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I called a dentist yesterday to book an appointment. I was asked to spell out my name ('A' as in,,, 'B' as in) and it was awkward to think of a good 'as in' for some letters. It would be nice to have a ready list of TT / PP names or terms to use, like: A as in Aruna B as in Boll C as in...

While watching FZD vs WCQ I was struck by how effective FZD sends the balls to the leftmost side of the table. The left vertical edge relative to WCQ if you consider the net as horizontal. It was hard to explain which part of the table I was referring to, so I'm curious if the different parts...

Some players have something so iconic in them that even if you hide their faces, you would know it was them when they play. The most familiar to me include: Dimitri Original - grunting, iconic serves, 'delicate looking' short backhand Mima Ito - snake service Harimoto - CHO LEI! of course Xu...

A friend's badminton shoes (Mizuno, which he uses for TT) is still structurally sound. The sole does not show wear and tear. However, after just a year it has lost its original grippiness and is quite useless now (and it's not fake, bought from Mizuno directly). My suspicion is this is largely...

For those not aware of this movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt25730402/ For Aussies, available at www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/watch/2345877571800 It covers China's Swaythling Cup efforts during the 1993 and 1995 World TT Championships under Cai Zhen Hua (the scary anti-spin rubber user) The...

Hi, I'm thinking about getting a ball catcher net and would like to get experience-based advise from others who have used them before. I have never used them before. I want to use it for service practice and other things I can practice when alone, like flicks. 1) Is it fun to use these...

New rubbers announced: Trump 47 - comes in orange only. The "TRUMP" name occupies 85% of the rubber face. Can only be used by documented players. Kamala 47 - makes a unique cackling sound. Can only be used for pre-arranged games. Perfect replacement rubber when your Biden 46 rubber wears out...

I went to the donic website (donic.com/en). Absentmindedly I searched for Ma Lin Carbon (a Yasaka product for those who don't know). Surprisingly, several Yasaka products showed up. I tried searching for "yasaka" and lots more Yasaka products showed up. Why could this be?

So in chess, there's several well known openings, such as Ruy Lopez, Queen Gambit, etc. They all have specific aims (eg dominate centre squares) and have proven to be better than just random openings. What do you think about how that is applicable to TT? Give names to common effective...