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Mmmm. It may be high expectancy setting up for disappointment, but I didn't see it in the Boll vs. Karlsson match. Both looked off, a bit awkward in the beginning, with a lot of atypical errors. Perhaps that's lefty playing lefty territory. Karlsson's timing seemed to be off, improved...

Very high level. I wonder about his head to head with the Saive brothers…

Timo casually speaking deep truths ("There was no other option, so I accepted it", "I had the privilege to compete with the greatest. Jean-Mi destroyed me. I did not like to loose, and I was always eager to learn.").

For me, this looks like the job description of Rasanter R53.

Well, i suspect a nagging feeling about the Boll TriCarbon might emerge.

To me, Carbonado 290 is much much faster than I am comfortable with. Mantra S is itself well-tempered, but given its softness I fully expect the kick of the C290 to overcompensate that.

I'm far from a pro and am a bit surprised to see a pro ask about equipment on a TT forum, where Dunning-Kruger sets the tone. :-) Then again, I'm on that forum too. As for moving from TB ALC to something with a little more feeling/control whilst still retaining high-end power, an inner layer...

Seconded! A very lyrical interpretation. And, at least from my level, I think positioning and position changes are done quite well, certainly so given that it's self-taught. It's also a beautiful piece, a high aim for a first piece. Kaizoku, you brightened up my day.

Baracuda's well known and liked. It's spinny, and much more temperate than most of its kind. T25 is more of a dark horse. It's not used all that much; I have never met anyone using it. Ever. It's also not available on test blades at the local BTY shop. On paper it looks promising, but in...

Over here, when we still played TT anyway, we have: National levels; one top ("Eredivisie") plus three subordinate divisions: Men (actually mixed; but the name stuck) Women Youth (mixed, no "Eredivisie") Regional, my region has: Seniors Regular (teams of 3, 10 matches): 1 "hoofdklasse"...

I'm in awe. I dabble at the piano and have played some (acoustic, classical) guitar, but as far as regrets go — not developing musical ability up to the point of (say) fluidly playing Débussy, Ravel, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Liszt is a formidable one.

The blade is always greener on the other side. But there's no "best", just a bunch of good blades, every which one of them requires you to turn it into something that feels part of your body by spending a lot of time to get intimately one with it. As the poet puts it… Two roads diverged in a...

That sound… such a high pitch.

I’m no wood magician, but from the looks of it I would try to repair the damage by cleaning, gently sanding the tears of the wood ply that’s come loose so it can be refitted smoothly. Then glue it back together under pressure, fill in gaps with wood filler, sand/polish until it feels smooth and...

Off the top of my head: Ai Fukuhara, Mima Ito. Chen Weixing, Joo Sae Hyuk. Ruwen Filus. Gionis Panagiotis. Matthias Falck.

Was the change towards foam/sponge in the 50s related to a rule change? If so, then I’d say that must’ve been the big one. Marty Reiss might concur.

2018.

Best Dignics 09C review ever!

Jörg Rosskopf. Timo had to catch up and vanquish him in the onset of his career, and later he became Timo’s mentor. Both are lefties and both have pushed the envelope in BH usage, further activating the BH counterspin. As to TB’s status, his touch is phenomenal; serve return is second to...

If bty stuff wasn’t so then there’d be another brand claiming the “premium” turf, fueling the premium brand placebo effect by… a premium price level. Marketing 101.