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That is true. I've owned two Nitaku Jpens and both I would say were great blades as far as performance & quality. One of them was the Nittaku Airuline 8.8 and the other I swear I can't remember. But yeah. Great quality blades.

OSPH! I think your FH technique & spin looks good my man. The type of topspining you're doing largely through this video similar to the one at 1:34 kinda demonstrates what I'm talking about & working with. My FH pretty much always looks like the spin versions you're doing. But then the shot...

You're smart. Think of the little things. So yes you're right. The square, elongated head for sure would offer more power. But because those blades are even narrower, with my pips play on the other side, the occasional RPB chop and for some reason after all these years I'll occasionally have a...

+1 what alas said. That pretty much sums it up. Law of diminishing returns come to mind for me on this subject. By my quick check, provincial cost about twice as much as commercial. Is it twice as good? No. I'd venture to guess that it's probably a 10% difference at best. And that might be...

I started playing Jpen years ago. Learned TPB. Then about 4-5 years ago, I switched to CPen in an attempt to learn RPB and/or twiddle with pips. I've developed a very spin oriented game. Oddly enough, I felt that I would spin it better with CPen but the power & pure hitting was better with...

Feel like it'd be dishonest if I didn't at least report the latest. Overall consensus I gathered from the thread was... - You'd be better served doing it with a heat gun vs boiling. Of which I tend to agree. So there I was last night and I don't know why but I apparently was feeling in the...

I remember back in the day when I use to be in the shoes of the OP here. Now I love it when people chop my serves. I'd much prefer that than them attack it. OP you just need to get better at looping backspin. Imagine if your opponents knew that's suicide vs you. That's where you need to be...

I play most of my BHs TPB (so traditional) but also have inverted back there for a more attacking RPB when I need it. If the person plays TPB, it'll be really hard to jam them. That crossover point on the hip you'd normally aim at just doesn't work. That's an easy TPB block. That being said, if...

Good point about the armpit area. That is best for TPB over an awkward RPB there. I think that has been the thing that has annoyed me (i probably make a bigger deal than it probably is). The indecision. If I play my best and play smart, for me when playing the BH it'd be wise to play TPB 80% of...

+1 For sure. To anybody 1st picking up penhold, I'd certainly say "learn RPB as your primary BH". I'd venture to say learn how to push with it (chen bowen do it quite often) just so you don't have any hesitation (TPB or RPB) which was my main sticking point. Thankfully on the intermediate to...

He seems like a good dude. You do too Dan. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

Ha. It takes a while. Seriously try the finger sleeves. I like them and will use them on an occasion. Glad I have them for sure. They're cheap & they work. A win win. Oh yeah. Forgot to mention. Another thing I like about having a LP on the back side is that if you're like me and occasionally...

Yeah i mix it up. For a long time I used Long pips with some combo of either short pips or inverted on the other side and would twiddle. While I can twiddle and occasionally will bust it out for the tricky changeup, I largely play inverted on my FH, use inverted TPB, and Long pips for a RPB...

This channel is a gold mine by the way with the translations. Here Ryu is talking about practicing with power among other things.

I use to play Jpen back in the day. Have played Cpen for years now. I always felt like I personally spin it better with cpen but the power on Jpen was unmatched. I always joked that it was like hitting the ball with a baseball bat. Anyways my point is that your friend lacks finishing power...

lol. +1 Noted.

This an older video but I thought I'd post it here to see what you guys think. How the (bleep) does this husky kid get so much power on his TPB? Open ups on backspin, power, spin, flips, he can do all that. But the ball is exploding off his bat. How? Is it his technique? Is it his mass to...

Similar setup. H3 neo & most like pailio ck531a. Ordered the rubbers from ttnpp and haven't ordered the blade just yet. Will probably be a month or so.

Funny you ask. I've been eyeing this Gambler Hinoki Penhold blade that I'm probably going to pick up. I'll report back with what I find once I do. (they have a shakehand version also) https://www.zeropong.com/custom-batscomposite-pen-c-41_81/custom-gambler-vector-hinoki-penhold-p-468 It's...

This thread. So very glad this is here so we can get all political with it in table tennis forum. SMH. To the OP. You do that my man. Contact the ITTF. Best of luck to ya.