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Can you get blades that have a semi large head that aren't defensive or combination blades? If not, are there any brands that are known to have "regular" head sizes that are on the larger size compared to other brands?

Does anyone have any experience with the Butterfly Hadraw blades? I'm looking specifically at the SK OFF- model. I had a hit with a friends Timo Boll Alc with 05's at the weekend and I loved it...but the price of the Timo Boll blade is a bit pricey. Will the Hadraw pair just as well with 05's or...

I'm currently playing with the P4 curl LP, and from what I can gather the super spin pips 2 is basically a SP version of P4; the same sponge and both are designed for a modern defense chopping sort of game. So would I be right in assuming that the super spin would basically be like playing with...

Starting to realise that I've done myself no favours over the last few months by changing my rubbers about too much. I think I need to just go back to basics with a decent allround/attacking rubber. I thinking about 1.9mm srivers on both sides but I'm open to suggestions. I've only just ditched...

As a general rule of thumb, is there a preference as to how weight is distributed on the blade if you're a relatively novice player looking to maximise control of your strokes? I'm currently playing with a donic appelgren all play V1 blade. With the rubbers attached it weighs in at about 163g so...

I'm transitioning away from LP's on my BH. I want to become a bit more attacking with controlled and spinny loops but would still like to be able to chop. Does anyone have any experience with Donic Slice 40 CD or the Tibhar Super Defence 40 as these are both rubbers I'm considering in the...

I'm fascinated by the various table tennis styles and have been thinking recently about whether or not some styles are inherently superior to other's. Modern table tennis is obviously dominated at the highest levels by attacking/looping style players...but is this because of a "survival of the...

I'm really struggling with glues at the moment. I've tried several different brands of table tennis glue and none of them seems to hold the rubber securely. At first I thought I was just being unlucky with dodgy batches of glue, but the longer this goes on it must be something else. I've even...

What the strongest (and legal) table tennis Glue that you can buy? I'm so fed up of gluing new rubbers only to have them lift away from the blade within minutes of fixing them down (and yes, this is after the glue on the rubber and blade has been allowed to dry). Thanks

Are there any examples of players playing at a reasonably high level that alternate between different playing styles depending upon their mood or who they are playing? I started out playing modern Defence with LP's on the backhand, and I'm now trying to learn to play a looping game with inverted...

Having switched from a modern defensive style using LP's on the BH, I'm having to re-learn my game a bit and am struggle to find a decent inverted rubber for the BH. I'm trying to become a more attacking player so want to focus on topspin loops and aggressive blocking on the BH. I've been using...

Are there any live streaming sites I can visit from here in the UK? Looks like the BBC iPlayer is updating with results but I want to actually watch the matches! One of the BBC channels says its showing table tennis (it should be on my TV right now as I type this) but for some reason its...

Can anyone recommend a glue that would be a cheaper alternative to using actual table tennis glue? It'll need to be able to glue table tennis rubbers to varnished mdf. thanks stuart

Having real trouble trying to fix textile backed OX short pimple rubber to my blade. The water based glue that I use for normal sponge rubbers doesn't seem to hold; the rubbers just curl up at the edges. I've now ruined a rubber because all the glue won't come off the back so that I can start...

I'm not entering any official hardbat tournaments but we do have an end of season competition in my local table tennis league and I'd quite like my own racket and to maybe even play a couple of my normal league matches with the hardbat set up (so rubbers would need to be ittf approved). Does...

I'm setting up an offensive/attacking racket. I've decided on my rubbers (rasant beat 2.1 on BH, and rasant grip 2.1 on FH) but I'm torn between the andro temper tech off and the DHS ma long light off blades. I want a lightweight blade and the andro comes in at 80g, the DHS at 70g. Would the...

I currently used Curl P-4 Chop long pimple on the backhand. I'm considering switching to an inverted chopping rubber like tackiness chop 2. How similar is chopping with one of these rubbers compared to chopping with an LP?

Clearly having two different types of rubbers on your blade and being able to twiddle increases the range of shots that a player can make...so why hasn't elite table tennis evolved into a twiddling game where there's one attacking rubber and one defensive rubber? Clearly this hasn't happened...

With LP's, are you better of going for a thicker sponge or a thinner sponge if you're looking to loop as well as chop? I'm thinking that a thicker sponge would allow the ball to sink in a bit in order to enhance grip, but at the same time it would also reduce the chances of the pips bending in...

I'm looking to move away from LP rubber on my BH. I mainly used the LP for chopping and blocking, but I want something that can also be a bit more aggressive and loop as well as chop & block. Can anyone suggest an alternative to the LP that I'm using at the moment (which is TSP Curl P4)? Should...