April 2010 Monthly Newsletter

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Blog Posts

• Welcome to the Table Tennis Database Blog - October 26, 2009
• The Easiest Movement and Its Significance - October 27, 2009
• Why Table Tennis is a Horrible Spectator Sport - October 29, 2009
• The Ultimate Best Racket! - November 8, 2009
• 5 Service Rules You Need to Know - November 11, 2009
• You Know You're a Basement Player When... - November 11, 2009
• Red or Black Rubber? Worth a Second Thought - November 18, 2009
• The Price Problem - November 18, 2009
• "Mens Top 10" Widget - December 29, 2009

Recent Reviews

	Friendship/729 Cream Transcend Good all around rubber that does everything pretty well. A little slow from far back, but if you hit hard enough the ball will still go fast with excellent control. I'm increasing the rating I gave this rubber because I've been using this rubber for a few months now and the control is still as good as ever. One of my favorite rubbers for bh because of how much consistency it provides me. Reviewed by slashattack on April 03, 2010
	DHS Hurricane 2 (H2) Very tacky and lots of spin. Good speed and control. Amazing close to the table game. However, this rubber is heavy. Reviewed by slashattack on April 03, 2010
	DHS NEO Hurricane 3 It took me about a week to break this is. Loops with side spin have a large hook. Speed is very good, yet still maintains good control. Feels a little lighter than Hurricane 2 (commercial). It is a tacky rubber, but not as sticky as my old Hurricane 2. Reviewed by slashattack on April 03, 2010
	Donic Waldner Dicon I played with 729 Bomb and then Persson Powerplay Senso V1. This blade feels a lot like bomb, but with better feeling and more control. I can't see how it only has a 7.3 rating for speed. Especially in the lower gears it is quite a bit faster than the Persson, using the same rubbers. One thing I noticed, both rubbers (Palio Macro ERA and Air Scirocco SF) click a lot less than with the Persson. Overall, the sound is a lot more woody and low. In my opinion, either the Persson is overrated in speed or this one is underrated. I can really load up the spin with lots of feeling. Great blade. Reviewed by mmerkel on April 02, 2010
	Stiga Carbo 7.6 WRB I am using this blade with Freindship 729 cream with 2.0 transend foam. Very happy with this combination. The blade is fast and has a large sweet spot. The 729 rubber complements it well with good control while maintaining speed. Reviewed by namasaki on March 29, 2010
	Donic Carbo System OFF- The best blade i've ever encountered. Tried over 15 blades from almost every manufacturer there is, and i once i found donic carbo system off-, i knew i had found the perfect blade. It's pretty light(around 80 grams), and most of the weight is on the handle, therefore it never feels heavy, not even with heavy rubbers. Another advantage is its softness. I'd say it;s medium soft, and therefore can be played with any rubber type, even hard rubbers feel good on this blade. The only downside is that it has somewhat of a medium-low throw. Too bad they've discontinued it recently... Reviewed by kostyshor on March 28, 2010

New Videos

• 1st Ping Pong Lesson with Lucha Lib
• Chinese Ping Pong Karaoke
• Chopping in Slow Motion
• Samsonov vs. Maze
• Table Tennis China vs. World Team Challenge 2009
• Transcending Table Tennis
• Transcending Table Tennis II
• Wang Hao and Wang Liqin Warm Up

Equipment Added Last Month