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You could upgrade within the Yasaka family. Really great value for money, personally I think it’s the best bang for buck out of any manufacturer. I have recently purchased Extra, Extra 3D and Extra Offensive. Extra 3D does feel a touch faster while keeping the same construction. It’s more...

I used Primorac Carbon with speed glued Bryce 2.1 both sides in the late 90’s/early 2000’s then Gergely 21 before stopping. I came back on and off during celluloid 40 and the closest I found was Xiom Zetro Quad. In this period I had tried/hit with Waldner Legend Carbon, Li Ping Kitex...

You can’t discount the fact Kanak is a koto user and has been for years with TB ALC and now Super Vis. Boll Mezzoforte is a limba outer. If it was Falcima in his hands instead (koto outer), I would tend to think it would feel more familiar and the adaptation process to be quicker. What he...

Has any one tested a higher throw short arc rubber? Something like D05?

I’m inclined to think YEO in both penhold and shakehand form is the ultimate first attack weapon, a successful FH LOOP KILL off a push? Accept that dopamine! But is there a secret sauce in consistently being able to avoid clipping the top of the net on these all or nothing shots with this...

It was during this time the Chinese were exploring the whole kitchen sink array of play style away from the short pips quick attack of Jiang Jialiang that had been badly exposed against speed glued double inverted of the Europeans. Liu Guoliang was the last of this line. Johnny Huang the double...

I feel FH dominant players from 17-22 years old need to build out their strength and athleticism while adapting or evolving their bigger FH stroke to suit their changing body shape and opponent countering quality. This step up into the senior level demands it and the performances will seem very...

I can imagine him at the national training camp close to passing out from falkenberg and then he sneaks a look over at the Harimoto & Sora camps… “Another full bucket please”

It does make sense and he is still growing into his body. Not to divert too far away from the topic, there was a similar situation with FZD during the period he was switching from Vis to Golden Vis where he BH flicked less and drifted a bit further back from the table to improve his rallying...

The lighting operator got way too excited like they had a massive parlay riding on LYJ progressing to the next round. ZJK would have been the prime suspect though his alibi is rock solid

I think LYJ shot hit the edge as well even after he got distracted. But as LYJ complained first they have to replay the point. From a 14-12 win to a 15-13 loss. The smallest margins…

LYJ needs Zyre or Zeed on his FH ASAP! There’s no penetration on that side.

Is the 3rd one (華強桌訓) now a 24/7? I went there a few times in late 2023 and it would close around 11pm. This is the club Adam Bobrow usually goes to and filmed “what happened?!”

Yuto Muramatsu for sure. Han Ying and Wang Yang are Chinese by birth but have been mainstays in the rankings representing other nations. It would be malpractice for CNT not to try to develop at least 1 top level chopper to cover off all bases with their resources. The Japanese women’s...

As long as male and female short pip modern defenders continue to emerge from rival nations, he will have the opportunity to keep developing within CNT.

Modern defenders need more time to mature. They need to master a wider range of shot selection across short, mid and long distances.

Being in prime can mean you could still lose to an opponent if the skill gap is too large. Prime in table tennis is different as there is a large mental and technical component. So although you could argue LSS was in his physical prime a couple of years ago, it’s no good to have the fitness...

So even the Ma Lin Carbon (with limba outer) feels familiar/similar to YSE?

@Klue did you end up switching? I’m near the end of my research for a senior member at my club who due to declining vision requires a similar/same feel to YE but with a bigger sweetspot. We used brand new balls and their FH grouping was indeed quite scattered, especially considering their...

Hmmm I do lean forward from the core engaged and folded in slightly. I.e. the typical backhand posture. There is the blind spot from near the front of the stomach area which is where I was experimenting hitting the ball late from. I’m wondering if this hitting point is too late, I felt like I...