4th July, 2005: Independence Day

Yasaka Gatien Extra 3D Forehand rubber Backhand rubber

What are those stuff? Good stuff. Ping Pong stuff. My TSP ping pong blade is hurting my hand. Probably because of its small straight handle. I really thought that I had my Stiga blade back at home. So I decided to get a more common and comfortable blade. What I'm getting is a quite decent one with a relatively cheap cheap cheap price. My future forehand rubber is DHS G666. A powerful and tacky rubber. I expect its tackiness would meet what I could get from Globe 999. What I'm using the Globe 999 is tacky but it is way to slow. It takes up so much power and strength whenever I loop or drive. I expect this G666 would give me more speed and save my power on my each of my attack. I'll see how it plays out. For my backhand rubber, it is the mighty 729 RITC rubber with European (German) sponge. Back in those days when I was practicing, I used 729 RITC all the time. I know its characteristics. It's definitely a great choice on rubber itself. However, for my backhand, I always feel that I lack of power and speed. So I was thinking how I could solve this problem if I still want to retain and use the 729 RITC rubber. Click!!! I saw this version of package with sponge from Germany. I could immediately tell that there's a guarantee on speed and power. That's what I 've expecting so far. All the rubbers that I've chosen are Chinese made. That means for certain degree I could maintain my topspin loop and close-table attack style. I trust my motherland and I support them especially the prices are so reasonable. I can't wait to try them. I'm expecting to receive them sometime next week. Today is the Independence Day. What did I do? Well...I did practice ping pong with my coach exclusively since nobody else showed up. It was a great practice I feel a lot more comfortable with my backhand and the rubber. Hopefully, I could improve some more sooner.