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I didn’t say you did, but you did say “Popularity has everything to do with it”, and my response was focussing solely on that one point, without giving exhaustive reasons on the other issues. The rest of your comment seems to agree with what I said if I’m reading it right? Interest will...

Without getting into the other argument 😂, I just wanted to highlight one flaw in your observation. If popularity is important, why are companies like Nike, Apple, Under Armour and all of the other huge popular "American" companies not producing everything in America? Simple - Cost. Having...

I don't know about anyone else, but the fact that Timo Boll, Butterfly's "Poster Boy" of the last 10 years (and more) has been using a custom *handle* material for years(?)........ Just seems like huge news that was swept under the carpet 😂 It seems people knew as well? @Shifu - When did you...

The Butterfly marketing and brand awareness is very strong though, which shouldn't be overlooked. How many people wear mid tier Nikes, when you could get "better" or equivalent shoes from other sports companies for less money? I've only briefly used Rozena (not for very long and on someone...

I clearly need to be playing in your leagues! If someone is watching me play (other than my team mates), it's because I've just given a big old "CHOOOOO LAYYYYY" (which is a once in a lifetime thing for me!) 😂

We are pretty much set on T. Boll format, just so it looks nice and neat! Haven't you guys got your nicknames in there as well? We aren't cool enough to pull that off 😅

Ooooo controversial! 😂 I thought that would be the least favorite! We are kinda between 1 and 2 - But I thought I'd give 3 as another option!

Apologies for not being able to do a poll (like I've seen others do). Am I missing something really obvious?? Anyway..... The question is. If you could get your name on the back of your table tennis shirt, what format would you get? Option 1: T. Boll Option 2: Boll Option 3: Timo Boll

This is such a massive topic, I'm not sure 1 post could ever do it justice. One thing I wanted to share, which people may disagree with is teaching good serves to juniors. I have no idea if I did the right thing or not (I sometimes question myself), but I didn't teach my son good serves at...

@Dan - You've got to be the most improved player on tour. Look at those silky shots! Darko's backhand is an absolute cheat code though - So good 😍

I think this is what I was trying to say - It's almost like you are "sitting down" a bit too much, and whilst you get movement from your legs (pushing off etc), it still looks like your centre of gravity is too far back, which will lose a big chunk of power in your shots.

Hey Attitude, On this point above, just remember that whilst you probably look at those bloopers and think "I'm much better than that", those misses might give a bit more insight into some of the things you are looking to improve. Most of your shots in the video are pretty decent! A couple of...

Hi Kingkimchi, How do you find your current set up of Harimoto ZLC with D09C and T05H? Without seeing that, I would have recommended D09C on FH and D05 on backhand.

There is a lot to consider here, and in my opinion, not that much actually comes down to the rubber (for you personally). It comes back to the discussions you've been having on the blade you use. Do you want something that will give you the greatest chance at improving, yet perhaps not "talk"...

The biggest thing for me was the spin generation drop off. But realistically, you are only going to notice if you’ve got heavy spin shots. There was very little difference in top end speed on a hard, flat shot.

I’ve always felt the “in built speed glue effect” line is a marketing gimmick to appease the sheer grief players felt when speed glue was banned. If anything, booster would be pretty close to speed glue (at least the closest thing we have other than using actual speed glue). But both aren’t...

Sorry, my very poor English humour doesn’t come across very well on a multi national forum (I definitely wasn’t really expecting a Rocky style montage!) 😃 Hopefully we’ve cleared this all up! This sport is too small to make online enemies, especially with everything else going on in the...

For clarification, I've never once judged your level. Perhaps I'm on my own here, but when someone new comes online and says they've done things that very few people have ever managed to do, it creates an element of excitement and scepticism (this is the internet after all, where being sceptic...

I find it interesting that all of your anger is aimed at me for suggesting you put a video for others to see your level - I'm not sure how that makes me toxic or salty, but there you go! You've clearly had an amazing sporting career already, and you sound like you are one of the better table...

I think it's *very* hard to self diagnose table tennis strokes. A camera and online feedback will get you so far, but it pales in comparison to having an actual coach (preferably a good one, but any coach who knows the mechanics of the shots will do!) I always find it really impressive when...