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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...

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...

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...

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...

Hello everybody! Recently, I have had the chance to buy a Butterfly Ryu Seung Min G-Max in good condition. But then, I read that it would be more worthwhile to buy either an TSP Special Dynam 10.5 or a Butterfly Cypress G-Max. But what should I buy now?

So, basically i'm playing tt for like 4-5 years now and i'm a decent player. I want to get a new racket but i'm not sure if it would be ok for me. I was thinking about getting harimoto alc, rozena 1,9 mm backhand and stiga dna pro h 1,9 mm on my fh. I'm an attacking player fh dominant. Active...

Hello everyone, I wanted to know which blade should I go for. I'm way stronger on my forehand than my backhand. I like to topspin and loop with my forehand. I prefer blocking, short touch with my backhand. What rubber should I use for my backhand ? I would like a hard rubber and quite tacky.

Hi, all. I've been lurking for a while. I have been playing once a week for an hour or two at home or at a friends house each week for the last two years. My friend has been defeating me the majority of our games ever since he got a new racket a couple months ago. I would like to get a new...

Hi, is it worth the extra bit of money for blue sponge in H3 NEO? I'm not looking to boost it. Should I just play with the orange one, or maybe stick to the commercial? What do you think?

I need some advice on beginner equipment. I have friends just starting training and stuff and they need a blade of their own. I live in Turkey and there arent many choices available. For the blade itself we are thinking about Tibhar Samsanov Alpha, Donic Appelgren Allplay/or exclusive ar or...

Hello everyone, I'm looking for some advice on Tenergy 05 Hard. I currently use the original normal 05 rubber. For those that don't know, I'm a defender who doesn't tend to chop on the forehand. I'm more close to the table attacking or when I'm further back from the table I fish or counter...

Hello! I'm not sure if hardbat gets any love on here but I have a couple questions I'd love advice with! I play with just a hardbat racket I got from Walmart, but I'm not sure if it is legal and am looking to upgrade to something approved by ITTF as well as USATT. The current one I have is from...

Hello all, I usually just lurk but made an account to ask for some equipment help. I've been using my current setup (Yinhe E-3 + Palio AK47 Red FH / Black BH) for the majority of this year and it's now wearing out. I have no problems in controlling it and I was looking to try something new to...

Rubbers: I am looking for something spinny and quite fast but not too fast. Maybe like Rasanter R50/R47 or tibhar evolution series. But I am not sure. Blade: A 5+2 ply blade under £90. Has anyone got any advice for me

Hello, I have recently gotten into TT more seriously and asked a few tips to my brother in law who is Japanese’s, he’s a club top (but old school) player. My in-laws visiting us took a present from him. He apparently plays with fast blades and Chinese rubbers. I got a present from him, a...

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I’ve previously made a post of me in China 2 years ago in a TT shop where I bought some DHS rubbers. I’ve now come back to the same place to check it out and the guy remembers me! He was so nice and said that he would give us a discount on the stuff we buy for our loyalty. I’m thinking of...

Hi Guys, I have recently switched the the Timo Boll ALC from the spirit and have noticed it is considerably quicker especially on the BH. I am currently using Tenergy 05 on FH which i do like the feel of and Tenergy 05fx on BH which im finding it hard to control and block heavy topspins due to...

I normally play with a Yasaka Sweden Extra blade but have bought a Yinhe T-11+ carbon balsa blade to try. I have some spare rubber to put on the blade which is Yasaka Rakza, Yasaka Rakza Soft and Xiom Vega Europe. From these 3 rubbers which would be the most suitable for using on the forehand...

Hi, I play with hurricane 3 on both sides. Use 37 hardness on backhand and 40 on forehand. I have a tournament coming up in 10 days.I want to reboost my rubbers. Is it a better idea to reboost now or about 2 days before the tournament.What do you guys think from your experience? Please let me...