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  1. Wang Yidi’s shoes ?

    https://li-ning.de/tischtennis/tischtennisschuhe/ https://lining-sport.eu/table-tennis/table-tennis-shoes/ (not all models available but maybe they can order them) Li-Ning has a store on AliExpress (this is where I got my Li-Ning shoes from) https://lining.de.aliexpress.com/store/2097003 but...
  2. Using a Blade designed for table tennis - Why isn't everyone making the switch!?

    If you are in Tokyo you could probably visit TT-Japan https://www.takkyu.com/?page_id=10 / https://tt-japan.net/index.php?main_page=contact_us
  3. Butterfly Falcima for noobies

    Small correction: Falcima has a koto, koto, kiri, koto, koto structure. Someone in a German forum pointed that out and I took some pictures
  4. Butterfly x Minions!

    For me this looks quite similar to the Falcima (6.0 mm thick, both have the same reaction and vibration values 10.9 and 9.7) Minion 5 https://www.butterfly.co.jp/products/detail/37291.html Falcima https://www.butterfly.co.jp/products/detail/37111.html Google translation for M5 "A pure wood...
  5. Beginner Friendly Hybrid Rubber

    Much cheaper: 729 Phoenix medium (around 43° ESN). Soft, tacky topsheet, very grippy. 729 Dragon L medium-soft: semi tacky, less grippy (than Phoenix) topsheet but faster (than Phoenix). 729 Dragon F medium-hard: tacky, grippy topsheet, sponge hardness a bit softer than a Vega Pro.
  6. Break-in procedure. What the good is it?

    I'm changing rubbers earlier than I could. 1. I need that consistency especially grip to play my game 2. I can't blame the equipment if I'm not playing to my level.
  7. New all-wood blade recommendations wanted

    Falcima is a bit special... it is a fast all-wood blade at least my 92g specimen and has a somewhat balsa-like catapult when hitting hard(er). I wouldn't use it with catapulty rubbers like R7 or R7 Soft (might work but not for me). Same speed group but more linear in this regard: Yasaka Ma Lin...
  8. How to play for a professional club like FC SAARBRÜCKEN-TT in the Bundesliga?

    Just for reference: FCS has three teams - 1. Bundesliga: Darko Jorgic (QTTR 2583), Patrick Franziska (QTTR 2536), Yuto Muramatsu (QTTR 2508) 1) - 3. Bundesliga Süd: QTTRs between 2208 to 2442 2) - lower local league QTTRs between 1009 to 1304 3)...
  9. Faster equipment doesn't always mean less control. (Viscaria/Intensity)

    I've seen more or less the same. Blades were similar too: Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive same structure as Intensity but stiffer and faster. 729 Blue Arylate same structure as Viscaria but with a thicker koto ply and overall a bit thicker. Compared to the YEO the BA is not that much faster when...
  10. Looking for Cheap Forehand Rubbers (Tacky) that doesnt need booster

    Hurricane 8-80, 729 Dragon F Hard, 729 Battle 3 (B3 is very close to H3 in terms of spin and trajectory but has a softer topsheet)
  11. Saudi Arabia To Become Newest WTT Grand Smash Host

    So neither Paris nor London ;) Europe it's either Moscow or Istanbul, Africa either Kinshasa or Lagos, Americas Sao Paulo, Asia Delhi, Australia Sydney or Melbourne
  12. San Francisco looking for training partner.

    Go full blue ;) Hurricane 9 Blue Sponge might work but I doubt that it's much lighter than D05. If you don't mind how your blade looks like than simply leave a gap between rubber and handle like many cpen players do.
  13. 729 Dragon F

    https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/729-friendship-dragon-f-and-dragon-l.28498/ I still like the Dragon F but the harder ones were too hard for my backhand and the softer ones too soft and they were heavier than my H3 37. Maybe with the right booster I could get the hardness right 1)...
  14. New Bat suggestion - offers greater spin and is excellent for smashing/ shots

    Most shops offer an assembly service e.g. https://www.tabletennis11.com/other_eng/racket-assembly-voc-free or https://www.teessport.com/dynamic_bundles/confirm/build-a-bat Just select the blade and rubbers and they will assemble it for you. Assembling a racket is not that hard but can be a bit...
  15. Would you like to see ELO ratings applied to pro players?

    No chance? I don't know. Problem with this kind of rating is that it is only valid within specific groups: women, men, and so on.
  16. Would you like to see ELO ratings applied to pro players?

    Andro Ranking/TTR is more or less ELO and calculated for all players
  17. Copy of Viscaria - The miracle recipe

    You have to play with a blade that looks like a blade from your sponsor/reseller ;) FZD, Ovtcharov ;) In this case with so many brands to choose from it should be possible to find something that is close or close enough, maybe something even better to ones preferred blade. Hopefully rubbers can...
  18. Copy of Viscaria - The miracle recipe

    TCI: thickness according to some measurements in a German forum: "5.6 mm, 5.7 mm, 5.2 mm, 5.3 mm, 5.7 mm, 5.0 mm" That's like day and night. Donic Baum Esprit and Skachkov Carbon also use the Viscaria structure but have larger heads 159 mm x 152 mm afair. DHS quality: It depends... with the...
  19. fastest serve

    If someone would serve like this I would simply wait for the serve as far behind the table as Torben Wosik does https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torben_Wosik
  20. Butterfly Harimoto ALC Chinese alternative (DHS, Yinhe, etc.)

    TTGearLab has done some very good reviews: https://ttgearlab.com/2019/12/10/how-different-is-harimoto-alc-from-innerforce-layer-alc-comparison-by-lab-test/ https://ttgearlab.com/2023/08/19/dhs-new-hurricane-long-5-my-2022-lab-test-field-test-report/...
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