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By the way, Oshima shouldn't be underestimated. He beat Ovcharov two times, Vladi as well and for a period it seemed that he will be the next big name in Team Japan. Then he somehow lost his impulse, but it doesn't he he isn't dangerous. Extremely aggressive and high risk based styles can...

They played a lot in the main draw, though they didn't get too far and I think they had good results in U21 events, I don't know if the latter has any impact.

Wow. I mistyped, originally I wanted to wrote 2300, but again I am not too familiar with USATT ratings. He plays around second league level in Hungary which is maybe similar to Oberliga? level in Germany (I don't really know again). I've found a video about him playing a few points, better than...

This Grand final is a total mystery. If Niwa is on fire and Dima not that much, then the german star might fall. LGY might even win the event, but he might lose in the first round, he isn't as consistent as FZD or XX or even Timo. XX seems to be in a good shape, but he might be the easiest to...

Hi, we have a guy in the club who uses short pips on his backhand for attacking. He doesn't use it to just hit or block, but mostly like it would be an inverted with small spin. Regarding his playing level: I am not too familiar with the USATT ratings, but I estimate him around 2400 (mistyping...

Yes, use fine sandpaper. Some brands even gives you equipment to adjust the handle to your liking (Xiom, iirc). Rough handle doesn't mean it's low quality.

There is no need for using RPB full time. Ma Lin is the best example of a player using mostly his TPB but learned RPB too. He used TPB's best advantages, such as chopblocks, minimal weak spot at the middle etc. AND he covered the weaknesses of TPB with RPB, such as BH flick, spinny opening...

I hope you didn't though anyone will believe this :) I am happy to see more and more top class rubber coming out from different brands. Many people was disappointed when Adidas left TT scene, I hope for them that this will be a good alternative for the P7.

Wow. It has enough pace for BH? Looping is great, blocking is great but even the max version is awful for aggressive driving. This is the only part where it's inferior to T05 IMO.

Hi everyone! I will buy a new blade. The options are: the same as my old blade, a hungarian TT store's off blade with texalium composit, koto outer ply. Middle OFF blade, quite woody feel, just enough kick, medium throw. It's like the TB ALC just ALC replaced with Texalium and moved next to the...

Searching for the best equipment is not necessary. If you have a good equipment, you just have to learn to play with it. EJing is for the fun of EJing. An optimal equipment gives you a few points and confidence, but not necessary. I am playing with a pretty worn out MX-P, which still lifts the...

Today I gave up (shoot off nearly every ball) 3 out 4 league matches and brake my blade. I am happy that I at least was I was polite and could manage my anger during the actual matches. Tomorrow another deciding league match, and I need to stand up and do something with my nerves (I was both...

It's not impossible, just it would be inaccurate. Imagine that someone with 90% win rate in...for example Hungary would have the same rating as someone with 90% win rate in China with roughly the same amount of tournaments in a year. But a standardized system would be good. Here in Hungary the...

It's always fun to find out tactics, especially when we have a specific player with multiple videos. ;) And it might worth a few more points.

Ok. I would say Intro or Europe. I never played with Intro, but it sounds good. I tried the Europe and it's definitely good. Either 1.8 or 2.0 does well. In the Vega series the 1.8 is significantly slower than the 2.0 (at least this was the case with the Pro, which I owned. I've tried the Europe...

If you put the booster directly to the sponge it's okay, but if you boost through the glue layers then Finezip or Revo No.3 are the best choices. I don't know about the dhs and haifu ones.

It's always good to have a new sportsmate! Now ppl will argue for a while now, but don't care about it, everything is said, read the thread again and choose something what is described to be in the middle, so you can't go wrong. (My recommendation is Stiga Allround Evolution with 2 Vega Intro ;) )

H3 is great for learning if you have a coach or you can somehow learn correct technique. But without good form, it might develop bad habits, such as too much upward brushing, or stiff arm, or letting the ball too low, or contacting the ball at it's back. I agree that Tenergy isn't good for...

(I didn't read the longer comments) There is a few match of him on the youtube, even against Eugene Wang (Wang Zhen). He uses sponge for sure. ---------------------------------- So, my tips: It seems that the easiest solution is pin him to the BH with slow loops then when he blocks to your FH...

No need for fancy rubbers. I learned to play with Friendship 729 Super FX and Skyline 2, you might want something softer and easier to play. Same rubber for both sides is recommended. Any blade from Carl's list will do the work. Personally I didn't play with Vega Intro, but the whole Vega series...