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Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 420

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question:  Hi, I am looking at buying a new bat. I am left handed and have an attacking forehand with quite a fast rubber. One area I need to improve upon is being able to topspin a chop. Currently I often get dictated to in rallies because if my […]

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 406

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question:  I am looking to upgrade my racket setup to match my play style. I play with the Chinese or hold grip and do use the backhand to impart a backhand smash and an occasional flick. I use the front primarily and have found I tend to focus heavily […]

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 383

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question:  Hello, as already written, for the last two months I’ve been playing with Timo Boll ALC but sometimes it feels too hard and I can’t feel the ball the way I would like to. Can you briefly compare TB ALC with Innerforce ALC and Innerforce ALC.S (speed, hardness, […]

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 360

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question:  Hi- I am an intermediate player , have good forehand and learning my backhand to be aggressive. I have been using Nittaku / Darker speed/ Darker imperial for sometime with Dignics 09c 1.9mm forehand , but kept changing backhand rubbers. Now, I am using Timoball ALC, with dignics […]

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 351

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question:  Hi, I am an average adult (39) amateur player and I’ve been playing TT for 3 years (still improving my game). I was adviced to start with Stiga Allround Classic, then switched to Offensive Classic and now I would like to buy a new blade. All the recreative […]

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 350

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question:  Blade: Michael Maze , Innerforce ZLC , Zhang Jike Super ZLC , Viscaria Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 64 Backhand Rubber: Tenergy05 Hi , I’ve played many years with Maze blade, then needed some more speed and switched to IF ZLC , than after new plastic ball needed again something […]

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 311

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Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 311 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question:  Hi there. I just want to ask if there is a difference between the Viscaria blade and Zhang Jike ALC. I heard a lot of comparisons between the two from a lot of people. Some people say that ZJK ALC has […]

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 260

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Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 260 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question:  I’ve been playing with viscaria blade for about 2 years, now i want to change a new butterfly blade, i feel that in the age of the new plastic ball, the ALC is not providing enough power and quality in my […]

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 280

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Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 280 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question:  I am an old, enthusiastic beginner- I take 1 or 2 lessons per week, and have a robot at home. I just made a big mistake- I bought a Viscaria with Tenergy 05- It is way too much paddle/racket for me- […]

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 252

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Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 252Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question:  I  asked a similar question but did not receive an elaborate response earlier.  Can you compare the Butterfly Timo Boll Spirit and the Butterfly Viscaria. I saw that both blades have the same composition. Other than the handles are these two blades […]

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