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  1. Do you apologize if your opponent misses a serve?

    No, they thank me instead ;-)
  2. Looking for a custom setup advice

    Hmm, I just wanted to give sportslover some food for thought about his question. My intention is not to create an army of MLs and TBs. Yet. Maybe in 2029 we can have that, I'd like to have my own personal Wang Chuqin as a training partner. HS, that will be great. What a rosy future!
  3. World Table Tennis Championships 2023

    You should not feel alone. Valueing what you value is the only hope left. Breath out ;-)
  4. World Table Tennis Championships 2023

    Look, I'm disappointed too. I just am not convinced so much about my own integrity to feel entitled to judge others...
  5. World Table Tennis Championships 2023

    Let's just assume he didn't see it and move on. F... it!
  6. World Table Tennis Championships 2023

    If that was not the edge, then I don't know what is! Disappointed!
  7. Looking for a custom setup advice

    You can see here a nice comparison of TB and ML technique. Both have great technique, but arguably TB uses more of a forearm snap, or perhaps he just uses it differently. For me personally there is a danger in focusing on the forearm snap, because it is driven by muscles. Focusing on this...
  8. Anybody planning on getting Rakza XX?

    Of course, it was just a stupid joke, forget it.
  9. Anybody planning on getting Rakza XX?

    Yeah, that's what I meant. P.S. You changing names quite often, Mr. K-zt ;-0
  10. Anybody planning on getting Rakza XX?

    My thoughts exactly. According to TT-Japan, the sponge has larger air bubbles, so it most likely will be faster than RX. Made for me, made for you...
  11. Forhand footwork

    Standing parallel doesn't prevent you from rotating your body around the center of the rotation - let's say the spine (for simplicity if we stand straight). When I feel my stroke is not driven by that rotation enough, then I know it is wrong. And often I know it could and should be powered more...
  12. Yasaka Rakza Z or Tibhar hybrid MK

    What hardness of H3 are you using? I didn't try STN yet, but from what I gathered, I'd expect it to be H40-H41, whereas Rakza Z would be H38. So if you go Rakza Z, I think RZ EH could be better for the FH.
  13. Forhand footwork

    I read the thread again and thought about what made me feel uncomfy. The direction of the weight transfer is almost perpendicular (90 degrees) to the direction of the ball, which we call "forward". So saying that you need to transfer the weight "forward" is misleading. It makes the reader...
  14. Forhand footwork

    Ma Long, 1 of mil. videos. I am posting this because I disagreed with necessity of "forward" transfer. I can't quite describe it in words, but I do disagree. And in this video we can see that ML's right foot is not behind the left foot. Cheers.
  15. Life, Existence, and the Meaning of Long Pips - The Opus Maximus of James Z

    While I stubbornly go one after another to my total exhaustion ;-)
  16. What is the spinniest ESN hybrid rubber for Joola Flash ball? (seamless ball)

    Rakza Z is 48-49 (a bit less than advertised), Rakza X is 47-48 (as advertised). Don't have Rakza 7. Fastarc G1/C1 I have but can't measure now. Eventually will do, latest after 7 weeks. ;-(
  17. Yan An serve - can you read it?

    This is cool, @blahness. Any mooore? ;-)
  18. Dynasty Carbon with Nittaku H3 Turbo?

    Sometimes I don't use edge tape, instead I put a thin foam tape on the blade side only, then cut the rubbers with the implied overlap. That overlap is sometimes handy. For edge tape, e.g. the tape used by electricians is fine. Recently used it, it is 15mm, so I had to cut it a bit. There is many...
  19. Dynasty Carbon with Nittaku H3 Turbo?

    NH3PTB is quite heavy and hard, the hardness is like 42,5. I heard 2 shops say that it is a bit more aggressive than the DHS H3, like in the sense of faster. But I wouldn't say that is the difference I'd pin-point. The sponge is different, feels a bit different, but I wouldn't say it is faster...
  20. Looking for rubbers with medium hardness and good control

    I really like the Rakza X on my BH now, much more than H8-80 H37. But even before I put it on, I was set to try the G1. I'll need to replace it soon, but I like it so much that I now question my earlier decision. I'll probably go for the G1 anyways, since the next season is far away... Can you...
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