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The argument that boosters are somehow dangerous (when you can make one from baby oil) was an Adham Sharara lie from the start, in which he was intentionally conflating speed glues with boosters to try to justify a bad rule. I suspect it was partly collusion with manufacturers to jack up the...

I honestly believe boosting makes some rubbers worse (and some players I have seen too), while it is also true that some rubbers are essentially unuseable without it. With that said, I find it odd that if a certain physical-chemical effect is produced by a rubber factory, that it is somehow...

Andy is right. I am sure also the things these companies do to get theit various boost effects are closely guarded secrets and are not all the same. When I used to be able to order T05 sheets from tt-japan they played better. One reason I switched to MX-P is Tenergy I could buy here was not as...

Suga, just noticed that the tuning center is in Neuwied. I believe Soulspin is there too and it's a fairly small town. Connection?

To the OP, that particular serve is called a reverse pendulum serve. It is a pretty advanced serving technique, widely used by pro players from all over, not just China. To hit it effectively you need a really relaxed wrist, and it is almost impossible for most people, even top pros, to...

If you boost Tenergy 05 use very little booster. One coat, not more. If you put very much on it really loses a lot of the very nice feel you normally have with it, and it can also become really really fast. Tenergy 05 is not supposed to be a super-fast rubber, it is fast and very spinny with...

I don't think this is correct. MX-P smells like booster. Not like some other chemical, but like booster; and moreover, as that particular smell subsides over time, the rubber loses some of its very good qualities. I am not sure what their magic booster formula is, but it lasts awhile. I am...

I agree with this. The Tenergy that I have always had seems unboosted. In VERY marked contrast to MX-P.

Garaydia is very much stiffer and i did not like the feel of it at all. It is faster than a TB-ALC, which is actually not a good thing at all. I predict that this is a blade that very few people will buy and continue to use and that Btfly will discontinue it before long. Best advice I give...

And just like that. Poof. He was gone,

They should do that anyway. Even if suddenly the Portugese magically go on a run and their players win the next 8 Grams Slam events, they should still legalize boosting.

Nothing at all wrong about what you said. My city is greatly benefited by Chinese coaches. What you said is true. However the fact that millions of Chinese emmigrate, and some are more or less coincidentally great players and coaches also has little or nothing to do with Sharara/Weickert...

Actually, I think this is a really good comment. The arrival of his new daughter is bound to have some effect on his training regimes leading up to this, and I am amazed that he is making an equipment change like this. And if he happens to run into an opponent who is playing really really well...

Insanely fast setup. Good luck with it.

One World One Game is his official corruption strategy to ensure re-election and TTX is really not something to waste money on. At best a slight improvement over Sharara which is very faint praise. He was long-time ITTF insider so it's not surprising. Expect more stupid rule changes.

Won't work. Our poster is worried about losing his lunch money. So what is his net worth? Can't be one to make this an attractive deal for the adversary. Plus, the girl, who first dropped our friend for being a lousy ping pong player will then drop him for being broke and a loser in that...

I was actually going to suggest EL-P.

Archosaurus has a well-honed sense of writing style probably honed by endless nordic nights. But our poster has not really challenged it because it has been quite clear for a couple of pages.

Now, assuming you really are a kid at a school with this particular problem, then what you decided to do is a good way to deal with it. I still think you should consider my other advice, which is to study hard, attend Oxford, and become rich so you can find where this guy works so you can buy...

Simple. Aim higher. I am not meaning to be glib. In time that will become natural and you won't worry about it anymore. You need to give yourself time to get used to something new.