Which top players boost?

TableTennisDK · Apr 3, 2013

Hello forum. I would like to bring op the "Tabu" topic of boosting. Which top players do boost? Which do not?
We all know the top players of China, boost with Dain Chi, also Timo Boll.

But you have to boost DHS rubbers. My real question is, which top players are boosting? Which are not? What are your opinions on boosting?

revulucao · Apr 3, 2013

jun mizutani dont boost

TableTennisDK · Apr 3, 2013

To be honest, I think he does, it is hard to compete at top 10 level without the advantage of boosting.

revulucao · Apr 3, 2013

but he did the protest...

Alborz · Apr 3, 2013

Jun Mizutani don't boost.

huri · Apr 3, 2013

maybe he wasn't but i think he started to ... he was always considered as low power player and after he retruned from protesting he was seen with strange colour sponges on his rubbers and his power raised to the level where he was able to outcounter xu xin almost at team classic.

merhaba · Apr 3, 2013

Im sorry but may I ask what boosting is?

beeray1 · Apr 3, 2013

Jun was recently quoted saying he was never doing any sort if boycott but was simply resting for some months after the Olympics. The booster boycott was just a rumor that a lot of people believed.

Tinykin · Apr 3, 2013

merhaba said:
Im sorry but may I ask what boosting is?

I don't know if you are trolling but boosting involves using this
http://tabletennisequipment.dandoy-sports.com/en/product_info.php?pName=dandoy-bio-booster-100-ml

or the product in the first post of this thread.

Idiot · Apr 3, 2013

merhaba said:
Im sorry but may I ask what boosting is?

Here's a definition of a booster from Greg Letts. http://tabletennis.about.com/od/glossary/g/booster.htm

Definition: Booster is a liquid applied to speed glued sponge to temporarily reactivate the speed glue effect after the effect has worn off.Since repeated speed gluing of a rubber can make the rubber significantly heavier due to the build up of glue in the sponge, and reduce the speed glue effect, booster can be handy to regain the speed glue effect without causing further build up of speed glue in the sponge.

Note that speed glue is now banned by the ITTF, but you can still get some of the same effects with booster on water based glue.

Here's another definition from Sir Carl, who can describe boosting way better than I ever could:

UpSideDownCarl said:
What boosting and speed glue do to the sponge is cause it to expand. When the sponge expands it puts the topsheet of the rubber on tension. The sponge has more bounce and therefore more speed, but the topsheet being on tension, allows the ball to sink into the rubber more fully and the tension also causes the topsheet to grip the ball more fully. So one of the things you get with speed glue or boosting is MORE DWELL TIME, which means more SPEED, more SPIN and more CONTROL.

TableTennisDK · Apr 3, 2013

Joo se hyuk has stated that he does not boost. Simon Gauzy has claimed that none of the French players boost.

Idiot · Apr 3, 2013

brusch123 said:
Joo se hyuk has stated that he does not boost. Simon Gauzy has claimed that none of the French players boost.

Considering that boosting is against the rules, no pro would openly proclaim that they boost.

TableTennisDK · Apr 3, 2013

Boja Tokic did.

krro · Apr 5, 2013

ofc they boost, or get factory tuned

flash · Apr 5, 2013

Basically booster's are nothing but a voc free oil, I've used Falco Long Boost and I get the same results if I use Baby oil, or mineral oil, it just expands the sponge and puts tension on the top sheet. Most of the ESN rubbers are tuned at the factory and when the tuner starts drying out they get slower and less spinney. I suspect they use some form of mineral oil.

TaTe-Maniac · Apr 5, 2013

Baby oil?oO sounds funny to me.^^

Doesn't ITTF have anything to prove either someone boost or not? Like this enez box they used in yokohama 2009 (check glueing)

http://www.bttv-kreis-hassberge.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/messung-von-loesungsmitteln.jpg

krro · Apr 6, 2013

Don't think baby oil leave any traces, so kinda hard to check.

PolishTT · Apr 6, 2013

Where can i get this chinese booster?

Tinykin · Apr 6, 2013

When all is said and done, the ITTF on a whole does not really care. But there are individuals who seem to have more smarts and political clout than their numbers indicate.
Eg. pimples modification, ball size change, 21 to 11 game, booster ban. All pushed through by individuals without any proper supporting evidence (or discussion) of real benefit.
Tournament organisers probably don't have bat testing so as not to discourage participants.

Alborz · Apr 6, 2013

originally posted by PolishTT
Where can i get this chinese booster?

i think here : http://prott.vip020.net/Product-List.aspx?producttype=18

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