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The main factors in academic success are no different from anything - self-discipline and capacity for hard work. Kids who play internationally high-level TT (everywhere) have a strong tendency to get outstanding grades despite training many hours of TT daily. Is it because they are all...

How long ago did you switch setups? If it was two days ago that's different from two months. And do you still have your old otc/acuda bat? If you switch back does the fh problem go away?

I played a year-plus with a custom blade with very small head size almost like cpen due to a shoulder RSI. You adjust very fast and don't miss the sweet spot any more than now. Things to consider is the weight drops *a lot.* Small head is less rubber on both sides so many many grams lower...

I think your fh rubber and blade is a mis-match. I would be hesitant to change the blade by more than one speed level bc it is likely to make your bh less effective for a time until you adjust. And unless you are a patient person, which tbh this thread does not suggest you are, that could...

Maybe he should burn a zlc blade. And post video, bc it would be cool to see how that stuff burns. Plus when you sacrifice it is supposed to be a *fatted* calf, not a scrawny five-ply calf that wasn't going to make it through the winter anyway.

It's astonishing how much energy is in this thread. But instead of nameless CNT let's say LSW and SYS. Reality is on current form neither Ishikawa nor Hirano can touch either one of them in singles. JNT's only hope is Ito and doubles.

Be careful looking for spin from an SP. In my limited ej experience with sp you trade off some hitting ability for every increment of spin added. It's not that the rubber isn't as capable of hitting, it is your level of confidence to truly smack the ball goes down bc the result is less...

The thermal bath was so good. Afterwards my legs revived for a very nice two hour 1-2-1 session with Adam Hunor Szolnay. We were playing out points with him serving randomly to my short fh or long bh. When I guessed wrong on the spin Adam would ask what spin was it? Obviously I know after...

If you are using rakza on spw and not making spin there are only three possibilities: a) technique is bad -- swinging too slow, stiff muscles/joints, using only arm no body, stopping swng halfway through, etc. Many ways TT technique can be poor b) ball contact is bad -- too flat contact...

It's fine if you have already decided to use antispin rubber on one side. That is a very unusual choice. If you did not consciously choose anti rubber for a sound reason (like maybe you have limited mobility and want to play defense close to the table) then your setup is not good for a beginner.

This is an error fans make all the time watching american football. We are so used to slow motion replays that we forget what can and can't be seen in real time. As Twi said watching full speed it's not clear that the ball touched the net, even with the high quality of T2 video. If it was so...

Success! After a mornng hiking through the UNESCO sites around the Duna and unintentionally photobombing 1,000 people's instagrams I decided to subtract one tourist from the center. So I took a bus out to the Hungarian Chinese TTC. It's closed. There is still one lonely table in there, but...

If Mima beats CM tomorrow, does that knock CM out of Olympic singles?

What can I say? I'm a TT addict. I have only played once in two weeks and withdrawal symptoms are kicking in. I'll try the chinese club later today and report back so other jonesing travellers can find useful info on the forum.

I am in Budapest for a few days and hoping to play or train. Topspin table tennis basically told me not to bother going there on the weekend. The next best option seems to be the Hungarian Chinese ttc. Either one is a long haul from Kalvin ter where I am staying. Which I don't mind if I get...

Last update from Vienna. Last night I succeeded in playing in the Robert Hanak Table Tennis League. Only doubles, but I played singles with my teammates and one opponent between their singles matches. The level in RHTT seems not as high as in regular Vienna league, but I was very happy and...

Change the rubber before teams. You don't want a big chunk to come off at the tournament. If nothing else you will be thinking about it. Slap some new dignics 80 on there and feel good.

Thank you! I will try WAT Mariahilf. It's only a 20 minute walk from my hotel, or 12 minutes on the bus.

Dammit losy my post. So I love Vienna but so far it sucks for TT. There are a dozen clubs close to my hotel but I can't play there. At TT Club Wien they said I had to be a member. The boss could let me have a trial day but he was on holiday. At TT Ctr Langegasse you can play for €7/hr but...

So I googled Japanese honorifics. Shouldn't they start calling her Mima senpai? An upperclassman (woman) in a school or sports club, according to Google wisdom. She is clearly their #1 woman player now. Or does it go by seniority regardless of position on the team or results? And if she...