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Here are two more of the best hidden servers of all time, both at the peak of their powers. People already posted some of Waldner, the best ever, but Gatien was really good at it too. (The rallies in this match aren't that impressive because Waldner always played Gatien to avoid his forehand...

It's always been a terrible rule because it fixed a problem that didn't need fixing and because it is difficult to enforce from where the umpires sit, so now we have endless controversies as to whether someone is serving legally or not. BUT, it has been 12 years now!!!!!!!!! We've all had time...

Exactly what I was going to write. Really important, you can read all you want, but there is no substitute for borrowing a friend's blade and hitting a few balls.

I would go with Evolution EL-P. It won't be exactly like T64, but it would probably work for you. A lot of people might suggest MX-P but that is a bit more like T05. Problem is that it is almost as much as Tenergy.

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It would not surprise me if some people eventually make some equipment changes, but it makes no sense to rush into something until you have had plenty of time to play with these new balls, especially since they will need to make them a bit lighter over the next few months. Some of the effects...

I am sure you are probably right about all this, and I have no special knowledge, I've certainly never seen the blades of these guys, but it would be pretty hard to discern the difference between a TB-ALC with a Baum handle from an actual Baum Esprit if it had rubbers on it. From the side they...

I prefer Tenergy over Bluefire by a large margin, but at the end of the day the only way to know is to try both rubbers yourself. I think the Evolution rubbers are actually closer.

Personally, I think it (T05) has great feel and touch. I guess it's just a matter of taste -- I personally very much like its muffled feel -- or maybe it's just a matter of taking the time with it (in my case 6 years). There are a lot of other rubbers out there that are much less controllable...

One other thing. It is good to know HOW you lose matches. You might want to tape some matches. If you give away some really dumb stuff, it makes a quick difference. Two point turnaround sometimes (you lose the point AND your opponent gains one). This is really obvious, but if this happens...

Very common issue. You may not be training quite the right way. One thing that can help this is to do a lot of drills with random elements, where you don't always know where the ball is going. You can also practice playing games where you start from the score at 9-7 in various situations --...

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No the sponge is the same and also you would not want to say that either one is better for amateur or professional players. The difference in the two rubbers is entirely in the top sheet, and in particular in the shape of the pips underneath. T05 as a result has a harder topsheet. It is...

I would recommend instead using the XSF ITTF approved ball. It is rounder, has a bounce more like celluloid, and has much better playing properties. It is still slower and less spinny but the bounce is more predictable and it messes up your timing less than the others. I have spent a lot of...

Great post. In fact a market adjustment occurred when ESN finally started producing rubbers that could compete with Tenergy, and this caused Btfly to drop prices for that product quite a bit a couple of years ago. Since then they have been creeping back up. Blades are another matter. It is...

You will be able to play pretty much the same way you do with Tenergy. Might take a couple of days to adjust, not more. I was using MX-P, actually I think EL-P is a little closer to the feel of Tenergy, but MX-P is faster. Like Yogi says, you can extend life with some booster. It comes with...

Butterfly balls have also been used a lot. Also Nittaku.

MX-P and EL-P can both be used pretty well by Tenergy users without a lot of adjustment. MX-P is a bit harder than T05, whereas EL-P is just a little softer. It should work well on a TB-ALC, I used them on a Viscaria. Personally I found the Evolution series to require less adjustment than the...

Time, practice. Coaching. Hate to say it, that's all there is. It may not be what you want to hear but it's the truth. Some of the advice that people have given sounds nice (just flick the return like ZJK or FZD) but if you are not good at deciphering what the serve is, you will never...

There was a lot of air in this playing hall.