equipment

  1. Editorial: It's hard to know if an equipment change actually makes you better

    There are a number of inherent biases at work but the real challenge is measurement, and on a lot of EJ (equipment junkie) threads it is just assumed that something like "my forehand loop was spinnier" or other such statements are actually true. In fact, though this kind of statement should...
  2. New Equipment 2021

    Hi TTD members, a new year is closing in and hopefully we will get some more time at the table. This thread will be for all new equipment that will be released in 2021. Let’s keep the thread updated. Looks like that Butterfly will be coming with a new blade soon. :) Probably a Franziska Inner...
  3. ITTF Equipment Webinar

    Some interesting things in here. Blade and table approval discussions. Also some detailed discussion about the recent pilots of their efforts to detect boosting by the pros, with some revealing images...jump to the 56min mark to start the piece about racket control, and to 1h06m to see the...
  4. Calling all EJ’s !!! List the equipment tried over the last 2yrs

    Hi ya!! so this is a post for us EJ’s!!! Who’s tried what over the last 2 yrs !! List out what equipment you have tried/tested Here goes!!! below has been tried out/tested. * = used in match play, (‘CSU’ ) = current set up being used for training (and if matches were viable) for matches...
  5. Convince me to not spend $49 on a Lucky bag of table tennis equipment from Aliexpress

    The product : https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32965553116.html?spm=2114.12010615.8148356.8.199367d3qkfKWo The only info given about the product: "The contents of the bag: table tennis blade, table tennis racket, table tennis rubber, table tennis balls, and some table tennis peripheral...
  6. Equipment price in Taiwan and how to boost H3Neo with organic glue.

    I am in taiwan now and I was shopping some tt equipment in a taiwanese online marketplace called ruten and there are a lot of different tt equipment (european to chinese) and I bought a 250ml haifu dolphin for 100ntd (3.5USD), along with other things (cj8000 fast and light pro version 260ntd...
  7. Equipment setup and playstyle for a young chilld - 11 years old

    Hello everyone My younger brother has been playing for about 1 year now, religiously. He's seriously young and lacks some basic fundamentals in some aspects. He has received no formal coaching that kids his age usually get when they are serious about the sport. Current FH:cheap hard and tacky...
  8. My first purchase of table tennis equipment from another country

    Ping-pong hraji 15 let, ale nikdy jsem si nekoupil vybavení z jiné země. Kamarád z České republiky mi poradil v internetovém obchodě spinmarketing.eu.Je mi negativní, že někdo poslal špatnou pálku. Teď se snažím, aby to fungovalo správně. Objednal jsem si a zaplatil kartou. Objednávka vypršela...
  9. Need Equipment Help

    So, I don't want to train, I don't want to change or improve my technique, I don't even want to practice. I just want to play matches and beat the guys who usually beat me. And even the guys who beat me really easily when it doesn't look like they are trying. I want this at all cost. I want a...
  10. Picking opponents and equipment upgrade/change requirement???

    Hey all, How are you doing during this COVID crisis? hope you are staying safe but still enjoy table tennis from wherever you are. Well, i can't stop playing table tennis, but i have many bad situations in my life that prevents me to play it very regularly, but i try my best to keep going in...
  11. Equipment reviews and choice of equipment

    Hi everyone, Since I started playing again after a 30+ yr absence from the sport, Social media has provided so much information on blades , rubbers, and equipment in general, that it is now even harder to decide what to use, the amount of manufacturers has increased as well as the number and...
  12. Better Equipment?

    Hi All. Currently I am using Dawei Genote Quattro X as my blade and Dawei 2008 Super Power. It seems that I am having trouble controlling it. I can make it in, on to the table but not necessarily the place that I want. I've been using it for 9 months now. I can do loop and block, but only when...
  13. Pongfinitys equipment

    Does someone know what everyone in Pongfinity play with? I've tried to search around but I don't find anything.
  14. Do players like Dimitri change their equipment due to sponsorship with other brands?

    I got some news from early 2020 that Dimitrij Ovtcharov had signed a partnership with Butterfly (one of the biggest table tennis brands). If he now sponsors Butterfly, does he change his equipment (blade or rubber)? For example, Dimitrij's blade is Donic Ovtcharov Senso. Does he change his blade...
  15. Table Tennis Clothing Survey - Takes 2 mins to complete!!

    Hello all, I'm doing some research into player's thoughts and opinions on table tennis clothes and would love to gather as much input as possible. The survey only takes 2 mins to complete and can be accessed here...
  16. Equipment in the US

    What are good websites to buy TT blades from in the US? I'm in India and have a friend coming over from there. Hard to search from here.
  17. Equipment downgrade to upgrade skill

    Playing style: Defensive Best Shots: Over the table backhand flick, Backhand drive, Forhand loop and drive, Chopping on fh and backhand. I used to have a KTL instinct+ with Mark V both sides, but then a coach came up to me and told me he’d coach me for free if I’d play modern defence. I took the...
  18. Could my equipment be hampering my consistency?

    I have Donic Balsa Carbo Fleece(OFF+) with MX-P on my forehand and Rakza-7 on my backhand. I got the entire set-up second-hand but it was still pretty new. I have been practising with it for almost a year and although it has improved my shots I still am struggling to find good consistency...
  19. Table tennis equipment distributor in Asia

    Hi, I want to buy some table tennis stuffs and sell them in my small shop in Vietnam and looking for some distributors that offer good price like tt11. tt11 does have a very good discount policy (upto 30%) and I have very good experience with them but they does not sell Butterfly rubbers to my...
  20. Best Aliexpress value products - Thread

    Aliexpress has a host of table tennis products that are much cheaper than other online western retailers - obviously customisation is limited because you will have to assemble your racket yourself or buy one of the preset 'combos' that the sellers sell. Example: DHS pg7 retails for about $21...
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