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I assume he is using what he prefers from whoever sponsors him.

Inner carbon. Or faster 7 ply wood. Most importantly, stay with the same blade (you can have a backup) for at least a year. It really doesn't matter much. Really.

Napoleon Dynamite's brother has the best answer, "Like anyone could even know this."

One thing in this long discussion that is overlooked is just how bad one player can make another player look in a match. I have learned this can happen at all levels. Sometimes it is due to style or experience of level, but if you watch enough table tennis you can see a player make a very good...

I have used other Sword blades before and the quality was as good as what I use now (Yasaka Falck W7). I suspect it is a quality blade. Certainly billed as a chopping blade. I am sure it is quality. But is it good for your game? Only one way to find out. What pulls you away from the Victas...

Rakza 7. Nittaku G1 for something faster than R7

I love to counter anger with humor. We have a player who likes to throw his paddle. I love to see how early in the match I can get him to chuck it.

Bad glue job?

I approach this question as a LP player. What equipment do I fear when I play similar rated players at a tournament?? SP hitters are the worst! I don't care what blade you have. If you can hit with antispin or LP I also dread you, but really no one at my lower level can consistently hit with...

I cannot conceive how a blade can be helpful. I do think some rubbers can be helpful.

What is the point of all this discussion on the specific woods for a composite blade? To me its either all wood or composite and if composite is it inner or outer composite? This is a very reasonably priced blade in you want an inner composite. I think the fact that it is composite mitigates the...

I know you say you like the blade, but if you are trying a lot of rubbers and not finding what you like then a blade changes is in order. I find balsa blades to have little flex, be very light and the ball dwell is low. Paradoxically they have little high end speed. I see them as good for short...

I think, getting back to the original question that two factors play a role. One is coaching. If you have a good coach to correct technical issues going to a carbon blade is fine. The second is just as important and that is time on the table. I am a firm believer that if you play 3-5 times a...

wow. i tried a tezzo guardian and found it a very slow, albeit controlled blade!

the year of the anti-EJ

Nice conclusion to the story!

train more BH. I do not know a single player who trains their BH anywhere near as much as their FH. Most it is like 10:1 FH:BH

I played table tennis as a kid. It is the only sport I could possibly be competitive in at my age/health status. It is also both fun and exasperating. I will never reach the level that I cannot get destroyed.

Good coaching advice by Kris Kristofferson: You got to know when to hold 'em...know when to fold 'em. Know when to walk away... know when to run. Table tennis version: You got to know when to loop 'em...know when to block 'em Know when to smash away...know when to chop.

Loops and drives are just different descriptive terms on a spectrum of topspin shots. To make it more confusing, oner person's loop could be another person's drive. I would worry less about what you call a shot and work on variations of topspin and their trajectories.