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Like I said, IMO, this makes Timo a liar or at least, someone hiding the complete truth, unless his version is commercially available. I am not a fan of pros using things that are not available to everyone commercially other than blade.

Obviously, but our friend TTFRenzy disagrees and says it depends on the situation and overall ball quality you are looking for. Maybe the problem is thinking about looping in general - not all topspins are loops.

Understood, but you are the first person to tell me that it is easier to push a heavy topspin than to loop a heavy topspin ball.

The key thing is that if the boosting of Hurricane came with the rubber in packaged, then Timo would be able to purchase it and use it like the Chinese do. He currently cannot.

So in other word, people are saying that Boll is lying.

Again, we are talking about the same ball. For the same level of spin, find anyone who considers looping a topspin ball harder than chopping a topspin ball or pushing a backspin ball harder than looping a backspin ball. That people prefer to loop backspin instead of topspin is about the spin...

I don't think you have read Timo Boll's comments. "Ich will nicht behaupten, dass die chinesische Stärke allein auf den Belägen beruht. Sie haben die besten Bedingungen, die meisten Trainer, das meiste Geld. Aber es ist sicher, sie könnten manchen Ball nicht so spielen, wie sie ihn spielen, und...

Then he should be clearer.

How are you sure? Are you saying Timo Boll is lying?

This is what I have heard elsewhere and is my point precisely. People make it sound like only the pros can get this batch but everyone can get this rubber and it is not that different from the regular Tenergy and preference may be personal as not even all pros may use it. The problem is that...

This is correct. Also, if the rubber or surface is grippy and elastic (like most inverted rubbers are), going against the spin when it stops the spin retains some of the power/spin from the incoming shot so it is another avenue for building up spin, though the amount built up, all other things...

There is a general rule on which is harder. Going against the spin is generally easier, continuing the spin is generally harder. Easier or harder doesn't mean desirable or perfect or undesirable or imperfect. Easier means requires less effort, harder means requires more effort. This assumes...

People should probably run tests and see what this amounts to. Boll is willing to go on record that his setup is 100% available to anyone looking for it and follows the rules to the tee.

If you read the full interview, this is not true. Others have said that what special Tenergy amounts to is simply the heaviest sheets from production and is not different from what is sold commercially and can be sold commercially in some cases.

It depends on whether you flat block and whether you spin block and whether you use the extra sponge to make your block better. For someone like Dan Seemiller, he argues that thinner sponge and slower blades make his block with T05 better. He plays very close to the table though. My guess is...

Good to see and hear from you, Shuki. Hope all has been well.

Thicker sponge just allows you to get more spin on harder shots. It's really about the bottoming out effect - you have more sponge before you get too deeply into the wood with thicker sponge. But on thinner brush shots, the spin is about the same and the control of the thinner sponge may help...

Yes and no. There is a preference element, yes, but the ease element is true for most levels of players dealing with most levels of spin.

That's a classic article and should be required reading for all players. I read it a few times and it helped me a lot when I finally understood it. It influenced how I think of spin in general in table tennis.

When you push the backspin ball with inverted, you are going against the spin. So yes, it is easier to go against the spin with inverted, which is why so many low level players always push backspin until they develop the ability to loop it. To clarify: When you push/chop the backspin ball...