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I think if he knew how the thread was going to turn out he'd have steered clear :LOL:

It boggles my mind that this is such a heated disagreement when the reality is that both cases seem to be true, and it may vary by brand. On the one hand, players like ZJK and Anders lind have stated that they get the same commercial equipment. You can see in ZJK's videos that he does a lot of...

There is definitely something special—dare I say addictive?—about the scent of real Japanese hinoki. I once pilfered* one of these (a masu - a hinoki drinking cup for sake) from a Japanese restaurant because the scent was so intoxicating... (Or maybe it was the sake? 🤔🤪) *Edit: The waiter told...

Not to derail the HAL lovefest we've got going in here, but if you had a hard time "taming" the Harimoto SALC why not try the regular ALC version?

These are gorgeous shots by the way

I would try a Joola HAL-equivalent blade for sure, but honestly I'm more excited about the apparel! I got a pair of Joola shorts from Global Sports Store on a whim maybe two years ago now and they've turned out to be my favorite pair. They're both more comfortable and more durable than the...

Bumping - all still available

Happy New Year @TableTennisDaily team! Thanks for running a great forum—cheers to a forum that can still thrive in the era of social media—and for all the fun YouTube content of the past year. My only firm table tennis goal for 2026 is to get good enough to not embarrass myself at the meetup...

Well, as you said we don't have the full context. Is it possible Hugo took a pay cut to move to Joola, where he (potentially) has a personal relationship with someone? It is, but that's his prerogative. We could also be seeing Joola stepping up on the TT front, maybe putting some of that...

Why would a personal connection be a "bad reason" for choosing a sponsorship? It happens frequently in other sports. It's essentially the crux of a recruiter's job: to make a personal connection with a target recruit and make the recruit feel more comfortable joining their team/company over...

Now wouldn't  that be a coup...

Both G-1 and Rakza 7 are good for learning looping and proper weight transfer, timing, and acceleration. I learned on R7 before "upgrading" to G-1 but they aren't significantly different; G-1 just feels like it has a higher ceiling than R7 while still being fairly linear. If you're stepping down...

Reading Marty Reisman's HOF entry and some other bits about him he was certainly a character but it's hard to gauge how much Marty Mauser's narcissistic behaviors truly reflect Reisman. Mauser is hard to like. The real Marty? Only those who knew him can say. I think if they'd told his story...

I think the issue you run into is having your new surface veneer oriented horizontally (which changes its properties), or else reducing the structural integrity by stacking two vertical veneers. Both of these run counter to conventional blade-making wisdom, though I don't fully understand the...

Went to see the movie tonight. What a wild ride. As movies go it's a good film with a lot of great acting and fun cameos, but there's little chance it moves the needle on the sport in any meaningful way. For one, it's very adult; if kids aren't seeing it, they aren't begging their parents to buy...

R7 has the same sponge hardness as G-1, though I believe the topsheet is a little softer. C-1 and Rozena are both good options that are harder than R7 Soft but softer than G-1. If you like G-1 and just want something easier to engage the sponge then take C-1. Rozena does everything fairly well...

This sort of proves SorryForTheEdge's point. I love Omega V Tour and find it a very manageable speed...except when I put it on a Vega Tour (blade) which seemed to make everything fast. Blade has a big effect.

I typically get Chinese equipment from AliExpress. Shipping takes forever, but I haven't run into any issues with legitimate products, just make sure to find a vendor with a lot of sales and preferably specializing in TT. I recently bought a Kirin K5 for $12 and like it a surprising amount. But...

This is all good information to have in your initial post. I think the "best" answer is that practicing to improve your weak points (ideally with a coach) is better than any equipment changes, but I'm also more of a moderate in that I think a certain amount of comfort with your equipment and...

This is the Pro 01, from their US website.