September 2009 Monthly Newsletter

Keep on top of our monthly newsletter to see what new videos and products have been added (and reviewed) and stay in the loop for any new features and contests we might be having.

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News

• Introducing Video!
  March 9, 2009
  You can now watch a host of YouTube videos on the Table Tennis Database! We've taken the best table tennis videos from YouTube and embedded them on this site, and organized them into categories.
• TTDB is going Social!
  July 9, 2009
  We've added some very handy social networking buttons to help you share this great website with your friends! You can now share on Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon, MySpace, Del.ico.us, and Digg!
  
  If you like this website, show your friends and make sure they're getting their daily dose of reviews so they don't blow their money on the wrong equipment.
• Translations
  July 21, 2009
  Now you can translate each page using the Google Translate widget. Simply choose your language and you're off to the races!
• Changing Prices
  September 18, 2009
  You can now change prices on any product. Help keep the database complete and up-to-date!
• You can now upload product photos
  September 23, 2009
  You can upload your own product photos for each product's detail page. Simply login and in the top-left corner you'll see an area to upload an image.
  
  Please do not upload images with a watermark from another website.
• Introducing the Coach Wiki
  September 27, 2009
  We've added a wiki for coaching tips, covering everything from the Loop Stroke to Etiquette! Go to the Coach Wiki.

Recent Reviews

	Friendship/729 Cream Transcend Good all around rubber that does everything pretty well. A little slow from far back though. Reviewed by slashattack on September 27, 2009
	Butterfly Flextra Yes the sponge is soft and yes it is great for beginners but this rubber gets the prize for cost vs performance every time. Durable and spinny chops, serves, and loops with accuracy. Can take you from passive to aggresive so a great allround rubber. I find it has a bit more spin than Sriver, especially when pushing over the table. Great for beginners, control freaks or players on a budget. Reviewed by Frogger on September 26, 2009
	Friendship/729 Lightening (Lightning) Way more than worth the $5 you pay for it. It's actually not slow at all and pretty spinny. Many 30-dollar Euro/Jap rubbers feel about as fast and less spinny! Get it in 2.0 or 1.8mm sponge and you can perform any shot with it. I really should have gone with this rubber when I started learning to play instead of Sriver, as I just don't play very well with a totally grippy rubber with a soft sponge. Reviewed by ZingyDNA on September 26, 2009
	Butterfly Phalanx II A great looping blade that was short lived. Butterfly's second version. Outstanding feeling flared handle. Very good for mid and away from table looping. Reviewed by Frogger on September 25, 2009
	Butterfly Adolescen Very close to the regular Korbel model. A very good offensive blade now discontinued. Flared handle is small. Reviewed by Frogger on September 25, 2009
	Andro Super Core Carbon Light (CL) ALL+ so good right. Reviewed by man1343 on September 22, 2009

New Videos

• Chen Qi Practicing
• Dimitrij Ovtcharov vs. Patrick Baum - 2009 Korea Open (1/4)
• Donated Rubbers in the Philippines
• Funny Table Tennis - Part 1
• Funny Table Tennis - Part 2
• Gao Ning vs. Dimitrij Ovtcharov - 2008 Beijing Olympics
• Hao Shuai vs. Chen Qi - 2009 Chinese Super League
• How to Counter Loop - Killerspin
• Ma Lin vs. Ryu Seung Min - 2007 China Open
• Timo Boll vs. Werner Schlager - 2004 Athens Olympics

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