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  1. Top Women vs Top Men

    Not mentioned is that if top chinese women had to compete against men they would raise their game. LSW or DN are only going to get as good as they need to get to win majors and beat all the other women. If they compete vs men and train and everything, like it was a co-ed sport, they would raise...
  2. blade from chinese national team player ( ma long , zhang jike, yan an, li xiaoxia )

    By coincidence I have Waldner's 1997 blade. I will sell it to you for (Dr. Evil voice) One million dollars. What? Wait wait. I meant One Billion dollars. Paypal gift only please.
  3. How important is serve variation?

    I'm not sure how important it is really. Some players can read and receive all your serves so they don't make errors or give you pop-ups. In that situation it may be more effective for you to simplify your third ball by using two or three serves and varying the location and depth. A lot of...
  4. Question about Table Tennis ratings.

    GrandMaster, cuts faster Than any known Soul to the bone Full grown He's one of a kind And Flash is gonna rock your mind! No seriously, you could use the same numbers and that would be close enough for within the USA. If you wanted to make the levels roughly internationally useful then add 200...
  5. Advice for and ALL+ beginner player

    That's an interesting problem. When you say applying backspin, is that pushing, or chopping, or both? Maybe your contact is just too thick?
  6. Advice for and ALL+ beginner player

    If you like the Geeo 37.5 degree rubber then there is nothing wrong with having the same on both sides. A lot of people recommend that. If later you feel like you need different properties from fh to bh, you can always replace one. Sriver and Mark V are antiques now. You will do better to...
  7. Tenergy 05 alternative

    +1 for fastarc g1, only rubber I have found suitable to replace t05
  8. shouting at every point is the new trend

    I met a guy in Portugal who shouted "Foo!" on cho-able points. I asked him what it meant, and he said it doesn't mean anything, just "Foo!" I'd like more people to shout that, because to an English speaker it sounds quite funny, when shouted in that loud, self-affirming voice people cho with.
  9. Is trainerbot a scam ? Does anybody here now them ?

    The tennirobo looks interesting if the price is low enough. I didn't see in the videos or faqs if it can serve a legal serve on both sides. I don't see why it couldn't, but would be nice to see it on youtube anyway.
  10. Did you know Harimoto has a younger sister that plays Table Tennis!

    Miwa is fun as hell to watch.
  11. B

    If you are in the US and want to sell that P700 ST I would pay $40 for it. Condition looks real...

    If you are in the US and want to sell that P700 ST I would pay $40 for it. Condition looks real good. I just bought two new P700s, but eventually I will hit the edge and damage one badly enough to need a replacement. I love wearing the light, super-small eyeglasses, but for TT they suck...
  12. Short pips and tenergy - best blade

    Everyone has a different feeling for their equipment. Personally I never really met a carbon blade I liked. Do the three P700s you are never going to come back to have straight handles by any chance?
  13. Short pips and tenergy - best blade

    Have you considered a seven-ply all wood? Clipper or avalox P700 are good for pips and work with tenergy fh. And they cost a lot less than those Butterfly blades, if price is important.
  14. Czech Open 2018

    Isn't hiding serves the standard in international play now? Who has legal punch serves? Ito also wins a lot of points on her high-toss backspin serve which does appear legal to me. As far as her meltdown, she is always capable of winning or losing 6 or 8 points in a row. Inherent in the SP...
  15. Czech Open 2018

    Whatever she is, it seems to be working. Or else Pitchford is just having a great year from luck or good karma, but whatever he has been doing, he should stick with it.
  16. Acoustic or petr korbel?

    Always go for equipment you have tried and liked IRL.
  17. hook serve

    I didn't think hook or jab or punch or whatever serves were ever pure backspin. Aren't they always sidespin and -back or -topspin?
  18. Bulgaria Open 2018

    It reminds me of something I heard a chinese coach at MDTTC say back in 2014. A little girl was crying after losing a tough match in top table against her arch-enemy little girl. He announced to no one in particular. 'Why cry when you lose? Everybody lose. Ma Long lose. Ding Ning lose...
  19. How many left handed ping pong players are here?

    Unless your sprain is really bad it is not worth the time.
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