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Butterfly Tenergy 05 FX is here - was it worth the wait?
The much anticipated Tenergy 05 FX is finally here, and first reports sound very promising.The general perception is that it's a more controlled version of the regular Tenergy 05, and therefore suitable to a wider range of players, particularly lower level player, who struggled to control the...
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Published a month ago

ITTF Board of Directors vote - min friction limit remains
I wrote Adham Sharara about my disappointment with the BoD decision to vote down the Swedish proposal. I explained my concern that many of the BoD members may not really understand the impact of the decision, and that they are very likely easily swayed by a few dominant members, who may not...
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Published 2 months ago

Swedish proposal to remove friction limit DEFEATED!
Although it's not yet official, the word is out already that the proposal (see last post) was defeated... appearantly the vote was quite overwhelming too... only a few members vote FOR it. The Swedish board member made a good argument, but most of the arguments against were stating that it is not...
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Published 2 months ago

Proposal to remove the minimum friction limit
Proposed by the Swedish TT Association To rescind the ban of pimples without friction by deleting the first sentence of item 1.4.4 of Technical Leaflet T4 shown in bold. 1.4.4. Friction for pimples â€" out: (The minimum friction level is 25 μN.) Rationale: The decision to ban the pimples...
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Published 3 months ago

Coaching in between games should be banned
I really think coaching in between games should not be allowed for individual events for Competition and Tournaments. The battle should be between the 2 players, not a player and their coach. I think this is appropropriate even at ITTF events. They have already implimented this for Tennis, so why...
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Published 5 months ago

New proposed limitations of entries for Olympics
Adham Sharara (ITTF president) advised the OOAK table tennis forum of some new proposed limitations of entries for Olympics:- It is only for the singles events at the Olympic Games. No change for the Team events, still 3 players per National Olympic Committee(NOC)- For singles we are proposing to...
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Published 6 months ago

OOAK Table Tennis Forum has moved
The OOAK Table Tennis Forum has been moved and upgraded, and now has a brand new look and a brand new domain! The forum graphics face-lift gives the forum a clear identity of its own as opposed to using a stock theme and increases the usability and legibility of the forum. The forum now has...
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Published 6 months ago

Gambler Outlaw - new sheet vs an old sheet
A friend made a video doing a comprehensive comparison between an old and new sheet of Gambler Outlaw. The results are quite fascinating:
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Published 8 months ago

Think you're an expert on table tennis? Check out these riddles!
OOAK forum is running another little competition, this time about riddles related to table tennis.I'm really enjoying these (both making up mine and solving others) so I thought I'd share some with you here:JimWeiland:What is it?It's a part of some table tennis bats. Some people will occasionally...
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Published 9 months ago

Fun competition with prizes at OOAK forum
The OOAK table tennis forum has started some fun little competitions recently with a prize (free rubber or blade) for the winner. The challange of this first competition was to write a funny poem about the OOAK forum itself. Congrats to member JimWeiland who won the first competition, and his...
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Published 9 months ago

TSP Curl P-H review
Finally got to try this rubbers, and after 2 sessions I thought I'd give a little review.1. Blade/Style/LevelI tested this on a TSP Balsa Plus 4.5. The sheet was OX red. Although I've always been more of a chopper, I've concentrated a lot on my close to the table blocking game and have tried...
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Published 10 months ago

Great table tennis Slow - Mo clip!
Awesome clip of slow motion table tennis video! If you want to learn to chop, this is well worth watching!
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Published 10 months ago