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Ooooooh man. I really want him to answer that one. My question - Does he have a portrait of himself in his attic which gets worse at TT each year while he remains amazing?

You know, I do wonder about the blades being used. I moved my EL-S and FX-S over to a faster (bouncier) blade this week (from a Levi Basalt to a tt-manufaktur Carara Deep) and it both felt much better. The lack of immediate catapult was mitigated by the blade's bounciness and looping became...

This has been my experience too - OVA is an excellent alternative for those who like boosted chinese rubber. Sure, it isn't tacky and some adjustments are needed. But it supports a brush loop / counter game very well, has a very similar linearity, and the switch is definitely possible. It's...

I've often wanted to post about this, and even typed in a few before giving up and closing the browser down. Although the overall length of rallies at pro level looks to have increased with the new ball (service receive errors are reduced IMO), many rallies finish with a player playing over the...

More info please! NextLevel gets a new blade and I always get a strange tickling sensation in the depths of my PayPal account.

Get in. Monster countering there from Paul. Great angles too.

So close then for Pitch. Would have loved to see a deciding game.

Viscaria.

If I hit a round the net winner against Ma Long I'd have to retire. I'd concede the match and never pick a bat up again.

Was that around the net????

Are you using a VPN?

Great win for Paul there. Dealt with the tension better than I did, and I was only watching it. New pants for me.

Ha, well thanks. But I don't feel like I've done a proper job without some bold and underlined words.

Used EL-S and FX-S for a full training session and then a match later in the week. First up - I mentioned earlier that I didn't like FX-S on my BH side at all. Turned out that it was a bad glue job. Not something that I struggle with usually, but it got me this time. Once I had re-glued it...

Sandpaper has peaked since your behind-the-back shot went viral Martin. The ITTF had to find something new - you destroyed it! :D

Yeah, this is the key factor for you, or any MX-P user really. I know some players at my club who specifically choose MX-P over T05 for similar reasons you describe, and I bet they wouldn't like EL-S as much. But it all depends, and there is no free lunch for anyone. You want more spin via a...

Spinnier depends on the situation really, but yes I think it's slightly slower and higher throw than T80. However.... Good news is that I have a training session tonight and I'll be able to compare directly to T80, T05 and T64-FX (last one not so useful, but still). So I'll sit on the fence...

EL-S lacks some of the crisp feel of MX-P, and you get a first impression of it being less powerful when you warm up with basic drives. EL-S's strength is putting big spin on the ball in comparison, and you notice it being a lot easier when looping. I actually found EL-S to be better than MX-P...

Starting with EL-S - it plays softer overall of course, and has more early catapult. It's also easier to generate spin and arc through the middle gears with EL-S - OVA requires more brush in the low/medium gears for this and is more demanding IMO. They are both quite spin sensitive, but EL-S...

Personally, I don't attach much value in what's written on the packaging. It might give a general idea, but it's too vague for any real evaluation, and I suspect much of it is pure marketing to ensure equipment fits in to a product range in ways which suit sales targets. If you compare the...