Xu Xin rpb!
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Topic: Xu Xin rpb!
Posted By: JohnnyChop
Subject: Xu Xin rpb!
Date Posted: 12/02/2014 at 1:51pm
 This is from the chinese nationals... Man look at where the finger mark is… which leaves him at best like 2-3 inches for his rpb stroke!!! ------------- 729 Battle 2 Yasaka Goibao 5 Nittaku Fastarc G1 Nittaku Fastarc G1 Butterfly Cypress Max |
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Posted By: schen
Date Posted: 12/02/2014 at 2:20pm
Hahaha damn that's nuts. No wonder his BH counter has become godly lately, he's always contacting it near the tip of the blade  ------------- http://bit.ly/1clQmfp" rel="nofollow - Feedback | http://bit.ly/1rcjTiH" rel="nofollow - FOR SALE - updated Mar 19 Dynasty / H3 / H3 |
Posted By: liulin04
Date Posted: 12/02/2014 at 3:37pm
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good find! ------------- http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35056&PN=14&title=feedback-liulin04" rel="nofollow - My Feedbacks |
Posted By: hookumsnivy
Date Posted: 12/02/2014 at 5:43pm
| That's really impressive. The amount of control required to not hit your fingers is incredible. |
Posted By: DistantStar
Date Posted: 12/02/2014 at 9:11pm
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To be fair if it hit his finger, it wouldn't leave a mark :) ------------- Nittaku Acoustic Xiom Sigma Euro 2.0 Tibhar Genius Sound 2.0 |
Posted By: hookumsnivy
Date Posted: 12/02/2014 at 9:16pm
I think that mark in the middle is from his fingers, not the ball. |
DistantStar wrote:Posted By: Butt Stallion
Date Posted: 12/02/2014 at 10:45pm
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obviously the mark comes from his fingers and not the ball lmao! The question is here if he does this on porpuse or not. Because if not this gives us a fact about his rubber which wouldn't be boosted then. Why? Because for professional players the boosting effect only last for about 1 week till they feel the differences. And out of 1 week training even every day 10 hours this mark wouldn't come, he would need at least 1 month. Or he does this on porpuse because of better feel or something like this, who knows...
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Posted By: JohnnyChop
Date Posted: 12/02/2014 at 10:50pm
I don't know about that... I am pretty sure XX scratches the bh side like wang hao does! ------------- 729 Battle 2 Yasaka Goibao 5 Nittaku Fastarc G1 Nittaku Fastarc G1 Butterfly Cypress Max |
Posted By: chronos
Date Posted: 12/03/2014 at 12:29am
| Awesome pic, great find. |
Posted By: suds79
Date Posted: 12/03/2014 at 8:52am
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This is why I like a more curled fingers approach with penhold as one, I can close the face of the blade better on TPB and two, if I decided to hit RPB, you have so much more hitting area... FYI twiddling is easier also with a curled finger approach. Look how little surface area he has to hit with? Pretty wild.
