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It’s ok to use a fast rubber on a defensive blade, you gain some control and lose a little speed, which, close to the table isn’t that noticeable, away from the table more so. Spin production may be better, depending on technique etc

Xiom Tau 2, but this rubber may not be easily found, might have been discontinued. Xiom now have Tau 4 & 5 and could be worth checking out. You could also checkout - Chinese Table Tennis Sweden - They are specialists in ‘tacky’ Chinese style equipment.

This is an interesting subject, but, after reading thru the thread briefly, no one has mentioned spin sensitivity (I apologise if you did) Which COULD be because ’throw angle’ and ’spin sensitivity’ are the same thing or very closely linked. The lovely graphic provided by ‘riemsesy’ in #19 (for...

Not really, it’s just a little more bouncy than you would expect, more so after it has been played in. D09C has a small amount of tackiness in comparison to Rakza Z, but the R Z sponge isn’t like BTY spring sponge X. With most rubbers with harder sponges, it can be harder to activate the...

I don’t like the protective films that are sticky, they gather dust as well !! I used to clean the protective film as well. As the previous poster suggested, a plastic bag, preferably with a zip type seal are good, sandwich bags etc I use the non sticky protective film with non tacky rubbers...

search Cardiff table tennis league, the tabletennis365 site for Cardiff table tennis league will / should pop up. There will be listings of clubs that play in the Cardiff TT league, and some contact details.

Try a Google search, there should be a few that pop up!! You can also try TableTennis365, they run the stats for various leagues, so should have info on clubs in that area.

I know how to use inverted rubbers, I do play against players that can counter slow spinny topspins, then you don’t play that shot against them. I agree that you have to be more smart.

we are not talking about LP, and attacking with LP can be very effective. Although looping with LP isn’t an option. You seem to have a one dimensional comprehension of what an ‘attack’ is.

Played a tournament yesterday, in a lower level band at Bristol. One of my team mates played as well. We were in the same group ( he is the better player!! ) We usually go to the Bristol events when possible, it’s really the only comp we go to, it’s well run, banding of standard of players is...

technique, some rubbers have a high throw, some a low throw, just because a ‘standard’ stroke produces a low or high trajectory doesn’t mean that the opposite isn’t possible. I just don’t like it when people say something isn’t possible when it is. To say I don’t use the most ‘dangerous gear’ is...

Chop block - ain’t got that in my locker!! Side spin pushes - are ok, no real difference from previous rubber, longer BH side swipes (aka Lind) with top or back spin are a little harder, but workable if you choose the right ball.

Not for me, high arcs are possible.

There is one thing that I’ve noticed when coaching 1st time beginners. I get them to just bounce the ball on the bat, FH side then BH side - how long can they keep the ball bouncing before loosing control? Now, there is no way they engage the blade, be it carbon, wood or whatever. With a soft...

This is pretty normal when learning!! Doing a mix of regular, semi irregular and irregular drills is good, once the consistency is at 80 - 90% for regular drills then increase the amount of semi irregular & irregular drills. examples of regular, semi irregular, and irregular drills below...

Just a note, I think his serve is illegal, he probably doesn’t gain an advantage but he holds the ball below the table as part of his serve action. Doesn’t present ball in the flat of his hand. Would I call it during a match - no, but I would mention this after the match has ended.

Great to see you being brave enough to post footage of yourself!! There is another thread ‘video safe thread’ or something similar, where an ‘approved’ group of members give good advice, maybe re post on that thread. Then you’ll know that the replies will be from good players. You do look a...

We do practice pushing, the basic strokes when teaching new players are FH and BH drive, FH and BH push. At 1st new players generally don’t really spin the ball well, and don’t have good speed and distance control so we do multi ball feeding at first. With multi ball there is at least some...

Yeah, the only way I get in that position is when I’m sitting in my favourite armchair and try to stand up - slowly!!!

The main take from these 2 photos is how low he is. This then links into the shoulder, arm elbow position and the movement necessary to get the elbow higher than the ball.