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What makes Joola Flash balls so popular in Europe?
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That's the strategy of the business...
Many squads play with Joola Prime here.
There are better balls...
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I play a decent amount of tournaments. and 6/10 times they use Joola flash. They are so cheap to buy for tournaments or sponsored players. a
My friend told me he got a box for free to train with.
My friend told me he got a box for free to train with.
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They are very durable;both physically and aesthetically. I went to the club with the DHS DJ40+ and was so surprised by how dirty the ball got seeing I was so used to the Joola Flash.
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I guess better to refer them as seamless balls.
Back in 2014-ish besides Nittaku these were the only non shit plastic balls with a reasonable price.
DHS balls were craptastic (remember all the pro player complaints back then?), Nittaku was expensive. Butterfly had their German made balls that was super weird and can't remember anyone who liked them.
I don't know how Double Fish balls were back then, a few years later I played with some which played pretty decent but broke like pocky...
Back in 2014-ish besides Nittaku these were the only non shit plastic balls with a reasonable price.
DHS balls were craptastic (remember all the pro player complaints back then?), Nittaku was expensive. Butterfly had their German made balls that was super weird and can't remember anyone who liked them.
I don't know how Double Fish balls were back then, a few years later I played with some which played pretty decent but broke like pocky...
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basically, other than Nittaku (who has been making balls for over 100 years), the only other usable ball10 years ago is XSF made seamless balls.
DHS and DF balls were unusable - they break so easily.
I recall, 1 league match, they went through 3 balls in 2.5 hours (1 table). It was a very costly transition for many.
So Seamless balls was a lot more popular back then.
Then DHS came up with ABS and the latest edition - DJ40+ is basically one of the best balls in the market among pro players.
people don't really use seamless balls any more in the pro space (same as Nittaku balls - so it doesn't mean it not good balls, it just isn't tournament balls)
The flash was one of the less expensive balls with consistent quality. In addition to that, the flash is much more similar to the celluloid ball in terms of speed and spin.
When the clubs had to switch, a lot liked it because auf that.
The downside was, that the ball easily broke when hitting an edge ball. I remember a league game (3 doubles, 12 singles) where we managed to break 15 (!!!) new Joola Flashs.
That was the point when we decided to switch to Nittaku and eat the price premium…
When the clubs had to switch, a lot liked it because auf that.
The downside was, that the ball easily broke when hitting an edge ball. I remember a league game (3 doubles, 12 singles) where we managed to break 15 (!!!) new Joola Flashs.
That was the point when we decided to switch to Nittaku and eat the price premium…
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In the days of celluloid balls, DHS ruled. Where the "manufacturer" has a good contact with the national association, a deal will be agreed upon, these balls will be used... This is today's reality!
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In the club where I play in the training we use Gewo 2star training balls. They are tragic, crooked, etc. In tournaments we usually use Tibhar 3 star ITTF balls.
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That's Joola's strategy, it's not fair... A few officials in the national association and the trade is planned… Fortunately, not all clubs are convinced that what is offered to them is good and right!
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Well, the seamless of today is better than 10 years ago.
balls tend to last longer now, but still shorter than cellu days
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in some places - it is who pays the most (you need to pay in to get them to use your product).
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I second this, (older) National level players in my old Club wanted to play with this ball becasue it behaved similar to the old celluloid ball. But it was very fragile. One hit on the edge and it exploded..
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