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For the very first time in my life, I played a antispin player, and he just happens to be 2150 USATT and the best non-coach guy in our club. I actually did fairly well and got 2-3 against him. One of the games that I won I dominated 11-1. I had 2 things that worked in my favor: 1) I had a fair...

I'm just curious, I see that many long pip choppers use H3 on their FH side. Do they usually boost their FH side? Or do they prefer to lower speed of unboosted rubber for chopping?

https://a.aliexpress.com/_m06PYrl This looks really cool. Anybody tried this maker? I would totally get it except i think this is also the thick core blade like Pro 05 @Grumms would probably be interested.

I just opened a new bottle of Seamoon, and it has a strange smell, like a oven smell or something baking. I've gone through 5 or 6 bottles of seamoon, and this is the first time I have noticed this kind of smell. Anybody else ever seen this before? I also notice that this specific bottle...

A question: after playing a fair amount against long pips in recent months, I have this impression that old/worn out long pips are better than new long pips. With the old LP, it has less friction and has more anti-spin property. So if you loop to old LP, the ball comes back with heavy...

As many of you know, I hate playing against long pips. Just the idea that the LP produces spin in the opposite direction that your mind is trained on infuriated me. But I really remembered @UpSideDownCarl 's words that training against LP is much better practice than almost any other training...

I'll be testing and reviewing this big batch of rubbers over the next few weeks and months. If you have any specific questions let me know and i can keep an eye out. First up, I have glued the RKT Hyper Power and Reactor Ckylin onto my Pro 05. Ckylin is matte, grippy with medium rebound. RKT is...

In theory, they have a similar construction and should be somewhat similar. But I find that they play quite different. Long 5 is longer, has bigger sweet spot, and catches the ball better for me. Long 5 feels better on loops and touch shots. Harimoto ALC makes my arm feel like it's "short"...

On half-ling balls, i find it easier to loop with fh because my body is sideways and i can use my body to measure my distance to the table. But on the bh loop, i find it very uncomfortable. I dont know how close i am from hitting the table with hand or paddle. This causes me to hold back and...

A lot of times I practice a new specific skill. For example, I was practicing 3rd ball bh loop against LP push. The ball comes back dead and awkward, so its hard to attack for me. After about 30 times of doing this specific shot, I felt like I was hitting it very strong and consistently. It...

Which is easier to control for LP punches and chops? Which is easier to keep low and deep?

I'm thinking to start focusing on my 3rd ball attack. I'm thinking to have a big box of balls and doing 3 shot drills. A couple questions about the details of the best way to practice. 1) Should I be telling my opponent what serve I am doing? (i want him to be able to return well, right?) 2)...

With a few of my new blades, I find them very hard to grip. I find that they are almost sliding out of my hand. Are new blades in general somewhat slippery and harder to grip? Is there anything to do to make them easier to grip? (maybe use a wet towel on the handle?)

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mNv45dN Any idea what this rubber is?

I just tried a mate's Quan Shibao paddle. Im blown away. Its unlike any other rubber I have tried before. Both sides are really bouncy and fast, and apparently unboosted too. But they give great grip and grab too. They dont have the dwell time of H3...its different. They are more firm and...

968 is kinda slow, at times can feel mushy. For such offensive powerhouses like Ma Long and Wang Chuqin, I would think that they would want something faster and with more pop. What is the technical reason that so many still use W968? Is it because they feel like their game is actually won/lost...

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mrHmJnp This looks pretty cool. Any idea on how this rubber is? Who makes it?

I am really struggling to beat this 1 guy. He has a very good 3rd ball loop, and very good follow up loops as well. So his FH is really quite good. But the biggest problem is actually his bh. He has LP on his backhand and he is really good at standing close to the table and blocking and...

I tested the Lemuria Long 5 clone today and was generally impressed. I would say it is indeed quite similar to the real long 5. The speed is like Off-. It is not super fast, but when you accelerate through it does have some snap. It is fairly soft feel and fairly flexy. The responsiveness...