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The joke is that none of these rubbers mentioned are suitable for beginners. It'd take a long time to type out an explanation so I'll let this video do the talking. The gist is that playing with bouncy and sensitive pro rubbers as a beginner is not only a waste of money but is more likely to...

Fair enough. Doesn't seem like we disagree on much.

You have a better memory than me to be able to list those matches out off the cuff. But yes those are the type of matches that I'm referring to. Really hope Gauzy can make a run and convert a few more close matches into victories in the near future. Especially with young guys like Jules Rolland...

Didn't think I'd generate that much of a spirited discussion about Gauzy. At least in the past year or so, I've watched a lot of games where Gauzy looks amazing, is competitive, but ultimately loses. Likely unfair to generalize his whole career as such, but seems there may be evidence of it. I...

"Simon Gauzy tests much higher rated opponent while making highlight reel shots but utlimately loses a close match" Seems like a consistent headline for much of Gauzy's career it seems.

That Kallberg match point shot though LMAO Not sure if this is available outside of Japan:

Harimoto played well but Aruna just upped his game several levels towards the end. Thoroughly entertaining match. Never seen Aruna play like that. When he's hitting his shots, it's incredible to watch. Not only was it impossible to get anything by him, he was sending everything back with full power!

I always love seeing the genuine reactions to Ti Long's coaching from his students. This guy seemed shocked at how much he was able to improve his forehand in just a coaching session. Obviously, doesn't mean that his FH problems are completely fixed, but sometimes it just takes knowing you can...

The 39d seems hard enough. 51d sponge and 52d measured from the topsheet. Only the 38d Jupiter feels slightly hollow. I've used the 40.5d Rxton 9 and 41d Rxton 5 and they feel similar to the 39d Jupiter 3.

Don't think it's anytime soon. I went to the TT shop in Tokyo today and they only had Mantra Pro in pink. And it was only available for the medium sponge version. Seems like they might be slowly rolling it out to retailers.

Your technique might be fine but you'll still suffer from an overuse injury you have too much training volume than your body can handle. If you went from being completely sedentary to playing a few hours a day, a few times a week, this is sometimes enough volume to cause issues without taking...

Just to add to this thread, I now have Jupiter 3 on two of my blades 38d on Nittaku Acoustic Inner G-Rev: Sponge is 50d measured. This one feels super boosted out of the package despite being used for a few hours and stored for over a year. Out of the Chinese rubbers I've played, it reminds me...

Are we even sure what the composition of this blade is? Some sites list the core as ayous, some list it as candlenut. Candlenut is in between ayous and kiri in terms of hardness, so you'd think it'd be used more. But it's odd that Sanwei would use a rarely used wood in a mass-produced...

I don't know, but it seems like you'll be getting your Aliexpress royalties from these sales :p

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Uda's game rarely is firing on all cylinders but boy does it look pretty when it does. Guy just looks incredibly fast and agile and plays some of the most aesthetically pleasing points. He's like a ninja or something out there.

There's probably still zero actual crowd. But when over half the draw is CNT players, they can simulate homefield advantage by being loud as they can.

I'm all for gamemanship but it's a bit in poor taste that the Chinese bench is shouting cho-le as loud as possible for things like Uda missing a sitter into the net or edge balls for LSD.

Word is that LGY is out due to injury. So I guess Weibo gets a walkover into the finals.

Pink came out just in time for me to buy it in Tokyo 👍