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Nittaku S-1 was soft, mushy, and bouncy for me. Listed as 45d but was actually 40d when measured with my durometer. Was my first custom setup on the BH of a Nittaku Acoustic so mightve been my poor skills. Maybe I'd find it playable now on a stiffer and more linear blade. Harder rubbers are...

Here's a Hayata highlight for you. Straight up styling on Dina Meshref

Try some of the cues provided by Ti Long in this video

It would do all of those best in some circumstances and some of those worse in other circumstances. Head heavy means that it's more difficult to build and change the momentum of the blade. Think of a sledgehammer versus a stick. When you can use your body and have ample time to get power to...

I have two koto outer Sanwei 75 Inner blades and both feel noticeably softer than my limba outer Stuor Harimoto ZLC. We are all aware of how the same thickness of the same type of wood can result in blades that stray from the average weight by even 10 grams. I was the unlucky owner of a 78g...

I have a hard time wrapping my head around small sheets of rubber and foam costing $60-$80. So I guess we're looking at things from opposite perspectives.

Nittaku official website says 5.5mm. Likely just tt-jpan error.

Why do these Japanese call the reverse pendulum serve "YG"? What does YG stand for?

I guess you can call it a new blade since they shaved off the wings a bit. But composition is completely the same. FE carbon. 5.5mm thickness for the carbon versions.

For some reason the tenaly handle looks less bizarre and more fitting with a Cybershape head. Having angled blade edges to go with an angled handle gives off a more coherent vibe. Also what are the construction details of that blade? Outer plies look like black limba?

Like humans, rubbers that are always kept under a lot of tension tend to fray around the edges.

The new G revision is listed as 24.5 width too (at the thinnest point presumably) so it might be same as SG special at least in terms of handle width.

I really liked the feel of the Acoustic but the handle was way too small and I ended up selling it. Now I'm seriously considering getting a G-REVISION since it seems to be fixing a lot of the issues with the handle. I also appreciate thinning down the wings too since they definitely were wider...

After watching the "First step" video, I'm now starting to see a lot of instances of what the coach was talking about. Here are some examples: In this video, Ma Long is caught out position reaching for wide FH. To get back quickly to the BH side of the table he makes an x step to push off...

I figured you would be the person most interested in material like this, since you seem as obssessive about biomechanics and footwork as I am!

A low yen makes it cheaper for international buyers. Seiger PK50 is only $30 here in Vietnam, for example. And stuff like G-1 are approaching $30 if I buy it in Japan. With some value Chinese brands like 729 and Loki selling their higher end rubbers for $20-$30 on Aliexpress, Nittaku is now a...

Very in depth video describing the split step, recovery step, cross step, preparation step, etc. in easy to understand conceptual terms. It's generalized to all sports but table tennis is featured briefly. The concepts seem like it can be applied to a lot of table tennis footwork. Also really...

Looks like the G-REVISION Acoustics are already listed for sale on TT-Japan and Kokusai Takkyu. Available in all-wood, carbon and inner carbon styles. Around $100-$120 price range. I think I might have to pick one up (either the all-wood or inner carbon) in a week or two when I get to Tokyo...

This popped up in my feed: 0. New shoes designed in collaboration with Yonex 1. New Genextion rubber will be the fastest and most expensive Nittaku rubber. 2. New Hammond Z2 will be 5 degrees softer to accomodate juniors and less physical players 3. New high priced short pips Grastory 44 4...

Even though I have enough equipment in reserve to past for the next couple of years, I end up still reading all of the EJ threads. Kinda inspired to train more hours just so that my rubbers die and I can justify buying more when 11.11 comes around again. At 35 hours my first LAC might be...