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For a beginner, it might not make a huge difference but at some point, even a beginner needs to start looping hard and getting used to a relatively stiff feeling when getting spin is helpful. Deforming these plastic balls to get spin is harder and I think Carbon as a stiff composite helps in...

No, he is not saying that. He is telling you what he feels will be true for anyone. If you have a different opinion, that is fine too and feel free to share. But when I say that a Viscaria is a faster than a Grubba Pro, I don't mean it is true just for myself. A Maze vs HL5 is less clear...

These new plastic balls don't respond as well to all wood blades. I am now more convinced than I ever was that this is the case, though of course wooden blades still play reasonably well and are usually cheaper. More ALL+ ALC blades should be made for beginners.

How do you want Ma Long to become rich?

That is substantial enough to add time to a match especially if it happens in multiple games and matches. That said, there is no obviously right or wrong answer here, it all depends in the constraints the organizers are working within.

Thanks for pointing this out. The post I composed to address this never made it.

Not disagreeing with you. Just pointing out how easy it is to define people by distinctions that can obscure the truth. FZD is likely the most powerful player on the planet and Ma Long is easily in the top 5 if not number 2, but by focusing on a distinction, a bizarre conclusion that ML is a...

In chess, there is this dichotomy of sorts between tacticians and strategists where tacticians supposedly calculate lots of variations and strategists simply get a gist of the contours of the position and don't calculate as hard. Of course, you see the strategists often win with spell binding...

My opinion is not that you should use something softer, but that when developing technique, you should use something standard or something which your coach approves of. So let your coach test it and if your coach thinks he can teach you good technique with it, then use it. I have tested Aurus...

I have decided to take on a new project - to learn to push any half-long or short serve with any spin short or half-long short and in either case, low. Yes, even topspin serves. I think being able to do this will help my game a lot as it is an advanced skill and it is less physical than...

Testing new test rubbers: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zKfoif8dzug https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TX9VLYjfecs https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb1oIIoDahY

Going to be in WDCTTC from 12 - 5 pm on Sunday to work with a friend. If you are rated under 2000 and want to hit or get some coaching, let me know. No unsolicited advice, trust me :p.

A lot of coaches gave me unsolicited advice coming up that helped me improve as a player. I know others may not be as open to such favors, but I try to pass on the free advice that helped. Of course, reactions such as Ilya's have helped curb my enthusiasm so I only talk when asked these days.

Well, if racket head speed matters, you will see that in thoughtsontabletennis but you will only guess it without knowing it from Drinkhall's statement. And if you tested the rubber but didn't like it, you would have no clue what to change based on Drinkhall's statement but you might with the...

When knowitalls (like me) offer advice to unsuspecting players (who may be far better than I am but are unlikely to be) about how they should play to get better results.

This is true, but misses the point, especially in an era where over the table strokes have taken on greater significance.

The thoughtsontabletennis article is more illuminating than what Drinkhall said but what he said is practically correct.

My question is why seal such a beautiful blade with a good hard outer ply? To offend the TT Gods?

Or he could also try Togo. Oh I forgot, he is really from Argentina...