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  1. Wrist/hand getting tighter after every forehand

    Tense the core when playing the stroke. This is one of those situations where shadow practice is really useful. Timo Boll did a video on this a few years ago
  2. United States Smash 2025, Las Vegas, 7/3-13

    You guys are not being fair to the rule makers. It is very difficult devising serve rules that are fit for purpose. It takes time. The first writing of the rule was only 120years (or so) ago. Definitely too short a period to get it right.
  3. SDC Handmade Blades

    "using Reconstituted Oak wood" What is meant by reconstituted?
  4. All-wood blade, top layer hinoki, thickness over 6 mm.

    Yasaka Masamune as used by Satoshi Aida. Beautiful feeling. However, the handling is a challenge because of it's non-standard shape dimensions. I use mine regularly in practice but never in competition. I am actually thinking of cutting back the width to more mirror the shape of my Darker...
  5. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    "It’s not the best TT I’ve ever played but today was my day with a bit of luck. Where I excelled today was mentally and tactically. I was also quite fit. Playing 26 competitive games total and not feeling tired" You've got to be joking! Winning all those 5 setters was a fantastic achievement...
  6. Stiga Marketing Policy

    "On top of that, they continue to offer outdated models like the Allround Classic, Evolution, and even the Offensive Classic, which no longer suit the modern game." Outdated? That's a strong statement to make about the best selling blades (and their copies) ever sold and continue to be sold today.
  7. Let Detector

    That's what I am describing as a "net" call by the umpire. It's the only time that the umpire says, "net". If the ball hits the net but does not land on the opponent's side of the table, the umpire simply calls the point for the receivor. The rest of the time he will call "let", "stop" or the...
  8. Let Detector

    I think that the OP is talking about a ball hitting the net during the serve, which results in a "net" call by the umpire. A "let" call is something different.
  9. Is D09C the ultimate, the holy grail of rubber?

    What are you doing here and not at the Nationals?
  10. Butterfly Buggler review

    My mind just can't get past that name and its similarity in pronunciation to...................... Japan is not too far from from New Zealand, so Butterfly probably knew what they were doing
  11. European Under-21 Table Tennis Championships-2025

    Congratulations to Anna. She was playing the top adult tournaments when she was around 6/7yo. So her parents must have been training her before that Harbin. Lots of dedication.
  12. My handle smells bad! HELP 🤢

    Ej question; what is the best for absorbility yet leaves the handle dry.
  13. Some questions about Edge tape, Gluing, impacts on gameplay

    Correct. It happened a couple weeks ago. I banged the side of the table quite hard. On the bat below, the creases in the edge tape shows the banging it has received
  14. Fancy blades are just not worth it

    Don't think about the looks. Think about the incoming short ball to the forehand. Then think about your damaged knee after you try to step in to retrieve that short fh ball.
  15. OSP Virtuoso+ vs Vurtuoso AC

    The Virtuoso is a brilliant blade, but the emphasis is on control rather than outright speed. Maybe you have reached the stage that you are so familiar with the blade that you are bored. Blades can be a bit addictive after one has played with the same one or same model for several years. Here's...
  16. CORKSCREW --the best rewarding type of spin.

    Igor, I think that you have the players mixed up. That's a match between two ex-international players. Chris Doran (England) vs Grigory Vlasov (Russia) The complete match is here:
  17. How do I improve my backhand? (closed)

    Nightmare player. Don't come near me. Please.
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