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Which countries have the strongest club level (non-pro) players in the world? What would be the top 5 countries?

Feel free to comment to watch for casual viewing. Here's a few games against a college player. He said his rating in college is 1580, so I enjoy the rhythm and pattern of our games. I think I tend to win most of the backhand-backhand rallies, and his style sort of plays into my comfort zone.

i just found this photo. It reminds me of the tenery throw angle photo. Does rakza X, 7, 9 correspond to Tenergy 05, 64, 80? Is that meant to be the concept of the Rakza series? Or is the photo just a coincidence. Does it mean that for speed Rakza 9 > 7 > X ?

Today I tried hitting with some mates' rackets. One was a D09c that was some months old and all the tackiness had worn out. Another was a brand new Dignics 05. Based on reviews, I was expecting that 05 would be faster. Both were excellent, fast and responsive. Compared to my normal rubbers...

After testing various rubbers, I notice that the loop stroke is demanded to be different for dense sponge vs porous sponge. I typically play with dense sponge, so that is basically my default. For Dense sponge, I find that loop is best with a slightly more closed racket, and more brushing...

Could somebody provide a simple overview of which ESN rubbers belong to which generation of ESN rubbers? I'm vaguely familiar with the common ESN names Fastarc, Rakza, Evolution, Gold Arc, Rasanter, Rhyzm, Bluestorm, etc. But I'm not really sure which rubbers are considered current, and which...

I can't explain why, but I am really drawn to the rubbers with unique or slick looking sponge colors. What are some of your favorite sponge colors and rubbers based on sponge colors? I've always thought that the lime green color of Rasanter is really awesome. And I think the bright, luxurious...

US $15.11 30%OFF | 2022 New SANWEI Provincial TARGET PRO 3 Table Tennis Rubber (Nano Penetration Sticky Rubber) TARGET 3 Ping Pong Sponge https://a.aliexpress.com/_ms3RJaQ Does anybody know how this rubber is? The title says provincial, but the rubber itself has National printed on it. Whats...

Impressed by the play of Ayalog, I decided to put more time into practicing my block and counterpunch. I took a little video of backhand and forehand blocks and counters. I had some errors, but also some successful punches. Please give me advice! https://youtu.be/NLa0fLorogk

Can somebody explain the differences between the popular TT balls? From what I've read, the Nittaku Premium is the standard best ball. But Nittaku is slightly lighter/floatier and less spinny than the popular DHS D40 ball. The D40 ball is a little harder, and slightly more solid feel. I've...

I believe several pro Korean players, and several Japanese players are using H3. If I'm not mistaken, Hina Hayata and Kasumi Ishikawa use H3 either on their forehand or backhand or both. I think Hitomi Sato uses H3 also. Do the non-Chinese pros also boost their H3?

I was watching the Ayalog youtube channel that was posted on TTD, and I noticed that Aya doesn't have the same power as many of her male opponents. But she is still beating most of the men. It's pretty obvious that she's winning because she stands closer to the table than they do, cuts off the...

Discussed a little on another thread, but I'm still struggling with my current rubber, the Loki GTX on forehand. The problem is when looping, the rubber doesn't seem to grip the ball enough and doesn't get enough upward lift. I find that I really have to hit a very full stroke, or hit with a...

Over the past 12 months, I have sought to find and test the best rubbers available on Aliexpress. I wanted to write this personal Guide to the best rubbers on Aliexpress so everybody else can buy the rubbers easily. Most of the rubbers are available for under $15. I will categorize the rubbers...

Has anybody ever tried boosting AK47 red sponge? It's a fairly hard sponge, so it may be able to take on a light layer of boosting. If you have tried, how did the performance change?

I just cut a new sheet of Yinhe Jupiter 3 onto my blade. The sponge side of the rubber was covered by a plastic cover. Under the plastic cover, there is a glossy and slightly sticky layer of glue on the sponge side. Clearly this is a indication that the rubber was factory tuned, and I guess the...

I just cut a new sheet of Palio HK1997 Gold, which is labeled as 49d hardness. 49d hardness should be quite hard, I guess something like 38-39d on DHS scale. But I found that the rubber is very soft, more along the lines of 42d hardness. Has anybody else found that this rubber is ALOT softer...

When I play games, I often get serves that I think I can loop. Maybe its long and not very spinny. But if I miss the loop, then its automatically a lost point. If I get the loop in, there is no guarantee that I win the point. So I often default to just pushing the serve back. Its not the...

The rubber is heavily oxidized and hard as plastic. Some 2000 level player gave this rubber to me when I was like 11 when he saw me playing with some crappy rubber. I just found this and didnt even know I still had it.

After your ESN factory boosting wears off, do you boost your ESN rubber to try to re-claim the original performance? How close does it get the rubber back to the original performance?