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Hey @7sagittarius7, Which part surprised you? As I've said before, I don't know the USTT rating system very well, other than "2000" is the benchmark for a "good" player. If you are playing in the top league in the UK, I'd guess that you'd *probably* be rated at 2000 or above - But it's very...

I've realised that as someone who is allowed to comment, I've not posted footage in a while! Pretty sure this video has been posted before, but I've taken a few years off from the forum! This is from "Pre Covid" days - I'm the man giant in red! Some caveats...... • I'm 6ft 4 and 290 lbs...

In fairness, I recognised the name of the guy in black, and knew he had (or, has had) a solid 2000+ rating. I guess the better question here would have been..... "Based on this video..... what does their rating look like?" Perhaps that video does not showcase their skills, but that's all...

Have you played against pips much? It looks like the guy in white has them on one side at least, and this is why it doesn't look like there is much spin. The guy in black (blue?), is serving long and "fairly flat" - The idea with a serve like that is against pips is to get a long/medium long...

Not trying to be a d**k, but it’s probably worth mentioning that you’ve only been playing for 8 months at this point. It’s the drawback to Internet forums, where you can’t be sure of people’s experience, ability and how much you can take from their comments. I think it’s great that you’ve...

So, I struggle to relate to the US rating system, but from what you described, it doesn’t sound like the 2000 rated player was particularly good. There really aren’t that many styles of spin to master, and once you get to a decent level, you should be able to play against them all. The only...

Interesting thread! Is your coach good? Are you happy with your progress? If yes, what makes you think a bunch of internet Table Tennis nerds (I include myself here 😃) are going to be able to offer better advice than someone who is actually coaching you? Can you share some video of you...

I might be alone here, but I've never believed the whole "this rubber doesn't work with that blade" theory. Any rubber can work with any blade - It just depends what you want to get from it. Assuming you are playing the same style of table tennis (and you like your existing rubbers), I'd just...

Yeah, I think I agree with @Lazer on this one. If anything, I'd say that Butterfly isn't catering for the "noob" EJ's, because they don't release a lot of shiny new blades catered for the beginner/intermediate market. But that's because there are already a lot of blades they make that already...

Yeah, I appreciate the effort that has gone into it, I really do. Having watched all of the videos, and read your comments on here, I'm still not convinced this is going to be helpful to many people. Perhaps the very top players (or more importantly, coaches), who can take advantage of these...

Hey SURF, I watched the video in full. I just want to start by reiterating something..... Regardless of my opinions on your analysis or methods, I really admire the time and effort you've put into the videos. You clearly believe in this method, and I look forward to seeing where you go with...

As mentioned previously, RevSpin is user submitted. I can list it as a 12. You can list it as a 10 and Carl can think we are both wrong and list it as a 4. When comparing the same brand, use their own statistics. Whilst they still may not be massively accurate, it’s going to be the best...

I’ve not used the V14 Pro. If you are saying that you’ve tested them both, and the TB ZLC is bouncier, then this is the one I’d say was faster. But if I’m being honest, it’s probably not going to make any difference to your game at all. At a certain point, it comes down to “if you have to...

What I believe vk1 is saying, is that Manufacturer's are constantly saying that their new products are faster, spinnier and have more control..... Therefore, you might as well ignore them, because they are just trying to sell their newest product.

For very vague "directional" ideas (especially when comparing manufacturer with the same manufacture), I'd go with Butterfly's ratings. But, like with everything that comes from the manufacturer, you have to read between the lines a little. In this instance, you have ALC vs ZLC (in my...

Good luck with the videos - I admire your focus and dedication! I’ll definitely watch the analysis of the real matches to see if any lessons can be learned 😃

I’m not an expert on what the pros use, but my understanding is that FZD has been using a Viscaria for the majority of his career? Whilst he’s now officially using a “custom”, the general consensus seems to be….. it’s a Viscaria of sorts? Players generally don’t get to the top of the game, and...

I don't want to sound rude, but why do you think people would chose to use slower rubber that requires more effort, and then opt for a faster blade which cancels out some of the benefit of the slower rubbers? If you stick Dignics 09c on a fast blade like the Schlager Carbon, the ball will...

Is he? Is FZD switching to Super VIS? Butterfly haven't announced that he is, and only today came out and said he was using Dignics 09c on his backhand with a "custom" Butterfly blade. If FZD wanted speed, he wouldn't use Dignics 09c on his backhand. Why did Ovtcharov want an "inner" carbon...