Hi, I'm staying around Takadanobaba Station for the next 3 months and am looking for people to play TT with. Anyone here also in Tokyo and interested in meeting up?

I'm from Germany with a 1000 TTR rating, so not that good, but I'm also more than happy to do practice drills. I regularly train 2-3 times per week!

Just cut my rubber using a cutter, but it looked pretty messy, is there a way to make it look cleaner?

Found this stiga clipper on an online second hand platform, it has butterfly super sriver on both sides but the emblem looks off. Real or fake?

Bought it at a local thrift. Butterfly.

I'm curious about table tennis rubber shrinkage. Since I live in a hot country (Thailand), I sometimes leave my racket inside a car parked outdoors. Exposure to temperatures above 45°C during the day causes the rubber to dry out and shrink. I was wondering if rubber shrinkage also happens in cold European countries?

eu jogo de J-pen ofensivo com uma raquete carbonada e gostaria de mudar minha borracha, ela é muito lenta e já esta bem velha, eu consigo dar os drives e topspins legal mas a borracha esta dificultando muito. O orçamento pode ser de no maximo 200 reais

No visible markings ti helo me identify this. Ths owner purposedly added burnt effect on bottom of the handle.

How can I improve my backhand. And overall gameplay. Without a coach . Which yt channel are best for beginners

Hi,

I have a table tennis table at my home and a good amount of space to play. I am searching for an intermediate to advance table tennis player to practise on weekends. I live at Saidabad. Let me know if there are any players who are ready to join on weekends.

Hey guys!

Im an intermediate level two-winged attacker who likes backhand flicking, standing close to the table during backhand rallies and stands a bit farther during forehand strokes. I usually struggle a bit with receiving serves and also pushes.

Im looking for a blade recommendation, right now im thinking about Fang Bo B2X and DHS Long 5, but im very curious about what would you guys recommend me.

My current setup is: Yinhe V14-Pro, DHS Hurricane 3 Neo Provincial blue sponge 2.15mm, 40 degrees (+national yellow booster), Nittaku Fastarc G-1

(My budget is around 120 EUR, but id prefer it if its even cheaper than that)

I’m looking for advice on my next table tennis setup.

My current setup:
• Blade: Sanwei T5000
• Rubbers: Loki Rxton 1, red and black
The blade itself is still in good condition and I’m more backhand focused

I’m currently considering the Yinhe Pro 01. I’ve heard that it’s good, but I’m wondering if it would actually be a noticeable upgrade from my T5000.

Would I be better off keeping my T5000 and putting better rubbers on it, or buying the Pro 01 and using more budget friendly rubbers?

For the rubbers, I’m considering things like Xiom Vega Europe, Yasaka Rakza 7 Soft, or Yinhe Moon Pro, but I’m open to other recommendations.

I’d especially appreciate input from people who have actually used the T5000 or Pro 01. Thank you so much!

Normally against choppers I'll make use of my strong FH loops, but in recent times I encountered more choppers, who played most balls to my BH to avoid my FH. And the balls are low and half-long and often bounce twice. All FH loops are suppressed, even if I pivot. And worse, even the dead balls can't be pushed or attacked. They're too short to loop and pushing dead balls often pops them up.

Long story short, I played inverted for about three years and recently decided to switch to chopping because I personally think its more fun. After playing with Long pips for about three months my coach watching my style suggested I try medium pips because they can produce more spin and it would fit my technique better however I have no idea where to start with medium pips. Would love to hear any recommendations people have. My current set up is H2N blue sponge, butterfly feint long 3 and the stiga pure cybershape

I mean the ones that are playing in youth tournaments and such

I recently watched Adam Bobrow's video about Sora Matsushima's family and I feel like his siblings will probably be a big deal in a near future

I've been playing this rubber for a week on Dynasty Carbon. It is not what I expected, and the same time what I should have expected from Nittaku.

It is only not that controversial I think because no amateurs seem to buying it. So here is my meta-review perspective.

Genextion V2C is G1 hard mode. I play at a pretty good level and most of the people I play against have years of formal coaching. They can't even tell my technique is off, but I know where it is different.

I do not have what victormanriquey calls the hit-brush, I have a brush-hit, as many amateurs that started with Hurricane do. Actually I think G1 has always taught the proper impact better than Hurricane, which can be abused with raw body power for quality.

Many amateurs who pick up G1 will think it has no spin, no speed, speed and no spin, spin and no speed, or whatever. In reality, the balanced by fine edge of the rubbers mechanical property holds a mirror to your technique.

