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I'm an offensive two-wing looper. Lots of big forehand swings. I'm quite tall at 6'4", which means long arms and high racket speed. I'm 195 lbs, so quite slender. Not very muscular but in good shape. Lately my elbow is getting very sore, particularly after sessions over an hour. Whatever the...

So I'm quite tall at 6'4", with large hands to match. Options for large-handed folks like myself are extremely limited. I've been using two different blades with large handles, and I haven't been satisfied with either of them. One is a Stiga Arctic Wood with the Legend Flare handle. While the...

So I'm around 1200 (RITTA league play) . My game is mostly offensive, with decent loops and drives on both wings, but also lots of slices and close-to-the table touch play. I'm getting professional coaching and and am steadily improving. My game is getting faster and more consistent. I have...

I have an elderly family member who has tried and very much enjoys table tennis. She had hip surgery a few months ago and has recovered remarkably well. Playing some light table tennis has been approved by her doctors as a good idea for her ongoing recovery and overall health. She has great...

I’ve been itching to try a Stiga Legend handle for my big hands — pretty rare to find one these days — and one came up on the Arctic Wood, so I ordered one. What differences should I expect to see compared to my current Virtuoso OFF-? I’d like to know so that I can pick rubbers for it...

Or do you think it's better to focus on only one racket at a time? I'm torn on this. I have two setups that I quite like, and it's fun to occasionally swap between the two and enjoy the benefits that one has over the other. They are fairly similar, so it's not night and day and doesn't seem to...

So when I got my OSP Virtuoso a while back, I went down the rabbit hole of "should I seal my blade, and what glue should I use to prevent the wood being damaged when I change rubbers".... said rabbit hole is full of horror stories about how your blade might be damaged if you don't seal the blade...

I’m looking to try a lighter rubber for backhand on my OSP Virtuoso OFF-. I love this blade, but it is a bit head heavy with its large 159mm head. My YSE feels a lot lighter. I was shocked to discover that it’s only 5 grams lighter (with rubbers). This suggests to me that the difference is...

This got mentioned in another thread, and I felt like it deserved more attention. I recently got back into table tennis after about 12 years off, and it's been really great for my mental health. I've had big problems with anxiety throughout my life, and table tennis has been a big help. Any...

So I was using a Yasaka Sweden Extra with Rakza 7 on both sides, and loved it. All of the things you would expect. Not very fast, but tons of control and spin. Looping monster with incredible feel. Great. But I felt like it lacked on the top end, and I wanted to try something a little bit...

Currently I'm using Rakza 7 Max as the forehand rubber on my Virtuoso OFF-. The feel and control is just awesome. Fantastic for looping, which is a big part of my game. But as you can imagine, it's not very fast. I wish I could get more speed sometimes. So I'm seeking a faster rubber, but I...

Hello, Just thought I'd share my thoughts on my new OSP Virtuoso OFF- blade. I am a low-level intermediate player, striving towards a looping offensive game on both wings. Years ago I was ranked as high as 1500, these days I hover around 1200. Just got back into the game a few months ago. My...

So for a while there I was not sealing my blade (Yasaka Sweden Extra, which supposedly comes factory sealed, but it's hard to tell), and I was using Butterfly Free Chack.... all of this with no problems at all. The glue stuck great, easily applied nice and flat with no bubbles, and I could...

Of all the endless table tennis debates, “seal vs no seal” has to take the grand prize for no clear answer. I’ve been reading for days and I still haven’t reached a conclusion as to whether I should seal my precious new blade. Rather than sparking the same exact debate again, allow me to...

Hello, So I recently bought a new racket for my girlfriend, a beginner who has been playing for about a month now. Purely recreational, no coaching or anything.... but she's absolutely hooked and wants to get better. The racket is a Yasaka Sweden Extra with Rakza 7 Max on forehand, and Rakza 7...