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Congrats Pabloh! You should start getting some recordings of practice - It'll be good to track the progress!

Get some video..... Post it online, and then we can give advice :)

Tell me about it, trying to balance out people's ability is a minefield - I might make a thread to see if we can get some kind of benchmark between different countries to compare ability! Is there any video of you playing online? The only reason I ask, is I think your advice (whilst it's...

It sounds like you have the perfect mindset for the sport! As you said, losing is fine - Everyone loses at times. But not playing as well as you could is the most annoying thing! I think a lot of people on this forum will have a hard time imagining the 5th div of the Liverpool league (I see...

Hey Brimbaz, what level do you play?

Hey Pabloh, As you mentioned when you first posted.... It is an absolute minefield out there. I think people will see certain rubbers as "outdated" or "poor value for money", because all of the new technologies in sponge and rubber, are designed for the very best players (who can utilise the...

I know what you mean, but “simply a steal” means it’s really good value. What you want to say is something along the lines of “daylight robbery”, which means it’s expensive for what it is. Sriver in the UK isn’t too expensive, and it’s similar in cost to Mark V. There are are a number of...

If you were playing at a medium to high level, then yes, I'd agree. If you are playing at a lower level, then the slower pace of the Sriver FX will be far more valuable than the speed of the Mark V. I've seen so many lower level players stick on quick rubbers because "they are the best rubber"...

Oops - Valid point NL. I should have said Sriver FX (forgive me.... It's been a while since I've donned the classic Srivers!)

Hey Pabloh, welcome back to the sport. Are you still playing in Liverpool? Regarding the blade/rubbers - I would lock away that Primorac Carbon blade someone safe and secure! You'll not be needing that for a long time - To give you an idea, I used to play with a Schlager Carbon blade (very...

Bet Thiago took a few hours......

It is a very different culture indeed - A lot of the UK guys focus on their rating, but the local leagues add an element of competition which you don't get from an individual tournament. But..... I guess it's very hard to change the mindset of people! Even in the UK we need a shuffle around...

Ha! We didn't count the attempts (thank god!) - It took about 3 minutes for both of us I'd say!

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;) I'm practicing tonight, so will see if I can get some video as well!

It has to be exactly 1/3 full!

I know this discussion has happened before - But I have no idea why a whole load of you don't set up a local league to run 7-8 months of the year like we have in the UK. You could then utilise each location, and it would generate more interest! I feel Der_Echte would be the man to lead this......

Looking good mate! You'll struggle to find advice here which will benefit you massively in my opinion. Good luck finding a club - We have plenty of room in our UK club if you fancy a longer drive :)

Hey Villus..... If you put some video up on YouTube, there will be PLENTY of people offering advice. Look forward to seeing it!

It's hard to see from the video, but it looks like a lot of low level seating - I'd rather have higher seating closer to the table. Alexandra Palace does a decent job for the World Champs of Ping Pong. It comes down to number of audience members - I'd rather have a small venue full with 2,000...