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The thing about Jike is that when the going is down, he gets more consistently aggressive with more and more spin. Nothing like it.

Yungsik is just a machine.

Jike is just a beast.

Boll is much slower than he used to be. It is obvious. Mizutani is also playing faster. It takes a certain confidence to stay at the table and take Mizutani's power. If you notice, Mizutani is almost jumping every time he plays a forehand topspin now. Boll is no longer fast enough to...

Yes. I am not sure why people are blaming Rosskopf. Anyone following Russian league knows that Mizutani has been beating Dima and Samsonov recently - he has even joined their team to prevent Orenburg from having any serious competition in Russia now. So changing order would not have done...

As far as I know, the Legend flared is a pink elephant. Here is video of my play - I am the bald guy. I don't find general claims about blades and playing styles useful as it is really more about how one blade compares to another. What I can do with a blade may be low level compared to...

The thing is that Yogi bear's review pretty much mirrors my thoughts so I feel it is redundant to write something extensive. It plays in many ways like a Stratus Powerwood but with a more handle driven balance because of the smaller head size. The outer plies are coated limba. The blade is...

http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=75650&title=stiga-2016-blades-updated-with-review The ones I have are heavy (94g) and play well.

Any ball can be good when you don't seriously compare it to another ball. The DHS ball has improved from the crap it was 1-2 years ago. But you just have to play with it next to a Nittaku to see the benefits (better grip) and the demerits (too soft and deformable, lower bounce).

I like the Joola Flash - good seamless ball. For me, the most important things are hardness and bounce. The main thing I don't like about the seamless ball is that it slows down faster than the Nittaku Premium and thus refutes my celluloid instincts sometimes but that is life.

There were enough slips to go round, Fukuhara in the doubles especially, and Ito is too young to remember such. I can serve better than those last two serves that Fukuhara did at 2-1, 9-9 in the 4th game. The last one at 9-10 was the kind of thing you see in a club when after the serve, the...

Buy me a crystal ball and I will let you know. Even our ITTF president doesn't have an answer. That's the beauty of our sport.

Guys, the DHS ball is a softer ball with a less consistent bounce. Over time, as you play with it, it becomes softer and less consistent. The bounce is also relatively low. I detest the ball, but it is what it is. People can defend it all they want, but I will be happier when that ball is...

Didn't you watch the North Korean team play against China? North Korea has two defensive players, including the bronze medalist. Liu Shiwen got to play the bronze medalist. And when Liu Shiwen plays against a defender, it is like the Incredible Hulk trying to pick up an ant - not a pretty...

You mean Germany's fight is over. Japan is the one that still has to fight Singapore.

That's like saying I can block with long pips at a 2000+ level. The question is always about practice - you don't play table tennis with verbal knowledge - you play it with accumulated practice. I can play with short pips at an 1800+ level. I am sure I would retain about 80-90% at least of my...

In fact you can spin the ball without brushing it, Shuki. You know that right?

Shuki, There is a difference between learning to brush the ball and learning to deal with spin. You know that right?

Ishikawa shows us why Song I (who beat Ishikawa) won the bronze medal. I was wondering how Japan would beat Han Ying but Ishikawa showed us how much her looping has improved and that it is not going to be just anyone who is going to beat her any time soon. She has definitely stepped up her...

Steger won direct qualification to the Olympics in Singles and didn't go only because Germany already had Dima and Boll. It would have been a near scandal to pick someone else over him, especially as Steger had also beaten Freitas this year. Fransiska is probably the alternate like FZD.