Which of the 3 big equipment rule changes had the biggest effect?

[UpSideDownCarl]

Which Players were really good (i.e. medailists at worlds or olympics) with Pips since 1990 except LGL?

I think at lower levels banning certain pips made a difference but at the world level inverted was dominating anyway.

How about Joo Se Hyuk, silver medal in 2003 WTTC?

 

[Der_Echte]

...Another thing with the ball change is that clubs would have to buy new balls!!! ...

Every Club I go to, players use their own balls for matches.

Of course, the clubs that have reserved areas for coaching, the club buys the balls unless it is free for all visitor coaching. Usually, a few 100 box of balls doesn't last but a month. Too many balls crack or get stepped on. Wouldn't take very long to use those up in multiball.

Unless the club invested in an ENTIRE 40 FT SHIPPING CONTAINER of those balls, there is not very much loss of value going on.

 

[mart1nandersson]

Which Players were really good (i.e. medailists at worlds or olympics) with Pips since 1990 except LGL?

I think at lower levels banning certain pips made a difference but at the world level inverted was dominating anyway.

Falck but I'm not sure that would class him as "really good"

 

[yoass]

Which Players were really good (i.e. medailists at worlds or olympics) with Pips since 1990 except LGL?

Off the top of my head: Ai Fukuhara, Mima Ito. Chen Weixing, Joo Sae Hyuk. Ruwen Filus. Gionis Panagiotis. Matthias Falck.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

And the banning of certain kinds of rubbers moved the sport towards ONE style of play and away from all the other styles of play that used to be so much more prevalent.

 

[yogi_bear]

40 to 40+. It hit a lot of Chinese rubber users. The spin that we have from looping or serving was really toned down.