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I'd be lucky if I got to practice with better players. They tend to excuse themselves after a match and go find players "more their level" or something. I make sure I don't do that and play all comers. That's fine, because I know I am always improving whether with gear more suitable for me or by...

Try keeping the blade but replacing the rubber with something a bit more up to date, faster and at MAX thickness to see if it will be enough. If you go with the new harder rubbers, be aware they will probably be heavier. If the rubber upgrade is not enough, try an inner carbon blade like the...

Perhaps that specific VR setup/software is better than the other table tennis VRs out there and it might be helpful in some aspects of the game(like shadow boxing) but to actually improve at a USATT 2000 level on a VR experience that has no real spin feel or tactile feedback would be as you say...

This is anecdotal but a club mate did only VR table tennis during the COVID lock down and it totally screwed up his timing and he really had to readjust when he came back to the tables. VR may help if you are a total noob but will probably be detrimental if you actually know how to play.

I sure hope you clean that couch of yours thoroughly after every session with your clients. 😁

I was wondering if booster is a plasticizer and has little to do with being a liquid or gas in it's operation. Does anyone know the actual chemical composition of the popular boosters like Falco Tempo Long or Haifu Seamoon?

Only he can know after he tries it. How does it make sense you're asking folks here whether it's too fast for him.

Those modern medium hard rubbers like the XIOM Vega Intro will be more suitable for the plastic ball due to it's medium hardness and spin capability than the overpriced 50 year old rubbers like Mark V and Sriver. Don't let the Mark V cultists brainwash you.

Unless your current blade is damaged or you want to try a new blade, all you need to do is replace the rubbers. The game has changed especially due to the current 40mm plastic ball. You probably don't want old rubbers like Sriver or Mark V. XIOM Vega Intro MAX on both FH and BH would be a good...

My suggestion is Xiom Vega Intro on both sides. Assuming that turbozed's setup is Yasaka Sweden Extra with XVI and Mercury, I have tried it and think the Mercury is just way too slow and the XIOM Vega Intro is just right. Heya, turbozed if that's you I played with at the local league.

I may be out of the loop but is someone claiming Lee Sang Soo is washed up? That's a pretty rude claim whether there is any merit in it and probably from someone who has no appreciation of how hard it is to be playing at Lee Sang Soo's level.

Stick with the HL5. For me at least it has better control than the Garaydia ZLC and other outer ALC blades especially for short games . If you are doing counters with your backhand, you may find a harder rubber of at least 47 degrees ESN scale would be more suitable.

How does one tell the difference between a provincial W968 and a commercial Long 5? From what little I know, a w968 has a different sticker on the box and code on the handle. AFAIK, the notable difference between a w968 and Long 5 is the larger head and handle size in the w968. Do these have...

tabletennis11 does not sell fakes. It is possible for H3 to lose/reduce its initial tackiness. Some players even prefer that it gets less tacky after playing it in.

Most good ammonia diluted latex based glues will form a thin stretchy layer on the sponge you can peel off with your finger, It may stretch and break after a bit of pulling but you just find the edge and try again till it's all gone. Not the fastest way but it's safer. The fast way is to use a...

A word to the thick Seoul sistas, I want to get with ya I won't cuss or hit ya But I gotta be straight when I say I wanna pong 'Til the break of dawn Baby got it goin' on

Maybe my G1 had aged out even though the topsheet looked brand new as it was reverse domed when I removed it but in the cold unheated club I was playing at, the Hammond Z2 I tried felt a bit softer and had more reliable spin on the backhand close to the table. Might be time to pay the piper and...

Is your coach actually helping you win at matches or just drilling with strokes? Is he/are you analyzing the videos of your matches to figure out what is going on? Are you using equipment too fast or unsuitable for your style of play? Are you playing like you are training, i'e putting the...

Well I do have one complaint about DHS and it's about the availability of the Long 5 blade. You either have to order it from some Chinese website and hope you don't get a counterfeit or pay an exorbitant $250 for one as tabletennis11 is all out and have been for a long time.

It's not too late do treat your current blade. Cosmetics aside, you can clean up the handle as best you can to remove old sweat, let it dry and then treat the handle with the Danish Oil so that it does not get sweat soaked anymore.