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If you have no confidence in your shots now, adding a rubber with catapult isn't going to help at all. But, without seeing you play, it's just guesswork really. Buy what makes you happy :)

If you want the best advice, you can post some game/practice footage in the "Video Safe" thread and people will be able to advise much better than they are right now (having not seen you play). There is no such thing as a "beginner rubber with catapult". The catapult effect is for people who...

Hey JK1980, Great videos! You seem VERY aware of your level and what needs to be worked on which is fantastic to see. I don't really have much advice, as you have covered so much of it yourself. A few comments would be.... Serving: We have a saying in the UK, "2 wrongs don't make a...

Oh, the whole 'vs Pips" thing is mind boggling. I've seen players who would be *very* high in the rankings (2300+) but can't play against pips for love nor money. They'd beat me comfortably 3-0, and then lose to someone I would beat with my eyes closed (pips player), because they just can't...

Haha, love it. To be fair to Dan, 99% of TTD content is authentic and really good quality - We can allow a bit of entertainment and clickbait once in a while...... For the avoidance of doubt to anyone who isn't too sure..... Dan is winning that match up 11-0 if he really wants to, and he'd...

Use a shipping proxy. Essentially, you buy goods in the country you want, have it shipped to a "proxy" in that country, who then forwards it on to you. Or, as Tony said, find a friend in that country. I'm sure one of the US guys on this forum would be able to help if you asked nicely 😅

I was using the ST handle on both the VIS and TB - From memory (could be wrong), they were the same square design, shape and feel. You'll get differences in weight, and I agree that if a handle is smaller, it can feel different in the hand. The actual play style of the 2 I tested were...

The Viscaria and TB ALC are virtually the same blade - Difference in feel between them is negligible at best (source.... I've used them both). The Harimoto is noticeably softer and slower than both the TB and Viscaria - It really does feel like an inner force blade. However, with the thicker...

The difference is very minimal to be honest. The OALC has an ever so slightly softer feel, but it's not noticeable in the way The Harimoto ALC or Innerforce ALC is vs the TB ALC. Speed/Control etc are minimal again. TBALC will be slightly quicker, but not really that noticeable. Rubbers...

This is the right tactic if you can do it. However, it all depends on the level of players. I tend to find the tactic of looping consistently is the right way to go for players (both attacker and defender) who sit in the middle end of the ability spectrum. The attack isn't hard enough to...

I don't know what level you are playing at here, so it's difficult to advise appropriately. Typically, if you can't loop twice in a row because of the backspin, your best bet is to loop - push - loop - push and so on. If they are someone who will come in and attack you the minute you push, try...

Was it a brand new sheet of D09C (and was it made up be Tees Sport?) When I first received my OALC with D09C and D05 I thought the 09C was horrible. Very hard and slow (almost like a generic store bought bat). But this was having used Tenergy for so long, so it was a bit of a shock. A few...

1. Noticeable? Yes. But it depends on your FH style - 09C will give you a higher arc and 05 will be faster and more direct. If your reason for changing is because 09C is too hard, maybe look at Tenergy, because the slighter softer Dignics 05 is still likely to be too hard for you (I personally...

I bought this one, as it came with 6 blades already (which for me, would be 3-4 years worth). https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06ZYLRH6H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The replacement blades are cheap as chips as well.

Use a surgical blade - You can pick up 100 for a few quid online. You can get a few cut jobs from each blade, or, you can do what I do and change it every time for the best performance (and given I only do it twice a year, the pack or 100 will last me the rest of my playing career!) I’ve...

Did I miss something? If you try and do that against a short topspin, you’ll send the ball to the moon. That initial return shot is against backspin. Not topspin.

Other than the Timo/Harimoto example, have you got any others? In that example, Harimoto went to counter the ball, because simply soft blocking against a player like Timo is pretty pointless. Countering like that is low percentage. Blocking as described above is still very high percentage...

Sure, but there are "levels" of difficulty. Blocking a ball like this is not *that* difficult if you adopt the "smother" technique (as described multiple times above). It's consistent, very high percentage and keeps you in the point. If they can't already do that, suggesting to someone that...

Not sure if this is a joke, or you are being serious 😅 The chop block is such a hard shot for very advanced people to play (not to mention a low percentage). Of all the shots to counter a short heavy topspin shot….. this is the last option to try! My advice for the OP: if you can get to...

Solid. It would be interesting to hear more about why he thinks T05 has better top end. Unless he simply means out and out speed? If so, I think I'd agree with him (although the very slight increase in speed is 1. Too fast for most players and 2. Doesn't make up for the shortcomings in every...