A country hero becomes an Olympic hero

October 8, 2008

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Cleaning table tennis rubbers

October 6, 2008

The ITTF has become tough on equipment rules this year. Cleaning the table tennis rubber with any kind of ready made solution has become risky as that can be considered as manipulating the rubber’s original characteristics. The players use rubber cleaning solutions, cleaner forms etc… to remove the dust off from the rubber. There are [...]

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Darker 7P-2A DF Blade Review

October 5, 2008

I’m testing a Darker blade for the first time. I have selected this blade because of my love for Hinoki wood. Any XIOM Kiso Hinoki blade that I have used before I had a very good liking to its control and top spin abilities. I expected the same from Darker 7P-2A DF. I was disappointed [...]

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What is modern top spin?

October 4, 2008

Here is what happens between Ma Long and Timo Boll. Ma Long serves a short topspin to Timo Boll’s forehand. Timo Boll cuts the ball and returns to Ma’s backhand. Ma cuts it back to Timo’s body. Timo take a step back to the left and loops to the center court. Ma could not reach [...]

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Joola Snabb Short Pips 2.0 mm Review

October 3, 2008

This Joola Snabb Short Pips 2.0 mm rubber was lying in my lab for a while. I’m not a hitter, so I did not have my eyes on this rubber. A few days ago, I put this rubber on my TSP Yanagi Alpha blade. I have been practicing a while to do counter attacks over the [...]

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Playing against bull’s-eye defensive choppers

October 2, 2008

Let me try to explain who these bull’s-eye defensive players are. They are classic defenders who spin the ball to the center court of their opponent’s side in a bull’s-eye circle. They chop with heavy under and side spin from their both forehand and backhand sides. Park Mi-young and Kim Kyung-ah of Korea are advanced [...]

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XIOM Novus Carbon Strato TT Blade Review

September 30, 2008

Blade: XIOM Novus Carbon Strato
Rubbers: XIOM Omega III Euro Max and ZETA Asian Max
I have started hitting this blade on a Sunday evening - not a usual day I take up any paddle. I’ve screamed to four walls around me “Get me Ryu Seung Min! I want to kill all his top spin.” The excitement lead [...]

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Weight of Offensive Blades

September 28, 2008

Here is the weight of some offensive blades:

XIOM Strato (2008 Version) FL: 94 gm
XIOM Stradivarius (2008 Version) FL: 84 gm
TSP Balsa Plus 8.5 FL: 80 gm
TSP Hino-Carbon Speed FL: 92 gm
TSP Hino-Carbon Power FL: 82 gm

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Ping Pong ball saves a girl’s life

September 26, 2008
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I grabbed 3rd in the BLUEHOST tournament

September 21, 2008

I was little confident that I could perform well in the tournament, but not to grab a medal though. There are few preparations I had to do to raise my confidence level at this tournament. (1) On Friday at the Salt Lake club, I’ve tried hard to make sure my forehand and backhand are working [...]

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