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  1. How to get the upper hand in bh-bh exchanges?

    As someone who also struggles with BH-BH, what I've noticed that helps me is to: 1. Try to take the pace off the ball and have a more shallow depth on the table just to help me with my timing. In general, just get the opponent to move. When this fails, 2. I back off the table if I notice more...
  2. Xiom new collection (2025)

    O8C durability is definitely poor. I had a lot of issues with it after 2 months. C55, I can get around 3-4 months usage for 4-5 days a week, but as soon as the topsheet goes, it's time to change. The rubber does feel inconsistent from sheet to sheet in terms of grip.
  3. Steve Dainton: "We want our athletes to earn what they deserve, but..."

    They don't have the money to hire me :ROFLMAO: I see for tennis majors, they interview the players right before they come out. That may be too extreme of a case to do it right before the match. Money is the biggest issue and I'm not sure what their profit margins are year over year. I can...
  4. Steve Dainton: "We want our athletes to earn what they deserve, but..."

    Give me a WTT Club World Cup (or Champions/Europa League) tournament series for clubs all over the world. Split off some of the tournaments and focus more on a group event. If they don't want to do the series, then have the domestic teams go up against each other, then top X teams from each...
  5. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Yeah, I agree with that. When training, what I found that works for me is a push from the right leg, block the ball with the left, then drag the right leg in one motion, like a sideways slide if that makes sense. Going BH to wide BH gives me more options on resetting back to BH or taking a pivot...
  6. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Yeah, I really like H3 on BH, but it's just too difficult to use, especially during long events. If there was something easier with similar properties, I'd jump on that easily. Probably the best value rubber that I've tried. Doing the step-out on a wide angle here definitely gave me such a good...
  7. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Do you find that you get exhausted quicker on the H3 for BH? I tried the 37 OS for a few months and while I think having a tacky rubber suits by BH, as soon as I get like 5% tired, I'm useless with the rubber. I switched to an old Xiom C55 for now, but I'm still in the rally with it and looping...
  8. Butterfly Zyre 03

    https://www.butterfly-global.com/en/product/zyre03/
  9. Truls using new stuff from Stiga in Yokohama

    $92 conversion for the US. That's Dignics territory lol
  10. Europe Smash Sweden August 14-24 2025

    That whole match and event was magic. The beauty of table tennis at full force.
  11. Europe Smash Sweden August 14-24 2025

    WMY definitely changing it up with pushes and backhand loops mixed in with the forehand loop. Hashimoto just a wall last game.
  12. Europe Smash Sweden August 14-24 2025

    I would need an oxygen tank and bionic legs if I had to play a Best of 7 with these rallies.
  13. Should a beginner-intermediate player play with intermediate equipment or just grow into high level equipment?

    If you have a good relationship with your coach, just ask what setup they recommend. I know beginners that have a Viscaria/Dignics FH/Tenergy BH setup and they are comfortable with it and the coach works with them on their technique. Your technique will be fluid and changing over time. Getting...
  14. XIOM C55 Impressions and Comparison with H3N

    I'm on my 3rd sheet right now. I noticed that the current sheet took a lot longer to break in (~4 weeks vs 2 at the same rate of usage) and it was very weird to get adjusted to, especially on serves. I bought two more sheets with the TT11 discount for bulk orders. Really like the rubber, but I...
  15. WTT Champions Japan 2025 - 7-11 Aug 2025

    That was a sweaty Game 5!
  16. WTT Champions Japan 2025 - 7-11 Aug 2025

    I watched a video earlier today of Fang Yinchi demonstrating backhand footwork and watching Chen Yi's footwork is like a revelation to me.
  17. FZD is back, not in shape but . . .

    That's interesting. Sounds similar to the Xiom Omega 8 China that I was using.
  18. FZD is back, not in shape but . . .

    What's the difference between this rubber vs Dignics?
  19. What would top players Usatt rating be?

    The USATT system is good for getting a general estimate of where you're at with a relative limited sample size per tournament, but at the top level, you'd have to rely on their rankings point system. At that point, it would be similar to the WTT system if all the pros competed in US Nationals...
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