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  1. Good Blade for MX-P

    HI Lermanator, As you've mentioned a few Butterfly blades, I thought I'd point you to this site (which I love), but I'm not sure many people know it's there. https://butterflyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/BladeSpecifications.pdf It's from Butterfly, and it ranks their blades on a...
  2. Black Friday for table tennis

    Firstly..... Great shout on the offer. Just ordered myself a couple of sheets for the New Year. The initial confusion for me, was that I changed the language to UK, but the price was still KR - When manually calculating the exchange rate, it came to £43 something. When you change the currency...
  3. What are the unwritten rules of table tennis?

    That would make more sense (his serve.... you think it's a net so return it, and raise your hand), he then smashes the 3rd shot kill. Personally, if anyone puts their hand up with good intention (because they thought it was a net serve for example), regardless of what happens afterwards...
  4. What are the unwritten rules of table tennis?

    I don't know what level you play at - But for an opponent to "smash" the return, it must have been a pretty high, slow serve! I'm guessing you meant he played an attacking shot to it? Personally, if I put my hand up to say "the ball hit the net" - On mine, or my opponents serve, I'd expect the...
  5. Any TT shops in UK? (specifically London)

    Hello mate, i dont believe there there are any physical shops around there. Thorntons and Tees Sport are the biggest 2. Bribar is also big. Unfortunatley, you’ll have to mail order unless you happen to be in the area.
  6. LF: Butterfly Blades

    For what it's worth - The Garaydia ZLC has served me very well. I know it doesn't get a lot of love - Probably due to the cost and lack of "wow" factor - But I've used it for 2 years and have found it excellent. I preferred it to the Garaydia ALC I tried (I found the throw angle slightly...
  7. Please recommend rubber for Mizutani Jun ZLC , No TG series

    One thing which always bugs me about these questions is..... If the player is a 2 winged looper spending that amount on a blade, they should be able to wield it with precision. If they can.... They should also know the rubbers to use (and can afford). If they can't, they should look at...
  8. Best Butterfly ZLC blade

    If you play more defensively, get neither! lol
  9. Fantasy posters for table tennis fans in Kickstarter

    Hi Daniel, Great posters. I don't see a huge appeal to the digital copies - Won't they be easily shared (for free)? I also don't see an appeal to having a digital poster. However, I would buy a few of the physical copies for the right price - I probably wouldn't spend more than £10 personally...
  10. Princeton Pong April 2017 Open

    Great videos NL. Some impressive illegal serving from the chap in the black shirt (Wu, J?). The "how far can I throw the ball backwards" rule tends to be the one last called - It's hardly ever called in my league(s).
  11. Help on Argumentative Research Paper on Table Tennis

    An excellent paper to write about! Apologies for what will undoubtedly be a lengthy post……. I’ll try and give some insight into the UK Table Tennis scene. Firstly, it’s worth remembering that the majority of UK players, play in local leagues - The league structure can vary, but you typically...
  12. Dimitrij Ovtcharov unhappy with new ITTF World Ranking system!

    Absolutely, that was part of my point which wasn't emphasised, that supported the "legends" shouldn't have an easy ride argument.
  13. Dimitrij Ovtcharov unhappy with new ITTF World Ranking system!

    I think it comes down to how you look at the ranking system. Does it: 1. Show the true ranking of players "ability" worldwide? 2. Show the current "form" of players worldwide? If Federer stops playing for 2 years, his "form" is likely to be very poor, and therefore he'll be "ranked"...
  14. Dimitrij Ovtcharov unhappy with new ITTF World Ranking system!

    Hey Suga D - I agree with your points regarding Timo (and all the other older players), but we shouldn't be nostalgic for the older guys - If Timo (or anyone else) can't play in the tournaments due to injury/age/managing their work load - Why should they be awarded a ranking based in historical...
  15. Dimitrij Ovtcharov unhappy with new ITTF World Ranking system!

    In the UK we have a nation ranking system which ultimately rewards people the more they play. The results in a few people who play a lot of ranking tournaments, being ranked much higher than those who only play in 1 or 2 per year. If the new system only takes into account your best 8...
  16. Why do the Brits suck at Table Tennis when they invented it

    More troll food? You can't be talking about the BRONZE medal winning British team at the last World Championships can you?? Anyway, perhaps you suck, but I can assure you the people I play with don't ;)
  17. NDH

    Hi Dean, It was really to gauge your playing standard - Without video, it's virtually...

    Hi Dean, It was really to gauge your playing standard - Without video, it's virtually impossible to advise (although I appreciate for most people getting video of themselves is hard). You'll be recommend a host of options on the thread, and you can't go too far wrong to be honest!
  18. Looking for a Blade recommendation

    Hi Medax, Does your league use TT365? If you PM me your stats, I'll have a look at the standard you play and try and recommend accordingly. From what you've said, I'd stick with an all wood blade - When you can comfortably block and loop with an all wood blade, you'd be fine to go to a carbon one.
  19. Attempting the Liu Guoliang Serve Challenge

    As others have said - If you were attempting to keep the ball "fairly" low, and simply put it under the bat - You succeeded - Well done. However, if you served like that in a match, you'd get punished. Try doing it with backspin, and that will be a weapon in a real match.
  20. Looking for: Butterfly Energy Force XII UK 12

    Bear in mind the Lezoline range (and all new butterfly shoes) aren't made by Asics anymore. It's the only reason I went for Mizuno.
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