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  1. Tokyo 2020 | 2020/7/24-8/9

    “Almost a walkover”, well… they could’t hit an elephant from this dist
  2. Vladimir Samsonov Retires

    Very sad to see Samsonovs career go out with a long whisper in Covid-tine. I’ve wished him a bang. He’s been an inspiration - for so long. That versatile style! That fluidity, that touch!
  3. Does anyone try DHS tensor rubber, Gold Arc 8?

    I’ve played all these for quite a while. Rozena is a robust overall workhorse that does everything well. The feeling of that sponge (the same as the regular tenergies) I find very nice. Fun to play, and high but not ultimate levels of speed. Decent spin. Gold Arc 8 has a firm, but not...
  4. Tokyo 2020 | 2020/7/24-8/9

    Ouch. Why? Vladi being able to participate was my one redeeming factor towards accepting the silliness of not canceling this global superspreader event.
  5. Which <70€ Allwood 5-ply among these would you recommend ?

    Some people actually like heavier blades, as they pack a bit more punch and usually feel a bit more soild. The sensation of heaviness, however, is determined more by the balance of the blade, in my experience, than the actual weight. A lighter blade balanced more towards the head feels heavier...
  6. Best glue for Rakza 7?

    With glue especially, the "less is more" adagium holds true. Thin layers make strong bonds. I've no experience with FineZip, but have used Andro, Butterfly, Donic, and Gewo waterbased glues successfully that way - even with notoriously hard to glue rubbers, such as 729FX.
  7. Best Secure File Transfer Methods and Solutions

    Context required! But I'm going to say, whenever possible, use OpenSSH's scp/sftp in combination with public key authentication. For automatic synchronisation, use something like rsync or unison over ssh. (Previous suggestions entail putting your content in the hands of a third party. If your...
  8. Anton Kallberg and his viscaria special

    Yes. That last little jump is the big one; not all players get there, many fail just below the top. Kallberg’s been rising for a while, and now seems to be breaking through to a higher level. Like he did so many times before. Love him madly.
  9. Tenergy 05 on allwood blade

    T05 does what it does and it does it well. Your Offensive S is an excellent blade as well and neither blade nor rubbers are picky in what they will work with. Equipment does what it does. It is up to you, the player, to make it sing-or weep.
  10. Welcome to TableTennisDaily 2.0 - Bug Report

    The "workaround" of using the "Edit Profile" in the left column (Edit Profile) still works for me.
  11. Closest Tenergy to Tibhar Aurus prime

    I’m having strong Eliza flashbacks.
  12. Worst "Technologies" and Gimmicks in TT

    My candidate: “twin ply sponge”, an abhorrence that I fell for +/- 40 years ago. It still haunts my nightmares. Looks like it’s been erased from recorded history. Rightfully so.
  13. 1.9 or max on forehand!!

    Way back when I played with Mark V in 2.5mm. There were way much more choppers back then, and I've always had barrels of fun playing them, shaping the curve of the ball to suit. The short game was more challenging, and when rallies turned flatter I didn't think it beneficial. I'm using "MAX" on...
  14. What are the best rubbers for chopping?

    The pips part has had some attention. Good.Will you be chopping with the inverted (normal flat) rubber as well, as in: old school defender style? Or do you intend to play with an aggressive counterloop and attack on the FH, sometimes resorting to fishing when that's nog possible, using...
  15. Tokyo 2020 | 2020/7/24-8/9

    Yet "only" about 10.000 of 80.000 volunteers (the people actually making it happen) have quit. That's probably not enough, by itself.
  16. Blades with two sides?

    I have one asymmetric blade, with different outer layers, anegre and koto, over limba/alc/kiri. It works well, but anegre and koto are not worlds apart-and in the end I settled upon koto.
  17. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Also played again. Prior to covid restrictions, I’d been incapacitated for a while already, including a few months in which I could not even walk. Though that subsided, injuries did flare up just weeks before we weren given the green light. Even so, playing again felt like a miracle. It took...
  18. Goodbye Ding Ning

    Well, I hope she will find a new life in which she’s much much more than a trophy wife to some or other magnate. A life on her own terms. A life in balance. Like I would hope for everybody, really.
  19. EJs who have found the perfect setup?

    Everyhing goes! I remember people playing Sriver-L on the H-1-9 with high quality.
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