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Thanks, Carl. Ma Long has destroyed Freitas and Dima many times. But I remember that the last two times, Freitas took a game off Ma Long. The first time he did it, the first 3 games were going as usual, but Freitas found a level in the 4th game especially that changed the tone of the match...

Yes, but when the original poster (Filip) said "unexpected opponent", he was talking abut how solid XX generally was, not saying that he can't lose to anyone at all. Mizutani played Ma Long well at the Olympics.

Mizutani is world #5/6, that is not someone unexpected.

Here is a match with the new ball:

It wears its outer surface much better than a Nittaku plus. This is a great and durable ball. I hit the net post in a third ball drive and it survived and played quite a few games I don't like how it takes my spin but I will accept that because of the consistency of the quality.

It works until the ball gets hit by you. Ma Long does Waldner type blocking when he is in the mood to do it, the problem is that you can't live and die by it as one the opponent locks onto your balls, you are just target practice.

Most people who make the comparison are comparing them to the crappy DHS 40+ balls. That said, the spin effect of these balls is reasonably good. I don't see them being any worse than Nittaku but I will get more practice in today.

You underestimate how much the game has changed as a result of technical and physical evolution. Who played like Kenta with the older ball and was a legit threat to beat the Chinese?

I completely disagree, Ma Long and Kenta are not that different, Ma Long could probably beat Kenta playing a creative game, he just prefers disciplined TT and knows how to execute it better. In fact, one could argue that Ma Long is that player that plays with as much variety as...

I got my shipment yesterday. I lent a ball to two different clubmates and then used the ball briefly after they were done. TT is going to be fun again. I also liked the way this ball aged vs the Nittaku so far. Does not feel yet as if it is going to become a shiny fragile turd. IT's really...

This video is a part 2 video. I guess this is what happens when you release part 2 and many people haven't seen part 1. Ma Long and Xu Xin don't swing at every ball the same way. You can look at their videos and see that, moreso for Ma Long than for Xu Xin as Xu Xin straightens his arm more...

When someone says that, it means they don't swing consistently fast.

This is a kill shot for easy balls. The one thing to note about top Chinese players is that their training enables them to adapt their swing size and technique to the quality of the ball. Xu Xin often loops like this especially when playing choppers. There is a bending of the arm in this...

People also have to realize what took the variation out of the sport. It was basically the Chinese copying and perfecting European techniques. Many of the styles that disappeared were really styles that went away when the Chinese started playing like Europeans, just more efficiently. I mean...

People still play hard bat too. People still play sandpaper too. People still speedglue too. Everyone has nostalgia. Everyone says that the kids don't know the good music of past years. I mean, today's game is in part a result of the phenomenal athletes playing it. The real problem is...

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Throw angle is stroke dependent. People who do not realize this wonder why the same question can have different answers depending on your technique.

Thank you. I think you have discussed many of the important points people are mixing up. Possibly, the biggest change was the banning of speed glue, but even before that, we were already seeing the beginning of the return of Chinese dominance. Then came the special generation of ML, ZJK and...