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  1. May it be a good lesson for LOKI owners.

    This official warning by ITTF is still in force. ITTF M4 Technical Manual states as follows 📛 BRAND OWNER RESPONSIBILITY Brands that produce, market, sell, or are otherwise associated with illegal substances and treatments may not apply for authorisation of any racket covering. Their...
  2. China manufactories don't produce anti rubbers. Why so?

    Once a time, we happened to discuss on a trading subject with a China factory manager. He gave an upright answer: -- Yes, China сommon players always had only little interest for anti-rubbers since long. . Because it is deemed a trashy material best suited to the old farts. We can't sell...
  3. ITTF deserves criticism a lot.

    ITTF DESERVES CRITICISM A LOT. Yes, you got it right, indeed. ITTF little care about maintaining fair commerce by manufacturers. We can now observe a lot of the "bastard rubbers" coming out on market, mostly of China origin. With this in mind, we proposed having an ID label on every...
  4. Legendary King Maker rubber born in China.

    THE OLD FELLOW OF MINE. PF4 rubber by DHS now updated to PF4-50 version. It tempted me to try out the famous King Maker rubber, the most used rubber by China National Champions throughout 70s -80s. It is some wallbreaking bombarda indeed. Sticky as hell. Friendly rubber without sudden...
  5. The Sky Toss.

    Do you know this girl ? BTW. This present photo won Gold Award on International Sport Photography Biennale 1983.
  6. А stupid advice by ITTF URC 🤗

    Yes, the use of sandwich rubbers is the least regulated part of table tennis Laws. Little wonder no one knowns at certain how to deal with the sponge issue as described in the presen case. Same is ITTF URC Chief who did failed to give a relevant advice about the use of sponge sheet...
  7. Yinhe to facilitate racket control pretty much.

    YINHE TO FACILITATE RACKET CONTROL BY FAR. Please be aware of this supplementary facility available to every umpire nowdays. It is available from many Yinhe suppliers, and it is hoped to ease control on broken pimples for our umpires on duty worldwide. NOTE: Minimum density of pimps over...
  8. Dry boosting -- safe boosting.

    Dry boosting -- safe boosting. As an introductory note for a reader. -- It is a соmmon knowledge with all the advanced players that applying illegal additives on a rubber is supposed to make troubles a lot if racket control procedure is present on duty. Luckily, a local engineer of...
  9. An advanced tester to detect illegal shiny materials.

    While playing a serious tourney, you may not use a rubber sheet having gloss excess whether for wear or for imperfection of production process. Shiny rubbers shall not pass, never. No pasaran.
  10. Identification of the sponge is due and overdue.

    IDENTIFICATION OF THE SPONGE IS DUE AND OVERDUE. To all evidence the whole matter is still unresolved. The rule 3.2.1.3 states that sandwich rubber must be an ITTF approved combination both of sponge and topsheet. So far there is no practical way for umpire to know if the sponge...
  11. Should we forgive such a serve?

    Should we forgive such service action? As for me, noone is entitled to abuse the basic rules of the sport. None at all. Dear Missy, please, take care to follow by the rules. What next сould we do about this service? Just stay calm and call the score in loud voice, one more point...
  12. Identification of the sponges is due and overdue.

    Identification of the sponges is due and overdue. an EQC expert group brings in a packet of innovations regarding the use of sandwich rubbers. -- 5.2.2. A sandwich rubber shall be a permanent combination consisting of: — a topsheet currently authorised by ITTF — a sponge layer of a single...
  13. DRY BOOSTING. Let the revolution begin.

    LET THE REVOLUTION BEGIN. "DRY BOOSTING" TECHNIQUE. Over the past 30 years, several notable innovations did occurred in the field of sports, which mark the great progress of modern sports. -- polyurethane pants for swimmers -- Fischer's chess clock -- running skates with a pivot hinge...
  14. LET THE REVOLUTION BEGIN. "DRY BOOSTING" TECHNIQUE.

    LET THE REVOLUTION BEGIN. "DRY BOOSTING" TECHNIQUE. Over the past 30 years, several notable innovations did occurred in the field of sports, which mark the great progress of modern sports. -- polyurethane pants for swimmers -- Fischer's chess clock -- running skates with a pivot hinge...
  15. The thick sponge and tacky topsheet is no good at all.

    The thick sponge and tacky topsheet is no good at all. Dr. Konrad Tiefenbacher offers strong arguments. Tiefenbacher's practical investigations of 1994 is well convincing that the best optimal sandwich rubber to play with should be a non-tacky topsheet attached to mid size sponge 1.7 mm...
  16. Break-in procedure. What the good is it?

    BREAK-IN PROCEDURE. WHAT THE GOOD IS IT? Doing a manual break-in on rubber surface by knocking it with the ball forcefully is believed to eventually improve bounce on the rubber and control. Yet, there is no good evidence of the such. Could you share your own experience? From your own...
  17. How to read the numbers in CONTRA universal catalogue. 📖🔎❓

    NUMERICAL EVALUATIONS ЕXPOSED IN CONTRA UNIVERSAL CATALOGUE. WHAT IS FOR? We asked question about rubber evaluation process from a former Contra expert in charge of evaluation procedure. We do believe the answer to be quite useful for every one looking to make a proper choice of Аnti rubbers.
  18. What's "flanti" rubber in terms of science of tribology?

    What's "flanti" rubber in terms of science of tribology? You can scarcely tell any difference between anti and flanti rubbers unless doing tests for traction force by pulling a standard weight over rubber surface. It is an exciting job for an engineer's mind we love so much. Throught doing...
  19. Incredible mishap on Dima. 🤕

    Article: https://www.tischtennis.de/news/beklauter-ovtcharov-erreicht-busan-im-zweiten-anlauf.html Dima's Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=951199063042488&set=a.214008116761590
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