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That might be the case when it comes to just points being overturned or not. But players probably appreciate the opportunity to at least make their case. We've seen a lot of controversial points and ref calls really upset the course of a match, and ensuring fair play may be worth adding a...

Really encouraging match for Miwa's development. Losing the first two games like that should be a killer to confidence, but she went on to take the next two games. A few moments when she fought back from behind, like in Game 4 to take it and Game 6 to make it closer after a bad start...

After lightly boosting Rxton 9 and cutting it to my blade (surprisingly and worryingly light at 47g), I tried to pull the topsheet from the sponge of the cuttings. This thing is impossible to separate. The bond is strong and will probably survive mulptile reboosting (which of course we should...

Thanks @mattlamperouge and @Tony's Table Tennis. I'll just stick with the one thin layer of Seamoon and see how it feels.

Reviving this thread to ask R9 owners @Tony's Table Tennis @WingTT @mattlamperouge about how much to boost. I bought the 40.5 version and right out of the package it's already clearly boosted. Never had a Chinese rubber as floppy and pretensioned as this (maybe Jupiter 3 comes close). I used...

AI is 6.3mm thick and uses "A carbon" GI is 5.8mm thick and uses "G carbon" So the GI should be the softer and more woody feeling blade whereas the AI is the more powerful one.

For me there's proof that sealing DOESN'T affect the blade qualities in a significant way. I've sealed like 7 blades and have always done a hardness frequency test before and after. Every blade returned the same frequency except for one that jumped by 10 hz or so. Something that minimal in...

Did your durometer come with an instruction page on how to use it? Mine did and it shows that you need to hold the thing with two hands (index fingers on the bottom near the pin, thumbs near the top). Press down with both thumbs. Wish I had taken a scan of it because I see a lot of people using...

A really informative thread turned into an indepensable one for me when you started to turn the topic towards this idea (that technique and mentality issues are often two sides of the same coin). We feel great and our shots look amazing against the type of balls we're accustomed to, and then...

Thats bizarre. My LAC is 52d on my durometer and my Jupiter 3 38 is 50 on my durometer. I can't imagine a world where either of them are as soft as my Fastarc rubbers. Maybe your durometer is broken?

Woah is this the first time Vietnam has sent a player to a WTT (not ITTF) event? And then the first match played by that Viet player he is screwed over by an incompetent judge? No wonder they don't want to spend all that money in order to participate.

Yeah wanting something both grippy and bouncy is working against physics. You either can opt for adhesion or opt for rebound. I struggle to think of how you get both at the same time.

Your last thread was about how playing sparring matches was good for improving. So why are you frustrated here and not happy to have an opportunity to improve your pushing and open up game with this opponent? When a lower ranked player exposes a hole in your game and then gives you an...

Hashimoto vs Yang went to expedite before the 2nd game. Pretty interesting to watch them forced to pick their spots to attack.

Are you using the 39 or 40.5 degree version? Seems like you have a completely different experience with it from @mattlamperouge. Was thinking I could play with it unboosted like LAC but now you're making me think twice. This maybe an issue of Loki inconsistency too, especially for a new...

You should try Loki Rxton 3 Blue boosted on the BH. It's somewhat similar to the Pink but the speed and spin is on a higher level. Kinda surprised that they are marketed as the same except for color, as they are night and day difference for me. On harder hits, the Blue makes a loud cracking...

I used to have that problem too. Early on, ball watching is a bigger problem because there's a higher chance of your opponent making an unforced error. So you're fixated and what he's doing instead. When you start playing better players you're almost certain they're getting the ball back over...

Thanks for the detailed breakdown. I was on the fence about whether to boost but I think I'll take your advice if I ever get around to using it. I'm more interesting in testing out Rxton 9 after my LAC finally dies. Do you have any experience with Rxton 9 and whether or not it should be...

Ah man don't say that. I have an unopened sheet sitting around in my TT equipment box. How come it didn't work for you?

Odo would've been in trouble if it were a best of 25. Her opponent was clearly adjusting, just ran out of games.