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  1. European Loop vs Chinese Loop?

    What you will find is that no player loops in exactly one way nor any country or continent - everyone has a technique they have optimized based on their background, equipment, coaching and personal preferences to adjust to the incoming ball.

  2. European Loop vs Chinese Loop?

    Here is a bent arm CNT player for people who are still stuck on Chinese players straightening out their arms. I could post video of Shang Kun or Hao Shuai.

  3. Reviews

    I have a lot of promised reviewing to do but I hate to review blades I haven't played with competitively or for at least a week of significant play. I reviewed the NEXY OLAM today. http://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk/equipment/blades/11824-olam

  4. Olam

    5 out of 5 rating for OLAM For a while now, I have never been able to fully understand what the Nexy folk mean by "bang impact". I have always been a heavy topspin brush looper of sorts who even when I loop drive was basically doing a very thick brush with hard sponge. I got the Nexy OLAM to...

  5. Unbelievable drop shot by Jiaming He!

    Clearly a deliberate shot - but the effect was probably better than desired/expected.
  6. OLAM

    Review by 'NextLevel' on item 'OLAM'

    For a while now, I have never been able to fully understand what the Nexy folk mean by "bang impact". I have always been a heavy topspin brush looper of sorts who even when I loop drive was basically doing a very thick brush with hard sponge. I got the Nexy OLAM to test as part of an effort on...

  7. Slowing down your play

    The funny thing is that you can play this way forever, no matter how good you get. If you doubt me, ask and watch Timo Boll.

  8. European Loop vs Chinese Loop?

    IF you can't see that Timo's arm is straighter on the backswing than it is when he is looping during regular matches, then there is nothing to discuss. If you see Ma Long counterlooping with a straight arm, let me know. Many people make it an issue of having a completely straight arm but many...

  9. Slowing down your play

  10. Is there a vast difference in 'FEEL' between the different arylate carbon blades?

    The head scratcher for me was when he said he was buying MX-S and Baracuda and asked me (who was obviously the person who recommended those rubbers) what I thought of them. At that point, I realized that I had finally met someone with worse ADD than myself.

  11. Is there a vast difference in 'FEEL' between the different arylate carbon blades?

    Please stop opening so many threads! Blade feel is not a science. You borrow and hit with blades over time whenever you meet someone and form your own opinions.

  12. European Loop vs Chinese Loop?

    Personally, I use both bent arm and straight arm and I believe both have their place and that there is nothing wrong with either one. If you only have the bent arm, it is harder to play choppers and if you only have the straight arm, it is harder to counter topspin close to the table. Ma Long...

  13. Slowing down your play

    IT's harder to play this way in the big ball era though - 40mm and 40+mm balls reduced the efficacy of heavy spin strategies.

  14. a rubber close to T05 FX but with sound ?

    Use Calibra LT Sound or play someone who uses it. It might become an issues for you after the experience.

  15. a rubber close to T05 FX but with sound ?

    The funny thing is that 05-FX has more sound than 05. So I am not sure whether sound is as important for TT as all that but all that matters in the end is what is important for you.

  16. Which blade is the absolute ultimate for both looping and touch play?

    Understood but you are a good enough player (maybe not experienced enough but good enough) to realize that TT Equipment doesn't work this way - it's not a precision science - you are dealing with wood and cheap manufacturing. You just try it out and see if it suits your game - no two blades...

  17. a rubber close to T05 FX but with sound ?

    FX-P. And you can always boost if you want sound ;).

  18. Olam

    Product information... View for more details

  19. How did you decide Chinese versus Tensor rubber on FH?

    Your level may be higher than mine but a few comments. A Hurricane Neo is a special class of Chinese rubber with European features. It is still Chinese but it is different enough from the basic tacky hard sponged Hurricane offerings some think of - the sponge here is more dynamic. Of course...
  20. OLAM

    OLAM

    OLAM: 7-ply all wooden blade, featuring a surface wood that I never used before. This wood works well for the poly ball, and players will quickly feel the blades mighty power, even though it is not thick. And, as a 4th generation blade, it has a line factor. It grips the ball and drives it...
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