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Is the de minimis still slated to go into affect on May 2nd? Considering putting in a last order

Haha, probably will only try and get some Hurricane rubbers (commercial and prov.) then. I am pretty sure they are too cheap to be faked ... right?

I have a friend visiting China soon and I was wondering if it is worth having him get me a DHS blade and a bunch of H3Ns. Would there be a significant price differential versus buying off of Aliexpress?

I like all of these tips. For (1), I usually try and do deep breathing walking to the hall but yesterday I think just got like a time-anxiety since lots of players had shown up and I wanted to quickly get a game

Yeah, this is me. Days I have to play after work, I have to be very mindful of eating times and making sure I am getting enough fuel. The kicker was even though I had accepted, it was going to be a bad day, I was still getting very frustrated. I look at my footage and I didn't even play...

What are your go-tos to regain composure, focus or confidence? After playing really well last week, I had real difficulty focusing on the ball, getting distracted by the environment, and just feeling like I was always hurried, even versus slower balls. People I beat pretty easily felt really...

Oh that's a great tip! I'll definitely try it out. Thanks!!

Thanks for sharing your learnings! It sounded like a list of issues, I usually have. For BH technique, during matches, I would feel fine but during drills, my shoulder would start getting sore. I have been incorporating feedback from a higher level player: (i) elbow being too low (!) which...

During recent match days, I faced difficulties confidently taking on popped up or high spinny balls at half-long and short lengths. Part of the identified problem is obviously lack of anticipation and adjusting to varied speed on my end. I wanted to incorporate a drill or two related to this...

Yeah, I used to have it on the Yinhe Pro 01 and just transferred it. I do have a sheet of red palio. Is that a harder rubber? I will test this one for a couple weeks and reassess. Maybe it'll force me to actively work on my control.

So are the pop ups are the cause of soft rubber + flexible blade? Kinda makes sense actually. Any recommendations for bit harder rubbers?

So I put on AK 47 blue on the BH of my HL5 today and had some practice. My BH-in-progress is more drive oriented than spin-based. I really playing with it in topspin rallies and just generally hitting the ball. It is a little less effective on backspin balls but I still think it has enough if...

Based on how your training goes today, can you explain (i) how head-heavy it feels in comparison to HL5 (ii) how does the brushing loop feel in terms of safety compared to HL5

This is an excellent point and I also appreciate this kind of thinking generally; I do believe being specific in defining certain movements will have a lot of value for players. Is there are a similar breakdown of FH topspin movements? I, of course, can only appreciate this theoretically right...

Larry Hodges book mentioned above is fantastic. I also recommend checking out his website which has a well structured lay out on the fundamentals and tactics. In terms of video content, Pingskills is very accessible and they have some videos on tactics.

Thanks so much! Just my luck, I finally get a nice blade and end up hurting the poor thing lol Yeah, I let the glue dry before putting it on. I used the DHS No.15. I have the let a bunch of books sit on it for about 12 hours. Hopefully that should be enough. So for the nick, I can just sand...

Hello! So I put on H3Neo on my sealed HL5 for the first time yesterday. I didn't do a good job of cutting the rubber as you can see but more worryingly, while using the scissors, I cut along the edge of rubber (see picture). I have also been unable to see properly if there is anything on the...

My apologies. Was a quick question and not my intent to hijack . Really should have asked in a separate thread

My first time boosting. Is the following the right method? ( I have read that some people apply glue first. and then booster) 1. Directly apply 1 layer to sponge. Let is dry for 6 hours 2. Wait until the dome has flattened 3. Apply glue to blade and the rubber 4. attach Topspin

Finally purchased a HL5 Commercial. Pleasantly surprised to find that it weighs 88 or 87 grams because I was expecting at least =>91grams. Took 10 readings for the frequency and it turns out to be around 1396 Hz. Plan on putting a lightly boosted H3 Neo 39 on FH and an AK47 Blue on the BH...