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  1. I want opinions on my chances of pro

    Every club and school in all of Germany and Sweden all have the exact same prices for everything regardless of how much training you want to get.
  2. I want opinions on my chances of pro

    He's been told this multiple times dating back to nearly a year ago but seems not to give that point any regard. I believe he also stated that he couldn't even get to the top tier club in his local area because an hour or so was too far but not sure if that changed since he posted.
  3. I want opinions on my chances of pro

    He is confident despite all evidence to the contrary and is unwilling to have a serious conversation around more reasonable goals to strive for. I will await his answer on whether he has started to reconsider his goals in the face of his relative lack of progress over the last year (~1875 to...
  4. I want opinions on my chances of pro

    I am confused why you think top 100 in the USA for the U13 category is a big achievement in the context of your goals. Maybe you can explain. Last year you stated you would be 2100 by the end of 2025, and that you would be over 2250 by the end of this year (2026). We are almost halfway through...
  5. I want opinions on my chances of pro

    You have been asking some variation of this same question for almost a year now on the forum. If you have put in the work in reaching out to clubs and haven't figured out any sort of a plan yet (which it sounds like based on your posts) then you have an answer on how seriously the clubs are...
  6. Major League Table Tennis (MLTT)

    Availability plus how much someone prioritizes league play versus WTT play is another factor. Unrelated note, did Yancheng Huang ever play a match for Bay Area?
  7. Major League Table Tennis (MLTT)

    One week later.. Great to see how far MLTT has come in just the 4th season. Not just a "retirement home" league but one that is attracting more and more top talent every season like I thought it would, now with several active WTT players as well as giving a platform for up and comers to show...
  8. ITTF WTTTC Finals London 2026, 4/28-5/10

    Both of them have full time jobs.
  9. ovtcharov innerforce alc splintering?

    You don't sound like you know what "pros who are honest" will tell you, I do. And I may not know what you know about the science of feeling. I'll leave it at that, I don't see this conversation going anywhere productive anymore.
  10. ovtcharov innerforce alc splintering?

    Okay so what formulation is Butterfly using for their protective coating and how does it compare to the ones that you and I can purchase in terms of chemical composition and the resulting feeling? I suspect neither you or I truly know all the aspects that contribute to what feeling is but as I...
  11. ovtcharov innerforce alc splintering?

    I can assure you the public does not have access to any kind of material that manufacturers do lol. I am not sure where "bending stiffness" came from, I didn't say that stiffness is what specifically changes, just feeling overall.
  12. ovtcharov innerforce alc splintering?

    Whatever protective coating Butterfly uses in manufacturing isn't available to the public so I can only speak to experience with publicly sold sealers, and they can often (not always) lead to glassy feelings. This is pretty well documented. I'm sure you can minimize that by using a tiny amount...
  13. ovtcharov innerforce alc splintering?

    Depends what you are talking about high level here, you are talking about only the best players in the world who are getting 40 blades per year. And even for those who have the option, many of them prefer to stick to a blade rather than switch it as soon as it wears out from gluing or minor...
  14. ovtcharov innerforce alc splintering?

    No most don't replace blades every couple weeks. And they could absolutely detect the differences in gluing/boosting/weight in a blind test. Seen it happen plenty.
  15. ovtcharov innerforce alc splintering?

    You can when you're a good enough player who is in tune enough with their equipment. The actual urban legend is that a difference in a few grams or an extra thick application of glue leads to differences that are imperceivable from other externally applied differences like booster or sealant.
  16. ovtcharov innerforce alc splintering?

    Not really. No amount of gluing or blade-to-blade/rubber-to-rubber variation is going to create a distinct glassy feeling on contact to a blade that doesn't already have a glassy feeling. I've seen and heard enough anecdotes of sealing giving a glassy feeling in many instances.
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