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Posted By: mahomedy13
Date Posted: 12/03/2014 at 8:53am
| for a bh shot like his,and the small space that he has...great control over his shots |
Posted By: Butt Stallion
Date Posted: 12/03/2014 at 9:03am
| Imo the most interesting part on Xu Xin is he is playing a fuc**** 5ply blade and still is capable of playing fast and nice shots! And all the kiddies who aren't even able to play topspins want to play this ALC stuff and shit. Xu Xin is the proof that a 5ply blades can get you anywhere you want and you don't need a ALC super racket blade like Ma Long and the rest... |
Posted By: mahomedy13
Date Posted: 12/03/2014 at 9:15am
good advice for the youngsters
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Posted By: schen
Date Posted: 12/03/2014 at 1:31pm
5 ply wood blades are no joke for speed haha, especially ones like rosewood, YEO, intensity, etc. that have hard outer wood layers and flex a decent amount. At the top gear, my YEO trumps any composite blade I've bothered to try (TB ALC, IF ZLC, MLC, TBT5000, and other "speed demons") to my surprise when I returned to it after a big EJ spree. ------------- http://bit.ly/1clQmfp" rel="nofollow - Feedback | http://bit.ly/1rcjTiH" rel="nofollow - FOR SALE - updated Mar 19 Dynasty / H3 / H3 |
Posted By: JohnnyChop
Date Posted: 12/03/2014 at 4:16pm
But i really wonder if XX is going to switch to a composite blade… he hasn't played well since the ball switch and i think it can be attributed to the lost of spin and speed but mainly speed!! ------------- 729 Battle 2 Yasaka Goibao 5 Nittaku Fastarc G1 Nittaku Fastarc G1 Butterfly Cypress Max |
Posted By: schen
Date Posted: 12/03/2014 at 4:42pm
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I think if he changes anything, it may be his playstyle. We already saw him developing a more aggressive at-the-table game, especially with his now developed backhand counter as opposed to trying to forehand everything away from the table with good effect. It's more likely that he'll be forced to stay closer to the table more to capitalize on the power he already has. However, I remember reading in an interview he had switched to Intensity from Rosewood to slow his shots down in exchange for more spin and arc - perhaps he'll switch back if speed is a problem now? Or perhaps he'll opt for softer outer-ply blades like koto or limba which most of the CNT seems to be using? ------------- http://bit.ly/1clQmfp" rel="nofollow - Feedback | http://bit.ly/1rcjTiH" rel="nofollow - FOR SALE - updated Mar 19 Dynasty / H3 / H3 |
Posted By: reflecx
Date Posted: 12/03/2014 at 9:18pm
Requirements for RPB blades are different from shakehand blades. You will find most RPB players using 5 ply wood blades. |
Posted By: TTFrenzy
Date Posted: 12/03/2014 at 9:23pm
Whether you play 5 ply or ALC being an RPB player, if you dont have correct tehcnique the blade offers absolutely nothing. Thats something most people are unable to understand . There arent many rpb players out there so you cant know that for a fact. XX also played equally good with a 7ply blade so its not a matter of rpb or blade. Its 95 % matter of technique, the correct blade/rubber just magnifies the effect ------------- http://www.tabletennismaster.com/profiles/blog/list?user=28q3ehyh2hm9o" rel="nofollow - my TT blog! Join & follow my TT blog ! Mental and Physi |
Posted By: vutiendat1337
Date Posted: 12/04/2014 at 1:39pm
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When I play with penhold, I have the same grip as Xu Xin, not intentionally though. For some reason, it feels more comfortable when using RPB compared curled fingers. But boy, I hit my fingers every so often, it can be quite frustrating. ------------- bty petr korbel st fh: donic bluefire red bh: dawei iqul black USATT:1811 http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40320&title=feedbackvutiendat1337" rel="nofollow - Feedback me |
Posted By: bbkon
Date Posted: 12/04/2014 at 7:07pm
What 7ply blade has xx played with?
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Posted By: pdotec
Date Posted: 12/05/2014 at 10:57am
| Posterboy for Stiga doesn't use Stiga rubbers?? |
Posted By: IanMcg
Date Posted: 12/05/2014 at 2:56pm
STIGA is more famous for their blades anyways |
Posted By: JohnnyChop
Date Posted: 12/05/2014 at 5:33pm
It's harder to control blade angle with curled fingers during rpb... I think for regular players the size of normal pH blades are just fine... With Xx I think he has huge hands with long fingers... I wonder why he doesn't use an oversized blade like wh does? ------------- 729 Battle 2 Yasaka Goibao 5 Nittaku Fastarc G1 Nittaku Fastarc G1 Butterfly Cypress Max |
Posted By: TurboZ
Date Posted: 12/05/2014 at 5:46pm
Never heard from WH but XX did mention that his blade is custom made bigger than normal because his hands are big. Probably biggest in CNT. ------------- http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53150&title=feedback-turboz - My Feedback |
Posted By: Butt Stallion
Date Posted: 12/05/2014 at 7:41pm
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Xu Xin never played a 7ply blade or lets say we never seen official using one. What he does in private, who knows ;) |