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Wow Goda does it! That one was one of the least expected ones but it was looking pretty good when Goda was winning most of the BH exchanges. Never knew that CXT has such a huge hole in her game.

For a company called "Friendship" they really seem obsessed with having as many rubbers named Battle as possible.

Hirano really got S.Odo'ed in France

Even though it's stated in the rules that a warning doesn't have to be given, I like having an unwritten rule that a let and warning be given before an actual fault. Gives the players notice of some illegality in their serves and therefore the onus is on them to adjust. Also because the point...

Glad the French fans get to see S.Odo live in action

Kallberg was faulted for hiding the ball with his head. Was warned once then second one was point lost. On replay it looked like a fair call. This ref is actually enforcing the rules. Absolutely shocking!

Kinda digging this bouce % metric. At a given height drop the ball onto the racket and rubber. Whatever % of the original height it reaches is the rebound. But it's pretty useless unless it's enough data points to be represented by a curve for different heights (or different speeds). So sticky...

Rule doesn't make much sense. I guess it's supposed to prevent the super hidden hook serves where the ball is thrown and contacted behind your body. But your racket arm and hand is technically part of your body so it's impossible to not contact the ball in between those body parts and the end...

That is a pretty bad draw for French fans to have pretty much their whole mens' team in the same SF bracket

"Glayzer? I barely know her!"

Doing drills will get you good at drills. Getting better at simple drills will get you able tod do drills that are one step closer to actual gameplay. Eventually the drills you do will be stuff like serve and third ball attack which is so close to actual gameplay that it'll finally boost...

Yasaka Elfrark Nittaku Alhelg But I agree the worst name for a popular rubber is Dignics. For being as expensive and high level equipment as it is, it deserves a less dumb sounding name. I propose it be changed to Bigdics

Yeah having depth in serve variety is a double edged sword. Sure you keep your opponent off balance, but you also keep yourself from getting into a comfort zone since you have to account for all the spin and positioning variations coming back to you if you're not getting aces outright. I used...

You can still take the rubber off and change it before it's dead. If a rubber lasts a long time and you change it well before it's dead then you can then sell it or donate it to people. Even in your exception case for wanting short lived rubbers, the logic breaks down when you think about it...

I've spent a lot of time in the big TT shops in Tokyo looking at and handling blades and one that was particularly memorable was the Nittaku Hino blade. The wood looked amazing and it smelled good too.

Vega Europe should be fully capable of looping backspin so I would think you just need to keep practicing. If the problem is that the ball is slipping then your rubber might need replacing. If the problem is that you're able to loop it but it's slow and gets smashed easily by your opponent...

Am I the only one who thought this thread was about a guy named Hugo De Lima?

I did for a few months a while back. Was really powerful and good for flatter hitting. But developing my FH with the LAC felt better because I could actually feel the rubber grab the ball. Rxton 3 Blue is the best rubber I've used for killing the ball and ending a point but I want to develop my...

- temperature - same as always in my apartmnt - humidity - same as always - the way you measure - using same durometer - where on the rubber you measure - measured on over a dozen different places both occassions - factory booster evaporated - possible explanation since my other Rxton 3 Blue...

Have been really enjoying some of the powerful shots that Rxton 3 Blue can make. But the topsheet reacts very poorly to high humidity. I have a sheet with a couple months of play that still feels nice and grippy when I'm in my fully air conditioned apartment, but was slick and had trouble...