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It’s not slow. It’s just slow-ER than a less tacky, softer sponged rubber like Dignics 05. If you play passive blocks, or 80% attacking shots, you might feel it’s too slow. It really comes down to how you play and what you want. I use it on my backhand to give me more safety and the extra...

I'm sure people may have their own opinions, but I can't imagine playing in running shoes and feeling confident about side to side movement. I've tried playing tennis in running shoes before, and the lack of lateral support was a real ankle breaker moment. If your running shoes have support...

Is there really such a thing as a "forehand" rubber and a "backhand" rubber? Because as @Tyce said, it really depends on the strengths of your various sides. I use it on both sides. On my FH, I find it gives me better serve, block, touch, spin, counter and loop against underspin (compared...

Good to know! We are still working away in the background on this, and my aim is to have everything (or at least, most things) sorted by the end of March. Some of the stuff may not be able to be sorted until later in year (Bundesliga schedules etc). I'll personally be booking my flights next...

You've never got up at 3am, caught a 2 hour flight and a 4 hour drive to face the absolute ninja that is @latej in his home country....... 😂

I think it all depends on the player and their ability. Can you play attacking loop after attacking loop after attacking loop? If so, you'll need the extra space by taking a step back. To say that a player "can't reach" the ball (or play a powerful shot) if they have taken a step back, would...

I've been using 09c since it came out, but I'd say that the initial properties of 09c do tend to wear out after 2 months of "decent" playing time. However.... I find it morphs more into a "traditional" tensor type rubber, and still extremely useable. It's less sticky, you can create marginally...

If anyone has asked to bring a friend, and I've sent you the sign up form - Can you ask them to complete it asap please. There are still a very small number of spaces left for people if they'd like to sign up for the event of the year!

This questions comes up quite a lot, and like with everything to do with table tennis, a lot is open to how you interpret what it is and how it should look. For me, the biggest difference is not the stroke - It's the footwork. This comment is a very good example of that! I agree with Gozo...

I can't believe @Gozo Calderano isn't coming...... I feel like the venue would suit his game! 😅 C'mon Gozo.... Give the people what they want!

Hey everyone! I'm working on securing us a good deal on a group hotel booking. At the moment, the best price I have is (for Mercure Hotel Duesseldorf City Nord, which is a nice 4 star hotel) Single room rate: €75.00 + €3 per night "tax" Double room rate: €90.00 + €3 per night "tax" This...

I've sent a message to everyone who has expressed an interest in joining with a Google Form for you to complete. Please do so asap so we can finalise the numbers/formats etc. Some exciting things being talked about at the moment! If you want to come, let me know soon as we'll very quickly be...

I'll be bumping this thread periodically to keep it fresh in people's minds. If you have no interest, please feel free to ignore it :) If there is anyone who would like to come, who hasn't let me know yet, please do so asap - We only have a few spaces left!

Yep, this. Part of the reason I'm not going to give much travel information is because everyone will be different and I don't want to give misleading info. I'm not going to organise people's travel for them (there's only so much I can do 😅). People may also prefer to arrive earlier or leave...

There's a major airport in Dusseldorf, which is the one I'd be aiming to fly into.

You are on my list! Good point re address: Dusseldorf is not huge, so staying anywhere in the City should be fine. Address of the venue is: Borussia Düsseldorf Borussia-Düsseldorf-Straße 1 40629 Düsseldorf Germany I'll update the main post!

UPDATE: We have now had 35 people registered for the event - WOW. We've not finalised the total number we can have just yet, but I'd be very surprised if it was much more than 50. So if anyone is interested, please let me know asap.

Hopefully NL will (he’s offline for a while). Not heard from Zeio or Tony 😊

There will be a lot of fun challenges where the overall skill level doesn't really matter too much! It will be great to have you there!

This is a good point, although probably not for the reasons you were thinking! 😅 I just want to put it out there..... Ability DOES NOT matter. No one should feel embarrassed or afraid of coming because their ability may not be as high as others. This event has nothing to do with your level...