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 > . <
there are different patents antagonizing each other and the best "patent" will earn the rights from the ITTF?
I've added some pictures.
Can anyone tell by the packaging or balls, whether the balls I received are plastic or not?
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..
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?
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?
It could either go in two directions I think. The game will become a lot slower and hopefully attract audience. Or it just becomes very difficult to play and a lot less spectacular shots occur. I mean a lot of good tt shots have gone viral lately boosting the awarness of our amazing sport.
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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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.