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Amazing! good luck my friend and take it step by step. You are on the right track. Trust the process and put in the hours.

Very difficult to comment or provide feedback on what is heavy or not. Since it totally depends on your physiology and preferences. I play mid-distance and for me personally, I prefer my blade weight to be in 87-89 gms. range.

I am using Butterfly blades. In US, you can order a blade on specific weight (if it is available). In my opinion, butterfly blades are more balanced compared to other brands. I have used offensive blades from Tibhar and Donic in the past. These blades tend to be more head heavy. Another brand...

Well, the thing is - we all need a change. Some time or the other. There is no harm in trying new equipment if you know what you want. But just buying stuff and not know what to look for creates confusion. I know it is very easy to lose focus, think of better training and discipline rather than...

One pound of practice is worth more than thousand pounds of theory.

Good question. There are few approaches which you can consider - 1. Try before you buy - most recommended approach and hence no.1 in the list. You can try your friend's paddle and play with it to check if you like it. For me, I honestly like everything initially as this is a just my mind playing...

Exactly, and automation or muscle memory as we term it can only be achieved once we follow a set path. Now, this skips the notice of most amateur/hobby players that an online tutorial cannot replace a qualified coach who can shape your game like no other. What we see in an online tutorial is a...

Ok, using wrist in strokes is my favorite topic. Why? Because I have struggled to use it in my stroke, got some great results but injured myself in the process. Again recovered again tried it and now I finally understood the mantra - Keep it simple. So, at my amateur level, - I keep my wrist...

No man, for me at least it just lasted for 2 months. I used it on my forehand. On the positive side, the spin generation is really good, but the top sheet was worn off and lost its grip rather quickly.

One thing I realized with Gewo rubber (at least the one which I am using: Nexxus Superselect EL 45 degrees) on my backhand is that rubber supports active strokes but it has a learning curve if you want to defend or want to borrow speed/spin from the incoming ball. Also, when I used it on my...

I would wholeheartedly recommend G1 with max. thickness. It is a put and forget rubber which can help you perform any stroke. I have used Xiom rubbers like Vega X and Omega 7 Pro/Euro but for me personally, I do not find the feeling of 'bite' on the ball though I get good spin from Xiom rubbers...

If you can practice alone, then just do this for sometime - 1. Stay close to the baseline, and stay low. 2. Bounce the ball on the table, if you want you can also brush it slightly in a chop/push motion so that the ball has little backspin. Actually you can do both - dead ball and a little...

Hey man - off topic. Can you please share your feedback on HAL with me? I recently bought it from a friend but haven't tried it yet. I am currently using a Viscaria with Victas V 15 Extra and Hexer Powergrip SFX on backhand. Thank you.

A simple strategy is to play percentages. This is what I try to follow when I cannot think of anything more sophisticated. On a given day, somethings will work and somethings will not. So even though a player might be highly skilled in all the strokes, he might feel slightly off on certain...

I seal with the same Joola sealant which you have mentioned. I find that I can reseal the blade after 3-4 rubber changes and I do not apply more than 1 layer to the blade.

There are limitations to an individual's game, but we need to understand that these limitations might be due to several reasons and additionally, these could be some which an individual has to live with and yes everyone has it. A good opponent will more often than not find it and exploit it...

Now I figured why I am loosing. Thank you Jedi Master.

My name is Maximus. Commander of the armies of the North. Owner of some important ALC blades made by Butterfly. Very particular about the rules. Faithful friend to Marcus Aurelius (I read his Meditations by the way) and I lost poorly against an opponent. I will have my revenge! In this life or...

Ok, this is my favorite topic and may be for most of the hobby players here on this forum. Hell, how did I lose when I thought that this was an ezeepezee match for me, specially when I have a 2:0 lead. Believe me, I still do lose it and I hate it enough that I feel like writing about it. So...

I played with Tenergy 05 for 5 years and used around 15-20 sheets. I never found anything similar in terms of quality, responsiveness and durability. Though as I got better for me at least the durability came to around 4 - 5 months approx. The only reason I stopped using it was that firstly due...