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The first step is to switch to the same rubbers on every blade. Rubbers generally have a bigger influence on how you play than blades, all other things being equal. When you make the rubbers the same, keep what you like and put away the rest. Or they may just play similarly enough that you like...

Did he talk about taking the ball close to your handle? Curious.

I think this was more about the rubbers than the blade. And even then, what is not so important is the equipment per de, but how well it matches your intuitions. If is quite possible that if you play with this new equipment long enough, your brain may adjust and you may not feel as good.

No, it's not unrelated. A lot of zeio's wisdom about Ishikawa is buttressed by it.

My point is that we are all posting for fun here. You write a lot of stuff I don't necessarily enjoy. I don't try to stop you from posting it. I would only if you started making people feel bad and making the community unhospitable.

The stroke is actually easier, it is the mindset and reading the spin that may be harder since you aren't using spin or power for safety. Baraty would probably agree with you, but on the other hand, you use short pips so you are always playing the same stroke in some ways.

Do you play devil's advocate all the time because ITTF is listening to you?

At the end, Baraty discusses why the forehand flick is technically the most difficult shot in TT. https://youtu.be/C2R5UJKV_Y4

Acuda S1 is pretty good as well.

Loopadoop, The leagues in Germany usually allow only the best foreign talent they can find in any of the divisions. This helps then grow their players as well as keep a high level.of TT on display. These could be high level provincial players who for various reasons tied to how the ITTF...

People can definitely be corrupt, the question is whether that means that trials are always the best or fairest way to select the best players. I think the idea that the best player by far and away is being selected because the national coach is sponsored by the same equipment manufacturer is...

No, I am saying that one match result does not make a player better than another player who has a better record over a longer period of time. And if the fear is that a coach will have a manufacturer bias, then sure, hiring a corrupt or biased coach is a problem. It doesn't mean that there is...

No I think results gained over a long period of time are a better indication of player quality than results in one match or event. Judgement of course is allowed to bear on the results so a smart coach can balance all the available information.

Liu Shiwen beat Xu Yingbin. Did I read that right? As for Kato Miyu being in top tier, if you beat Hina Hayata you belong in top tier.

Don't worry, jawien. I read you the first time as well.

Tier 3 for women seems to be just choppers in general. Not really sure it is a tier, probably more of a style warning.

Loopadoop is someone who is a regular player across many forums and has Facebook thing going. Sometimes it is easy to enter an issue or discussion in the middle and say things that show you don't have the full story.

Okay, jawien. Thanks for the enlightenment.

Because he is trying to use this example to argue that good players can lose to lesser players and that there should be player selection by committee in the USA. He can argue this, but not researching the example is why I am not giving charity.

And Xiona Shan is an exception as well. She just doesn't play on tour or she would be a higher rated player than Lily Zhang.