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Apparently the ITTF ball testing and approval coordinator is married to one of the women who owns the patents to the plastic ball, Soo Yook I think her name is. Anyway it's a huge conflict of interest because he stands to make money from the ball production if her ball is approved (by him). The Federation of Table Tennis Manufacturers has given them a 14 day period to resolve or negotiate the situation. I read this off the OOAK forum a few days ago.
More conflicts of interest at the ITTF > . <
More conflicts of interest at the ITTF > . <
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there are different patents antagonizing each other and the best "patent" will earn the rights from the ITTF?
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No I think there are just 2 people holding the patent for the plastic ball jointly under the company of the wife.
did i find the real new balls?
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I recently found the following offer on ebay and just ordered a set, because of the low price.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/300891754059?var=600103875435
The seller told me, when asked, that those should be in fact the new plastic balls. Also the description states: "Material: Durable plastic"
When they arrived in the mail today, I tested their feel against some Butterfly 3* balls i got at home. They DHS feel more smooth and harder than the Butterfly.
I've added some pictures.
Can anyone tell by the packaging or balls, whether the balls I received are plastic or not?
Hi,
I recently found the following offer on ebay and just ordered a set, because of the low price.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/300891754059?var=600103875435
The seller told me, when asked, that those should be in fact the new plastic balls. Also the description states: "Material: Durable plastic"
When they arrived in the mail today, I tested their feel against some Butterfly 3* balls i got at home. They DHS feel more smooth and harder than the Butterfly.
I've added some pictures.
Can anyone tell by the packaging or balls, whether the balls I received are plastic or not?
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Can't really judge it through the picture, but if you have it at hand, you are able to see whether they are seamless or not (without the connecting point in the middle of the ball like the celluloid ball)..
If it is seamless then it is the new ball.. Most probably..
They have a seam, but I think the DHS ones do have a seam in contrast to the Palio balls. I would appreciate, if someone who's got DHS plastic balls posted a picture as well for comparison.
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They're in the package for celluloid balls, the markings on the balls are the same, it says they're ITTF approved which is impossible at the moment and they're clearly the same size. What more do you need?
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these are not plastic balls because they have connecting point in the middle .Wally said:Hi,
I recently found the following offer on ebay and just ordered a set, because of the low price.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/300891754059?var=600103875435
The seller told me, when asked, that those should be in fact the new plastic balls. Also the description states: "Material: Durable plastic"
When they arrived in the mail today, I tested their feel against some Butterfly 3* balls i got at home. They DHS feel more smooth and harder than the Butterfly.
I've added some pictures.
Can anyone tell by the packaging or balls, whether the balls I received are plastic or not?
I cant wait to test the new balls but i fear the the new sound. Determine the spin will be different now.
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Not only would a slower game attract an audience, but it could reduce the importance of athleticism in favor of intelligence and intuition. So, yes, the game will change, but I find the prospect of a greater emphasis on thought very interesting if it could allow older, smarter, more experienced players to have a resurgence in their careers. This would also imply a lengthened competition life for all players in the future, and as such, more competition (in terms of the sheer number of players). Yet another implication is that the game would develop in a different manner (aside from the change in ball itself), since we think much differently about things at, say, 35-40 rather than 20-25.
[Yes, there are coaches who's job is to think about just that, but there is a great difference in developing and innovating upon a sport when you are fully fit versus unfit.]
Heck, I just wanna see Wang Hao win his Grand Slam at 40.
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DHS had already announced in late April that their new poly ball will have SEAM like our celluloid balls. The process of approval start in May and probably will go into production later this year (Sept to Dec). Had ittf officially given up SEAMLESS or thing can still go either way until the approval process is final?
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there are normal balls, not plastic. that's my opinion because transparency and seam. packaging indicates also something about olimpics...
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Obviously DHS new plastic balls with seam are not approved yet let alone selling on ebay so don't bother to track one down until later this year. Unless you got good connection in CNT who can give you some that is. 
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I sounds like it will be a game for fat old geezers.
But seriously, my guess is that the game will require less thought/intelligence as spin will be far less of a factor. The longer rallies will emphasise endurance of mind and body.
Let's all be happy and say a hearty welcome back to all those forgotten chiselers who nearly killed off the game back in the sixties.
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