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  1. Got Covid

    Chances are very good that the immunity you have developed would protect you from even these variants* but definitely get a vaccination when you can so as to boost the immunity and prolong it greatly. Here in Houston my infectious disease colleagues believe that people who've had Covid probably...
  2. Got Covid

    I'm just glad that you guys all recovered. Things could have been a lot worse. Some of these newer variants are producing more serious effects in younger people than we were seeing earlier on in this pandemic.
  3. Tenergy 05 on allwood blade

    It's a perfectly usable setup.
  4. Backhand dominant grip analysis

    The short answer to the OP question though is there have been some great players who play that way. The question is, are you sensing that it is causing problems for you?
  5. Backhand dominant grip analysis

    This is a really interesting topic and one of my coaches (Eric Owens) once told me that when you are warming up with someone you haven't played before that their grip is one of the first things to notice, and in particular whether they are BH dominant, FH dominant, or neutral. The reason is...
  6. Worst "Technologies" and Gimmicks in TT

    Everybody is talking about it.
  7. Recommendations on shoes

    Volleyball shoes are already highly cushioned because volleyball players have to jump and they land on hard wood floors. Asics volleyball shoes are very good. In other words I doubt adding more cushion would solve your problem, but you could try a different sole insert to increase the arch...
  8. Worst "Technologies" and Gimmicks in TT

    Another way to put it is the people citing those very skilled hardbat players to make some sort of point certainly don't have that skill or feel. Or put yet another way, those people making videos of themselves "looping" are indeed making a point. Only they're not making the point they THINK...
  9. Blades with two sides?

    The blade flexes and reacts to the ball as a unit, so on asymmetric blades the two sides would play nearly the same IF you put the same rubber on both sides. The overall speed aould be somewhere intermediate between the two sides. Feel might be slightly different (at least if there is a...
  10. Goodbye Ding Ning

    One of the grsats for sure.
  11. What is the best alternative for Tenergy 05?

    There is no alternative to Tenergy 05. Stop asking.
  12. Waldner or Ma Long?

    He and Persson were the last of a long line actually.
  13. Is it time for a faster blade?

    The only way to know is to try one. But the best way is to hit with a clubmate's racket before buying. Saves money.
  14. Waldner or Ma Long?

    Time has spoken. Ma Long. Not even close. And I am a huge Waldner fan. Not only that, I learned to play as a kid in Sweden, lived there awhile, have only good memories and go back whenever I can.. So I ALWAYS cheer for Swedish players (given not so many Americans to cheer for). My dad actually...
  15. Waldner or Ma Long?

    To post our not to post....
  16. The "Swedish" grip - a lesser known variant of Shakehand

    I play with that grip. I don't think it has any real advantage or disadvantage over a conventional sh grip, overall (two world champions). But I've pretty much always played that way, at least since late teens . Nobody taught me to do it. I think the OP correctly points out the issues it...
  17. Anyone using grip tape anymore?

    I use it, but I don't wrap the whole handle. Hence, feeling is still there.
  18. Viscaria

    The only ones I have played with are the TB ALC and ZJK ALC. The TB ALC has a different handle and slightly different weight balance but it should work just as well with DHS rubbers, or any other rubber. And ZJK ALC is even more similar to Viscaria. And yet, Viscaria is more popular with...
  19. Xiom Ice Cream AZXi vs Butterfly Viscaria FL

    Xiom tends to build a lot of really fast blades in my experience.
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