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I played table tennis once a week for about 2 or 3 years as a teenager, then didn't really touch it for 20 years. I've only just gotten back into it for 6 months or so. I wanted to hear from everybody, what is it specifically that you like about Table Tennis?
Things I like
- I like the way the ball feels on the blade and rubber. Sometimes I will play with a beginner just to lightly hit back and forth because I like the way the ball feels and sounds coming off the racket.
- Having spent all my life living in US and Japan, and backpacking through most countries in Asia, I like feeling a connection with Asia through sport. Asians dont really know too much about American sports, so I like feeling that connection with people in Asia
- I like the feeling of hitting a powerful, spinny topspin loop-drive. I like how the ball leaps off the table. I like how the ball digs into the rubber, and the high pitched sound off the racket.
- I like the ease and pleasant feeling of assembling your own racket. The quiet comfort of gluing rubber, testing how it bounces, and cutting it. I like mixing and matching rubbers on different blades and finding a good combination. I havent started boosting yet, but will that make the experience more fun? or less?
- I like learning about and understanding the different types of equipment. Which blades/rubbers are faster? spinnier? Better for FH or BH?
- I like finding really high quality and underfollowed equipment at very low prices. Its like finding a treasure buried in the sand
- I like seeing really passionate EJ guys, it somehow gives me energy to keep up the game
Things I dont like
- I hate how spin is really tricky in TT. It often makes for really short rallies, and error-filled games. Spin is hard to read and receive
- I hate the cost of BTY or ESN rubbers.
Things I like
- I like the way the ball feels on the blade and rubber. Sometimes I will play with a beginner just to lightly hit back and forth because I like the way the ball feels and sounds coming off the racket.
- Having spent all my life living in US and Japan, and backpacking through most countries in Asia, I like feeling a connection with Asia through sport. Asians dont really know too much about American sports, so I like feeling that connection with people in Asia
- I like the feeling of hitting a powerful, spinny topspin loop-drive. I like how the ball leaps off the table. I like how the ball digs into the rubber, and the high pitched sound off the racket.
- I like the ease and pleasant feeling of assembling your own racket. The quiet comfort of gluing rubber, testing how it bounces, and cutting it. I like mixing and matching rubbers on different blades and finding a good combination. I havent started boosting yet, but will that make the experience more fun? or less?
- I like learning about and understanding the different types of equipment. Which blades/rubbers are faster? spinnier? Better for FH or BH?
- I like finding really high quality and underfollowed equipment at very low prices. Its like finding a treasure buried in the sand
- I like seeing really passionate EJ guys, it somehow gives me energy to keep up the game
Things I dont like
- I hate how spin is really tricky in TT. It often makes for really short rallies, and error-filled games. Spin is hard to read and receive
- I hate the cost of BTY or ESN rubbers.