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  1. What handle type do you use

    Flared with an overgrip. I actually experimented quite a bit. Always come back to this.
  2. Can Timo Boll's victory give rest of world belief?

    Exercise physiology... With Chinese characteristics.
  3. Too much sidespin on forehand topspins

    Does your loop have power and is it consistent?
  4. LF: Butterfly Blades

    To an earlier question. Btfly came out with a ZJK ALC with a blue dragon on it earlier. I bought one, hit with a few others and thecweight balance was weird. Btfly discontinued it and not many were sold. A little later they came out with the current ZJK series, which includes an ALC that I...
  5. Can Timo Boll's victory give rest of world belief?

    I pretty much agree with this. It is a mistake to put too much weight into a single tournament. I might not put it in quite those terms (like saying they are mentally torturing their players, but then again my background is different from tropical's and he has experienced things I haven't; also...
  6. Men's World Cup 2017

    How does one ger to use a "custom" rubber? If it is different from what is on LARC wouldn't it be illegal? Especially if the topsheet is different?
  7. Men's World Cup 2017

    Still, the only inverted I have seen before with pimples that short is Karis. Of course I know he's not using that, but still I find it interesting.
  8. Can we reverse shrinking?

    Viagra.
  9. China Super League 2017

    They could have gotten more balance by including foreign players.....
  10. Ma Long interviews, matches and beyond

    Yes, but I would add to this that all statements have to be interpreted in light of the intended audience, and some if not most of what Chinese coaches have been reported to say is not intended for people like us, rather it is intended for the Chinese public who may not play much (and maybe the...
  11. Men's World Cup 2017

    Looking back at this thread, I am impressed that 22% of people picked Timo to win. (Of course, who knows if they voted after they tournament was over, LOL!). I definitely picked Ma Long.
  12. Ma Long interviews, matches and beyond

    Chinese coaches are quick to blame balls on rare occasions when their players lose. They whine like little girls. (Maybe they are worried about their job security). I do not buy this excuse for 1 second. I find it ridiculous. It is far more likely that injuries have reduced his ability to...
  13. Are there any non-Asian penholders?

    Back awhile ago Kalinic.
  14. Men's World Cup 2017

    CNT has had D40+ balls longer than anyone else and Ma Long plays great with ABS balls as we have seen. Much more likely is that injuries curtailed his training. Meanwhile Timo played in the new league and seems to be feeling better physically than he has in a long time. Of all the many...
  15. Ma Long interviews, matches and beyond

    Bear in mind that tbe CNT has had access to D40+ balls longer than anyone else. ML played flawlessly at WTTC with a very similar ABS ball. Injury I can believe, especially to his wrist. It would explain pretty much every issue he had. I consider that to be a very legit reason and I strongly...
  16. Ma Long interview after loss to Timo Boll!

    He is so great we expect him to win all the time. In fact that is the true mark of greatness, when you are shockedvwhen someone loses. He is human.
  17. Can Timo Boll's victory give rest of world belief?

    None (years of Gdrman domination). CNT has so many resources and so many players. There are still structural problems with how European players have to make their living compared to how CNT supports their players and their training. Don't read too much into a single tournament. (Say, isn't...
  18. Do you know which blade uses Ovtcharov?

    Looks to me like a True Carbon with a different handle but picture is not real clear.
  19. Can Timo Boll's victory give rest of world belief?

    I think Timo can still on occasion play as well as he ever did and that level is better than any other European now. But at his age he is not going to be at that level consistently. I would not read too much into this result. CNT has so many resources and so many players. There are still...
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