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  1. 35th ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup 2026, Haikou, 2/4-8

    WCTis a bad man, his ranking always makes people underestimate the reality. Usually Harimoto handles him because of BH to BH but days like this are always possible.
  2. Alternative to Dignics 09C

    It's amazing how long these threads go on and no one ever mentions G09c... very underestimated rubber... the PR must be bad...
  3. Short review of Glayzer 09c

    Saw someone using this today on a Viscaria SALC. This is definitely a good rubber, Will consider trying to use it to save in the future.
  4. ITTF-Americas Cup San Francisco 2026 (28 January - 1 Ferbruary 2026)

    BTW does Jim Butler rag on Hugo's serves, which are the most one-dimensional in all of top level table tennis?
  5. ITTF-Americas Cup San Francisco 2026 (28 January - 1 Ferbruary 2026)

    You have to subtract their current continental events and net the difference. I know Lily was a semif finalist at one of them for example. But she was a finalist at this event last year so it will probably be nothing lost nothing gained for her. Amy will make a rise but I don't know what her...
  6. Generating power very far from my body on backhand

    Definitely much better. There might still be room for improvement, but that is always about whether the stroke is getting the job done.
  7. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Busy with a lot of stuff so going to be invariably occupied over the next month or two. But will check in every once in a while and help on those days with moderation. Hope everyone is well and enjoying their TT. Very likely to put my Zyre 03 experiments on the back burner and just stick to...
  8. Technique correction - Trying to Fix my FH backstroke + hitting through the sponge

    Well, tell that to Fang Bo, who emphasises that every loop has to start from below the table even vs topspin.
  9. Technique correction - Trying to Fix my FH backstroke + hitting through the sponge

    He changed things, they were visible in the ball effect to the coach. They just didn't change to the extent that they were visible to the camera. In reality this is how many of us change even when a coach gives us extreme instructions. Once the ball shows up, the changes are fairly narrow but...
  10. Why amateur players should avoid fast gear and where power really comes from in table tennis.

    The main point here is that it is all about the perspective you are bringing to the problem, and that part of the problem is really people getting jealous of people using things they didn't want to pay for, but it gets reframed in terms of being smarter etc. While the joke of a Lexus being a...
  11. Reading Spin + Tactics

    Zezima was always capable of doing the not-so brushy shot. He had a closed racket-edging problem, but he fixed that pretty plainly. The posts of pros, the comparison of this to that, well, there is a context for that, but it will always have its limits to someone who is trying to win matches...
  12. [Equipment Guide] Best First Intermediate Table Tennis Rubbers in 2026: A Comprehensive List & Analysis

    IT's not that straightforward on many levels, but the question is partly what you intend to do with the data when it is provided to you. With the chips, there are people who use and need such information, usually engineers. For the equipment on rubber rebound, top pros currently don't use or...
  13. Eating words - would fans be more circumspect if more of them had to do this?

    This is an example from NBA basketball, but I wish it applied to some people in TT. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47735259/la-clippers-hot-streak-fan-eat-words
  14. Why amateur players should avoid fast gear and where power really comes from in table tennis.

    I have seen it in perfectly healthy people, some of whom play feeling based styles, some of whom just hit the ball. and use the extra speed to get quality and like the fact they don't need to do big swings to get it. Sometimes, it is kids who also want to play from distance (most people here...
  15. Why amateur players should avoid fast gear and where power really comes from in table tennis.

    Would you laugh similarly if an old woman learning to drive took a Porsche out? A Lexus?
  16. Why amateur players should avoid fast gear and where power really comes from in table tennis.

    It depends on a lor of things. The truth is that sometimes, what you get used to is what you adapt to and breaking off it can be hard. It is also possible and just as easy to start fast and go slower, or all the equipment experts here are advocating by recommending corrective actions. One of...
  17. What rubber should i consider after playing with Rozena?

    either is fine. You can do anything you want as long as you don't have matches coming up and you have the money, you will learn something from it as long as you are getting coaching. You have time, you are just too young to know it lol.
  18. What rubber should i consider after playing with Rozena?

    Rozena and Glayzer are good rubbers. You can change from them to Dignics or Tenergy, and while that will give you more spin, it's not a good sign when you blame issues with respect to control on Rozena because that is actually what it facilitates best.
  19. 2026 Emperor's/Empress's Cup (aka All Japan) Jan 20-25, Doubles Jan 29-Feb 1

    Harimoto and Togami and Kawakami did it - where are their crowns?
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