Long pimples of the past. The power of deceit. 🦊.

says Fair Play First
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LONG PIMPLES OF THE PAST. THE POWER OF DECEPTION.

Yеs, the long pips one could find on market before the year1999 were far different from those in use nowdays.

It was because of enormous flexibility of the long pips that most balls travelling zig-zag path in air upon impact on the pips. The most illustrative rubber is the TIBHAR Super Grass with pips bending horizontally upon impact.
The whole sport had been nearly to take character of game of chance, much like Funfair lottery.

With the view to preclude general degradation of the sport, ITTF unanimously took resolution to ban the overly flexible pimples-out, effective ever since 1999.
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