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It's totally on topic. I don't know because I'm not that deep in TT culture, just my club, but I don't see them in equipment shops. I guess folk buy from Ali if they are bargain hunters and from domestic online stores if they are wealthy. I like Ali for a random bargain buy. It's fun. I got MTB...

seems like there's a soft and hard version on Ali here. It's about 2500 yen, so less than $20 US. As usual, no thickness options.

Would be interested to try this.

Togami playing well here in the first game. Haven't watched him before I don't think.

I kicked as$ today (for my level). V. happy because last week I felt heavy and confused. Probably I was motivated to get one last good session out of these rubbers before I switch to new ones next week. Also very keen to use as much body torsion as possible after really focusing on that in my...

Focus on performance rather than results. It is key. Then ironically results tend to get much better. Also keep talking to yourself either internally or externally to encourage yourself to play your shots and stay bouncy. When you execute well ‘that’s the way’. When you miss ‘right shot, next...

It’s a great POV too

Great to hear. Just got me a sheet of the soft and it’s going on a 5 ply. V much looking forward to it now. I agree that the young players are getting into loop monster rubbers too early too. Then they choose the max sponge. Youth gonna push the limits. They seem to miss really long a lot...

It’s wild. I am determined to write a collaborative biomechanical/legal collaborative Paper on it. I really think there’s potential for a tobacco style moment. These companies know it’s wrong and are too scared to lose market share because they (rightly) think the public won’t accept foot shaped...

Whether you are ethnically Chinese or not IDK but that is some Sinophobic nonsense. High heels and pointy shoes in Europe are a result of our own class wars. Landed gentry wore pointed shoes to slip their feet into the stirrups. They would proudly ride by the serfs and show their ridiculous...

It is true that you have to relearn how to walk. It’s not easy and can even cause further injury, but I recommend trying because it is just so bizarre that we continue to wear these crazy foot corsets. There is no possible benefit to squeezing human toes into a space they don’t fit. Children use...

Great to hear that you’ve switched to shoes that are shaped like a foot. Shoe designs are my daily reminder of the insanity that is willingly retained by status quo bias. If anyone were to design another item of clothing to bind a body part into a small space and cause potential deformation...

Much appreciated . Yes FS. It’s like medicine. If it is effective it has side effects. I have been enjoying getting high on this P3V but I feel a period of using more natural remedies is in order at the moment. Let’s see how this 0.7 sponge goes and what I expect to be a bit stiffer pips on the 955

It’s very unpredictable. The pips collapse easily so you go right though to the wood with this 0.5 sponge if someone hits hard. This is ok for attacks but it’s difficult to chop. I find I can’t stop the ball flying unless I use a forward arc on my chop stroke. Straight down chopping doesn’t...

Oh! Maybe I'll try once this Yinhe 955 wears out in 2 months. Good for blocks and hits? That's my style. Mainly close to table.

P3V is easy? Damn. I love that rubber but it is far from easy for defense. I use it for blocks and attacks. From what I have investigated though, the sheet I have is an anomaly. The pips are so thin. It was bought in a discount sale at my local racket sports shop. I am just about used to it...

I put my back out 2 weeks ago. Has been quite painful down my right side. On Wednesday I felt I could do a light swim in the ocean. I stayed there overnight and swam again in the morning. The therapeutic effect was exponential in comparison to the regular stretching and pulse therapy. I...

Thanks. Much appreciated. Sounds like a good plan. I just got it out of curiosity as I'm changing my FH rubber to Rakza 7 soft. Prev. had Frendship focus 3 snipe, so I've reversed my cheap and decent rubbers form FH to BH. LOL. I will be sure to try higher quality rubbers if the 955 degrades or...

Hello there. Great to meet you. I’m a convert to long pimples. Used to use SP. Was always really fascinated because two of the best senior players in my club when I was a kid in England played with them. In Japan LP are really popular. You get a lot of chance to play against them. There’s...

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