Looks like less spin on average for newer plastic ball.
Adham is a bull****ter marketing type. Remember one American saying... You can't bull**** a bull****ter. They are a pro at that game. America has too many of them and many countries are like America in that respect. Bullcrap celluloid is banned. TT Forum (MyTT and About.com) Jay called this one out, then Adham had to restate his marketing blurb.
Adham is full of it, but TT needs leaders who are full of it and can bull**** coporations to cough up $$$ funding for events. That is the best thing ITTF leadership can do for the sport. With the recent developments in this respect, Adham is only beginning to earn his way as ITTF president after making many good and many BAD influences to the rules. (Hey, the president doesn't change the rules, the rules convention does, yet he can influence that quite a bit.
No one country has to abide by ANY of the ITTF rules and are free to make their own. The again, what country's natl association in their right mind will have a totally different set of rules and send players to ITTF events?
if Adham can suceed in the art of influencing and bull****ting companies to give more money to the sport, then he will automatically put in place more incentives and programs in countries other than China to excell at TT. Changing rules and equipment in a bad way is not the path, but he sure looks determined. Some things needed to change like hidden serves and 21 point game. Some rules need to be better written and better enforced. Some rules and equipment changes need not be done. (like banning frictionless and pissing off a million plus old, grumpy men) The ball is one of them, at least not until it can perform better. The rule allowing plastic was in place long ago, but the product to me does not yet seem up to par, based on what I read the pros who have tested it. If later, plastic can be made to result in a more evenly round ball, consistant bounce, and friction co-efficient, then plastic may be a good choice, but later.
