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Agree! Anti was not so popular during the 38mm celluloid ball era; long pips were much better back then. But with 40+mm plastic ball, I can see how anti can be quite useful. The Indian ladies already show how anti can work. It looks like Sabine is using the anti even more aggressively. I am...

I have played medium pips before and I don't like it. Medium pips to me is worst of both short pips and long pips. However, some people on the forum really like medium pips so everyone is different. If long pips are harder to control for you, then I would suggest anti. Anti just has no spins...

So Mizutani got into trouble. Then ZJK got into trouble. Now it is Koki Niwa?

Got it. I have Y series (just bought them in 2024). Straight handle is 83g and anatomic handle is 87g. I just realized the shape of anatomic handle basically add a few grams to the set up! Thanks!

Great! thank you for your feedback. Let me know how you like FZD ZLC. I will be curious to know your opinions. I have one ZJK ST handle and one ZJK AN handle. Not sure if I am ready to install rubbers on them or I should just keep them for collection (since they are now out of stock).

Thanks for the post. Would you say ZJK Alc is your favorite among all three of them? Thanks!

Lol, Anders must have boosted that phone. Did that phone require 2 or 3 layers of boosters? Is the booster Haifu commercial or Haifu National black (or better yet, Haifu National yellow)? Do we simply insert that booster in the layer between the phone and the screen protector? Or do we need to...

I had a sheet of blue sponge national H3 39 degree. I don't find it play that much different than the provincial blue sponge H3 39 degree that I usually use. I have a couple sheets of provincial H3 40 degree blue sponge that I want to install coming up. However, with the lack of quality...

Putting Taiwanese players in Europe and putting European players in Taiwan sound like a great idea! The more training and the more exposure the better! Look forward to your announcement on Feb 1st.

I like Pongfinity. They are doing more to popularize table tennis than, cough cough, ITTF and WTT. I think that says a lot. I really have no problem with Pongfinity making money off their merch. I mean, we do live in a capitalist world, right? People should be able to spend money however they...

Lol, I use Xiom Vega Europe to help me slow down a fast blade. Everyone has their favorites rubber to help them slow down a fast blade. My forehand on slow or fast blades remains H3. For my backhand, my rules are as followed: 1) All wood blade: I like G-1 on the backhand quite a bit. I have...

I think engaging the core is different for different people as well. My interpretation of the core means: abdominal muscle, waist, hip and legs pushing off the ground. I don't consider shoulder, forearm and wrist to be part of the core. So what that means, be totally relaxed, and then tighten...

Gozo, very good videos! Thank you for digging them up and share with us. Hirano played close to the table. Pavade played mid distance to the table. Hirano quick loop at the top of the bounce. Pavade clearly waited the ball to drop on the way down and focus on a larger stroke to put heavy spin...

I think half of the people responding here have never played with either Sriver or Mark V before, and they are talking like they are experts. @Gozo Aruna I am not referring to you. You actually tried Flextra and stuck with it for a while. The last time I touched Flextra was like on a pre-made...

If you don't own your own business, it is harder to understand the concept. Let us just say the profit is 18% of the total sales (say $18 out of $100 in terms of sales is pure profit). So if the sales increase by 9% (i.e. go from $100 to $109 in total sales) while costs remain the same (kind of...

Cool video. The lady is probably about 2250-2350 in USATT range? An Jae Hyun just completely toyed with her. The top players are like at least five levels above her? Impressive. Japanese Vlogger, Ayano Yo, is in that range.

The answer is, it depends. I agree that for the most part, it is impossible. I have used the tearmender method and that works well on Hurricane and Butterfly rubbers but does not work at all that well on ESN rubbers. That method is basically applying 2-3 thick layers of tearmender to the...

One thing I would add to the process of reading spin: the ball does not lie. In other words, if you expect the ball to be heavy underspin serve, but you pop the ball up, then it is a no spin serve. The ball does not lie. So your opponent must have fooled you. Then you have to start paying...

I have been following the thread and have not made a comment so far. But.... How much money is there in table tennis? I don't think it is that much. It is a niche sport after all. I bet CTTA gets more money than ITTF or WTT. I would not be surprised that Liu Guoliang will fulfill his role as...

I don't think it is a technique issue. When I said I dumped all the balls into the net, I was exaggerating. I might have dumped all the passive shots into the net for the first 5 minutes but I adjusted. I don't know. Franziska inner zlc and ovtcharov innerforce alc seem to have other gears...