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Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 193 – Sponge Thickness Explained

Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 193 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Blade: Mizutani ZLC Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 05 2.1mm Backhand Rubber: Tenergy 05 2.1mm Hi, I would like to know practical and technical information about the sponge thickness on Tenergy rubbers. In general, I would assume thicker sponge is good for top […]

Ask The Experts: Maggie Tian, No. 192

Ask The Experts: Maggie Tian, No. 192 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I notice that when the better Table Tennis Players serve they bend low than rise to serve, Is there a reason for this, more spin, faster, etc. Or is just a style of serving. Couldn’t they just stand up and serve? […]

Ask The Experts: Sung Soo Jung, No. 191

Ask The Experts: Sung Soo Jung, No. 191 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: hello there im a defender in the veterans division(50 years old) what type of tenergy its better for chopin in the forehand and rather close to the table and if you have a suggestion about the type …05 fx etc […]

Ask The Experts: Junya Chen, No. 190

Ask The Experts: Junya Chen, No. 190 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I play at three different sites which have different table manufacturers. At home I have a ½ inch conversion top. On all tables except one (Prince 1” top) when I execute a heavy underspin serve (ghost serve variation) the ball stops […]

Ask The Experts: Maggie Tian, No. 189

Ask The Experts: Maggie Tian, No. 189 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Blade: Sardius What suitable rubber of Tenergy series for Sardius blade, increase control, spin, and block? Answer:  This Your Ask the Experts question was answered by Maggie Tian. She is a coach at the India Community Center in Milpitas, CA. Coach Tian’s response is as […]

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 188

Question: Blade: Zhang jike ALC Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 80 Currently i am using the above setup. I play some time spin on forehand and backhand jabbing. please suggest me if my setup is correct or not. Earlier i was using Timoboll ALC forehand Rasanter r47 and backhand xiom omega 4 pro. I play mostly away from […]

Ask The Experts: Junya Chen, No. 187

Ask The Experts: Junya Chen, No. 187 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Blade: Butterfly Joo Saehyuk Hello coach, I have been using DHS Hurricane 3 Neo since I got the JSH blade. This is my first blade and I love it so much. However, it took me a long time to realize that this […]

Ask The Experts No. 186: Cory Eider

Ask The Experts No. 186: Cory Eider Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Blade: Butterfly Innerforce Layer ALC Forehand: Tenergy 05 Backhand: Tenergy 05 Hi, I am 58 yrs old and have been playing for about a year and a half (after a lifetime of tennis). I have progressed fairly quickly to about a 1400 level. […]

Ask The Experts: Hui Wang, No. 185

Ask The Experts: Hui Wang, No. 185 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Blade: Timo boll ALC Forehand: Tenergy 05 Backhand: Tenergy 05 Hi coach, I have a question about best Tenergy rubber for Viscaria ALC blade. I’m thinking about Tenergy 05fx for forehand and Tenergy 80fx for backhand. My understanding that FX rubbers are less hard […]

Ask The Experts: Jeffrey Zeng, No. 184

Ask The Experts: Jeffrey Zeng, No. 184 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Blade: Timo boll ALC Forehand: Tenergy 05 Backhand: Tenergy 05 Hi, I am tempted to try Tenergy 05 Hard. Does it have high throw also like normal Tenergy? What different characteristics does it have from normal Tenergy? Moreover, I want to put it […]

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