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For Christ sake, just play.

Also as your opponent hits random shots at you think about getting better at anticipating where the ball is going from how the opponent's body is set up just prior to his hitting the shot. Good players unconsciously do this well but simply KNOWING this is a skill helps you learn to do it a bit...

Yes. New rubber only. A new sheet of the type of same rubber will be faster actually. Dont worry about weught.

Yes, Iasta is right. It is a pretty much worthless version of speed glue. Pretty much no effect except you may damage modern rubbers.

The thing I have seen most is people not getting good weight transfer or body rotation (kind of leaning backward when they hit the ball). Also no tactical context for the shots they hit (robot doesn't care if you hit a bad shot, just sends you another ball). More generally, wwhatever technical...

People can develop some pretty bad technical habits with robots. Use carefully.

The main danger is that they could form a network and become self-aware.

Indeed. You always need a spare for your spare.

Best blade for Chinese rubber? One you don't have now. Therefore you are required to buy another one. The Search is eternal.

You are all reminded that the correct number of blades to own is n+1 where n is the number you own now. This thread contravenes the spirit of that Rule.

You are not allowed to even acknowledge the existence of TTX. Study The Rules and obey them. Penance is required.

There has never been a more egregious violation of Rule 88 than this thread. Very bad ju ju. Ba'al has spoken.

A relatively new player first getting serious about learning offensive style: any decent wood blade (Korbel, Appelgren etc. ) with reasonable rubber. At some point as they improve, they might benefit from a composite blade (ALC etc.) and/or a faster more "pro" rubber (so many to choose). At...

Apply pressure by not beating yourself. Tape some practice matches. See if there are recurring situations where you systematically give away points. (Amazing how many people have these issues and cant see it in real time, Ivecseen it with a 2500 player). Then change that. Your clubmate will...

Your coach is correct. The key is placement and consistency. You're not going to win many points by adding so much spin your opponent pushes into the net. Instead you will make more errors. Force your opponent to move. Get good at pushing deep and learn to find your opponent's cross-over...

Also tape some of your matches to see how you beat yourself and learn to reduce that. And in addition to drills with randomness, drills where you have to move some to get to the ball, simple enough you can do them quite a while without missing, and gradually increasing difficulty as your...

The only reason I know this is having gone down that road myself ( along with many playing partners and clubmates) and seeing the result. Other things helped me. But not changes between equipment all of which is intended for the same kind of player. I have preferences of course. Mostly due...

Innerforce is a bit different. I still dont think that 30 days later your level would be different. There is a broader point I'm trying to make: In general on forums people seem to have unrealistic expectations about what effect this or that rubber or blade change will have on how well they...

Trust me on this, with blades that similar it is pretty much impossible that after a month to get accustomed to one or the other that your level would be different.

I would have been with you on this, right up until I attended the 2017 WTTC in Germany (shoutout to Suga D!) and encountered his legions of fanatical followers in person. Because it was clear that they had zero interest in table tennis based on their behavior when he wasn't playing (and which...