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Articles about a wide range of table tennis equipment and issues.
Avalox / Avallo AVX Interview
Interview with the Managing Director of Avallo AVX a.k.a. Avalox I first came to know about the Avalox brand through the reputation of some of their blades, which were used by several former World Champions. Through my involvement with the OOAK Shop I got to know Mr Koay, a former [...]
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Joo Se Hyuk is getting better – back to practicing!
Soon after the 2012 London Olympics it was reported that Joo Se Hyuk was very sick, which also affected his performance during the Olympics. He suffers from a rare disease called: Behçet’s disease. Here is a quote from Joo after the Olympics from the Korea Times: Quote: Joo, 32, said [...]
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Tibhar 1Q – How could Tibhar get this so wrong???
I got a Tibhar 1Q rubber off a friend who was annoyed when he tried to glue it to his oversize blade. You would not believe what the issue was!!! Apparently Tibhar, in their great wisdom, decided that putting a label at the top of a rubber sheet as well [...]
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Table Tennis Boosters and Tuners – 5 Great applications!
Table Tennis Boosters and Tuners – Are they useful for you? Many people think of table tennis boosters as simply the replacement of the old speed glue, and something that is only useful for the top players that need extra speed. Although there is certainly some truth in this, advances [...]
Categories: Articles, Boosters - Tuners Tags: boosters, maintenance, priming, rubbers, table tennis, tuners
Table Tennis Top for Pool Table – are they worth it?
Are Pool Table Tennis Conversion Tops worthwhile? A Table Tennis Conversion Top is basically a table tennis tennis table without the legs and support, which is placed onto a pool table (or similar table or support structure) to turn it into a table tennis table. Table tennis tables take [...]
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Complete Table Tennis Blade Making Process
Complete Blade Making Process for Table Tennis This is a great description of the complete process of all the steps involved in making a table tennis blade by one of the major table tennis manufacturers Yin-He (Galaxy). Photos and description kindly provided by Yin-He (a.k.a. Galaxy) the manufacturer, and [...]
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Joola rubber and blade overview
Joola rubber and blade overview Here is my summary of the most notable / special rubbers and blades from the Joola brand. This is not meant to promote or criticize the Joola brand or products in any way, it’s simply a summary of opinions of the more famous and [...]
Table Tennis Glues – tips & pitfall for water based gluing
Table Tennis Glues – tips & pitfall for water based gluing Although water based glued are much safer, they are nowhere near as easy to use as the old VOC-based glues. I have tried many of the glues on the market, and most suffer from one or more of these [...]
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Balsa Table Tennis Blades – the Unique Properties
The unique properties of Balsa Wood in Table Tennis Blades There appears to be a growing trend for player to use blades with Balsa layers. So what’s so special about Balsa wood? Balsa has some very unique properties that make them suitable for both defensive and offensive styles blades, [...]
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Additional Table Tennis Rubber Mass and Size Database
Additional Rubber Sheet Mass and Size Database I’ve started a new database of table tennis rubbers sheets, indicating their mass and size. Great credit goes to Silver (aka Silvalis) who has long maintained a database of rubber masses here. Since he was unable to continue updating the project for [...]
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