Lightest but faster

July 8, 2011

Spintech Klassic
Weight: 84gm
Speed Rating: 6
Butterfly BalsaCarbo X5
Weight: 80gm
Speed Rating: 7
Dr.Neubauer Firewall Plus
Weight: 74gm
Speed Rating: 8
Spintech Legend
Weight: 76gm
Speed Rating: 9

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Hallmark Enigma with Stiga Calibra and Tibhar Grass DTech

July 7, 2011

Why I was attracted to this blade was it’s thickness and the balsa core. Compared to the Dr.Neubauer Firewall Plus, the Hallmark Enigma blade is 2mm thinner. The outer layer of Hallmark Enigma is thick.
The outer layer is made of high energy absorbing wood. Unlike the Dr.Neubauer Firewall, the ball have more dwell time [...]

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Butterfly Grubba Pro Blade Review

June 26, 2011

The Butterfly Grubba Pro lived in the market for a while unlike other come and go blades. This blade was introduced as a successor to other Grubba blades which came as a result of the player Andrzej Grubba. He was a polish player and a crowd entertainer.

The Butterfly Grubba Pro is a little heavy blade [...]

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TSP Curl P-H Rubber Review

June 24, 2011

I have recently received many inquiries regarding this new long pip that TSP has brought out to the market. Some has asked me is it a replacement for their TSP Bamboo curl which was a frictionless long pips rubber. Some has asked me whether this is a replacement for the TSP Curl P2 which they [...]

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New Plastic Balls in Table Tennis and Ping Pong

June 23, 2011

In the past few years, there have been few changes in the rules of the game. The ITTF changed the number of points the game can be played. Then came the ban of speed glue came in 2007. Now ITTF is considering the ball to be made of plastic instead of celluloid.
The celluloid balls have [...]

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Stiga Allround Classic + Tibhar Grass DTech + Butterfly SpinArt Review

June 19, 2011

Ask me about a good all round blade for a starting player. There are few blades that I recommend like TSP BalsaFiber 3.5, XIOM Aria and now Stiga Allround Classic in that list.
This is the first time I’m trying a Stiga Allround Classic. I don’t think I had the right combination of rubbers on this [...]

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Butterfly Spinart rubber review

June 18, 2011

The release of Butterfly Tenergy rubbers revolutionized the table tennis world in two ways. Butterfly released the best rubbers that the table tennis players can use it for generations. The second reason is that they made the price of their products so high. I’m seeing the release of Butterfly Spinart is another revolution they are [...]

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Table Tennis Training/Coaching in the United States

May 30, 2011

Many of us develop skill on our own. I learned to ride bikes on my own when I was 8 years old. I learned to ride cars on my own - I had someone on my side as a safety reason. There are many things like this, we can learn on our own. However, we [...]

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Nittaku Fastarc S-1

May 28, 2011

I have been looking for a rubber in 1.7mm sponge size for a while. The Nittaku Fast Arc S1 comes with a sponge having a medium size. Although I did not like it’s playing characteristics, I thought I should try to make it fit.
The Nittaku Fast Arc S1 is made in Germany. Nittaku calls it [...]

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World Peace Tournament for ping pong players

April 30, 2011

The World Peace Tournament will take place in Plano, Texas on May 13 and May 14th. For details contact Plano Recreation Center.

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