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I don't follow here -- isn't Harimoto known for playing exactly this way, i.e., ceding the initiative and letting the opponent open the rally? So by this logic, shouldn't Harimoto be a good matchup for LSD? I believe we have enough evidence that Harimoto matches up well with LSD, since he's won...

Just looking ahead at the scheduling for this event tomorrow, and it looks insane. Imagine being Lin Shidong and potentially having to play: 1. Mixed doubles - Final 2. Men's doubles - Quarterfinal, Semifinal and Final 3. Men's singles - R32, R16 and Quarterfinal

I believe "H-touch" is ESN's name for their latest hybrid rubber tech, so you can look for that in the rubber description (e.g., on the back of the packaging). Examples include: Donic Bluestar series Stiga DNA Hybrid series Xiom Vega Pro H (Maybe?) Xiom Jekyll & Hyde H52.5, possibly C55...

Let us know how it goes -- I've also been thinking about doing surgery on a cheap blade and gluing on something like a wooden doorknob for a handle to see how this would play. Just have to figure out how big the sphere needs to be.

The Xiom TMXi Pro blade I use has a fantastic flared handle which is both several mm longer and thicker than the standard shapes. Sanwei blades (I've tried both 75 outer and inner alc) are the only other ones I know which also have longer and more strongly flared handles.

When I'm receiving well, I've noticed I'm not focusing much on trying to consciously read the spin on the serve. I'm looking more at the big picture, i.e., the server's motion as well as the speed, placement and trajectory of the ball. When I'm processing all of that subconsciously, I'll also be...

I'll second the Bluestar A1 here, having just recently started testing it. Compared to the K3 I'm used to, it feels a bit softer and bouncier despite having the same sponge hardness. Just looking at it, the newer generation ESN "H-touch" topsheet is a bit less tacky and has narrower pips than...

Being able to consistently crush this type of "pusher" is one way to tell apart a 1600ish player from a 2000ish player when they both have nice strokes and can produce high quality shots. The difference is in consistency. Without more specific details about this guy's game, my general tips are...

Saw a Japanese Youtube review of an "ultra-thin" rubber -- an inverted rubber but with a very thin sponge (i.e., less than 0.7mm). I'd never heard of such a thing before, but it seems like it actually has some interesting properties. Does anyone know more about these kinds of rubbers? Are they...

I just recently assembled a new racket (yinhe pro 01) with Stiga DNA Hybrid H on forehand and Vega Pro H on backhand. After playing it the other day, I think the Vega Pro H is a pretty nice rubber. It's rather unresponsive on passive shots, so I can see why it gives the impression of being...

For sure no need to re-glue! If it makes you feel better, you can find even top-level professional players in competitions with rubbers that look like this (if not worse). https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/attachments/ce613785-0bd4-40f1-a531-b22a3803dbb4-png.24732/

This happens when the glue layers dry with bumps or waves before applying the rubber to the blade (can easily happen if you've used a bit too much glue), or pressure isn't applied evenly across the surface of the rubber when rolling it on. I've seen much worse looking jobs than your pictures...

Just saw a new DHS Bo-series blade on Aliexpress -- looks like an inner-carbon with koto top ply, using the regular DHS artificial fiber rather than the blue one, but otherwise possibly a cheaper alternative to the Wang acB. Does anyone know anything more about it? This store calls it the "Bo...

Sorry, I meant which stores will document the weight of a blade and then make sure to send you that one. I know about the returns feature, although I'm a bit cautious to use it versus getting a non-return refund up front.

Do you know which stores on Ali will reliably do this? My sense has been that many of them (including most of the major stores) don't carry their own stock -- they're basically dropshippers and the order gets fulfilled by some warehouse employee somewhere else. On my most recent order, I...

I was responding to a number of your posts, but it seems like you continue to misunderstand. You don't get convicted of an act. You get convicted of violating one or multiple laws in the course of an act. The criminal act that Dubina committed was something that prosecutors (having seen the...

There seems to be ongoing confusion about how the justice/legal system works. You don't walk into a courtroom charged with sexual assault of a minor and come out convicted of an unrelated speeding violation. The purpose of the criminal justice system is to determine which (if any) criminal laws...

I haven't used either one, but my understanding is the 5x has a thicker core and thinner outer plies than the regular 5. So the 5x should be somewhat stiffer/faster. Yes, this is the review I had in mind. Based on the ttgearlab writeup, the 5x seems to be in between the 5 and a Viscaria-type in...

I'm currently playing the Xiom TMXi Pro as my main blade, and while I haven't played the Long 5, I have a DHS 301 which I think should be pretty close, as well as a Harimoto ALC. Compared to those, the TMXi is definitely a lot harder/stiffer; I think the difference from a Viscaria or FZD ALC...

It's clear that a number of people posting in this thread do not understand how the legal system in the US works. We will not get additional details because Dubina made a plea deal. A criminal trial would have made more evidence public, but he (presumably with advice from his lawyers) made the...