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People from czech TT-forum are organizing a TT meeting in town Polička, 31.5.-2.6.2024. They do this every year, in diff. towns. The accommodation is taken care of. There will be 12 tables from Friday 14:00 till Sunday 12:00 NONSTOP. The meals are in the price, bier is there. The capacity is 80...

Since this is now about words and definitions, let's play devil's advocate for a moment ;-) If you are flexible about the meanings of "performance", why not also about the meanings of "downgrade"? We don't have to attach that negative connotation to the word "downgrade", and then "downgrade" is...

That's also why I'm more interested in the sponge and top-sheet hardness, because that (if I know the sponge type) tells me more than the personal judgments of speed, throw etc. Actually I think we should demand to know for each approved rubber, the top-sheet params - pimple shape, height...

Exactly, no hard feelings... But @Gtsnake, as I said, and others expressed, I would feel really bad because I'd knew that some balls, which I can and really like to attack, now I can't, because they are "protected" by an extra dead 20mm piece of wood. It would be very very disappointing. And if...

Certain players (which we all love with utmost intensity) base their whole life on the fact that they make some many "pigs" (nets or edges). This change would put them all out of business. We CAN'T let that happen!!!

Absolutely! So many balls would not be attack-able anymore. I'm putting that idea to my personal "hatelist" ;-)

I'm gonna practise that shot, and then I'm gonna use it in tight situations... Wait...

Check the AnatomicEdge, maybe it helps you to find the rubber.

All this could have been avoided if they all could just review. The only winner here is the EL-BEIALI, whom this situation gave a chance to show the true character.

Hi, yes, spin is great, but it is the heaviest I tried. What rubber is heavier?

Looking forward your comparison of STN and LR9 and possibly other chinese. Short question, how does the sponge and top-sheet hardness of STN compare to LR9?

Sometimes in TT videos, I skip parts. I couldn't on this one.

The thing is, he'd have to adapt to the carbon blade. It is a good blade, but the difference, you know, is not negligible, to put it mildly ;-) So, if he plays with that setup from time to time, it's OK. I also play with my Viscaria seldom. The Vodak Horejsi is a good blade, that's why I gave it...

Fang Bo's demonstration. I know it's not specifically about getting or not getting up. But I think doing this drill (the BH/FH) would help to "not have time to go up" at all. Apart from that, it's just good and worth watching...

There was the question what to take for the FH, when his B2 nat BS H38 is spent, either again the verified B2 nat BS, but H39 this time, or the Battle 3 H39, or the J&H Z 52.5 (which was almost new). I'm glad I put the B3 on the backup blade, and the J&H Z on the main blade. It is a bit faster...

I went through some "table" exercise, literally, twice... So I made some setups, played a little, measured a little, to keep -sanity... The hardness measurements are done with Type O durometer. Obviously it can't be really precise when done manually, it's more of a correlation... Later I want to...

Yes, the Vega X is more dynamic, I think the same. Vega Pro feels a bit softer and perhaps also a bit slower. I'm glad I tested it, and also that my friend likes it. I also used this to decide whether I'll take Vega Pro max on the BH, but I won't. Still, good rubber, all those 3 I prefer against...

Agreed. Disagreed ;-) Edit: He's a bit older, and I play to one place at his BH (if it goes well). He doesn't really need to move much. Has great hand. Hard to beat when we count ;-)

I like to train "BH/FH" to a good blocker who give balls to the BH and then to the FH, regularly first, and at the end randomly (I always to his BH). There is not much time (which is also a point), and sometimes I don't have time to properly put weight on the right foot, to take energy back from...

E.g. Rakza X (cca 47-48) or Xiom Vega Pro (cca 46-47). The Vega X (cca 47-48) has a bit firmer top-sheet than those two, but still more pleasant than G-1 on the BH for me.