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Whats the reason you switched from Chinese rubbers to Tensor? Is there a drawback about Chinese rubbers that made you change to Tensors?

If you find it difficult to increase your racket speed then a high toss serve isn’t going to work. You will need an even greater racket speed to get the benefit of a high toss serve. Ti long has a video that should help;

In general Viscaria is considered to be a stiff and fast blade. But depending on what you are used to, you might feel different. Yasaka Atletico Power is for example even harder and stiffer then Viscaria, so no surprise it feels softer to you. Someone coming from a 5 ply allwood blade is gonna...

I doubt short pimples would benefit his play. Even if they did slightly, there is way more to it then just close to the table counter attacks. He would lose out on more important aspects in his game like serve, short touch, pushes, delayed slow spinny attacks. You give all that up just to get a...

Remember Ma Long was a mental wreck as well when he was Wangs age. This prevented him from participating in singles in 2012. Maybe the same thing would have happened to him if they let him play at the time. Wang definitely has the same potential as Ma Long if you ask me. But we will see how he...

Also I agree with Der Echte on the try before you buy part.

I wouldn’t try a new rubber, but a new blade first. Barwell Fleet is quite hard and has a walnut outer ply. Putting on a different rubber isn’t going to make that feel go away. All problems you describe will probably go away with a softer blade. If you really want a different rubber on that...

Truls performance against Wang is very surprising so far. I can’t believe what I’m seeing.

Short pips: Less sensitive to incoming spin then inverted rubbers while still being able to create spin. Pros: Lack of grip makes them more suitable for aggressive flat hitting/counter style of play close to the table. Cons: Due to this lack of grip timing is important because you can’t lift...

I wouldn’t do it. Even if you are able to keep the ball on the table with this setup, then you wouldn’t be able to get everything out of it. All this setup is gonna give you will be a lack of feeling and lots of frustration. If you want a carbon blade then a simple no brainer would be the Ma...

No, I’m sorry but I disagree. The weight transfer and hitting the ball of the left side of the body are 2 completely different things. Here is a good example of Zhang Jike practicing multiball. You can see that he is transferring his weight from left to right as well as hitting it in front of...

You are right, not significantly. But the center of gravity still does shift. Try hitting a proper backhand away from the table without using your left foot pressing on the ground. You will lack strength.

Yes its hard to spot the difference only looking at the body movement. But whats more obvious is that in the first video from 2011 the starting point of his stroke is more thowards his left hip. This means his strength mainly comes from the left leg. And in the second video from 2016 his...

I would say the most special thing about Ma Longs backhand is his use of the right hip, instead of the left hip. Traditionally when transferring weight on your backhand you transfer it from your left leg to your right leg. But Ma long transfers is from his right leg his left, like a boxing...

To answer your question about which drills you can do you should start with just backhand to backhand and focus on getting your body exactly behind the ball every time and hit the ball at the right timing (as mentioned above). Once you can do that you can do some 2-2 drills (2 forehand-2...

Footwork and timing are probably the most important for backhand. Since your reach isnt as big as with the forehand, its hard to hit a good backhand when you are out of position. You need to get behind the ball and use your legs to get proper power on your shots. After positioning comes...

I feel like this ‘pro’ version is just an updated quality control of Tibhars behalf, not a new rubber. Previously the regular K3 probably deviated between ~51-55 degrees in hardness (a rough guess). And now the ones that measure 51-53 go in a regular K3 package, and the 54-55 get a pro label...

I actually played with G-1, C-1 and now P-1 in the last 2 months I played last full season with G-1 on backhand and I had a little bit of a love-hate relationship. On the one hand I liked the spin, but I felt it was lacking some control in the faster open rallies. After season was over I...

Hard to determine what the issue is here without footage. It could be alot of things: 1. Your stance is too square to the table (right foot too far foreward). This makes it easier to play backhand rather then forehand to begin with, and generate backhand power as well. But it will be harder to...

No, they won’t. As long as people keep paying for the current price, they won’t go down.