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My list based on facts, not biases: 1- JO Waldner, the first ever to achieve a grand slam and in 3 years only, deserve the first place for history and 2 WTTC 2- Ma Long, 2 grand slams, only 1 Olympics away from a third one 3- Fan Zendhong, 1 grand slam, and because he's got 4 World Cups, 2...

Where's Gatien ? the french has achieved more than Schlager, Persson and Timo being only 1 final away from a grand slam. You're completely biased Dan.

No, it's not for that purpose, using fluo shirts is mainly intended to distract your opponent and making yourself bigger than you are, that's why goalkeepers in handball or football use fluo shirts: that way they look bigger, flashy, and it gets harder for the penalty kicker to find the right...

That's the reason why IMHO everyone should lacquer inner carbon blades, I've kept a Waldner Diablo Senso for 2 decades that way, maybe the inner glassfiber layer helped ? there's actually glassfiber fabric all over the walls in my kitchen and bathroom, it's there since at least 2 or 3 decades...

He should go to the Pro A then, as the FFTT has now killed its own rule not allowing athletes to play in 2 different leagues organized by an ITTF-affiliated association in a team event. Basically, that means he won't be able to play ANY Bundesliga 1 + ETTU game after being involved in the...

THIS, and it's common sense + science folks.

Science, always trust science "(3)Increasing the density and thickness of the PU foam stand-off layer within a certain range can improve the vibration suppression performance of the stand-off free layer damping cantilever beam and enhance the overall stiffness of the cantilever beam in the...

OP's question makes no sense: the thickness of the rubber plays an important role. If you put a Barna SP OX Original Legend Classic on an xyz blade, of course you'll get a more direct feeling of the blade, no question. Now that being said, why do you think you increase the hardness AND the...

Any european made blade: taller and larger people than the asians, therefore taller and larger hands. So yeah, Donic, Stiga Legend, Tibhar (their straight handles are damn large !), and so on.

all the BTY/Victas/Nittaku and ESN Top 100 athletes, cos' they don't want to risk getting any problem with ITTF laws compliancy. Dima showed us how he glue his racket and I trust him: he prefers doping himself the old fashioned way with clenbuterol :ROFLMAO: The countries that boost are the...

NO ! that's not a proper excuse man ! he injured himself in the most stupid manner possible just 2 months prior one of the 3 Grand Slam events ! You have to count him in that Esté/Flo paradox too ! Why do you think footballers ain't allowed to go skiing in winters ? Why do you think Sebastien...

It all comes from the fingers putting too much pressure on the racket has it's been said, there are actually many, many, many stretching exercises all accross the internet and specially the music teaching area of expertise. Alll musicians had to deal with that at some point in their journey, me...

You can put the Bros. in the same categories - winners cos' they're still WR 1 (phew ! t'was close !!) - losers cos'... Alexis ridiculous manner to show how angry he was to be beaten by his brother at the french nationals. BUT ! the day after you get Coach Molin on FFTT's Youtube channel...

And that's the major difference everyone should know indeed: knowledge is just... knowledge, if the person who throws that knowledge can't use it in his/her actual playing, it's then... bullshit. I can throw any pentatonics or intricated augmented or diminished triads and arpeggios to my...

Or made by an IA is even better ! Am I right ? N....ope ???? Tony, help me please...

It's the same in any area of expertise sadly: as the pro musician I used to be, selling courses on the internet is an everyday challenge "yeah but this guy has a youtube silver plate for 100k followers and he does this for free". I'm still offering 30€/hour IRL 1on1 courses, I've dropped the...

Seriously, and it's not intended to make any offense to Sweden, but the Yasaka's blade quality has not improved since the 80's and 90's. It was first a rebranding of Gatien's Stiga Allround Evolution, before that Yasaka was known mainly for its rubbers, the Mark V of course. And they did great...

FZD is the only one that has won at least one of the Grand Slam events with Ma Long in it too: 2021 and 2023 WTTC. The GOAT to me with Waldner, the best smile, the best love for his sport, and for other things like music even if Taylor Swift is not my cup of tea. The best at ping-pong diplomacy...

Simple: WCQ is weaker. He's won this time because ZJK, FZD and ML were not there, it's really that simple. When they were there and at their prime, he won none of the Grand Slam events: last year ML has won the World Cup, FZD the Olympics. Nuff said. And Ma Long was PAST his prime last year, we...

It's some basics in ANY sports: low stance, on your toes, to let your nerves and muscles behave like a spring indeed, in order to always go FORWARD, because you get MORE CONTROL of EVERYTHING by going FORWARD: - football/soccer goalkeeper in penalties or penalty shoot-out: always low and making...