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I would recommend just going straight to D05. Very hard to beat the price/yr if you're using them for such long periods of time, and if you can't be bothered to boost. k3 looks cheaper until you factor in the durability then it is a lot more expensive than D05. You just have to deal with the...

1-2x a week in general... but there's quite a few multiball sessions which I think are the worst for rubbers. Yes D05 durability is extremely good - it's the reason why I'm playing it on both sides. You just have to deal with its downside i.e bad control in short push (you have to compensate...

It's not unplayable, but the spin quality (which is the exact reason why I bought it) went down a lot. You could boost it to get it back but what is the purpose of buying D09c if you have to boost anyway? I once had a 6 month D09c which created even less spin than a 6mth old D05, and was quite...

Only 4 months imo, after that it becomes a brick of sorts with no tackiness and much reduced spin generation capabilities.

You should watch Craig Bryant's video or the Sun Ting video (if you know Chinese) first. You're way underestimating the complexity and variation possible.

Hook serve is not that easy to learn but it can completely destroy a lot of ppl if you master the fakes well. I would be playing probably 2 levels lower if not for it. You have to overcome a lot of stereotypes and exploit other ppl's stereotypes when designing your serve. I think Craig Bryant...

Furthermore, momentum absorption is extremely good to have in the short game as well as controlling incoming loopkills, which is always not considered for some unknown reason

Could you post a thread with longer review? Is it stable under hard hitting? How does it compare with D09c? How durable is it? How is the spin generation compared to D09c or Hurricane?

Indian women team are all young and on the pips/anti diet lol, age doesn't matter at all!

Lol why not just go all the way to anti or pips, it'll be even better!

I think most of the BH oriented pros these days have a bit of a hook on their FH loops, it makes the FH-BH transition way faster than if you switch to a more FH grip. I don't think it's that bad of a thing tbh, and you can always open it up if you really want to fade it or play a bit straighter...

Search for Craig Bryant's version - it is very good. But there's a huge variety of hook serves and contact mechanisms (theres even reverse sidespin versions lol), what he is teaching is the basics.

WCQ is actually playing more of a Ma Lin style with a focus on tricky serves, short game and a very strong 3rd ball loopkill, except he also has a very good BH game + it's coming from a lefty so it's even worse. Ma Long plays similarly during his peak years but never had the modern BH to...

WCQ simply unplayable in this tournament, he was just hitting all outrageous high quality shots with no regard to safety and still landing them, and even against the high degree of spin from LJK. LJK didn't receive his serves all that badly imo.

Yes but if he got stronger he might be a top2-3 contender...

It is possible to serve legally from WCQ's position. In fact a lot of pros serve with the left leg on the side of the table within the end line. It doesn't mean that they will serve over the table, that depends on where the ball is contacted. However there's an increased risk of serving over the...

WCQ is very tall so it doesn't look so significant - but he has become a lot more physically stronger and explosive since a few years ago when he was first debuting. LYJ hasn't really made the same amount of improvements....

As long as these are all theoretical, I don't really believe in them... As an engineer, rubber generally doesn't behave in a linear way...

I think OP must have had a really privileged life if his base expectation is fairness. Dude nothing is fair in this world, and no one at the top ever plays fair... not in life, not in career, not in business and certainly not in sports. Even beloved icons like Serena Williams are known to use...

Yes, but the rule clearly states that the ball has to be visible at all times without exception, regardless of whether it's before during or after contact.... LYJ didn't use the traditional low toss hook serve, the one he was serving was more the high toss version which can't generate...