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    Posted: 01/04/2010 at 9:11am
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Lucky you... I might have the chance to play with WR335 (NED 3rd) Merijn De Bruin... he said he's on holiday in Bali and might come to my city. i offered to setup playing with several national players here and also unorthodox players in the area...

If i had the money and spare time i would go to Bali and go after him...
 
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Lucky you... I might have the chance to play with WR335 (NED 3rd) Merijn De Bruin... he said he's on holiday in Bali and might come to my city. i offered to setup playing with several national players here and also unorthodox players in the area...

If i had the money and spare time i would go to Bali and go after him...
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Yes, on the backhand of almost all of my combos I use Wraith.
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JimT, I know you said you were satisfied with your current blades..I just want to say that I didn't initially like either Fl or regular straight handle on Nittaku Violin,but
I found a solution-grip tape-soft,made out of leather like material.So in the future,if temptation will again dominate,a heavy weight Violin and a piece of tape could do some good things for you.I think you don't need anything else anymore,though.
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I am basically playing either with DS 90 or with Nexy Color - my other main blade WRC-10 has a slightly more aggressive balance (into the head) and it is not always good for me. I also tried Nittaku Violin a few days ago and it plays great but I cannot come to grips (Tongue) with its tiny short handle.

I will try and ask someone to film me playing with DS 90 - then I will of course edit it to make me look like a table tennis giant that I am Wink... then I will post it as well.

Thanks for the kind words.
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wish you had your speed 90 and just some longer video episode.i think speed 90 is meant for you just fine,though i don't know how the other blade feels in comparison with speed 90.
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Oh that's what all my girlfriends keep telling me, Rob Wink

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Originally posted by JimT JimT wrote:

Hi guys,

I generally hate my videos but here I decided to publish this one, since it's just fun. Our coach brought in his friend from many years ago (I think they played together in India when they were juniors) - Kamal Sharath Achanta, WR #72. He had some demo practice and short matches with a lot of us - I would guess more than a dozen people played him.

He is very nice, quiet guy - he played great tennis with a completely new (to him) setup provided to him by Killerspin, his new sponsor.

So anyway, we had fun. I edited the video to get rid of some embarassing (to me) moments, so as you can see I win all the time!! Wink Makes me wonder why I am not in the top ten yet...

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It wasn't always a sponge bob... was it?
I think you had another avatar when I 1st joined.

Good stuff. I am impressed with your play. I played a fairly high ranking player once and he did the same thing as you mentioned above: controlled, relaxed play -- with amazing spin variation and measured loops. It is so amazing to play with a good player... it must have been something altogether different to be able to play with a player of this caliber... lucky guy.
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Great video + editing, Jim. You were murdering him.

That Wraith seems to be working very well for you. Glad to finally see the face behind the Spongebob icon.
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With knee problem like that you moved aound pretty well JimT. And let me tell you, your BH is dangerous for any player regardless of their level.
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Originally posted by Heimdallalso Heimdallalso wrote:

Well done Jim...
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relaxed
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love the BH
not enough to leave my short pips though
huh


Well, come over to our club and we'll give your pips some proper testing! Wink
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Originally posted by BeaverMD BeaverMD wrote:

Originally posted by JimT JimT wrote:


Making fun of my fashion taste, huh? Angry

 
Nah, the MYTT.net t-shirt looks good on you Smile


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Originally posted by JimT JimT wrote:


Making fun of my fashion taste, huh? Angry

 
Nah, the MYTT.net t-shirt looks good on you Smile
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Originally posted by kenneyy88 kenneyy88 wrote:

Boring! Show the rest of the video of Achanta owning you!


It was mostly unforced errors on my part, so actually that part is way more boring. Kamal didn't force anything. He knows how to play guys of my level in demo matches - the main idea for everyone is just to have fun and try not to overdo things.
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Boring! Show the rest of the video of Achanta owning you!
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Originally posted by BeaverMD BeaverMD wrote:

Originally posted by JimT JimT wrote:

You may notice that everybody is playing rather loose, no pressure, so don't judge me too harshly. Not to mention my bad left knee prevented me from winning - otherwise I would prevail, no doubt! Tongue

Also - I am using Nexy Color with LKT Rapid Speed 2.2 FH and Gambler Wraith 2.2 BH.
I don't think your knee was the problem.  It's the dark socks with white athletic shoes Smile Great vid, buddy.


Making fun of my fashion taste, huh? Angry

I happen to think that black socks in white sneakers is the ultimate TT weapon!
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Originally posted by JimT JimT wrote:

You may notice that everybody is playing rather loose, no pressure, so don't judge me too harshly. Not to mention my bad left knee prevented me from winning - otherwise I would prevail, no doubt! Tongue

Also - I am using Nexy Color with LKT Rapid Speed 2.2 FH and Gambler Wraith 2.2 BH.
I don't think your knee was the problem.  It's the dark socks with white athletic shoes Smile Great vid, buddy.
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Well done Jim...
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not enough to leave my short pips though
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Originally posted by dragon kid dragon kid wrote:

btw, if you don't mind me asking, what's your USATT rating?


It fluctuates... I don't play a lot of tourneys and the ones I play it's hard to change my rating since there is not a lot of people in New England with ratings above 1900-2000. Formally it is around 1900 but I (of course! Wink) believe it should be higher... like 2037 or smth... especially when I fix my bum knee and lose another 10 pounds of fat.
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btw, if you don't mind me asking, what's your USATT rating?
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Only if I learn to magically transport myself to Florida...
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Originally posted by goldfish goldfish wrote:

Originally posted by JimT JimT wrote:

Of course not, he just stopped by for a couple of days on his way back home from Killerspin Invitational.
Where he beat Schlager

Oh no.. now we are eager to see your video against pushblocker, Jim LOL
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Originally posted by JimT JimT wrote:

Of course not, he just stopped by for a couple of days on his way back home from Killerspin Invitational.
Where he beat Schlager, and almost Chen Qi.
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Originally posted by dragon kid dragon kid wrote:

You need to video your matches against Ovtcharov or Mizutani, with some editing job, you'll be in the top ten before long.. LOL


Those guys don't even have a prayer against my mighty video-editing software!
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Originally posted by Skyline Skyline wrote:

I hope not that those points are  all the points you won in the whole match haha.


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I hope not that those points are  all the points you won in the whole match haha.
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You need to video your matches against Ovtcharov or Mizutani, with some editing job, you'll be in the top ten before long.. LOL
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