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We've had a thread on this for awhile here. TT11 says they will be selling the D40+ balls in April. Soon it will be obvious to nearly everyone that this is a good ball. Some will continue to complain and demand celluloid balls. Or 38 mm. Or whatever. Anyway Dima's endorsement will put...

Actually no. Who cares how big the can is? Put it in your closet and take it out when you need it.

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Should also include Zhang Yining. She had no weakness. None. I put her right up there with anyone listed so far. Was reading through other people's comments, and so many good choices!

If I had to chose one, Jorgen Persson. But I don't have to choose just one! So much to learn from so many players. I have been watching Samsonov a lot lately. When I was a kid, though, and actually had heroes, mine was Kjell Johansson.

Remove the rubber. Very lightly sand the whole blade surface. Reglue.

If the ruber is a little loose or unusually soft around the edges, for sure it is the glue job. It happens a lot with lacquer or sealers, especially with thick-pored sponge which can be a little tougher to attach. You can try regluing, but I suggest very light sanding first.

For the sake of the rest of the world it might be nice if they replace him with someone who is not good at the job.

Sometimes you get a bad glue job with sealed or laquered blades. The blade surface is less porous so less adhesion because glue can't penstrate. Then you can get air pockets underneeth and the rubber feels mushy and soft. Or the rubber pegins to detach around outside of the blade. I am...

I have hesitated to chime in on what may be among the most moronic threads ever seen on TT forums. But here is the answer. When sports receive massive subsidies from governments at local or even national levels, they are far more likely to produce great players. And the UK has never done that...

Suga is right. Last few years have been the best time ever for Germany. When I was a kid growing up, in the days of Alser, Johansson and Bengtsson, and even after that, I never really thought of Germany as a major power (West Germany in those days). Certainly not in the same league as Sweden...

I can tell the difference now but it is very slight and doesn't really matter.

The sport is healthy in Germany. Someone will emerge.

Yes. The cheap ones you have to buy directly from Minkow. But it looks like only the ones sold at TT11 are ITTF approved, since their list only includes the one with that label.

Kingnik sells two grades of seamless. The more expensive ones I have tried are perfectly good seamless balls, like you say. I heven't tried their cheaper ones.

I still have boxes of XSF from the very beginning. Hard and round. When seamless balls first came out they were all the same. I checked quite closely. I haven't revisited that in awhile, and I probably won't, given availability of ABS balls, which I like better. One thing that I noticed...

Still haven't broken one! Not for lack of trying. I now agree with whoever said the outer surface holds up better than Nittaku. This surprises me but it is pretty clear to me now. So at this point all my questions about this ball are pretty much answered. Good play, good price, good...

I am now a big fan of the new ABS balls sold by DHS (D40+). They are pretty much as good as Nittaku Premium.

yes, they are a lot better deal for North American buyers for that reason.

Beautiful. I would love to try playing on it. I think it would make the ball a lot easier to see.