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True, it also depends on how manufactures decide which method will give them the best cost/benefit. The simplest way is using sampling test to decide which lots have the tightest tolerances then give/sell them to professionals. Or they have a proprietary and expensive machines/manufacturing...

On rubber (or even blade) I think it has to do with top sheet/sponge quality. For commercial the tolerance is larger. For example, Tenergy 9C specs: Speed 13.5, Spin 10.5 Sponge Hardness 36 , we can expect a tolerance of +/- 10 to 15% while for professionals it is much tighter, say 5%. In...

Now I think (I hope) I understand both hclnnkhg and brokenball's points. hclnnkhg was just trying to estimate probability of winning/losing with a simple equation while brokenball wants a more accurate equation (sigmoid) that can match real data. However, there is no real data (for example...

Same here got my MS in mechanical engineering. and have been practicing engineering for more than 35 years (humm why should I disclose this...?) . Life is not always but sometimes is about numbers.

Ok. I got your point. But I believe there is a better curve for us more number-oriented people.

I think you misunderstood my comment. I understand all about real life versus approximation. My comment is just that "the curve predicted 100% win for player with 238 points higher" is not a good prediction because real data will not say that. Somebody tells me he is going to beat me 100%...

I thought the curve was based on real data?

I don't like the curve because to me there is no absolute 100% or 0% in winning probability. There should be a better approximation curve based on existing data from USATT.

Sorry .. I answered "no" but realized you are only interested in anyone with a "yes"

Sounds like a good idea and I want to try. Where do you buy a good top sheet and what kind of glue you use?

1 or 2 layers on blade and 2 on rubbers. This is to remove the glue easier in case I want to reglue.

Andrea, Great videos! You are a very good anti player. In one of your videos it showed you played against a short pips player who was able to get 2 games from you. What tactics did he play? Is there a full video? I am curious because I am a sp player.

Everyone is unique! Boll achieves more than CCY in table tennis for sure, but he doesn't have the other 2 (coaching and owner of a table tennis center) as the OP suggests. However, Boll is one of the top 10 richest table tennis players in the world (as of 2022), a task that CCY may never be...

Yes, you still need an edge tape to protect the blade as rubber alone can't do a good job. The tape I use is a foam tape 6mm wide and 1mm thick which is lighter and stickier than any tapes from Butterfly, Xiom etc..

I precut rubber with about 1.5mm wider than my blade. Then put glue on and wait until it completely dry. After that I put the rubber and lightly roll it on blade. I like to have the rubber larger than the blade a little just to protect the blade from damage when accidentally hit blade on table.