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Whoa, is it just me or did a rather largish chunk of verbal aggression just land here?

And are the hand-me-downs still somewhat useful after a entire month of use?

Watching the scores at http://www.old.ittf.com/ittf_team_events/ittf_team_matches_live_score.asp?TOUR_ID=2776&EVENT_TYPE=&TEAM_STAGE=&T_Live_Score=1 and surprises are in the air.

… for mindblowing values of ‘easily’, that is.

Why, I didn't think that quip needed a tongue-in-cheek emoticon. Bzzzt, wrong, obviously!

Yes, easy to see this is a Viscaria (Butterfly's slightly numb clone of my beloved Treiber K blade) with a Stiga handle.

What does the (*) next to Timo Boll and Han Ying signify?

Ooh, must be near $200; about four rubbers, a bit of glue and edge tape each year. If I'd ever change blade, that would add another $100 I suppose; but that expense should be stretched over multiple years. Not replacing it unless I somehow lose or break it, which doesn't happen. Knock on wood.

Jean-Mi with an ankle brace? It's not his usual level, even considering the wear of age.

The TSPW is often mentioned as a good blade, with the same composition as blades with great stature such as the Donic Appelgren Allplay and the Butterfly Petr Korbel; the Galaxy/Milkyway/Yinhe M-4 is like that also, but does not fit your requirement of not being cheap. But I guess you should...

Carbon isn't just an entry in the periodic table of elements. :rolleyes: We don't have slabs of carbon in blades, but meshes of carbon fibers in a particular weave (note, a fiber is already a particular weave). Weaving and weave properties are topics definitely beyond basic algebra. (I'm a...

I did. A lot. Nice and complete format. The "unboxing" part took a bit long to my taste, and the explanation on blade construction and carbon types didn't quite convince me. You covered a good range of areas, using a nice "show, don't tell" approach. However, sometimes it might help to be...

Must be me, but I read it as a swan song, which lead me to wonder if this heroic exit is in fact a contrived way of selling a retirement. I hope not; I hope to see XX play as long as Waldner, Persson, Kalinic, Saive, Samsonov.

…and you haggled BTY YURP into a lifetime supply of tenergies for all TTD members starting with the Y in BTY? (edit: … so they finally get some first-hand evidence that T25 really really actually exists?)

I've seen remarkable performances by Kristian Karlsson the last few weeks. Interesting to see how he'll develop!

Greatly enjoyed seeing the play, would have preferred hearing ball impact over dem phat beatz cuz' da sound of da ball, it very important be.

Wow, great gameplay. A lot of useful observations were made; I have seen two things unmentioned. They're both about the player in red. Some of those serve receives show awesome touch and control. Beautiful. Player black seems to gain the initiative not necessarily by putting pressure on...

I think it's legal, following the ITTFs rules as found on http://www.old.ittf.com/ittf_handbook/hb.asp?s_number=2 — "any size, shape or weight". <tbody> 2.04.01 The racket may be of any size, shape or weight but the blade shall be flat and rigid. 2.04.02 At least 85% of the blade by...

As you progress your gameplay improves, and your confidence with it. At some point you might feel you're ready for a step up; which step depends on how your gameplay and skill levels shape themselves.

One step at a time! Developments will pose that question later on.