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  1. XIOM new blades, any review on Tetra, Artemis, Chrome or Indeed?

    Preliminary use of a artemis is that it feels a bit softer and faster than Viscaria imo Extremely high pitched sound, Handle is not as comfortable imo but is not a flattened flare so if you want a rounder flared handle might be perf?
  2. Non-tacky maximum spin but minimum speed rubber

    Joola Rhyzen CMD
  3. Form is simply a means of consistency (a physics based approach)

    Biomechanics is much more useful to understand how to do a stroke, it also explains why certain forms work well Because strokes are not a mechanics issue but a biomechanics issue. when standing correctly the optimal strike zone for countering backspin is usually where the vertical racquet speed...
  4. Best Chinese Alternatives to D05 Tier List

    Completely agreed, It can mimick the hard attacking shots well but isn't as composed imo or as pradictable when playing slower and might actually be closer to a lower tiered K3 than D05. the best D05 alternative is T19 or D80 imo but thats a bold statement as they cost the same here
  5. Best Chinese Alternatives to D05 Tier List

    Honestly there will not be one D05 has some fantastic qualities and feels quite unique. It's like asking the best BTY rubber as a H3 alternative. there isn't one D09c is just a different rubber If we are putting Palio AK47 RED as A teir we are lost.
  6. United States Smash 2026, Los Angeles, 6/26-7/5

    I mean I have used machines that can tell the difference between things that are thousands of times more precise than this in a rheology laboratory or a laser particle size analysis thingy when I was at university. If we can't believe they can measure to 1/10th (not 1/100th) at least then we...
  7. United States Smash 2026, Los Angeles, 6/26-7/5

    But that is what you are asking for. They can measure to 0.1 degrees it's not hard with mocap. So you're asking for rounding to nearest degrees means that 30.4 is now the limit instead of 30.0 But this kind of ooh but your honour it was only out by 0.2 you've ruined the flow of the match now...
  8. United States Smash 2026, Los Angeles, 6/26-7/5

    so you're just asking to change from 30 degrees to 30.5? Players should try to obey the rules and if they want to toss at the very edge to get an advantage they will foul. if you change to 30.5 instead of 30 they will get called on 30.7 and say it should be 31
  9. United States Smash 2026, Los Angeles, 6/26-7/5

    Honestly when the round of 64 MS WS @ 8min per vid is just under 9 hours a day? I personally only watch 5-10 so i like the longer ones but then if I wanted to watch all then 2min for ones i dont care for makes perfect sense
  10. How to know if I prefer a short or long dwell time?

    You tell that to all the 60 year olds in my leauge who used all wood in their 40s who now want more pop to finish points now their feet and arms dont move as well as before. I mean Rich Dewitt is a better player than any of us in his prime and used a 5ply allwood and a 20 year old sriver but I...
  11. How to know if I prefer a short or long dwell time?

    So hard to answer but i'll do my best: 1.) Lower level player like high dwell/soft rubbers and tacky rubbers because theyre easier to produce spin with as you get better its more about if you brush loop or hit loop. I would suggest hit loopers need softer rubbers to produce spin and brush...
  12. New setup (moving into carbon)

    can we not give AI advice without context. H3 OS is considered superior if not boosting to H3 BS and suggesting H3 both sides to somone as an alternative to K3 who wants more speed without boosting is just purest nonsense I would NOT go with HL5 if you use a blade for a long time as they are...
  13. Is table tennis THE hardest sport to go professional in?

    I wouldn't consider being a professional coach as going pro at table tennis more an adjacent job, I think opening ancillary avenues makes it a bit misleading. if coaches count do sports influencers? what about videographers and photographers who also play? What about tournament directors? Some...
  14. Is table tennis THE hardest sport to go professional in?

    We really need to all be having the same conversation. Yes you have to be a higher quality of athlete to be a pro footballer in the UK. However if you are it's easier as there is a whole industry of attending junior games and finding talented amateurs so if you shine you will be noticed...
  15. Is table tennis THE hardest sport to go professional in?

    Either way I would suggest no, I do think its one of the technically most challenging sports but consider how easy it is to get involved with a lower barrier of entry. Yes I think its harder to be pro in TT than tennis however its hugely easier to get into TT than tennis. The coaching is...
  16. Hybrid suggestions for someone coming from H3

    Lots are fine, Rakza Z EH feels a bit like H3 but isn't able to put the effortless quality of say K3 so it depends what your looking for If you need to keep the H3 short game and dont mind loosing some of that wrist flick point ending power Rakza Z hard works ok If you dont mind loosing some...
  17. Why so few W968 clones

    Harimoto inner has an enlarged head too. Also w968 was not hugely popular until the 2020s. ML W968 Fang Bo w968 FzD viscaria LJK viscaria Timo Boll viscaria lin gao yuan viscaria ZJK viscaria Liam Pitchford Viscaria Lee Sang Soo viscaria Mizutani ZLC inner Wang ChuQin was viscaria until 2021...
  18. Go for Fang Bo B2X or Hurricane Long 5

    Yeah and don't worry about it honestly. I have used the same rubber (sriver g3) on the same blade (HL3) using three different glues (free check, copydex and bty glue sheets) and it made not a single difference and neither will a well applied thing layer of sealant
  19. Go for Fang Bo B2X or Hurricane Long 5

    I honestly have never not sealed one so couldn't say. But I have played with other blades sealed and unsealed and as long as you seal properly it makes little to no difference.
  20. Go for Fang Bo B2X or Hurricane Long 5

    Just what ever you do seal the blade. Any blade made by dhs without sealant may as well be considered single use!
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