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Which table is that? I have a Joola Inside 25 which has been working great. Combined with the new Pongbot robot I feel like my playing abilities have entered a new rapid improvement phase. Can't give all the credit to Pongbot though, the Amicus served me well as well, helped me develop a lot...

Of course, I still expect them to keep playing, which is why I thought them coming over for a season would be great for the sport! If it conflicts with their schedule then even part of a season would be great.

With FZD and CM retiring, any chance of getting them to come over for a season? They don't really need money or prestige, so would just be promoting the sport and I think MLTT would be a good avenue to do so.

I see, do you feel that the D80 is for sure faster than the D05? I'm having the opposite issue, playing a bit too far from the table. I trained to take a step back after I make an opening loop, but for whatever reason I've now developed a habit of taking a step back even after the re-loop, which...

So what are you working on these days? How do you like the Vis SALC + D05 combo? It's quite a step up in speed compared to your previous setup, were you looking to accentuate a strength or cover up a weakness? On my end, I tried out the FZD ALC today. After playing with the Vis for a total...

Loop backspins. If possible, add movement before the loop as well as randomness.

So now that I've changed my grip to much higher on the handle, I'm having a bunch of new realizations. First is that the shoulder of the blade really matters. I just took out my FZD ALC and it felt much better in my hand with its smaller shoulder compared to the Vis. Second is that with the ball...

Not the shoulder, I don't think. From midway down DHS blades are usually significantly narrower than butterfly blades, so if you try to sand them to make them the same shape you'd end up with a tiny blade face.

Do you have a 506 series blade? Is the shoulder like a typical DHS blade or does it copy Butterfly's style?

You should read @JJ Ng's post. You can't use Pavade's style because you don't play far enough from the table.

Yes, they're typically heavier even after cutting off the overhang, but not by that much.

There are plenty of videos like that. I recently watched this one, for example. He's higher rated, within top 300, and also made nothing. @Tony's Table Tennis is right, you have to consider the expenses to play on the circuit as well. This guy is higher rated at within the top 300 and it...

So EJ's, I have a question for you guys. Is there a good DHS blade that has Viscaria-like construction. I've switched up my grip a bit and now I find the W968 national's thin handle and even more importantly thin shoulder to fit my hand really, really well. I like how my Viscaria plays, but I...

Just had a practice session today. My BH loop is becoming pretty deadly from mid-distance, with solid control (i.e. can fairly consistently loop to my training partner's BH side now). My new FH form is finally coming into shape, I'm now looping with good power and better control than before...

Thanks! Yeah that's the same noise I hear, so I think that's normal. I think the guy in the video is comparing when the robots are serving balls maybe? At lower speed/spin it may be a bit quieter than the Amicus but at higher speed/spin the noise cranks up quite a bit. I've got my HVAC and heat...

So I glued some old rubbers onto the Q968 to just try it out, and it's really bad. Those rubbers are boosted to hell and pretty dead though, so I think I'll try some new provincial H3's on them in a couple weeks. Compared to my once boosted H3's (never removed from the blade) whose boost effects...

My Halo makes the same noise, I think some sort of motor is running, maybe a fan or something. Maybe @Jslick89 can record a close up video of when the robot is on?

Just got my national Q968, 89.2 grams, close to listed of 89.0. I'm not gonna play with it just yet, but a couple surprising findings already. First the handle is a bit thicker than the national W968, similar to a provincial W968. Second, the frequency is only 1250 Hz, much lower than expected...

I'm finally starting to get the new FH form down. I'm at a point where I'd I focus on the form I can execute it quite well. Next is to be execute it without thinking about it. It's been quite a pain to develop it, as it's difficult trying to change so many things at once with each change...

By far my biggest disappointment is Ma Long losing a lead in the 7th to LSD in the China Open finals. The GOAT was so close to winning his first WTT title, in front of all his fans at home no less!