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You could also argue that speed is dependent on level - you can get more speed out of 1.9mm because you don't have the skill to swing fast with 2.1mm and land the ball on the table. For me in general, 1.9mm is more for people who don't usually counterloop *if the sponge is soft*. If the sponge...

There are many cheap hotels in Alexandria as well, but the hotel was a great option this year if you shared with someone or just wanted to enjoy your vacation. But it all depends on your stage in life as well, people like pgpg are at a slightly different stage from me who is at a slightly...

Please can someone who understands Chinese translate for me at a high level what the video is saying with a special emphasis on the two graphical simulations shown between 1:20 and 4:30? Thanks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q35_P8qEYZU

Do better. Please. Photos distort small details too often for them to conclusively prove something like this.

Don't forget the thickness of the glue. It counts.

It's a personal thing. People use Innerforce ZLC and Boll ZLC with Chinese rubber. It all depends on what you like. Zylon is more expensive and harder to cut so less people who don't like the blade as is buy it.

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That's right. But in terms of setting up the grip so that it can do everything, I think the order of operations here is correct. On terms of focusing the grip pressure there might be other considerations. But that said, I have seen 2300 players do well with the grip that Alois is...

Yes. Both are important. I just want people who are struggling with neutral grip to realize those lower fingers are important. They power my backhand and forehand strokes as well with extra whip but that is just me.

You can also share hotel rooms in Vegas or go with family who can do other things. Vegas is a gambling city so you can get really cheap flights and hotels even off the strip or on it it just depends on what your priorities and your planned experience are. I think $600 is a reasonable cost for a...

Grip is a complicated topic, but if you want to play with a neutral grip, it is hard to do better than follow the advice of this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi27l74iE10

Depends on the individual but Yes, there is enough of a difference to care but it really depends on how deep your contact is. The more you brush and the harder the sponge, the less of a difference it makes.

A40+ is the same as one of the other ABS balls out there from DHS or DFish. The thing about blades is that power doesn't always come from speed. What kind of shot are you looking for power on? Getting a faster blade usually means you want to block with more pace or counter topspin with...

Boll ALC is the most common advanced blade out there. Have never used a Carbonado. He should be answering the question.

\ The places where you would expect leagues right now are NY, DC and CA (Silicon Valley, not LA per se). But even in those cases, like NY and DC, some of the player density is driven by neighboring states and commuters.

Boll ALC has one of the best dwell of any hard outer ply carbon blade if you have loop driving technique. You may not like how it feels but it rarely has to do with speed.

America has more sprawl than Europe, that is the biggest problem with team leagues. IT's hard to schedule the travel since most of it is driving and over long distances. If that could be fixed, I suspect team leagues would be more popular.

The locality issues are not as serious to me as the dynamics of fielding teams of different strengths when claiming a percentage at a certain level of league. I don't see any reason why a TTR or another ELO-type system won't make such claims more accurate. The USATT as an ELO system as its own...

They were using a modified version of it but it has the problem that people maintain their rankings when there is inactivity. This is what they are trying to move away from. In the old system there was a rating and bonus points. The rating was similar to an ELO system. In tennis they don't...

The rating is more for grouping players below a certain level together so that they do not play opponents who are too good and can be seeded appropriately into groups before the knockout phase. Of course, like any ranking system, it can't account for volatility and rapidly improving players but...