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To echo some other points, it very much depends what you are looking for. I think a lot of people simply get enjoyment from EJ’ing and a big part of their table tennis experience is buying and trying the new equipment, without as much of a desire to improve in the actual sport itself. If this...

Pretty sure it was a bot. There were loads of pointless posts by them. There’s been a lot of them recently! @Dominikk85, do you usually play penhold? I have little to offer on the technique side of things. My only advice would be to film the clips in landscape if you can 😃

Awesome! Just wanted to say it’s great to see your videos - Great camera angle and editing! I just thank God that you both attack, because watching anti spin vs long pips defensive match would be excruciatingly painful! 😂

Personally, I don't think so. If it was just about speed/power, we'd see more of it already, or everyone using hard, outer carbon based blades. It surprises me that so many "inner carbon" blades are being used, which should (in theory), offer more control, whilst being a little slower.

I bet switching to Dignics 09c on both sides didn't help either - Much slower than the previous rubbers he's been using.

This is very true. To a degree. I'd probably argue that it's very accurate for a developing player/intermediate player who is learning the game. I say it to my son all the time. But there gets to a point where it no longer becomes quite as relevant. If you give FZD a Primorac ALL blade with...

That is a crazy procedure! I barely have the patience to leave it 20 minutes to dry 😂 What rubbers have you found shrink otherwise?

When I first started, it amazed me how many clubs and leagues there were. Some clubs will have a social and league night, others will just have the league night. Have a look at that list below and send some emails to the various club contacts to gauge what they have. Most people are really...

Yeah absolutely! Share away!

Hey Alex, As you’ll already see from the replies, “posting a video of yourself” is a little contentious at the moment, but it would absolutely give people the best chance at recommending the right thing. But in all honesty, that’s probably more important if you are really wanting to get the...

As others have said, it’s just time and experience that you are missing. Keep training as much as you are, but play more and more matches (friendly are OK, but competitive is better). I’ve seen some players who train, train and train some more - They honestly look as good and consistent as a...

Carl, can you just follow me around at home and do these sort of explainers to my wife when I inevitably say something that annoys the hell out of her? 😃

Yeah my son was using cheap Chinese rubbers for the first 2 years (interrupted by Covid, so he didn’t have 2 solid years of training, more like….. 8 months). I think I’ve said before, I absolutely recommend the tacky rubbers for beginners, and I 100% agree that it the only type of rubber that...

Again, I pretty much agree with you! I’m not sure why T05 keeps getting used as an example (I’m guilty of that), as it’s definitely a rubber for the advanced player. What I meant, was pretty much….. Any non tacky “Euro” rubber is better for most people (compared with H3) - G1 comes into that...

Hey MK73, I’m genuinely curious as to which of my views you feel are outdated and wrong? I agree with the vast majority of what you have said, although there are certainly some caveats to this. H3 being one of the most sold rubbers worldwide? I have no stats on that (although I wouldn’t...

@PingBirdPong, assume you are the one on the left? Always hard to judge when someone has an injury, because you don’t know how much of their action is affected by the injury or not. On the bigger FH shots, you tend to whip across your body a bit too much. If it was a clock, you are going from...

Firstly, never let an online forum change your dreams. If you have a 0.01% chance of making it, as long as you have a back up plan, you need to do what you want. It doesn’t matter what we think, and it doesn’t matter what age you potentially “make it” as a professional. Sure, a lot of...

Amazingly, I’d have no problems recommending 09C to an intermediate player. You really have to work it, like you would a cheaper Chinese rubber - The rubber doesn’t do much of the work for you, so if you are currently used to being out of position and playing a soft shot that has the catapult...

Great vids - Really thorough! The biggest improvement are those shoes! I love the Mizuno Wave 8’s! Best shoes in the business 😂 In all seriousness, speaking of movement, your movement/anticipation is noticeably improved in the second video. You are getting in better positions, and earlier...

And if you remove China? What does that fall down to? Genuinely interested.