XIOM I-BOND and I-SURE Table Tennis Glue Review

August 25, 2008

I hate table tennis glues having VOC which have been banned by ITTF now. As per the new ITTF rule after the Olympics, the glues containing VOC substances should not be used on blades or rubbers. I was looking for an alternative long time back and I came across Joola X-Glue. The Joola X-Glue is [...]

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1 Ply Hinoki Blade performance with DHS Hurricane III

August 23, 2008

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I had a chance to hit XIOM RSM Athena Platinum JPen today. I’m not a JPen player, but I was trying to get the feeling of the hinoki blades. I had DHS Hurricane III 2.2 Regular version on the blade.
I was really surprised at the great feel of Hinoki with a hard rubber like [...]

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Go Persson Go! Go for Gold!

August 22, 2008

Jorgen Persson of Sweden is in the semi-final of Beijing Olympics Table Tennis. He will face the World #1 Wang Hao in the semi-final. I’m not sure whether I want to watch this game. I’m not against Chinese but their dominance in Chinese is something boring to watch. Sometimes you can just predict what is [...]

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Dr.Neubauer Barricade DF Table Tennis Blade Review

August 22, 2008

Last week I’ve attended a local county fair. The interesting thing to watch there was a demolition derby. It is scary as hell. There are some 5 to 10 cars crash each other and the survivor wins the game. All this happen in a stadium separated from the crowd with concrete barricades. The barricades are [...]

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I bet on Wang Hao for the Olympics Table Tennis Gold

August 21, 2008

The World #1 Wang Hao is doing amazingly excellent. I have watched his game against many players especially Chen Weixing who is a defensive player. I’m going to bet on Wang Hao for the Gold unless someone like Timo Boll, Samsonov, Oh Sang Eun or Persson makes a surprise move to the top. May be [...]

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XIOM Absolute Carbon Control ‘08 Review

August 20, 2008

I love offensive blades though I’m a modern defensive player. I depend on my forehand to get point at any time. After I’ve tried the XIOM Amadeus, XIOM Absolute Carbon 08 Control is the next offensive blade I’ve tried. I have had XIOM Omega III on the forehand and TSP Curl P3 [...]

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XIOM Control Blade Review

August 20, 2008

I love offensive blades though I’m a modern defensive player. I depend on my forehand to get point at any time. After I’ve tried the XIOM Amadeus, XIOM Absolute Carbon 08 Control is the next offensive blade I’ve tried. I have had XIOM Omega III on the forehand and TSP Curl P3 0.6 mm long [...]

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Drama at the Beijing Olympics

August 18, 2008

Drama 1:
I feel so pity for all the countries that are sending their table tennis players to China. Except at the preliminaries, these players don’t have any fun. The Chinese crowd in the Peking University Gymnasium is controlling the matches rather than players. The complaints have been raised by many players from Germany and Korea. [...]

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Long Pips rubber with soft sponge and hard sponge

August 17, 2008

To test the effect of sponge hardness on long pips, I have selected XIOM Guillotine 1.3 mm and TSP Curl P1R 1.3 mm. Both are best selling long pips rubbers and being used by professional players.
The TSP Curl P1R has more like a dead rubber feeling. The sponge is very hard – the hardness is [...]

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Joola Chen Weixing & Joola Chen Defense Table Tennis Blades Reviews

August 17, 2008

In 2007 I had two Joola Chen Weixing DEF+ blades. In 2008 I had one Joola Chen Weixing DEF+ and one Joola Chen Defense DEF blade. They are my favorite table tennis blades with some exceptions. Over the years Joola has upgraded the Joola Chen Weixing DEF+ blade. The Joola Chen Defense DEF is new [...]

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