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  1. Does rubber cleaners actually damage and shorten the life of rubbers??

    That's the benefit of edge tape. If you dip your racket into a bucket of water in-between sets, the blade does not soak that much water. Pro tip
  2. Moral Question Here…

    i had a similar situation but kind of reversed. I played against a pips grandpa (who obviously does only faulty serves). That guy actually has pips out on both sides and the rubber is at least 20 years old and has already receded from the place where his thumb is. I remember i found it so odd to...
  3. W968 vs Viscaria

    it really sounded like your coach just wanted to earn something by selling stuff to you. I agree with ThePongCommenter that your additional info about your rating and the coach create more questions than it does answer. With the rating you claim to be you should of course be able to handle both...
  4. Someting similar to Xiom HAL?

    In terms of outer koto and non carbon fibre, the xiom zl pro comes to mind, but here the fibre is as an inner construction while the hal is an outer fibre blade. I know xiom is not Chinese, but at least it is half the price of the hal often enough
  5. DHS 968 Thread

    If we only compare your national w968 and provincial S/Q and believe that the higher versions take more effort and skill to activate power, perhaps the easier to access power of the provincial blade does indeed fit you better, especially if you play chinese rubbers.
  6. Difference between sticky rubbers and non-sticky rubbers

    The big difference is the amount of pressure/force that is needed for the ball to stick to the top sheet. The stickiness will grab the ball on the slightest and lightest touches without the need to penetrate the sponge while the regular non sticky top sheets probably need the ball to have...
  7. Stiga Dragon Power 52.5, 55, 57.5 rubber?

    The only thickness available is 2.15mm I think. At first it is very controlled like a Chinese rubber and it does have some stickiness, but less than my old Rakza Z or PK50. Controlled on the short game, lower throw than Rakza Z other than that I can not judge yet. The only remarkable thing is I...
  8. Hammond z2 durability?

    My 2 pence which might be bad luck: when I tried to remove the rubber from a blade the sponge tore from the topsheet and i had pieces of sponge residue on the blade
  9. Help me understand - New Hurricane Long 5 - Provincial team W968 - Letters not on the handle ?

    i never saw the number on the blade itself. What i can say though is that the provincial W968 still are called HL5 on the handle and not w968.
  10. How to stop 3rd ball loop attack?

    the description of against and with the spin might be correct in this video, but i find it a little amusing that she demonstrates it using a long pimple rubber to receive :p
  11. How to stop 3rd ball loop attack?

    chiquita here, fast push there ... there should be no beating around the bush that the mindset "my opponent may not attack" is not macking you progress, because it is a feeble attempt at best. Even with the strongest underspin generated there will be players (in germany probably players with a...
  12. Nittaku New Products 2024

    i think i got one with 84-86g and you can easily select for weight (if they are in stock) at tabletennis11
  13. Stiga Dragon Power 52.5, 55, 57.5 rubber?

    Tabletennis11.com... it was on discount so I got it from there. It is on discount this week as well.
  14. Stiga Dragon Power 52.5, 55, 57.5 rubber?

    final update after i removed the rubber from my blade. I only used it on the forehand and when i did the first comparison to rakza Z, the Rakza Z rubber was already used quite a bit while the Stiga DragonPower was new. After a few sessions the DragonPower became more lively and it is not keeping...
  15. How low is your stance (for loops etc)

    Vladimir anca is quite tall and plays in Germany. You might try to mirror his stance
  16. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Isn't it nice to see people struggle with odd looping technique and emergency drives in a real match like everybody of us, when they look like the real deal when they do equipment reviews? Here is sherwin remata in an actual match I guess "everybody" can look pro if you only keep looping...
  17. Asking for Feedback for my game

    Oh, i see. I did not notice you put the dignics 09c on the backhand. Watching your videos what was really standing out is that your backhand is more consistent and also more dangerous for the opponent. You scored a few points on the forehand, but these were powerloops at best where the speed of...
  18. Asking for Feedback for my game

    Tbh dignics 09c is not really forgiving, so pretty much every other real hybrid would be more forgiving, especially since you won't find many hybrids that have a harder sponge. There are many ways to go about choosing your rubber. One thing a teammate of mine used to good effect is to combine...
  19. Asking for Feedback for my game

    When did you change from G-1 to dignics 09c on the forehand?
  20. Do pros push topspin serves?

    You obviously don't know the difference between a push and a chop
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