire though. Hopefully he can hang on for a few more world tours.

Where did you get that information from? Psycho father? Anyways, I'm a huge/loyal ZJK fan and love his game/dynamic personality. However, Ma Long played exceptionally well. He out-matched ZJK in every aspect of the game, even the usual BH/BH that ZJK is usually dominant in. The first game was a...

Selling Photino, blade only, for $160 USD, including shipping. Pretty much like new, only used for 2-3 days. No knicks/bumps. Currently has Bluefire M2 and Tenergy 05fx rubbers on them. If you want to buy the whole combo, it will only be $190. Here are links of pictures of the blade and...