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If you're looking for a blocking and punching rubber, R7 Soft is not it; too soft. The regular Rakza 7 is widely considered a stable blocking rubber and has great grip so it should be usable for bananas, though I don't know how well it punches. I expect it does fine, though. I've had great...

Could the softer sponge be the "Mystery" version Lula mentioned? I see 802-40 Mystery III on Ali, along with Legend (this appears to be a different 802 rubber, and Mystery III the only version of 802-40, but in a variety of different sponge hardnesses). When you say "very fast sponge" (Uranus...

Looking for suggestions for a beginner-friendly short pips (FH) setup. A coworker of mine is looking to have his own racket, but as of now it's unlikely he'll dive much into learning techniques or actual coaching beyond whatever tips I give him, so it doesn't have to be fancy stuff just better...

The Mantra/Helix comparison is nice to have. I liked some things about Mantra Pro, so I may give Helix a try.

"Siri, who all has won the last World Team Table Tennis Championships, in order please?"

8-3 to 11-8. An 8-point streak after how level the rest of the match went? That's a choke if I ever saw one. LJK is a clutch player for sure but Harimoto can't win 3 in potentially 12 chances? That's mental pressure, not a skill issue. I really think Japan and Korea are focused too much on...

I haven't played H; 50° just feels too hard for BH and likely would be for most amateurs unless you're really explosive or mainly block, I guess. But I can tell you M is perfect for blocking, punching, and countering, but it struggles a bit at opening and pure looping. I imagine H amplifies both...

These tournaments are always thrilling, right up until the end: 🇨🇳 Even "vulnerable" China is a level above everyone else. If Japan wins the MT final, I'll eat my D09c.

I'm confused; how does the point system have any correlation with prize money?

I've been using an old sheet of Big Dipper 38 on my HAL and the spin generation is nutty. Serves especially are way more deceptive than any other blade+rubber combination I have used. Though to be honest I've gotten that feeling on every blade I've put the (same sheet of!) BD on. Almost to the...

Hmm, I wonder the purpose of Vertic when they have Rasanter R45. The Rasanter series is a handful of years old now, but this seems to be a single rubber and not a series. Now that I think about it, Xiom recently released a standalone 45-degree rubber, too--the Vega O. That one comes in three...

If you meam Moon 12 Blue, M- is closer to 45-47 and M+ is 48 or so. I've played with M- on BH and it's very controlled, with a medium-high arc. Hard to hit winners but if you really rip it you can get decent speed. I didn't know 8-80 exists in 36, I've only seen 37+. I like 45° ESN rubbers in...

Never underestimate the effect something like this can have on a person. You also never know when someone has been through similar or other trauma before, and even a "simple" groping can trigger a strong emotional response. Even in the absence of such, she may simply feel unsafe if the  security...

inb4 Igor starts spamming AI anti-cheating memes...

This is actually quite fascinating (both the linguistics and the sport). I actually watched the whole video! The idea that the top sporting youth of China are defecting from table tennis for snooker was worth a lol. This might be the best post you've ever made :ROFLMAO:

Agreed. As an ATLien I'm excited to see Aruna playing for us but I was scratching my head how AJH got passed over four times. I'm guessing the coaches decided they'd rather have a great player consistently than an outstanding one occasionally.

...sorry, couldn't resist 😁

I can tell you if your parents were aware of the allegations they would likely not agree to this sponsorship regardless of how murky it all is. I would advise you have them research it, and not us. Edit: To be clear, it's good you're doing your due diligence on these things.

There were no additional import charges when I receieved it. It seems a lot of foreign sellers are rolling the tariff costs into their shipping prices, but it's hard to know. I am fairly confident from the quality, tags, and packaging that the Li Ning shirts and Butterfly shorts are legitimate...

If they feed it enough TTD data, yes :ROFLMAO: "My racket is insufficient. I require Golden Viscaria and Zyre 03." ... "Golden Viscaria and Zyre 03 is insufficient. I require a 'player version' blade that is not commercially produced and booster for my Zyre 03." ... "My Robot Edition Golden...