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I support and approve this message (the request to Dan and Tom).

That's right. But in terms of setting up the grip so that it can do everything, I think the order of operations here is correct. On terms of focusing the grip pressure there might be other considerations. But that said, I have seen 2300 players do well with the grip that Alois is...

Yes. Both are important. I just want people who are struggling with neutral grip to realize those lower fingers are important. They power my backhand and forehand strokes as well with extra whip but that is just me.

You can also share hotel rooms in Vegas or go with family who can do other things. Vegas is a gambling city so you can get really cheap flights and hotels even off the strip or on it it just depends on what your priorities and your planned experience are. I think $600 is a reasonable cost for a...

Grip is a complicated topic, but if you want to play with a neutral grip, it is hard to do better than follow the advice of this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi27l74iE10

Depends on the individual but Yes, there is enough of a difference to care but it really depends on how deep your contact is. The more you brush and the harder the sponge, the less of a difference it makes.

A40+ is the same as one of the other ABS balls out there from DHS or DFish. The thing about blades is that power doesn't always come from speed. What kind of shot are you looking for power on? Getting a faster blade usually means you want to block with more pace or counter topspin with...

Boll ALC is the most common advanced blade out there. Have never used a Carbonado. He should be answering the question.

\ The places where you would expect leagues right now are NY, DC and CA (Silicon Valley, not LA per se). But even in those cases, like NY and DC, some of the player density is driven by neighboring states and commuters.

Boll ALC has one of the best dwell of any hard outer ply carbon blade if you have loop driving technique. You may not like how it feels but it rarely has to do with speed.

America has more sprawl than Europe, that is the biggest problem with team leagues. IT's hard to schedule the travel since most of it is driving and over long distances. If that could be fixed, I suspect team leagues would be more popular.

The locality issues are not as serious to me as the dynamics of fielding teams of different strengths when claiming a percentage at a certain level of league. I don't see any reason why a TTR or another ELO-type system won't make such claims more accurate. The USATT as an ELO system as its own...

They were using a modified version of it but it has the problem that people maintain their rankings when there is inactivity. This is what they are trying to move away from. In the old system there was a rating and bonus points. The rating was similar to an ELO system. In tennis they don't...

The rating is more for grouping players below a certain level together so that they do not play opponents who are too good and can be seeded appropriately into groups before the knockout phase. Of course, like any ranking system, it can't account for volatility and rapidly improving players but...

The key to close to the table looping is to be low enough to do it. I am tall and I can do it, so I Guess 95% of people should be able to do it without bending their knees but that is just me. Again, the principles are the same - hit the ball with a turning stroke. In the beginning, you...

I think that is the PG7 vs the Korbel, the Korbel is relatively thick and stiff even for a 5 ply blade and the PG7 is relatively flexy for a 7ply. I never liked the PG7 but I never played with it when I got better as a player, for a plastic ball 5 ply, the Korbel is not a bad choice, though...

We have them in America, it is not as hard as you think. In fact it helps the sport a lot more as the entry fees make the event easier to sponsor. In most American open tournaments, it is the lower rated players entry fees paying for the pros to play.

The lineup shows something was wrong and he was less than his best.

Yes. I bring up those examples to show that even with the dominant trend, outliers still exist and that anything that is even barely viable at the pro level is usually more than viable at the amateur level.

I also forgot about Koki Niwa, who last I heard was using a 7ply TSP Swat. He could have changed again of course.