Basswood

January 29, 2009

Have you ever played with pre-made table tennis / ping pong paddles that you get from Walmart? Or at least have you played against players who use the same? I hate playing against such pre-made paddles which just absorb all the energy you put in a stroke and throw you a knuckle ball.
Some of [...]

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Tulpe T-703 + TSP Curl P1R OX + Yasaka Mark V 2.0 Review

January 25, 2009

The Tulpe T-7003 is an all wood offensive blade. This blade is made in China. I don’t know what it has been made of. Neither I know the speed or control rating. This is a problem with some Chinese products that are sold for cheaper price. This blade costs less than $15 if you buy online from TableTennisStore.us.
The [...]

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Being immune to spin

January 15, 2009

Are there some players who are immune to spin? I mean you put any spin on the ball and these guys will simply return the ball back to your table?
Yes, there are. A number of players I have played against in the past have difficulty in judging the varierty of spin I return to them. [...]

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XIOM, the second popular brand used by Japanese players

January 2, 2009
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Table Tennis Fashion in the United States

December 30, 2008

Have you just said that table tennis is dead in America? Oh No. That is a wrong assumption. Look at the mamooth collection of photos Robert Trudell has taken in the past few years. You will see some amazing pictures of the top players in the United States on his website.
Visit Robert Trudell’s website to enjoy [...]

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How can you improve your “hitting” strokes?

December 29, 2008

When I talk about hitting, I don’t mean playing top spin ball at all. I’m talking about you apply force on the ball, and the ball travels with less spin but with more speed forward.
Where do you hit the ball to generate the force and no spin at all? You can hit the ball at [...]

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Playing with two paddle illegal?

December 26, 2008

Playing with two paddles Video (the video is of poor quality)
The funny guy in the video plays with one paddle in his left hand and one in the right hand. Is it illegal to play like this?

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JUIC EUROCUT DEF+ blade review

December 25, 2008

I have seen a woman chopper from California using this blade. She had JUIC leggy long pips on the backhand and 999 on the forehand on a JUIC Eurocut blade. She has been trained by Stellan Bengtsson, 1971 Men’s Singles World Champion.
The handle of this blade attracted me well. The handle is almost square and is [...]

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Question: Right equipment for a defensive player who plays away from the table

December 24, 2008

Question: I play defense with my backhand few feets away from the table. I sometimes defend a ball coming to my forehand with my backhand side of the blade. I occassionally loop with my forehand. I don’t like to use long pips on my backhand. What is the right equipment for me?
Answer: I would recommend [...]

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What is speed glue?

December 23, 2008

The name speed glue came from the act of speed gluing. In 1970’s a Hungarian player named Tibor Klampar accidentally found the effect of some solvents on table tennis rubber. The manufactures of table tennis has started marketing these solvents which later became speed glue.
The chemical solvents in the speed glue after applied to the [...]

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