It would be roughly pov from the receiver, then watching the serve and judging what’s on the ball. What spin, depth, placement. Preferably there’s a stop after first bounce to make the guess.

I think it would be a great training aid to be comfortable against all the different serve types with a variance of people. And you can do it anywhere and not have to think about all the other variables of a receive.

I am from the USA, so there is not a lot of places to shop for gear in the first place. Does anyone know a way I can buy just the weights? Unfortunately the Stiga website is sold out. Plus, I’m not sure if they ship to the US in the first place.

Yes, another Hurricane post, because most answers I found relating to commercial or non-boosted version. Any personal experiences?

I recently bought H3 BS prov 40 degree on tabletennis11 discount (€38).

-Boosted it with 2 layers of Falco tempo long.

-Break in about 1 week on a spare blade, before transplant it to main blade (Fangbo B2X-E)

It just feel soft and easy, with zero overshoot. I don't feel the speed, but all my training partners said it is fast and jumpy for them.

So far so good. What about the NEO version? I know that it played better out of the box but after boosting, is it any different? Why not stick to cheaper original H3 if you plan to boost it anyway.

Thanks!

I often see Vega X Ten recommended on forums. It’s durable, plays well, and requires no booster. Many mention it is heavy, yet there are few actual weight measurements shared. Shoutout to my girlfriend for sponsoring two sheets. I plan to use them on FH and BH:

Gluing setup：

MAX sheet: 2 coats of water-based glue, NO booster

2.0mm sheet: 1 coat of water-based glue, NO booster

Forehand: Black, MAX thickness

Backhand: Red, 2.0mm thickness

Blade info ：

Blade size: 160*150mm

Blade bare weight: 85g

Measured rubber weights：

• MAX (uncut): 71.2g
• 2.0mm (uncut): 69.7g
• MAX (cut): 50.5g
• 2.0mm (cut): 48.6g

Hi,

I’m a real sucker for legit instructional videos when it comes to table tennis. My favourites at the moment are mostly chinese videos from youtube channels like PingSunday, TT4ALL, table tennis teaching channel, GlobalTTstudio

What are the sources you guys prefer? Is there any way to get more of that in depth chinese content with english subs or dubs? Doesn’t have to be free, obviously.

Cheers.

I played Joola J Allround + 729 FX max, which are really old-fashioned cheap rubbers, and had better results against pushers. Literally, there are guys who, without pips, just try to push unless, it's a high ball over the net. Against them I managed to slow lift their pushing serves and lift their pushing returns. But agains more normal players I struggled a bit, lacked speed.

When I put Vega Max, my play from zone 2 and 3, especially my topspin, improved, as well as backhaned topsin from zone 2, if I am in the position. However, results against pushers dropped.

To lift, there should be forward and upward movement, and probably I didn't calibrate it yet and the ball often flies over the net. The same when I push, catapult effect works and the ball bounces high and sometimes too long. Against those who only pushes, it's fine, but there will be people who give short balls deliberately in the hope with the hope that return will be high. Recently, while playing with 729 FX, I managed to learn flicks, they work well against empty short dead balls, but with Vega I haven't adapted yet, playing for two weeks. Also, flat shots became more difficult, and instead i try to topspin, I am afraid to send the ball over the table

I am going to buy Petr Korbel Japan, as it is another quality blade. But it is even faster.

I am 34, playing 3 times a week, good on legs and still improving my leg movements, also have trainings with an opponent, but I am a self-taught player, was taught how to play in my childhood, played in school during breaks, then at uni when I was 27-30, went to trainings 2-3 times a week, where we practiced drives and topspins with a coach. Not a completely beginner, have some foundation, but the tecnique is not established. So the question is, are Vega Europe too professional and I need to buy calmer rubbers or is it possible to adjust?

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I wanted to add that Vega in my case is good for backhand drives or topspins, but worse on forehand, probably bcs it is naturally a more difficult movement. Backhand pushes are more or less fine too, so probably I need smth different for my forehand

My current setup right now is Loki Kirin K3
Mercury II and Tuttle Positive Energy

If you guys cant currently tell, I'm on a very tight budget of 30 EUR
I'm looking for what rubbers to replace my current rubbers that'll also fit with the blade

I just want to share a tip for removing glue from sponges that are prone to tearing.

I had to remove the glue from my Butterfly Tenergy 19 because I detached it while playing. It was glued with Liulan.

When doing the finger/thumb method rolling your finger over the sponge parallel to the sponge it ripped of little parts of the sponge here and there. But by grabbing the glue layer and pulling it upwards slowly I could detach bigger pieces of the glue without tearing the sponge. Also it is much faster this way.

Reading spin seems harder when the service action stays similar. How would you structure practice with a partner so you can check which cues you're actually reading?

I need a rubber that is fast yet safe I love playing quick with a backhand flick being my main attack but I also twiddle and use it for a forhand drive what would be the fastest yet safest rubber something that launches high enough to get over yet gets down fast. thanks so much