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Wow guys, that’s a lot of a talking right here. To be honest, you don’t need a lot “explosive” exercise to grow up in strength and explosiveness. For 99% of players, regular gym routine, like 2 times a week should be really enough. There is no reason to make it complicated, even opposite - that...

This one ( it didn’t attached the photo for unknown reason) Franziska zlc with dign09c forehand and dign05 backhand. Kinda interested how it will be compared to innerforce zlc, and apolonia. On a paper it should be pretty similar with a little bit softer touch, but will see tomorrow

Lin Gaoyuan alc with Dignics 09c forehand Dignics 80 backhand, also tried Nittaku pk50 for backhand on it as well, since dign 80 is pretty catapults, some times too much 🙃 And started to think about two of an options: Franziska zlc (softer version of Apolonia that i really like) or maybe, Fan...

For me it’s pretty easy job to separate emotions, from concentrating on a basic stuff, that usually helps to win more matches. Usually it’s serve/receive and third ball attack. Besides ttennis i did a few sports, pretty successfully on a national level. I met a lot of guys with 5 or even 10...

Yasaka Ma Lin soft carbon i guess, innerforce type too, and it has pretty good price/quality ratio. But that one is not Tibhar or Donic

Agree, as for the developing player, this is true. It’s better go for pure wood. I have started from primorac and acoustic as well, when just starting to train table tennis. But, when you already mastered the basics really well, and have solid control over the ball, blade became just a tool, and...

Played for last 1,5 years with carbon blades, innerforce type basically: innerforce zlc, apolonia, harimoto alc; and outer type lin gaoyuan alc. For reason of pure interest, and the whole theory of “remarkable control” of wooden blades i tried to play for one session with my nittaku acoustic...

True, true ! Strong basics is necessary for every sport. You never should underestimate them. So do i. By the way, a had the same shoulder problem when just started to play. Too much of a shoulder movement from down to up, not a lot of a wrist. My shoulder started to get stiff after 15 mins of...

We have our own rating system, but it can be adjusted to elo usatt rating for you guys, for better understanding of my level of play. I have already did it in a previous post where I’m answering to upsidedownCarl 🙂

Thanks, mate ! I can do the basics pretty well. I’m starting my training with all the basics moves: 5-7 minutes of pushes. After that forehand/backhand drive, 5-10 minutes. And i can do 50-100 those drive shots without making a mistake if needed to. If i cant drive properly why i even should...

I already have a proper coach. And we doing private hardcore practice 4-5 times a week. So usually, if i buying something, it does not affect amount of hours i spend on a training with him. I usually play with only one blade - harimoto alc, and some time i can pick an apolonia to just for...

Thank you! I guess this is solid basics that works on all levels and i should keep an eye on them, plus working hard on backhand multiballs and drills. Actually near the table my backhand is not so bad, but on middle and far distance - its really not my strongest side 🙂

Oh, yeah!! I like to drill so much. But i get the sense of i should drill even more to be able to apply those drills in a real game situations. I have not a lot of forum experience, but i started to get the point of what EJ means 😄 And i kinda realize that im slowly but surely became the one as...

Very interesting analogy about the boxing gloves. I actually came from boxing, wrestling and mma to table tennis. And i can say that gloves does not have so much differences in feeling and on a final result of the punch as rubbers do. Plus I didn’t have so much experience on the table and with...

Thanks a lot, guys, for all of yours requests! My coach is a well known and experienced table tennis coach in my country. His son is a master of sport it’s like 2300-2400+ level. Youth national team training in our club, and there is a lot of very good players as well including pro. For now, i...

I like the feeling of the good strong shot far and over the table, mind games aspect of serve and receive. The difference in intensity of table tennis can be really huge, just pick the one you like or that goes with your daily routine. It can be recreational, and really high intensity super...

Off course I’m working on all aspects of the game. My backhand block and pushes are pretty good. I can push all day long if i wanna to. But it’s almost impossible to win over good players with pushes. Because if you push too much and too long they taking advantage from it. I want to be the one...

No problems! I have large handle acoustic 82 gr. With 09c it’s has really good control and spin, but lacked some power when i was making few steps from the table counter looping. maybe it’s the case of a blade weight. Maybe 09c works better with a carbon ( innerforce ) blades that i used to...

Long 5 actually works really well with 09c, even on both sides if your style is active two wing looper. No need to boos it. 09c not worked so well on acoustic forehand, at least form me. Dignics 05 on the backhand of long 5 is good - one of the best, if you have ability to use it, but can be...

Yeah it’s totally not off++ there is a lot more faster blades on the market