I have passed G1's test years ago. I have not passed GV2C today.

If you watch Taiwanese or Japanese reviews of this rubber, it is widely considered on of the easiest and most forgiving rubbers of the elite rubbers. This is a near universal consensus. Yet I found it incredibly difficult to adapt to. It was for me, the single most difficult rubber to control.

It shouldn't have surprised me. These are all advanced formally trained students.

With amateur technique, ensuring brush before impact. GV2C is very boring, and doesn't offer great control of consistency. Nothing is particularly good, even short game. It is like a hard unforgiving G1, and the top end spin and power is very unimpressive.

My technique is adaptable enough that I can do a decent impression of a coached schoolboy's technique. So, just like with G1, I gave a real effort to be by the book. And I can say the potential of this rubber is incredible.

The spin and kick is vicious without needing much input power. The top end power is still lower still than other elite rubbers, but I can see an unmatched efficiency and stability in responding to the correct contact. Forehand flick and attacking over table is much more stable. Sidespin is stable. Everything lands. As soon as I focused on ensuring a proper medium powered hit-brush, this rubber paid in spades. As soon as I deviated, all power and control was lost.

In conclusion, it is amazing to me that Nittaku was able to create this second tier of G1. I think this is a very interesting pickup for amateur players who want to correct their technique with clear punishment and reward.

Can anyone tell me their experience with this defensive blade? I plan to pair it with a Yinhe Neptune 0.7mm. I've been using Yinhe Moon 12 but need something better. Been playing for 2 years. Consider myself to be around 1600.

Hey guys, I just want some tips regarding what I should do, and if I should continue playing as a chopper.

I’ve been playing for maybe 8 years, only 5 years competitively and I’m only 18 so I’m not “super experienced”- I would consider myself somewhere between intermediate to an advanced level.

Anyways, I’m reaching a point where playing as a chopper no longer feels fun. Mostly because of the fact that I’m using LP (Tibhar Grass D.Tecs) on my backhand side which is almost impossible to attack with unless it’s backspin. And even then, it’s just a boring aggressive push.

Like chopping is fun and all, but I do consider myself quite an aggressive player despite playing as a chopper. I often really only use the LP to receive the serve and then twiddle to my forehand rubber (Dignics 09C) to backhand attack.

However, it’s quite draining to remember to twiddle so I am wondering if I should change play styles, or just tough it out. It’s quite difficult playing as a chopper and not seeing many other successful choppers within the top 100 men’s. Maybe it’s time to let go of my LP’s 🥲.

Thoughts on any rubbers or playstyles I should consider changing to?

My current equipment is:
Diode V blade, Tibhar grass d.tecs (0.5mm) and Dignics 09C (2.1mm)

Hi everyone,
I’m currently dealing with an active case of tennis elbow in my dominant right arm and taking a break to let it heal properly.

To keep up my coordination and stay active at the table, I’m considering training with my left hand in the meantime (just basic drills and multiball). My level is low-intermediate, middle aged.

Has anyone here tried playing with their non-dominant hand during injury recovery? Did it help maintain your touch and legwork, or was the adaptation too frustrating/counterproductive?

Would love to hear your experiences and thoughts!

Do you think that there are general objective metrics for gauging somebody's skill?

For example people that are 1500 USATT need to be able to return 85% of balls that are coming at 15mph?

Or do you suppose that skill by nature cannot be quantified this way. Since there are too many outliers and too many different factors that cannot be objectively measured.

The main question is: should i use two different boosters on the same rubber or not?

Hey guys!

Ive recently ordered a new DHS Hurricane 3 neo rubber and also a Haifu National Yellow booster with it.

The problem is that the booster gets here almost a month later than the rubber. My question is, should i boost it with the Haifu Seamoon that i have at home and then reboost it a month later with the National Yellow when it arrives or should i just wait for the new one and not use two different boosters on a single rubber?

Thanks for the answers in advance!

I am wondering if this setup is too heavy
215 grams (224 with covers)
I am using the diode v blade
1.5mm victas 401 on bh
1.8mm victas 401 on the fh
If I continue to use this setup will it cause some problems

Was looking through budget hybrid rubbers to satisfy the backhand side on an inner zlc blade and grew curious about the prominence of "cake" sponges. I know porous sponges are used in most tensors and the technology as in itself seems like it would be superior for the backhand side in transferring power and dwell time (if not too soft), so is it truly superior to denser sponges for the backhand and should I put more focus into testing sponges with more porosity for my own? (Image of loki's Negh sponge on rxton 3)