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Hat of, I think your reviews are getting better and better; especially in how you anchor it to existing equipment. Still, I had to chuckle a bit. Playing with it myself, I happen to have some idea on how it affects gameplay; the remarkably good things mentioned in the review about blocks (and...

C'mon, they're professionals. It's their job to keep going at it with full dedication. To keep improving and adapting — or to wither and retire. So of course XX has been working on his BH. So has ML, and so has Vladi. I thought XX looked promising there. Hope to see him in person in a couple...

I actually play with Vega Pro in both colours presently, at 1.8mm thickness. I wouldn't say the red is much softer. Contrarily, if a benevolent deity would somehow manage to make the inlay in my Treiber K's handle disappear I don't think I would feel the difference anymore. As is, I'm using...

That is a very interesting story. Yet somehow I think John Hilton should have figured in it prominently, "who sensationally won the singles event at the Table Tennis European Championships in 1980 at odds of over 1,000-1. His use of a revolutionary combination bat, with different rubbers on...

Yes, some have that certainly. I liked the black, blue-sponged Friendship 729 Super FX, but detested the red, orange-sponged.

Maybe a bit too review-the-reviewy, but I can't help but notice the constant in Dan and Tom's reviews are Dan and Tom hitting pretty much the same shots with pretty much similar confidence, regardless of equipment. Of course, acompanying comments state some things were easier, some harder. But...

4 out of 5 rating for Vega Pro When resuming play, I started out with the classics I grew up on (Sriver, Mark V, Friendship) then was tossed a sheet of Tenergy 05. My level rose quickly, and I discovered two things: a new depth in spin-based attacks close, near and far from the table - and...

I got to weigh a 2.1mm sheet. Mine was 69g (uncut) / 44g (cut).

Just teasing. Although I really am intererested in PH grip/style subtleties. The mixed blessing of a curious mind on an old horse.

I am in awe and consider the conversion. But what grip, which style?

When you see Ding Ning you just know it's gotta be the right thing!

Short pips: avoid pushes, apply pressure. Long pips (defensive): flat and high-paced to the pips, be prepared to leverage low-spin balls. Vary speed. Be prepared to receive high backspin if you start brush looping, break the defender's rhythm by making them come back to the table every now...

Hi PPP, welcome to the forum. Many here no doubt will chime in and advise to choose a relatively simple all-wood blade to get reconnected, to redevelop basic techniques again. Every now and then UpsideDownCarl lists a few good blades along these lines, I recall the Yasaka Sweden Extra, the...

Too early to tell for me. I've hit substantially more with the black.

Sorry, no. I got to play with a ready to go setup, and we had no scales available to measure the sheets on the OCC. It's lighter than both T05 and VP, from the feel of that OCC after this substitution.

Got to play for about an hour with Rozena 2.1 on Stiga Emerald VPS V. There was a Mantra H 2.0 on that frame as well. An hour isn't much, and that frame definltely is a bit out of my comfort-zone, speed- and controlwise. But I got some impressions. First, a few words about the Mantra H. I...

Yes, extrusions of nucleus pulposus, causing an irritative reaction leading to pressure on the cervical nerve. Hot/cold sensation, tinging, numbness, and a surprisingly high pain level ensues. Currently I'm going with option (1). That should work in the long term, if not your option (2) is...

There have been MRIs, with an assessment that things should settle down in a couple of months, with pain subsiding over time and hampered movement diminishing. Surgery is possible if things turn worse, and yes, still having some physical therapy/excercises to perform. Yet, I'm also told to...

Of course your priorities were and are elsewhere! Just glad to hear you didn't lose your game. As for me, it was a longish rest period and unbelievably strong pain medication. It does not heal, unfortunately, but the body copes to a certain extent making it a more or less asymptomatic issue.