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Just google "sports equipment certification".

I would argue that the inconsistencies between plastic balls from different vendors stem precisely from the lack of enforcement of quality. Your argument, if taken to the extreme - no ITTF involvement whatsoever, right - would eliminate any incentive for equipment vendors to adhere to any...

All ITTF needs to do is develop the standardized tests, and require equipment vendors to submit test results for any new equipment as part of the certification process. And then perform random tests and ban vendors who lie. Nothing that hasn't been done before in other industries. This is really...

IMHO, having a great variety of equipment choices is good for the players. However, there is one area where the current situation is completely inadequate - complete lack of standardized, objective and independently verifiable data on how rubbers and blades actually perform. The...

Precisely the advice given in the thoughtsontt blog.

You're welcome. Almost forgot about this one - check out the "Carbon|Need for speed" section, I think this is what you're looking for. https://thoughtsontabletennis.wordpress.com/2015/04/25/introduction-to-table-tennis-blade-design/

I actually think that the elasticity indices used in ttgearlab's analysis are easier to understand. There are also some posts by zeio on mytt on the subject.

https://ttgearlab.com/ http://blog.paddlepalace.com/2011/08/what-are-the-advantagesdisadvantages-to-carbon-blades-versus-all-wood-blades/ http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60725

Just out of curiosity, what makes Hurricane so relatively troubling for you?

One of my tournament opponents used Genesis M on both sides of his bat. He was a controlled looper with an emphasis on spin and placement over speed and had relatively big strokes. After the match we had a chat and he basically repeated what you wrote (my emphasis in bold) above. Almost had me...

Most people who moan about pips or anti simply do not understand how to play against such rubber surfaces and also have no idea just how difficult it is and how much actual skill is required to use pips or anti effectively, especially as you encounter better and better opponents. Hence the...

I've been recording matches for years, and there does not seem to be any correlation between behaviour during a match and being filmed, imho. Most people seem to pretty oblivious to anything else when playing and behave same way regardless.

My opponent uses antispin on BH in this video. Try doing what he does.

Ultimately, this game is about keeping the ball on the table longer than one's opponent. Therefore, I agree with the OP - consistency is more important than "perfect technique". Also, I'd like to thank TTT for his youtube channel and blog articles. Keep up the good work!

IMHO, it's because your body/arm is more relaxed/less tense during the swing with the lighter blade.

Umm, this is part of the descriptions of pretty much every new rubber for attackers in the last 5 years. However, if you could elaborate on exactly how Ultra is different from T05 or MX-P, that would be great.

The main difference will be that Ultra won't be tacky like Hurricane.

Sherwin, it would be really awesome if you did a review of the new rubber yourself.

Joseph is #59 and Guarav is #178 on the senior men rating list so the match kinda had an expected conclusion. However, I've seen both of them in multiple Grand Prix (including when Joseph beat Michael O'Driscoll, who's #11, and when Guarav beat Niall Cameron who is #37), and they are both truly...