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  1. blades with koto as a medial ply?

    The Rossi Emotion and the Aruna use it just below the Hinoki. I don't know any blade that uses it as the core ply but you can check the resources provided by G_Zhang.
  2. G-1

    Review by 'NextLevel' on item 'G-1'

    This rubber was likely the best of the generation of ESN tenors that came out almost a decade ago (Baracuda, Hexer, Genius, Xplode, Energy Xtra, Vega Pro) and one of the very last to be released. Nittaku rubbers tend to be sold at a price premium in most parts of the world so this rubber has...
  3. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    It is a good idea, but remember that coaching adults has its own issues as well. You have to work hard to make what they are learning meaningful and if they want it to translate to matches, you have to watch them play and continue to adapt the training to their weaknesses. You also have to...
  4. Tibhar AKKAD - New blade Designed by Nexy

    I really like the blade and may do a more complete review soon. People who like all wood blades like Timo Boll W7 but more linear will like this.
  5. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Thanks! Table tennis has opioid effects on my brain. Not sure whether it is a good thing but when I enter a TT hall, my brain suddenly shuts out pain (I suspect it is secreting huge amounts of endorphins). It is my ability that let's people know that all isn't what it appears to be.
  6. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    For the ankle.just be careful. It is easy to think that playing causes it when it can be a symptom of something unrelated to or just made worse by playing .
  7. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Somewhat. I have accepted that my technique and my movement are not going to improve as my body is too injured to support real training so I just have to play a lot and get smarter. And rest for long periods of time.
  8. Switching to old generation rubbers

    They are similar but G1 feels a bit harder and more controllable/linear. That doesn't align with everyone but it works very well for me.
  9. Hugo Calderano on Team Xiom

    That combination was the best one for me as well... O7 pro with Aruna blade.
  10. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    https://youtu.be/_Tqn7bHDVmo Since you didn't ask...
  11. Switching to old generation rubbers

    I like Fastarc G1 better than the newer stuff. I do play close to the table.
  12. Improve my FH topspin

    When I used to have time (and Carl as well), we used to link to videos of players and coaches displaying and teaching the ideas that we tried to convey. Many of mine came from Ttedge since most of my formal understanding of TT comes from working with Brett Clarke. But of course it isn't...
  13. Improve my FH topspin

    Lula is posting a lot of wisdom that will only make sense to someone who already gets it. Let us hope OP improves a couple of things and posts again. Personally I find commenting on these things with my limited time difficult. The thing I liked that Lula pointed out is that for a year of...
  14. Butterfly Innerforce series - whats the deal in compare to 5ply/7ply allwood blades?

    The main point of composites is to increase stiffness without increasing thickness. This is a good thing if you prefer stiffer blades but want the thinner feel of a looping blade. Thinner composites can get the stiffness of thicker 7 plies.
  15. Hugo Calderano on Team Xiom

    Is Jung Youngsik with Xiom too? Since when?
  16. Hugo Calderano on Team Xiom

    It always depends on the contract. Some contracts force you to use your sponsor's equipment, others do not.
  17. Flexible outer layer (e.g. Limba, Spruce) manditory for Chinese technique?

    Why are you answering a question you have already answered? OF course it is not mandatory.
  18. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Fastarc G1 is a special rubber. I can guess why I never tried it in the past (it was Nittaku expensive) but if you don't like Tenergy and you like the Hexer/Genius/Baracuda generation, this is definitely the best of the bunch. I tried it on Hinoki Ghost and on my Akkad - I am more used to it...
  19. "Strong Statements of Intent from ITTF"

    Some people say it will hurt defenders even more I am in support of a higher net. The plastic balls bounce higher.
  20. Happy New year!

    Get back to playing rated matches at some point.
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