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Not to be outdone by Ito and Hayata, Hirano played one-day Tential store manager and visited Nishinihon Seni. To be continued in Part 2... 平野美宇選手、TENTIALの１日店長で、まずは名刺からのご挨拶。「店長の平野美宇です」 https://world-tt.com/blog/news/archives/226774 【独占密着】卓球・平野美宇 人生初の”1日店長”就任へ！心に秘めた想いとは・・・ [url...

More on why XX is not the ideal role model for learning if you also want a good RPB. Here are the comments from various coaches and figures on XX's game. As XX admitted in 2016 (see last quote), he had been trying to figure out the force generation of RPB for a long time before he had his...

No doubt the ITTF tolerances are a complete joke. Back in early 2010s, we used to laugh at the hilarious stories about the VOC test that was mandatory for top divisions in local competitions and how they would get false positives from an empty ENEZ box (which was later replaced by ELIZE and...

Yes to both. Because of how the grain is oriented, the corners of the handle on many older Viscaria would shrink years later as the wood dries and even pry away (cupping) from the body of the blade when the weather gets really dry for an extended period, especially during winter. So the new...

To be honest, for mere mortals, it's better to learn from MLin's serve-n-attack and short game than from XX's FH and footwork AND on top of that hope to be good at RPB. XX didn't even know how to FH flick as Wu Jingping told when he started coaching him. FWIW, Jiang Jialiang said MLin's game...

No, which is why I urged you to ditch XX to begin with. Again, footwork is the hardest table tennis skill to acquire and master. You have to give up at least 1 of the 3 - FH, BH, or footwork. Either (strong) FH and (strong) footwork (which together are harder than hardest) or (less strong) FH...

And his FH-oriented footwork. XX is second to WLQ in terms of footwork, which is the hardest table tennis skill to acquire and master. At his best, XX is like a penhold version of WLQ with a much weaker defense, and WLQ is said to have the best defense on the CNT by Li Xiaodong during the MT F...

MLin (actually started out with long pips) and XX didn't start with RPB so aren't good references. 半路出家, so to speak. So you're learning from learners, which is far from ideal.

I'd start by replacing that picture. Anyone but XX. WH, WCT, QD, ZZH, XF, F. Lebrun...

Cured long-pips is a direct translation of the term 固化長膠, by using what looks like epoxy to achieve the equivalent of frictionless long-pips.

Well, if that were the case, Nittaku would've released it for all markets, like with the max thickness that was released in 7/2021. The demand for 50° is likely not as high as thought.

Forgot to address the first question in my last post. When a ball hits or is dropped on a blade, all corresponding modes below the impact duration (AKA contact time) would get excited as long as the ball doesn't fall on the node(s) of a specific mode. While the natural frequency of the...

Somehow I feel that KNT ordered a dozen boxes to come up with a counter for Ito and they never expected her to fall on her own so soon after Tokyo 2020. As a way to dispose of these extra sheets in a re$pon$ible and $u$tainable manner, the brilliant minds there came up with that...

Folks need to understand what is being measured here. What you're hearing and the mic is picking up the most is the 1st membrane mode, which involves the blade head almost exclusively, since the node runs through the handle from top to bottom (which means that part doesn't vibrate and the blade...

Mainland China is the only one that has held every tier of the WTT Series (GS, F [known as CF before 2023], SCT, CT). WTT CF Xinxiang 2022 (First-ever WTT Series event in Mainland China) WTT CS Xinxiang 2023 WTT SCT Lanzhou 2023 WTT CT Taiyuan 2023 WTT CT Taiyuan 2024 WTT CS Chongqing 2024...

I would start by fixing the grip first.

France Smash was on the 2024 calendar ("leaked" by ETTU and ČAST), taking place in the same week as Saudi Smash. They could be negotiating again and the dates could change. Singapore Smash 2025 was supposed to be held in March, as told by Dainton in an interview back in October. As China’s...

Clearly didn't even read the quotes, let alone the articles. See post #2 for more. The new venue can host even the FIFA World Cup. 【Friday Beyond Spotlights II】Kenneth Fok: Hong Kong sets sights on mega sports events [url unfurl=false]https://youtu.be/TMYPqd-lDzI?t=570[/url]

The 4-year contract (rather than 5-year) rumor turned out to be true. Singapore Smash to have CNY start in 2025, event set to stay for 5 more years https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/singapore-smash-to-have-cny-start-in-2025-event-set-to-stay-for-5-more-years

Why the long face? Another imminent CNT collapse, yay!