TSP Super Spinpips Offensive 21 Review

December 22, 2008

In the past, I have tried few short pips like Joola Amigo and Snabb. I have primarily bought these pips to learn its behavior and find out whether it can replace my long pips. Joola Amigo is not legal anymore. The Snabb 2.0 mm version I have tried did not find to be good backhand [...]

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Hope You’re not robbed while you are at the US Nationals.

December 18, 2008

I’m sitting in my Best Western hotel room at Las Vegas with my wife thinking about what’s going to happen tonight. We pray we need God’s protection.
Today was one of the saddest days We’ve ever felt in my life. Around 1:30 in the early morning, I’ve heard a loud noise outside our room. I woke up [...]

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2008 Killerspin Spinvitational

December 10, 2008

I’m always excited to go to Killerspin events. There is so much excitement in the air. The Killerspin Chicago SpinInvitational is different. It is a Charity event to support two Charity organizations CURE Epilepsy and Best Buddies.
This year international players are:
Men
• Vladimir Samsonov, Belarus / 4 Time Olympian, 4 Time Pro-Tour Champion
• Chen Qi, China [...]

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Table Tennis is the best sport for eye & hand cordination

December 7, 2008

ESPN has done a research into various sports to test how difficult it is to play. The table tennis game is listed 47 in the list compared to Boxing which is listed as the hardest sport to play. You can find the complete rating list here. In Hand-Eye cordination, table tennis is second next to [...]

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Sponge hardness of XIOM Inverted rubbers

December 4, 2008

The following are the sponge hardness of various XIOM inverted table tennis rubbers. The weight of the sponge increases with more hardness.
Omega Series:
XIOM Omega 1 ASIAN  45 degree
XIOM Omega 1 EUROPEAN  35 degree
XIOM Omega 2 ASIAN  47.5 degree
XIOM Omega 2 EUROPEAN  40 degree
XIOM Omega 3 BIOS ASIAN 47.5 degree
XIOM Omega 3 BIOS EUROPEAN  45 degree
ZETA:
XIOM [...]

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Strategies against short pips penholders.

December 3, 2008

The above match is between Bastian Stegar of Germany and He Zhi Wen of Spain. Bastian Stegar uses grippy inverted rubbers on his blade. He Zhi Wen uses Pen hold blade with a spinny short pips on his forehand. He uses only one side of his paddle.
Bastian Stegar is a good top spin player [...]

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Removing Water based glue from the blade & rubber.

December 2, 2008

The new ITTF rule allows only water based glues to be used on table tennis rubbers and blades. The water based glues are VOC free. It is unlike other table tennis glues. The table tennis glues made of VOC is hard to remove from the rubbers and the blades. Peeling is hard and sometimes a [...]

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3 rd fastest growing sport in America: Table Tennis

November 29, 2008

What is the 3 rd fastest growing sport in Amerca? Here is some good news for the table tennis fans from New York Times.
New York Times Report on Table Tennis

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Blutenkirsche B-3002 Blade Review

November 24, 2008

I have no idea what does Blutenkirsche mean. It is Cherry in German. This brand comes from China even though it says German on its face. This is a very inexpensive blade - costs less than $20. Except the blade model, you don’t find anything on this blade - no package also.
This is a DEF+ [...]

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A rising Indian player: R.Venkataramanan

November 21, 2008

R.Venkataramanan’s dedication and aptitude for the game will surely take him places. K. KEERTHIVASAN
In their honourable intention to keep the inveterate prankster occupied, R. Venkataramanan’s parents enrolled their only son in a Carnatic music class. The boy walked out of the class after a month. They put him in keyboard classes. He learnt the instrument [...]

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