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  1. Assistance/advice with equipment upgrade (1st custom racket)

    Hello, everyone! I am glad to join this community. I am a fairly new player from Lithuania and I've have started and made incredible amount of progress in 7 months period. My love for table tennis has also reached new heights. In short and straight to the point - I've been using a pre-made...
  2. Seeking advice for blade choice

    Hello! I have been into table tennis quite eagerly for the last year - continuously training and understanding the whole theme. I started with the first version of Pongfity Samurai and after half a year I upgraded to Stiga Cybershape which I play with right now. For the backhand, I use Nittaku...
  3. Minor wrist injuries due to bad C-Pen technique. Should i switch to shakehand or get my C-Pen better ?

    I'm currently suffering my a minor non-swelling wrist injury. I play C-pen and my technique is not very good that i have a very tight grip and use too much wrist. I recently purchased a C-pen racket but because of my wrist injury I'm starting to consider to switch to shakehand. I love playing...
  4. Andro Novacell All/S, Rasanter R45 and Rasanter C45 (Combo Racket Advice)

    Hi everyone, I want to own a new combo racket and the racket I am considering is: Blade: Andro Novacell All/S First Rubber: Andro Rasanter R45 Second Rubber: Andro Rasanter C45 Will it be a problem for me to get used to this new racket (it can be said that it will be my first combo racket...
  5. Is the DHS 9002 (premade) any good?

    Helloooo! I've been playing for 7 years now and know in a general sense what I want, I have been looking at this for a while because the price is pretty enticing and seems to fit my demands for a more specialised change/upgrade, according to my coach's recommendations. I've been playing with...
  6. Racket sanding (did I do it right?)

    Hello everyone! I'm new to penhold and I decided to buy a blade to see if I like it. I started playing with the robot and the edges were cutting, I couldn't play. I decided to look for solutions and I saw many people, if not all, were doing a light sanding on the wings of the blade. I did...
  7. Returning player

    Hello everyone, I'm a returning player from 7 years ago (21 y.o. now) and was intermediate level and i have an old racket and dont know if i should train with it or make another one because its kind of old. I think i'm an all round player but focus more on the defending but i also attack...
  8. Advice about a good cheap bh rubber to block/punch block and flat hit

    Right now im using medium pips 1,5 on my bh. But im really missing the chance to open up with soft loops, or over the table with my bh. My main weapon is my serving and fh attacks. So if i should try a cheap but good bh rubber again, what would your suggestion then be???
  9. Advice on backhand rubber

    I was playing with a bluefire m2 and I felt it was very soft so I switched to a vega x but now I feel I am just playing with the rubber and not the blade just feel the ball bouncing out of the paddle I really liked playing with a rakza x but I dont know if its the right decision, because I dont...
  10. Advice for son - new rubbers

    Hi, My son has a Yasaka Sweden Extra with Mark V 2.0 on the FH and BH. He'd been playing for about 9 months at a club up until corona hit and so apart from a bit of playing on our outdoor table his progress is very much on hold. I'd say he's at the stage of progressing but still very much...
  11. Advice on BH technique?

    Any advice, criticisms or compliments?
  12. Advice for the older player

    I address this thread to those with experience that will enable them to advise me. I am 73 years old and lucky enough to be quite fit and active; enough to play the modern game with off blade and rubbers I am about to buy new Tenergy rubbers but the lockdown has got me thinking that I cannot...
  13. Full Set-up advice after some considerable research

    Hey everyone, I hope I can get your opinion on buying a setup. First, I will address my skill level. Unfortunately, I don’t have any videos of myself playing- I would film but as we know, it’s quarantine right now. However, I have played about 2 years. I have taken it seriously since September...
  14. Advice on equipment for improving

    Hello! I am 25 years old, used to get some lessons about strokes technique, got some decent practice vs robots and had access to a coach for couple of lessons. There he explained proper technique in basic strokes and helped me understand how to take a shot. This was over 1.5 years ago. Before...
  15. DHS Hurricane 8 Soft advice

    Hello, I would like to know if anyone has any experience with the hurricane 8 soft, I would like to buy sheet but there's not even one review about it. DHS site states about the hurricane 8 rubbers that the hardest one is for power and the softest one is for spin. Would it be good without...
  16. Blade + Rubber Advice

    Was looking to get my first custom paddle - is xiom vega intro + W6 a good combo?
  17. Need even more advice on equipment /s

    Perhaps the members of the forum can help me. I have been playing for about a year. I consider my level somewhere between intermediate and advanced. I play mostly on Saturdays. I try to model my forehand after Ma Long, I try to loop every ball with spin and speed. I have been working hard to...
  18. Table Tennis Racket Advice

    Hi, I'm a fairly competitive player, having played for about 12 years. After a recent 1 year break, I decided to get back into the game. As I had coaches who helped me choose my rubbers and blade before, I can say that I'm fairly clueless about how to start off choosing my own bat. I usually...
  19. Need advice on Blade sealing

    Hi, Though I had no immediate requirement but as I was getting a good deal on a Stiga Infinity VPS V blade, i went ahead and ordered one. I read some posts on blade sealing and my understanding after reading those is that it depends on number of factors, such as the outer layer of the blade...
  20. Need advice

    My friend asked me to help him with his new bat. He has a cheap premade bat, but he has good strokes and he progressed quickly. Hi parents would not let him spend over 60 euros on it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JsRGjhAPKkSE5aTWs4RENrcmc/view This is a link of a site in our country...
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