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  1. Experience with some other Loki rubbers - Arthur China, GTX Pro (inc)

    if you watch aforementioned review of the rexton 7 you see a closeup of the sponge which actually looks like there is two different sponge densities in it. a open pored layer and a little layer close to the wood that is more dense, as if they "topped" of the sponge with a closing layer.
  2. Experience with some other Loki rubbers - Arthur China, GTX Pro (inc)

    These guys are a joke. First of they constantly mix up terms and simply deduct properties of the rubber by the size of the pores of the sponge and additionally they even had a video where they glued a rubber and used a roller to press onto the bladeface after glueing the rubber, with the handle...
  3. Suggestion regarding a new setup

    to put it bluntly your second blade will only hurt you. whatever justification you are trying to fabricate here, it will not make you improve. Hurricane rubbers are harder to play and activate and carbon is harder to control on more powerfull shots. The only thing that will happen is that you...
  4. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    went to the venue for a league match expecting to start in position 3 (with a team of 4, so i play against their 3rd and fourth placed player) and got told that the number 2 was ill and i had to play on the second position, which means i had to play their best and second best player (both 100...
  5. My EJ journey hasn't gotten me anywhere until I returned home

    i do have one *bty amicus expert" but it would not be able to be mounted in a way that would replicate what my coach did. It would need to sit next to the table 10 cm from the net on the right and "shoot" the ball to bounce once on the other side, jump low over the net tangentially to the net...
  6. 50 degrees Hybrid comparisons (DNA hybrid H vs Bluestar A2 vs. Rising Dragon 2 vs. Golden Tango PS)

    You are right that many "hybrids" feel the same or at least very similar if we are talking the non sticky ESN hybrids. What i find an issue with is that the dampening effect on the short game is not really existent on many 50° hybrids and it seems like they are just regular tensors with a harder...
  7. My EJ journey hasn't gotten me anywhere until I returned home

    i think the what Tyce said about the advice what to focus on next is what most are lacking. We always want to go for the low hanging fruit that is achievable in the least amount of time. Unfortunately the "least amount of time" in table tennis is not days, but rather weeks or even month. My...
  8. 50 degrees Hybrid comparisons (DNA hybrid H vs Bluestar A2 vs. Rising Dragon 2 vs. Golden Tango PS)

    G09c is harder than 50° ESN, but i will answer the question anyways. DNA Hybrid H has subpar durability and is just a worse Tibhar MKPro and not sticky. Yasaka Rising Dragon 2 would be a good fit and more lively, but still somewhat muted in relation to my top recommendation which is Yasaka Rakza...
  9. Best rubbers (only ESN/Japanese) for spinny serves

    50° ESN scale (about 38/39° DHS)
  10. Best rubbers (only ESN/Japanese) for spinny serves

    Yasaka Rakza Z is ESN and plenty of spinny
  11. Table tennis Tactics for Thinkers!

    this reminds me of that meme "what others think i do, what i think i do, what i actually do". perhaps a hard reality check is more helpful to not build castles in the sky and try too much too early. The video you posted did not show any indication that you ever in your life could do something...
  12. New Hurricane 8-80?

    Is mine the new or old one?
  13. Alternative to Nittaku PK50 (and 8-80) ?

    I found them on aliexpress. I have the regular pf4. The h8-80 is not provincial iirc. Unfortunately I don't have the package of it anymore. UPDATE: i just found the package of the h8-80 and it is 38 degree, sorry.
  14. Table tennis Tactics for Thinkers!

    You simply don't have a game yet. Your game would be comprised of your strategy to win matches . This strategy would would be comprised of tactics that would lead to situations where you can use your most dangerous shots. These tactics are usually a combination of a serve where you know quite...
  15. Alternative to Nittaku PK50 (and 8-80) ?

    Just came across the DHS PF4 on sale on AliExpress and bought two with "mid" hardness. These are definitely as sticky as the old PK50 and have an even bigger dampening effect. In direct comparison to the h8-80 '39 the PF4 was more sticky and I could generate more spin on it with my backhand. I...
  16. Two questions bordering the ethical approach to competitive table tennis

    that is actually the way i do it. i always applaud the opponent on strong balls or if their ball goes out i tell them "wow, if that one would have hit the table i would not been able to reach it" to make them feel good.
  17. Two questions bordering the ethical approach to competitive table tennis

    You will find many grandpas with illegal/worn out rubbers that play like unpredictable anti rubbers. I had even one where the rubber was totally gone at the place where the thumb would rest on the forehand. i had a guy give up in the third set after i played short serves wide into his backhand...
  18. Two questions bordering the ethical approach to competitive table tennis

    You are worrying about stuff that will not be in your control anyways. In the lowest leagues yes most serves will be faulty, but not because the opponent learned how to hide the ball but rather by them not throwing the ball up at all and serving straight out of the hand. Its their own fault...
  19. What's the natural upgrade from G1 and C1?

    it's hard to get much more spin from simply exchanging the rubbers and not adjusting technique as well if you are coming from a G-1/C-1 combination. The most easy to test would be to test the G-1 on your backhand and see if you are capable to handle it. If you are not, then there is no need to...
  20. Quarterfinal Loss 2-3 in First U1100 Sanctioned Tournament – Please Share Pointers

    Your general stance is to upwards/straight basically all the time. Bend your legs/knees more and lean a little more forward to actually stand on the front of your feet. If your knees are not bend like in this picture you have no lateral movement ability and hitting the ball below your belly...
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