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Comment on When asking for an equipment suggestion… by nikolic72

nikolic72 — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:18:09 +0000

Can someone tell me what the racket Butterfly Timo Boll gold for recreational play?

Comment on When asking for an equipment suggestion… by Dan

Dan — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:48:38 +0000

I thought to go for thinner sponge on beckhand as i dont loop with my beckhand and 2.0 seems to be too fast for my topspins and bole goes off the table very often with my topspin, its good for flat hits tho.

When it comes to the blade, my question is rather would it be a big difference between wood and carbon blades of same specificactions.

Comment on When asking for an equipment suggestion… by Arthur Lui

Arthur Lui — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:43:28 +0000

Hi Dan,

I wouldn’t recommend going to thinner sponges, it really reduces your ability to loop effectively. I’ve been using 2.2mm for as long as I can remember. 1.8mm sponge will make it very hard to generate a lot of spin.

You might benefit from a more flexy blade (stiffness low). The stiffer the blade, the less of an arc your loops will have.

How’s the speed? If the speed is already good, or too fast, maybe a slower blade would be good, then use thicker 2.2mm sponge.

Comment on When asking for an equipment suggestion… by Dan

Dan — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:43:14 +0000

Hi, I am a player with several years of experience, my style is somewhere between aggresive allrounder and offensive. I am 60% FH and 40% BH as i try to step around when i can. Usually play fast topspins, loops drive on FH and chop, flat hits on BH as my BH topspin stroke is still undeveloped, I try to play close to the table and mid distance however i tend to step back as i like to have a while to position myself After 2 years gap in my TT practice I struggle to get better with my footwork what causes reaching a ball quite often.

I tried some blades and rubbers and ended up with Donic Waldner Carbon Senso as read a lot about this blade’s control however i used to play with wooden blades and when started playing with this blade i struggled because the feeling is completely different, a ball comes off the blade quickly. Now im getting use to it but still thinking about getting a wood blade. I paired it with Sonex JP Gold 2.0 (BH) and Acuda S2 2.0 (FH). I like sonex on my BH as i was looking for the rubber that suits my beckhand flat hitting however it seems a bit too fast when i try to topspin with it, im not sure whether i should swap to slower rubber or get same with 1.8 sponge. Acuda tho, seems a bit dead and slow on this blade, i put a lot of my strokes to the net and its strange as i used have very consistent, fast topspin, powerful where need it.

If you have any suggestions i would be more than happy to hear from you Arthur.

Comment on Slow down, son! by Andres

Andres — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:27:05 +0000

Hi, I’m an intermediate player table tennis, adidas currently use a wood c100, a bluefire DONIC m2 to FH, and a rapid lkt soung to BH.
reading this eh I noticed that the rubber tensioner prevents me well my technique and DEVELOP that does all the work for me, I would like you please recommend me putting on my gums for you to consider adidas c100 allow me to develop a good game offensive, I have in my power to purchase Yasaka rubbers, butterfly, DONIC and all European and Japanese brands recognized, please recomiendenme that gums could use to improve my game would appreciate infinitely.
and then someone could tell me if it is better mi adidas c100, Petr Korbel or a butterfly?
thanks

Comment on When asking for an equipment suggestion… by Utchiha Itachi

Utchiha Itachi — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:54:10 +0000

I say for you choice about the blade( ANDRO KINETIC CF LIGHT OFF+) : it is good blade but has poor control and the stiffness and hardness is not suitable for playing that close to the table.
My suggest is Butterfly Timoboll ZLF is incredible blade , I used this blade for many years
You will feel it’s a mass of control .but it is not appropriate to play away from the table like Japanese player Jun Mizutani because this type of playing need speed more than control like ZLC blades.
Buy it and you will enjoy for winning.

Comment on Writing Out a Game Plan for Improvement by Dieter Verhofstadt

Dieter Verhofstadt — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:47:12 +0000

This is a great article, especially the idea of competitive analysis as a starting point. I’ve been playing for 8 weeks now in a recreational club which however has a ladder competition as its core activity. This makes for a wide variety in opponents with ingrained, effective but often technically poor routines. It is easy to get frustrated and difficult to build consistency under those conditions. With such varied feedback and issues to deal with, my game plans have probably been too complex. Attending another club with a different atmosphere allowed me to focus on the consistency of my forehand loop without the distraction of winning points.

So I think this could be part of the overall strategy: find yourself a sparring partner with whom you can focus on technique and execution, as opposed to winning a game. Even if you tell yourself winning is not important, game conditions will always distract from the pure goal of improving.

Of course, the real test for your overall improvement is … a match.

Comment on 5 Service Rules You Need to Know by Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:07:36 +0000

Very true, thanks for the clarification. I failed to look at the numbering and thought all lines in the Let Section applied to any serve.

Comment on When asking for an equipment suggestion… by ZRIM

ZRIM — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:19:48 +0000

I’am searching the wood kreanga powerspin.
I want to know if you sell this wood, because i can’t find it anymore.

Thank you for hour response…

Comment on 5 Service Rules You Need to Know by Arthur Lui

Arthur Lui — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:13:10 +0000

Actually, that applies to players in wheelchairs: (2.09.01.05.x)

2.09.01.05 if the receiver is in wheelchair owing to a physical disability and in service the ball, provided that the service is otherwise correct,
2.09.01.05.01 after touching the receiver’s court returns in the direction of the net;
2.09.01.05.02 comes to rest on the receiver’s court;
2.09.01.05.03 in singles leaves the receiver’s court after touching it by either of its sidelines.

And yes, it’s also very awkwardly worded.