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I am going to disagree with others here. There is no point playing if you cannot enjoy the sport. If the set up is too fast, it is too fast. I would recommend a five-ply all wood blade and my favorite is Tibhar Stratus Power Wood. Then stick Neottec Katana either 2.0mm sponge or 2.1mm sponge...

I second that. That is why when people say, they like this so and so rubber, that does not mean anything. What is the blade?

I have not tempted to upgrade to Omega V or Omega VII yet. Once I conquer Vega Pro and Vega X, then I might get tempted.... :)

I use boosted hurricane on the forehand and Vega Asia on the backhand. You cannot compare Vega rubbers to boosted hurricane. Nothing is as spinny as boosted hurricane. If they can keep Vega series in the 36 to 40 USD range, then I will keep on buying it. I just got a 1.9mm sponge D64 so I...

What is your issue with the Revolution series? I like EL-S and FX-P. I don't like MX-P and MX-S; just too hard for me. I have a sheet of FX-D that I have not opened yet.

I got my daughter Tibhar Quantum X PRO Soft pink 2.0mm sponge. It plays quite well. I put on her 5-ply wood blade. I am not sure if it is as cataputly as the Revolution series such as EL-S or FX-P but it does its job.

First of all, what is your style? Unless we know your style, it is hard to suggest any rubbers on it. I do not have Acoustic. I do not have a Acoustic inner carbon either. However, I do have an Acoustic outer carbon. It is very fast. When I used to have T05fx on the FH and T64fx on the BH, the...

I played Jpen growing up. I pivoted all the time. Yes to prevent injury, maybe everyone should pivot less. I am working on my backhand loop right now so I hardly pivot at all.

A lot of our injury is related to genetics. For example, Lebron was blessed with good genes and good luck. He has not had any bad injuries. Michael Porter Jr just has a bad back starting at a young age. So I am not sure if you could have done anything differently. For example, I am 45 and I got...

It depends. Do you want tacky Chinese rubber or the usual more European rubber? Mercury 2 is very very tacky, as tacky as any DHS rubber could be. Sanwei UltraSpin is not tacky at all. But the top sheet has enough grip so you can learn how to impart spins on the ball. If you are not sure...

So my argument is therefore, the key to a good topspin against backspin is NOT how hard you hit but it is how fast you can accelerate. So he needs to accelerate even if the ball goes into the net. Once he learns how to accelerate and "by chance" hit the ball at the right timing, then he will...

Ariel Hsing eventually went into management consulting? I just don't think table tennis players' salaries will be that attractive. Table tennis will always be a niche sport in the US, whether you have heroes to look up to or not. US women's soccer team has won the world cup but it is still...

I like to use the analogy of throwing a frisbee. As for forehand loop and backhand loop against back spin, it is like relax and then snap your body. Then relax and then snap your body. I don't know whatelse to say about it. The more relax you are, the faster you can accelerate when the ball...

That is why instead of spending money on MLTT, they should have spent money on starting an afterschool program in say NYC, LA or Houston.

No, I am sure he put the blade under the sun to bake for a week, and then he put baking soda on top of it :) :) And the rubber is Butterfly Pan Asia, not Sriver....lol

I am losing track of the thread. But any good two wing loopers will need to play against long pips. The key to a two wing looper, at least a good one is, you can loop slow and you can loop fast. You can control your loops. You can control your placement, i.e. to the opponent's backhand, forehand...

You simplify your game and play your game. Here is what I would do: One, I assume he has anti rubber. That's what all basement players have. They don't upkeep their rubber so it is anti until proven otherwise. So ask yourself, how do you usually play against an anti rubber player? Two, I test...

I don't have high hope for MLTT. I think we need grassroot movement. Growing the sport from the grounds up.

I think Rakza 7 soft and Rakza X soft are pretty bouncey. For sure, Butterfly Tenergy fx series and Tibhar Revolution series are bouncier. But Rakza 7 soft and Rakza X are definitely bouncier than Xiom Vega Series and Fastarc series. I also have a sheet of Gewo Nexxus EL Pro 43, Rasanter 47...

That's why I have not bought a sheet of LAC to EJ. This sheet of Battle II provincial blue sponge is my last EJ into Chinese rubber. No more. I am sticking with H3 on the forehand side and soft ESN tensor on my backhand side. My EJ has been partially cured :)