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It has relatively minimal effect for most people, but in the age of water based glue, I think the “norm” is 2 layers on the rubber and one on the blade (although I could be wrong). There’s a good video of Ovtcharov who describes his glueing technique. He said he uses 2 layers if it’s a small...

The problem with that is each country has a different ranking. Many countries either have a bad ranking system (UK) or non at all! Being the best player in Papua New Guinea might not actually mean you are on the same level as the best player in the US (for example). Chess is different, as...

Fully support all of what you said there. If any of those comments came to fruition it would be good!

2 good points there. I think the first was something I wasn't sure would be popular because then it does create a bit of a "2 tier" system...... But I can see the appeal of it for regular users and I'd support it if it went down that route. I think this sort of thinking actually spawned a...

Thanks! I'm Butterfly's dream customer.... Make a good looking blade and I'm all over it! :D

That's one hell of a trophy! Hard bad is so deceptively difficult if you are used to playing with sponge! LOCK THOSE WRISTS!

I remember that - It was useful to see little tag lines like that (and really, that's all I was thinking about!) On a side note, if anyone from TTD ever visits the UK shores and wants a knock, let me know and we can definitely arrange something! We should have a global TTD meet up one...

Yeah, very much agree with that point (I edited my last post to try and say the same thing before you posted!) I didn't expect to get such strong reactions to be honest - Contrary to what certain people may think, it was merely a suggestion, and not a plot to overthrow TTD as a whole ;)

I was initially going to presume something had got lost in translation, but given the grasp of your English, I can only assume that either you have jumped to a conclusion that isn't there, or you are intentionally trying to put words and meaning into something completely different. But to...

Yeah you could do, although I'd question "what the point" of it would be? My initial thought was really around people asking for help - All you have to do is read the numerous threads of people asking for advice, and I'm really not sure any of the advice is actually worth anything at the end...

Sure. I'm going to again reiterate that the Dignics rubbers on both FH (09C) and BH (05) are wildly different to the T05 I have been using for the past few years on my TB ALC and Harimoto ALC. I don't want to constantly bang this point home, but Dignics really changes the whole dynamic of the...

I'm shocked you commented on this...... ;) It's always good to get multiple opinions from other members 😁

All good points and I should probably add..... My thoughts behind this is to encourage MORE people to post useful content. If that means beginners stop advising people to buy the Viscaria with Tenergy (because that's what they use), then that's a good thing in my book! Anyway, your points...

Oh, I 100% agree with you here. It'll never be perfect, but my understanding is there are a huge number of people who don't have access to coaches, and this forum may be the best thing out there. So it's really just a way to improve on what is currently a bad system, to make it a little better...

I agree, but that's usually at quite a high level (where the coach isn't as good as the player). At TTD level, I imagine most people who can offer good advice, have the fundamentals of the game down very well. If you read someones advice, and then see them play..... You can then make up your...

Anyone who takes time out of their day to ask questions on a forum like this is taking it seriously, so why should the response be any different? I suspect the people who would be against this are those who have been giving advice with little ability to back it up.

Hey everyone, I've been around these forums for many years now (long before I was registered), and the same challenges come up time and time again around giving advice. Carl made a very good point yesterday about not giving advice to someone until you've seen them play, but unfortunately, with...

I'd also say..... Be wary of taking advice from anyone online, without seeing THEM play..... I've seen very few people on here post any sort of video of themselves playing. Table Tennis is definitely a sport where you can't really offer advice unless you have the experience and ability to do so.

The minute FZD signed for Butterfly, it was inevitable a FZD branded blade would be around the corner. It wouldn't surprise me if it ended up being one of (if not "the") best seller from Butterfly for years to come. You'd expect it to be close to the Viscaria/TB ALC - I doubt they'll stray too...

You'll get better if you play more and practice well - But unless you are having coaching, you'll probably find that your style will have to adapt to the fact your ability isn't good enough for the blade/rubber. I guess it's like a self learnt Golfer - They might do OK in the end, but their...