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Why do people get so smug about refusing to take a side on something when one side is so clearly wrong?

Imagine Germans going to a memorial for German soldiers who invaded the USSR or who died in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising or something stupid like that. This isn't a hard thing to condemn and there isn't really a grey area. Sure, they were brainwashed and that's a tragedy. Lots of German nazis were...

You have the freedom to like such a book, but you should be called an asshole for it until you realize that it is a stupid harmful ideology. I think the situation with Hina Hayata is the same. She has the freedom to believe what she wants, and we have the freedom to think she is an insensitive...

Hina Hayata might have been oblivious about the true nature of what Japan did during WW2, and that's totally fine. She's a table tennis player and doesn't focus on international geopolitics. But now that people are drawing attention to her shortcomings, she should educate herself and join the...

Yes, that is the point. If you are physically strong and play strong shots, you have a better chance with hard rubber like T05H. It suits physically strong players better than D80 in my opinion. To play powerloops like Mizutani with D80, you need extremely good technique and touch. I think...

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I never said it wasn't possible to power-loop. I said that power-looping doesn't produce as much speed or spin at the high end when compared to T05H (or D05 for that matter). Mizutani is far better at power-looping than I ever will be. But his balls seem clearly to be not as dangerous/spinny as...

T05H is a bit harder than D05, so the ball will not sink as deeply into T05H. D80 is a good option for less spin sensitivity. It will do a good job at all aspects of the game. The high-end spin is not there, though, and you won't be able to produce the same kind of deadly power-loops that you...

Why is brushing without compressing the sponge bad?

Ma Lin Extra Offensive is a blade made for penholders. It is made so that you have good feeling in the penhold position -- thumb and index on the wings, other fingers behind the blade. If you're not a penholder, you are somewhat misusing this blade and will miss out on the feeling that it...

My two cents on K3: I think K3 has a lower throw angle after the tackiness/boost wears off (which is quite quickly). In my experience with K3, the first week plays really fast and spinny, and then the tackiness and boost wear off. I think it's still usable at this point, but many people do not...

Guys, a hybrid rubber is EXACTLY what I say it is, and nothing else. Anyone besides me who has an opinion about what constitutes a hybrid rubber is wrong. God told me what "hybrid rubber" means and I am simply relaying that information to all of you.

Big Dipper is the best option for forehand in my opinion. If you really want to learn good technique to produce spinny loops, you should try Big Dipper. Jupiter 3 is also a great choice for FH. If you like punching / quick powerful strokes on your backhand, you should pick Palio AK47 Yellow...

Probably H8-20 is heavier. #20 sponge is denser than #80 sponge.

The throw angle of H8 is much lower than D09c but the spin capabilities and speed are similar. D09c has a sponge hardness which is approximately 38 degrees on the Chinese scale, so even an unboosted H8-20 will have comparable hardness to D09c. I would advise against boosting 37 degree rubber...

Loki Rxton I, Loki Rxton V, and Kokutaku Blutenkirsche 868 would be my top picks.

When looping far from the table with DHS rubbers, it's helpful to wait longer for the ball to drop quite low. Take the ball low, with a very open racket, and try to hit the ball upwards. It helps to be very conscious of bending your knees and getting your body low as well.

That was my impression. DNA Hybrid isn't particularly tacky, by the way. They're both very grippy, and I think Mantra holds on to the ball for a bit longer.

Mantra is more controllable than Hybrid, and in my opinion you should go for H or XH. The M version is very sensitive to incoming spin, and will be very hard to control in the short game. Mantra XH is my favorite European rubber, and Mantra H was not far behind for me. I like hard rubbers...

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