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I like the US rating system and wonder what level I might be on that scale. Does anyone have like a set of bands or divisions that correlate the UK to the US? I.e. what would Pitchfords rating be? A commonwealth standard. A British league. A regional champ etc. Etc.

I think your technique is great. You seem to be playing slow though, i.e. not hitting the ball very hard. Your coaches probably made you focus on technique first to build the fundamentals. Try hitting more winners, you've got a great (but stiff) technique. Some of the balls you get in those...

Question about the shape, you must be catching less edges with this, or just different types of edges? I'd love to try one.

Even for the national team? I wonder why the change was made.

two cents... your swing is too big at the moment for the consistency you have. I'd suggest reducing the size of the swing and locking your wrist position until you can repeatedly hit a medium fast FH 50 times in a row. At the moment you are averaging 2-3 from a simple block. It might sounds...

That's a clear protective cover, it just peels off and leaves a lovely metal feeling insert there underneath. I originally thought it was a low quality sticker as well, which was disappointing for such a high price blade. There's also a clear cover on the butterfly logo on the bottom of the...

Do you remove old glue before boosting?

Just got a new blade and rubbers from Catenaccio. Delighted with how smoothly the process was and how quickly they arrived. Not to mention dealing with a really nice person as a seller!! Can whole heartedly recommend buying from Catenaccio and I'll likely be getting some more stuff for myself...

It's cheap enough to not concern me. Also, it's likely fine. Will know in a few months.

Are you planning on doing any 1 vs 2 analysis?

I'd stay away from the most famous UK store. They told me Free Chack II comes off Tenergy sponges with no issues, so they don't really know what they are talking about these days.

I'd advise you stay away from Tenergies or Dignics or anything expensive. Have a look on tabletennis11 or any online store and see what's on offer. If you are anything like me you'll need 3-4 months after you come back to get your technique and fitness back, only a that point will the rubbers...

I'm in the same scenario. The ratio of pips out players I'm playing has got to be over 50%, ensuring the ball finds the other side of the table is my main concern over hitting clean winners.

Yep, I see Truls doing this a lot but less so with other players. He’s either pushing the ball up more with less rotation or actually pushing up and adding a bit of side to add a level of difficulty for the opponent.

" So it feels like you are hitting the ball up more? Do you aim for less rotation then and it's maybe a bit less rotation but a higher percentage shot seeing as really heavy backspin open ups are one of the lower percentage shots (for non pros like me). Or is it some other type of feeling...

Lite as in less dynamic or lite as in weight?

The actual glue is white. The bottle is the colour in the photos above.

Will be great to know. There is no VOC smell from No 1 so I don't think it has anything old school speed glue about it. The translation does mention extra speed though! Here's the back of the bottle crudely translated by Google Translate.

Sueke No 1 is the first glue I've found that peels away from Tenergy sponge (and other rubbers) the way you would want it to, in nearly a complete film. So happy I've found something thanks to your advice in this forum. Haven't played with it yet, will update this when I do. Update: Plays...

As someone mentioned above, for local league level matches, fear of other people's opinions is a really big thing. To improve you're going to have to make mistakes, try and treat the match as a training session. I've a hot take that you should ignore any coaching that is focused on grinding out...