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Actually the Spirit of Rule 20 says the OP should buy a TB-ALC and a Viscaria. He is simply not allowed to believe that either one will make him play better (Rule 27). The OP of course posted before the Revelation of the Rules. Ba'al has spoken. Bringing back dead threads is not against the...

Because SOMEONE WAS WRONG ON THE INTERNET!!!!!!!!! Therefore the thread revivification is perfectly understandable. Think of all the people who failed to correct the wrongness back in 2017? It makes one fear for the future of humanity. But the necessary correction was made, belatedly, and...

But something could happen too your back up too. And if you could just find one that's a gram heavier....

Buy two.

Just letting a couple of my Viscarias in a closet for five years seemed to improve them. But all the stuff Zeio said is true also. Is what I just wrote real or placebo? I wish I could say for sure.

Butterfly Korbel

Anything you can set up on a tripod . It can be something cheap.

Multiball training will always make you better. Anticipation is a very big thing in TT, but you still need to be able to get to the right place in time! Actually, a big thing I see with amateur players that tends to hold them at the 1800 range is that they spend a lot of time practicing their...

I should add something else. When carbon fibers first started appearing in blades the critique was that they made the blades very hard and stiff, like "playing with a piece of glass". That was especially true when we used 38 mm balls. Blades like the Butterfly Gergeley and Sardius fit into...

Composites containing arylate, kevlar, or zylon tend to absorb high frequency "buzzy" vibration. By them selves they make blades feel slower but if those materials are in a weave with carbon fibers the blade will also be faster, all other things being equal. There are all kinds of variations...

Korbel is pretty thin. Check out Soulspin. They can make any handle you want.

Of course The Rules I am talking about cover behavior and they come from The Table Tennis Gods, a far higher authority than ITTF. For example they state that in a doubles match you are not allowed to signal your forthcoming serve to your partner unless you are actually able to execute more than...

Only a burnt offering to the Table Tennis Gods will suffice to save you from their wrath. Perhaps a blade you don't use? This of course affords you the opportunity to buy TWO more (because n + 1).

We should thank the Table Tennis Gods for Rule 88!

Heretic.

For questions on this see the Rules thread. It answers all your questions.

People need reminding of rules. No mental games. No complaining. No thanking people. No sweating on the table. No hats. No black socks. No cho-ing ( unless you are paid to win). And more. Obey Rule 88!

It should not be done.

Find one with very short pips. Nexy Karis or Stiga Mamba M

A lot of what people think are reflexes is actually anticipation. By the way, in a strict sense, nothing we do in TT is reflex, at least as defined on neuroscience. Reflexes are simple networks, 3 or 4 synapses, automatic, many never get higher than the spinal cord, and generally not trainable...