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This is the way I used to do it. You really don't need much of the grip tape. You can actually use less than this. I can't find a picture of it, but for a long time I just used one strip in the middle of the handle, not so much to make it bigger but just a little sticker and easier to switch...

Pretty cool!

Watching that match, I still feel like Aida would be better with LP on his BH side. I watch Li Kewei almost every day, so I get to see how really high level modern defenders approach it. It seems like Aida made a lot of errors on his BH side and that is always the problem with inverted there...

My thought too.

Yes, even though he doesn't actually play with one.

Those elite guys are insanely good.

There are former US team players who play at my club. Once in awhile they will hit with me because they are my friends, but I don't usually ask them and I certainly don't expect it. And when they do, I never abuse the privilege, I always quit first because I don't ever want them to think I am...

I completely agree with this. However, I still think the OP should start using a new blade with the rubbers he is used to using, which are perfectly good. That way he can figure out the properties of the blade by only changing one variable at a time.

One thing about clones is they often have a visual design motif that hints at the appearance of the blade they are copying. For example, yinhe makes a blade that borrows nearly all the visual design motifs of OSP, but it still says Yinhe on the blade. Some of the Double Day blades make it...

Yes, I can see why the terms can be confusing. Anyway, one reason not to is that to provide money to counterfeiters only encourages them to infest the world with more fake products. We are flooded with enough as it is. Also too, the blades they make are rarely very good.

I play with the Butterfly Viscaria. A guy came into our club once with a fake Viscaria and it played nothing like my real ones. I don't know if all fakes are as bad as that one. And I need to underscore what Carl said. Those blades aren't clones, they are fakes. It's not the same thing. By...

Looks like one of the newest ones to me.

Just sent Karan a couple of PMs about this.

Removal of glue from rubber is not that big a deal for me, since I usually glue rubber down and just leave it until I need a fresh sheet. I never tried oil. I am sure you are right that it works, but of course, adding oil to a sponge is certain to change it. But shredding a blade is a big...

Donic Blue Contact, which is a classic thick glue, shreds blades when you try to detach the rubbers. Therefore you would have to seal the blades more heavily than usual if you want to use this glue. This can affect the way the blade plays. I can't recommend it. If you are a person who wants...

I believe the WTTC already means more than the Olympics or the World Cup for the reasons you mentioned: None of the best players are excluded from the WTTC. Table tennis is an individual sport. If you are #3 in the world you should be allowed to play, even if #1 and #2 are from the same...

I believe the WTTC already means more than the Olympics or the World Cup for the reasons you mentioned: None of the best players are excluded from the WTTC. Table tennis is an individual sport. If you are #3 in the world you should be allowed to play, even if #1 and #2 are from the same...

Kim Kyungah, back after a four-year layoff, but once #4 in the world, is an interesting entry in women's event.

I know exactly what you mean. That was my immediate thought too when he told me that. So I asked this coach (a former US National champion, 2700+ in his prime) if I would be "cheating technique" or something by doing that. He laughed and said go watch video of how elite players attack serves...

It is interesting that pretty much only the ALC version of the Boll blades was ever adopted by top players. A lesson there I suspect. The ZJK sZLC has sold a lot more than I would have expected based on its price. The ZJK-ALC is ok, but you should be like ZJK. Use a Viscaria.