Dinner with Worlds Best Chopper

June 29, 2008
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Joola Super Camp 2nd and 3rd day

June 25, 2008

Before I go to the local clubs where I play, I take few minutes to do some cardio on the treadmill. Next, I practice for few minutes - in addition to 30 to 40 minutes of practice in my basement every morning. Though I have done such preparations before playing at the club, I have [...]

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Increasing Speed and Power of your stroke

June 22, 2008

When I was a beginner at the table tennis game, I had this wrong notion that the muscles on my upper arm also called biceps give more speed and spin – more muscle means hard smash. Lately, when I did try out few things, I have found the forearm plays a great role in increasing [...]

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XIOM Professional Classic Aigis DEF blade

June 20, 2008

Weight: 86 gm
Dimension: 156 mm x 166 mm

I have used Omega III BIOS 2008 2.0 rubber on my forehand and XIOM Guillitine Long Pips 1.2 mm on the back hand. I was amazed at - as well as many of the people who have experienced my forehand top spin loop shots – the ability of [...]

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Joola Energy Xtra Table Tennis Rubber Review

May 28, 2008

In simple words, Joola Energy Xtra is a perfect choice for controlled loopers and defensive blockers and choppers. The Joola Energy Xtra suits a player who is learning the top spin looping strokes - select 1.7 mm or 2.0 version and not the max version.
The Joola Energy Xtra has speed glue effect – it is [...]

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Donic Coppa JO Gold & Donic Coppa JO Silver

May 6, 2008

I have not used any Donic table tennis rubber before. This was the first time I was trying a DONIC rubbers like DONIC Coppa JO Silver and Gold. I have been using tuned rubbers in the past few months, and have found out the tuning process is a hassle. I hate speed gluing every day [...]

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DONIC Coppa JO Gold & DONIC Coppa JO Silver Table Tennis Rubbers Review

May 6, 2008

I have not used any Donic table tennis rubber before. This was the first time I was trying a DONIC rubbers like DONIC Coppa JO Silver and Gold. I have been using tuned rubbers in the past few months, and have found out the tuning process is a hassle. I hate speed gluing every day [...]

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Orange Juice, Paraffin Oil, Dry Erase Cleaner. What do they have in common?

May 3, 2008

What do paraffin oil, orange juice and marker board cleaner have in common? They are all used for tuning the table tennis rubbers by table tennis players. These are some alternatives used in place of tuner solutions that table tennis manufactures make for players.
I don’t recommend players to use any such solution. Some of those [...]

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The table tennis racket is yours, not somebody else

April 18, 2008

I was shocked to hear the story of a friend who had his table tennis racket broken into pieces. He left his racket in the table tennis room in his office to have his lunch. When he has got back, his racket was broken into pieces without any trace of who has broken it.
Few weeks [...]

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What is your paddle’s sweet area?

April 13, 2008

The table tennis players who have decided to buy a new blade (or frame) look for speed and control of the blade. In addition to those ratings, an important thing to consider of a paddle is the sweet spot. The sweet spot is the area on your blade where the ball has the consistent rebound [...]

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