There are 2 versions of Primoracs on the pictures. The Japan one I would say, might be described as the wood version of a TB ZLF (edit: more in terms of the feeling and flexibility, definitely a softer touch), while the European one plays rather similar to the TB ALC (well Freitas would more...
Yeah, so I read the whole thread so far and wondered how this discussion could be so passionate ... ; ) It's silly to argue over "who said what" ... Anyways abstracting from the Yogi - Danny controversy ... I must admit I smiled for a while when I read that Harimoto could be "a contender" ... I...
This is what I heard from one of my friends who stayed several times in China for a few months. He said that sports like soccer or tennis are becoming more popular and the tt was sort of in decline?
Maybe that's why they are so precious to watch. They happen so rarely, you want to cherish them .. like the icing on the cake ... ; )
I mean tt is a fantastic sport for me (always was) and I regret the fact the for some reason it is not as popular as it could/should be.
I mean you "do" think the levels of current spectator interest ... right? : )
Sure there's some truth to what you said, soccer seems interesting to many people i.e. in Europe and not very popular in the US. I guess something analogical could be said about the American Football.
I was referring...
Well tt is boring ... to watch, specially for the 'lay' people. As Brs once wrote it's a participation sport, not the viewers sport.
For me, and I'm probably known here for this, we are a little too technical as a sport imho.
I remember the World Tour in Olomouc this year, and the match...
I guess, I would argue that too. Ito's unique style and her execution might be a constant threat. Zhang Yining also played pretty much the same style and was unbeaten basically throughout her career, also everybody knows Leo's tricks and yet somehow all his soccer opponents fall for them each...
My local tt store owner once said, that the difference between the cheap and expensive blades is that the expensive ones are always almost identical. The cheaper blades where the wood quality assurance standard is lower, tend to differ "a little" in terms of speed, elasticity, hardness etc.
I...
First of all we need to acknowledge how mature Harimoto's game already is, his mentality and approach to the matches is really genius in some ways imho. His understanding of the game will only get better I'm sure. As to the technical aspects they will probably go through transition periods, as...