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I've played for nearly a year with the WD7. A very comfortable shoe, in which you can move well and that can take the punishment of constant agile movement well. I've had other shoes that burst/ripped seams, the Mizunos didn't. The profile on the sole of my shoe (the right foot) was worn down...

Another one: after the HIDEOUS BETRAYAL of the FATHERLAND the ICONIC players were to be PUNISHED SEVERELY, but since they were UNTOUCHABLE while ON TOP they first needed to be BROUGHT DOWN, inconspicuously. The GREAT NATION did not FORGET their TREASONOUS LECHERY and once they have FADED OUT of...

Somehow I find that assertion less than convincing. Wonder why.

Indeed, why blabber about that silly notion of nation at all? Harimoto's victory is Harimoto's. It's not Sendai's. It's not Miyagi's feat. It's not Date Masamuni's. It's not Tokyo's, or Kantō's. Or Japan's. Or Asia's, or the Pacific's, or anything. These things are just not relevant, and...

I'm also happy for him. And for the glorious nation of Kazakhstan as well. Among others.

I think you're talking about https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/plaaggeest-van-het-chinese-pingpongrijk~b42a824f/, dating back to 2004. I didn't know he broke his foot in 2002, and the Waldner the Womanizer bit struck me as odd. Ah well. I sort of know where JO went from there, and...

Ain't no such thing. The Chinese are not a distinct species. Let's all just not fall in the demagogue's trap concept of race. It has no basis in reality.

The novelty wore off. Or, a bit less crudely, to me table tennis at that level seems to be an advanced arms race in which all participants seek to gain an edge by pushing technique, body physics and athletics just a bit further, and by finding new tactics, new strategies. As opponents adapt...

Well, I for one am still cooling down from the thrill of young Stellan’s 1970 amazing victory.

JNT's teens take the crown. CNT has bled a lot by disgracing LGL, and new materials and new tactics may play a role; but even so, ZJK came back strong enough to get within close reach of the title. Interesting times.

Nailbiting. Those spinny backhands cause trouble here and there. I'm not seeing big FH's.

Yes, to me too.

I'll take either.

Do you like high speed and low arcs in your loops? Or do you want to overpower with spin and curves? Do you like your blades agile and flexy, or stiff? Soft or hard, light (and easily bottomed out) or heavier (and with a larger power reserve)? Do you want it to explode on the scene already...

I happen to think the relation between the Coriolis force and ZJK's pendulum has been underresearched. Seriously.

Well, sure. But consider this: given that the ball reaches terminal velocity after falling ±1.5m. If you toss between 0 and 1.5m, you'll have to deal with acceleration prediction, with a somewhat complex friction coefficient in the equation. Once you've reached terminal velocity the ball...

That is true for a rather small value of "life", given the burn rate of the seamless balls at the club. We still have evenings in which a dozen+ seamless (XSF ***) join the choir invisible — during rallies. It used to be worse, but I'm buying them by the gross every other month or so. Ah...

I don't think anyone should be thought lesser of when admitting to admiring ZJK's peak form play. Yes, this thread is a shrine to ZJK.

So many ultimate level tournaments to play in such a short timespan, it must be grinding down the players. I'm eager to see if Mima Ito can continue marching forwards; and will be eying Timo Boll, who I thought the equal of LJK in their match last week. It might as well have been his, and an...

Once you go that road, Sriver FX is outstanding for passive blocks (and passive play in general). I don't think it suits other parts of today's game particularly well, though.