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MLTT has it ass backwards. NBC has some NFL games exclusively on Peacock because NBC feels there is a big enough NFL fan base to force fans to buy Peacock (or for some to seek out pirate streams) MLTT live youtube streams had a few hundred viewers, if you convert 10% of them, you get a few...

There are known stops in play for side change, in between sets, etc. In big TV matches, like the finals, the breaks are extra long to allow for more commercials. So the players actually get more rest time. If you want millions in TV $$, you must bow down to the TV gods of ad sales. If you have...

2025 Womens Wimbledon Final - double bagel 6-0, 6-0, 57 minutes, it was 57 minutes long only because of all the TV commercials If this happened in a qualifier round the match would be over in 30 minutes more or less. Lose in the qualifier round and you get a bagel for prize money.

Why the obsession with carbon? Would you feel any different if you bought a fast 7 ply wood blade like a Clipper and couldn't handle it? You have literally seen your 1800 friend play 8 levels above you with your racket Spend your cash on a few lessons. When you get better, you will figure...

Kanak is subject to the ITTF country change rule, so he would have to stop playing for the US and wait 7 years to be eligible to play for Germany. Ridiculous idea.

In the US, you CAN absolutely build your own car. Any private citizen can build a car and do what is called single car certification. You take your finished car to the state DMV for inspection and if it passes, you can drive the car on public roads. Lots of people do it. You have to pay a fee...

Fiji would be better, lots of points available for Oceania, and much better weather and beaches

The LARC approval test is a dynamic friction test. Mfr sends rubber to ITTF, which sends the rubber to a third party lab where rubber is tested in lab conditions with controlled temp and humidity. The machines that do this cost thousands of dollars. Igor's plastic contraption measures static...

What exactly does "no racquet control" mean? What exactly did the ump apologize for? If the ump is friends with a player, he should not officiate that match. If you watch the beginning of the match, you can see the match official brings both players rackets in envelopes in the usual way, so...

The only ITTF friction test I have seen is a dynamic friction test for rubber approval to get on the LARC. The T9 Technical Leaflet for racket control has no friction test. Now some local tourney director can drink too much vodka and decide to use Igor's plastic static friction tester, but...

little chubby and the goat think push practice is important

You must aim left with the BH. Move to your right and point your elbow at the server and contact the right side of the ball. Whether it's a compact loop or push, hit the right side of the ball. For pushing, I use the right to left fade and go with the spin, it's easier with FH.

Most likely players like Dima and FZD were given investor stakes at very low valuations so MLTT can have name association. Dima and FZD can call themselves owners. MLTT is getting very little TV money. ESPNews (not ESPN) shows 1 hour MLTT highlights as filler programming. This week MLTT will...

It's good to not obsess about ratings in general. However, OP does need to see ratings improvement as a benchmark for progress. There is also seeding in big tourneys. For example, if you enter the US Nationals in the U15, there is a qualification round where players are seeded in groups of...

If you are just goofing around and don't want to spend alot of money trying out LP, then a Chinese LP like Dawei 388D1 0.6mm chops just fine. The 388 D2 is supposed to be better at push blocking, so closer to Dtecs. The WRM TT channel on youtube has many reviews of LP chopping rubbers

Jalen Brunson is the son of an NBA player who is now an assistant coach for the Knicks. He was a top high school player and a first team all american on a championship team in college. I wouldn't call him a late bloomer. It's great that Jalen was able to take advantage of his genetics and...

Yes, it's summer, OP should book time at a club like ICC/888/MDTTC/etc. to experience the program of top juniors. US Open in Dec. These will give OP a reality check to see where he stands in his age group. As noted by many, he is way behind.

Easiest path to WR100 is to move to a relatively weak region like Oceania. Get citizenship in Australia/NZ/Fiji so you can rack up lots of continental points against lower levels of competition. Heming Hu made top 100 and the olympics as a div 4/5 ish german league player. Good for him that he...

How do you do in age group tournaments? Did you play in the US Nationals? The under 13 boys winner was over 2300. This should give you an idea of where you stand relative to other kids your age in the US. Years ago I played a 12 year old kid who ended up representing team USA in international...

My cheap modern defender setup to goof around with: Nittaku Endless def blade Dawei 388D1 LP (many other comparable cheap chinese LP will do the same) Palio Blitz - old generation tensor that has a very good feeling for FH chopping, $30 from ttnpp.com, Palio Macro Era plays similar and is a...