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Never heard of these, actually.

OK... mixed responses, as I expected, but more responses from people who are happy having made the switch. I suppose it's worth a try, although I'm in no rush, and I'm not unhappy with my current setup. I might just try it on an alternate bat sometime in the next couple of months, and see how...

Thank you, Haraold. This is the kind of response I was looking for. I'm 60 yrs old, and looking for ways to make growing old not suck so bad... 😊

As I get older, I can't do some of the moves I used to do. For example, I can't move fast enough anymore to step around and loop an underspin ball with my forehand from my backhand corner. I have found that I need to adjust my playing style and strategies as the years weigh me down. One thing...

Match that is definitely worth a look: women's round of 16 - Bernadette Szocs (ROU) vs Xia Lian Ni (LUX). A study on how a very emotional player can steel herself when she's down by a lot, and then take back control of the match. Respect.

This is interesting. I'm considering switching from Rakza 7/7 soft to X5-m/X5-s, on the same blade I have now. How would you compare the R7 to the X5-m in terms of throw angle? grip? control on soft shots? I'm guessing that when my current rubbers wear out, the adjustment to a new pair of R7...

You can drop in and play with whoever is there, you don't need a partner. I would suggest you contact Elena (the club manager) by email before you go in order to get details. There will be a drop-in fee, and she appreciates if you tell her you're going to show up beforehand, in case it gets...

I wouldn't know much about Vancouver, but there are lots of clubs around Toronto. Mind you, the Greater Toronto Area is very big, so you may have a long drive to some clubs, depending on where you're staying. You may need to check out the relative distance to the clubs from your address while in...

Thanks, but this contains a list of brands, and doesn't say which specific factory they contract to produce which rubbers. As far as I can see, they don't even list the factories.

I don't know about Sunflex. Dunlop is a brand of Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI). Nowadays, SRI lists products for tennis and golf (as well as Dunlop and Falken tires), but nothing for table tennis https://www.srigroup.co.jp/english/products/index.html . It would appear that the Sumitomo...

Daiki lists it customers as: NIPPON TAKKYU Co.,LTD / VICTAS　Co.,LTD / STIGA AB / MIZUNO Co.,LTD / JUIC Co., LTD. / KATO RUBBER Co.,LTD. / KAEI TRADING Co.,LTD / MORISHIKI Co.,LTD in their web site. https://daikirubber.jp/company_en.html Nippon Takkyu is Nittaku. And yes, Fastarc is an ESN...

Just general interest. I like table tennis as a hobby, and I've worked in technical business for 40 years - defining technical specs; researching and selecting suppliers based on quality first, then by price; doing quality control... I suppose these habits die hard.

Just out of curiosity, I was trying to understand a bit of the business of table tennis equipment - specifically, rubber manufacturing. I know there are a small number of rubber factories that manufacture for different brands, according to different specifications as to pimple geometry, sponge...

I believe you! That sounds very doable.

Thank you Lazer, this is what I was thinking, along with working on my BH loops. I refuse to use long pips...at least, for now. Resist the Dark Side! 👴 "When you look at the Dark Side, careful you must be, for the Dark Side looks back." - Yoda

I recently had a game against a (much) younger player who would consistently give me long pushes to my BH corner with strong underspin. A few years ago, I would have stepped around and attacked the long push with my FH. My legs have slowed down with age, so I can no longer do the step-around...