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Derek? No wonder he has no backhand. Fantastic kid and I love his family. I think he will get better really fast as well - will probably be beating me and the top juniors at Lily if he gets over the fact that they aren't plated with gold and diamond studs given his strokes. Massive forehand...

That was the article that helped me realize the pervasiveness and nature of the problem so I decided that until I get a better block or better footwork, I can't use them. Better block is WIP though.

I like my women a bit different and while I get you on the shrieking, it turns me off sufficiently to try something else. There was that German lady (I always pretend to not know their names) who was something else. And if anyone names her, I will pretend to have no clue what you are talking...

I haven't used those rubbers but I believe that the sponge for Big Dipper is the same as those ("MaxTense","GodCrossbow") so if you don't mind the hardness and more importantly the effects of the tackiness on blocking easy balls, then you will be fine with it. The catapult is not the problem...

Hmm - parking is going to be tough...

Never used H3 Neo - I like Big Dipper a lot and if I had two knees instead of half a knee, I would use it, but I have concluded that I don't have the mobility to fix my counterhit and block with a rubber that provides little catapult (the catapult is good vs. Chinese hard sponged rubbers, but...

Is that screaming B Szocs over there? Gotta RUN!

You must be joking - the only thing a rubber really knows is how far it is from the table.:cool:

I love it - make your sponge blue, and other people want to try it too.

I wonder whether the beast mod affects the 85% wood requirement. Maybe you can only use sawdust or a really heavy wood...

BTW, Dawei XP 2008 is a great rubber. Only $8. A bit heavy but still good.

So if I hit my forehand the way they describe, its a bad forehand rubber for me?

I don't think it is purely marketing. If you read the blog thoughtsontabletennis.com, he gives an explanation in terms of where some of the vibrations of the blade need to go to for optimal feeling. Would still be nice to know whether there aren't benefits to making the holes smaller.

Hmm... why doesn't Nexy build a blade without a hollowed handle or at least something less hollow.... Is that Par Gerrell at the Czech Open? Gotta go!

MY guess is that the pips are not pure long pips, but on the other hand, I have seen Joo do some amazing strokes with his BH that just don't compute. And there was a legend here that played in Philly two decades ago that had some amazing stories told about his control as well. With terminal...

It's likely to - there are at least 6 tables set up with the ability to go to 8 or 9 and with barriers. NY issues have more to do with parking and tolls but we'll figure out something.

But does a KJH beat a Yasaka Extra in quality and price?:p

Would really like you to answer DTopSpirit's question. Don't have have to do more than *match* the rotation on the ball to impart truly heavy topspin?

???? For the record, the most common description of my game is "heavy topspin both sides" also known as two-winged looping. This kind of nonsense only happens on the internet. I could spot you 7 points per game and still beat you and yet I have to put up with this nonsense.

Liu Song did a decent job playing that style and I have seen Chinese women give 2500-2650 US immigrant players issues playing that style. While the style has obvious limitations, I am 95% sure that Karakasevic would beat Kosta if you put pips on either side of Karaka's racket because of the...