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  1. Zhang Jike comes out of retirement for 1 match today! With a twist!

    I was actually surprised in the other direction. ZJK executed a single simple tactic, mostly, pinning HYC on the BH using deep FH mid-paced mid-spin level loops, very efficiently. At least, that's what I took from the game. I think the number of BH openings don't exceed the fingers of one...
  2. Road to Tokyo 2020: Chinese TT Team

    My crystal ball says no, and maybe. But I don’t trust crystal balls. They are wily critters.
  3. Road to Tokyo 2020: Chinese TT Team

    Lack of match rhythm might hurt the whippersnappers more than the old foxes – who also get the benefit of actual recovery from a long period of extreme physycal overload. I wouldn’t count a fully fit ML out; note that the even the older players are still young adults too. Then again, all this...
  4. God-like" All-Wood blades around the $30-$60 price range POLL

    With just one blade allowed, and in that price range, I’d single out the Yasaka Sweden Extra. Runner up would be the Xiom Offensive S. Of course, there are soooo many good blades on this category…
  5. TTBelgiumHistory 1984-2008

    1966? Anyway, great play by players unknown to me, from the short-panted days of yore. Thanks, again!
  6. SARS-CoV-2; CoVID-19; Coronavirus; Updates and Information

    Well, every situation gets to be normal after a little while, as inurement sets in.
  7. DHS Hurricane 301 with XIOM Vega X on both sides

    I have scant experience eith VX on a a somewhat similar (custom) blade. For me, it works well; needs some adjustment, obviosly, from the Rasanter R53 I had on before, mainly in openups.
  8. Could my equipment be hampering my consistency?

    Balsa and carbon also caused my eyebrows to raise. Explosive combination.
  9. Share your Racket's Photo

    That's a flared handle.
  10. SARS-CoV-2; CoVID-19; Coronavirus; Updates and Information

    Two pejoratives don't make a single positive, zeio.
  11. Blade Repair Test, do you want more video like this one ?

    That’s amazing. Is that broken, reassembled-by-toothpick-joints blade actually playable?
  12. Table tennis paint

    Alkyd paint. Matte finish.
  13. Racket weight

    It does, but that can be fixed. [emoji16] If you ask me, beast modding (a one time effort) is less of a hassle than a boosting regime. [emoji1008][emoji3541][emoji380][emoji3472][emoji382]
  14. Changing the Grips of a racket

    Heat will weaken the glue bond. Apply heat (after removing rubbers), gently pry loose using a sharp, thin blade; exert as little force as possible. Make sure surface is smooth and clean before regluing.
  15. SARS-CoV-2; CoVID-19; Coronavirus; Updates and Information

    Yes, the socio-economic effect is real. There do exist people exhorting that the sickness does not discriminate, and hurts the rich equally. I wish that were the case; it would certainly improve the response.
  16. Why do you play table tennis?

    Yes. TT gets me out of my head and into a special zone. TT is my happy place.
  17. SARS-CoV-2; CoVID-19; Coronavirus; Updates and Information

    My musings were about Dutch statistics. Probably less obesity, and certainly less morbid obesity, than across the pond(s). As for blaming the victim, I merely stated my mild surprise at a reported correllation — for the Dutch situation only, since I’ve found nothing of the sort mentioned...
  18. SARS-CoV-2; CoVID-19; Coronavirus; Updates and Information

    Reading up on local hospitalisation stats, a correllation between high BMI and covid-19 hospitalisation is noted. One in three covid-19 patients in hospital is obese (bmi over 25). That is over double the ratio of obesity across the entire population. This surprised me somewhat. I have not...
  19. Sweet spot

    Well, it’s internal and sometimes a bit tricky to locate. Once you do and stimulate it in a fashion according to personal preference, great pleasure can be delivered. It is known.
  20. DIGNICS 09C | 5 Things You NEED To Know

    Yeah, in retrospect SpinArt is sounding very good... :rolleyes:
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