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I'm wondering why not many players use the 'tomahawk' serve as it seems effective in serving at different angles from the middle of the table and can be disguised quite well in order to get a weak return. Are there any main reasons or disadvantages of using at?

I think Yan An won the mini table tennis match

Since I have a table tennis robot at home, I am wondering if the new poly balls will be compatible or not with the robots suited for the current celluloid balls. Or possibly new robots will be made suited for poly balls? If anyone has any knowledge about this or possibly tried the poly balls in...

I have used the Donic Baum Esprit and it felt suited to close to the table counter topspins and off the bounce shots. It doesn't feel to hard or soft but has good feeling due to the vibrations. It is very easy to block and control with and can still produce a lot of power with a bigger stroke. I...

Men's Event: Gold - China Silver - Germany Bronze - Japan Women's Event: Gold - China Silver - Korea Bronze - Japan

It should be fine with water based glue, butterfly's is fine. Anyway tenergy has a very porous sponge which can easily be ripped so when transferring blades remember to peel from the bottom corner diagonally upwards. After pulling it off you may have to remove the old glue from the sponge by...

I treated myself with the innerforce zlf and have tried it out :) it feels not too soft and with a very good, dwelly feeling. Immediately blocking felt very controlled and not fast at all (probably due to the slower wood outer plies). As I rotated more and used my forearm I was able to produce...

If I were to change blades but keep the same rubber, can I peel off the rubbers and just apply another layer of glue or do I have to remove the old glue first? Does it change any properties? Also, normally when I peel off rubber it still feels sticky as if already ready to put on a blade. Btw I...

I disagree about Wang Hao. I think he is very kind and modest, tries his best and only chos in close games. Just watch the 2012 olympics!

ZJK wants to play him in big events but ML will win in any other

i think it was the amount of speed and direction which got it to bounce towards the side and the backspin made it glide just long of the white line off the side.

Normally I do touch it short with a bit of backspin however with his serve it seemed to kick off my rubber and end up being long anyways, otherwise it would go into the net if I simply put my bat there :p

I have the Esprit and it has very good control blocking balls anywhere I want it to go. My backhand counter loop off the bounce has also really improved as well :P I think the blade is suited for close to table counter attacking however I'm also able to produce fast loop to loop rallies away...

Speed helps hitting fast winners off the table but can easily be countered and Spin is very consistent and can win points when unable to counter over the ball. What do you guys think?

i think he stood slightly wider on the left side of the table and by long off the side I meant by only a bit