Old grass...

[the-don]

I see talks about the old tibhar grass being better than the current one.
What years is this referring to?

 

[haggisv]

Yes, the original ones (in OX) were found to be slightly over the limit of 2.0mm, so they redesigned them to be slightly shorter. I'm sure sure of the year, but I would guess about 12 years ago perhaps?

 

[Tyce]

Yes, the original ones (in OX) were found to be slightly over the limit of 2.0mm, so they redesigned them to be slightly shorter. I'm sure sure of the year, but I would guess about 12 years ago perhaps?

Wasn't this at the same time the frictionless pips got banned? Because that was around the 2000s iirc

 

[igorponger]

The super deceptive/flexible long pimples had been flourishing up to 1999. All gone since then.
For the most popular lp take a look at the 1998 Catalogue picture enclosed here. Then currency conversion rate 1USD = 1,8 DM


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Be happy

 

[Scarfed Garchomp]

Wasn't this at the same time the frictionless pips got banned? Because that was around the 2000s iirc

No, flp were banned in like 2007? 08? Dtecs was nerfed in the early 10s, pre poly ball I'm pretty sure

 

[igorponger]

SLIM, LONG AND DECEPTIVE ....

Why did ITTF disfavour the older version of long pimples? lt was found by the year 1999 that the long/slim pimples did become overly "bending" and deceptive, the very factor to bring in randomness to the game too much.