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I think you have a whip/fingers problem. I will explain in the other thread, your from looks good but I suspect your quality is lower than it should be.

Lol... no, I am not Swedish, would be a crime to buy that and not be.

That's a miss on my part, thanks for asking. So I wanted a Cybershape Carbon composition without the headshape, which I hear is the Stiga Inspira CCF. I asked for Korbel handles though I think they are probably thicker than I would find optimal given the blade thickness. I asked for one with...

The draw also seems to be shaping up nicely for Togami to make his first WTT Contender final. Of course, there are no gimmes in this draw, but I like his path, he just has to seize it.

Looks like France already has a new world class XD team with higher potential by replacing Gauzy with Lebrun to partner with the lefty Pavade. If they win the event (likely against Harimoto/Hayata in finals), the world will be put on notice.

The last game was close, but it also had the most spectacular points in the match I think. Well done, Felix - now we need to see him play a chopper that can slow him down a little lol. Wang Yang would be interesting I think.

Felix is making Filus look really bad...

Boll achieved much more sure, but Tiago was easily a top 20 player in his prime (and he definitely is not in his prime now, but he is still incredibly strong) and was top 20 in an era where ratings were measured by playing strength, not performance points, so my main point is that age is not the...

20 years older is an interesting talking point, if this was Boll Quek lost to (Boll who Apolonia beat recently by the way), would you say the same thing? Let's review a list of Tiago's recent wins and losses: after his loss to El-Beiali of Egypt (who was showing special form that tournament...

Quek is going to be a top 20 player, it is easy to forget he is 17 - Tiago is a very strong player, underestimate him at your own peril. He is older so he has his days, but if you track is results in German league matchups, your respect for him will be high.

Sora vs Dina rematch coming up tomorrow and Dima definitely looks sharp.

I agree with this, it is always hard for TJs to admit, but while Vega Pro has the style and arc of a modern rubber like T05, the actual ball quality relative to a rubber like T05 is lower. But this is a balancing act as T05 is more expensive and a bit more spin reactive. Same with using 5 ply...

Yes, I am speaking from my experience and I use hybrid rubbers (I actually just glued Rakza Z EH on a 7ply to review) so it wil ln be interesting what you have noticed that makes my opinion irrelevant. There are no absolute answers in table tennis, it is important to largely understand what...

Bardet was eliminated by Lebrun. This is one of the best and deepest draws in a tournament in a while with non-CNT players. Whoever wins this will have a huge notch in their belt.

Ah okay, this video is older - I think I remember watching it back then. I had concluded similar things to him, but the main thing I realized was that most pros do their grip switch as part of their backswing and once you practice it, you can do all kinds of grip switches instinctively as long...

TTR Hunter usually has insightful videos, I will watch and return with my own lower level opinions later lol.

No, it doesn't, there are strokes where T05 gives more spin than T05H and strokes were T05H gives more spin than T05. The same would be true for T05 vs T05FX, all things being equal, to give another example. Your question paints a misleading picture that for all strokes, T05H generates more...

My answer (and Lazer's as well) was pretty clear. A harder sponge can absorb more energy on powerful strokes even if it is more difficult to get "easy" spin out of it. Obviously, for every player, there is a range where they feel comfortable playing in which a rubber might optimally play in...

How much worse for looping? And what about blocking, flat hitting, pushing, serving and chopping? Or even touching the ball short?

I know pros (2600-2700, so maybe not 2750+) who still use regular 05. But higher level players can get the best out of harder sponge, but there are lower players who prefer them too.