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Igor is making sense with post, the March 2024 ITTF FAQ in the Docs section of their website that clarifies so much to umpires has pics of acceptable and unacceptable damage.

Maybe in a week or @dingyibvs will be getting Der_Echte to reach the impossible to get dingyibvs shots back... or not. We gotta try out his spinsight, the forum is wondering how spinless I can play.

If it is anything... I have always been consistent in saying that I was or never am good enough to use T05, D05, 09C, Glyzer... they all are for loop drivers or counter hitter or hitter... which I am not and my current equipment does that task(s) just fine and is superior by far in opening...

To go contrarian to the OP @victormanriquey says about 09C... Many professionally trained children players use such a rubber... and with this new gen of ABS ball, it is so easy to hit through pin than previous gen ABS or Cell ball... so kids now are training to flip spin serves... then counter...

Der_Echte obviously would crave such a meetup, but zero chance getting off work in that timeframe sorry. :(

@NextLevel is a Rambo Looper all the way.

Hi @victormanriquey I would generally agree with the assessment that it is much more difficult to get the ball into topsheet and sponge than many rubbers with similar overall sponge hardness. I would agree that the very thing he mentioned (hard topsheet) makes it more more difficult to use...

Having said that, after I play 6 months or more with a slower blade, I can pick up faster blade with same rubbers and do just as well or even more destructive... it is like the blade trained me better with what i was already doing. So, I can understand some back and forth. My current blade in...

Hi Tyce... I am around a lot of adult learners who like the fun of banging the ball with very fast ALC or straight carbon blades... and that blade will make it easy to do that shot... but ultimately, the player is not doing that shot 100% of the time... or even 50% or even 20%... the middle...

NL could be seriously deadly with 98% of the equipment he falls in love with.

@NextLevel I may have to make a small trip to see you and convince you that your FH AND the BH can be deadly fast with some short stroke magic, timing, and impact, given you see what happened with opponent's impact.

In older days, I simply performed better with teh softer modern dynamic sponged rubber o Fh. Then, after a number of years, I got better control of ball into strike zone, better bat speed, better timing and impact, so medium or medium hard sponged rubbers suited me on FH. On BH, I could use any...

@Zezima I like you comment about have better technique... but so good results. I frequently tell the children, teenage, and adult learners where I coach that the MIDDLE shots, the non-attacking shots determine who will have the advantage to win or lose the point. The next area setting a...

Of course the player could soften up the sponge of the rubber he or she likes a lot and make it easier to engage the topsheet and sponge... but tuning in the end is a big hassle and you have to treat it every few weeks. Too much trouble for this trouble maker, but if you into that, get into that.

The reason why nearly all players cannot make as much spin with a harder sponged similar kind of topsheet rubber is that the player does not have the bat speed, timing to impact, and control of grip pressure needed to make more spin over the softer rubber. The softer sponged modern rubbers are...

Good to see Dan and Co make moar vids and great to see MaTT making moar posts on the forums. :D

Yes. This is how a true trouble maker talks. I wish someone would actually do that trouble and convince other national govt to host moar events. viel glück ...

@lodro You shoulda told our dear friend Igor that one day, a long pips player will take charge as ITTF Prez and so will many member nations... and a resolution will pass mandating long pips as the only authorized racket covering. Igor would luv that.

@dingyibvs will also take you up on dbls practice at Pleasanton some day soon if possible.

...of how to adjust for so many different balls... that totally go against what many amateur players and coaches have been saying for years... OMGH, she also discusses the importance of ball placement. I have forever said TT is about consistency and placement with enough quality... often good...