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kakapo wrote: Monday 08/21/2023 at 1:09pm
Too defensive IMO and not enough disruptive for reaching something like the top 50-80...but I wish I could play like this )
Players like Han Ying, Hashimoto, Bergström have to attack more and more...that's the only way at this level....Or there is Ojio whose defensive lateral pushes can be considered as offensive strokes.

Not enough disruptive because the looper torture index of ITTF LARC long pips is absolutely useless in the 40+ plastic ball ONLY era.

The rules & regulations for choppers are set by the robotNazi controlled ITTF. The goal of robotNazis is the total opposite of promotion of diversity in the sport & exterminatin of choppers. This has been successfully achieved in male side for the most part & next steps are to eliminate them from women's side.
The goal of robotNazis is the protection of the illegal use of spin glues & boosters to promote third ball attacks (& eiiminate spectators)

These players must be using high aspect ratio super long pips on a one color racket not useless pips on ITTF LARC

Han Ying must know better. She had been around for a while.

Hashimoto , Mima Ito are limited by the Japanese mentality of being too polite and listening to ITTF . They will never ever live up to their potential. Compare Mima Ito to Deng Yaping. Mima Ito is a failure not because of her own fault but probably her coaches limiting her to short pips which is a forehand rubber & totally useless as a backhand rubber. Mima Ito should be using a blocking type high aspect ratio super long pips (like Deng Yaping did)
All these other Japanese choppers must be using high aspect ratio super long pips on a one color racket (for a close to a level playing field given that robotNazis will never ever give up their illegal spin glues & spoosters).

Linda Bergstrom is probably the worst because she is being humiliated by ITTF strong woman & fellow Swede Petro Sorling.
Swedish TTA was willing to make complete fools of themselves in early 90's by making the ridiculous failed proposition in early 90's requiring identical rubbers on both sides to protect their men players & a 180 degree turn around to protect another male player Fabian Akesrstrom asking for repeal of frictionless pips ban. But Petro Sorling & Swedish TTA won't a do a damn thing to protect a women player Linda Bergstrom by setting a fair value for Aspect Ratio * Pip density for the 40+ plastic ball. Talk about hypocrisy.

Of course in Taiwan, Tony’s TableTennis knows clearly what is best for these young choppers but he is refusing to make high aspect ratio super long pips available for these players but keeps posting useless videos of choppers being forced to play below their potential using wrong useless ITTF LARC rubbers. Then again all Tony does is to kiss up to the ITTF so that he won’t lose spoosting & spin gluing which he supports just like Rev. Larry Hodges (who strongly supports spin gluing & spoosting but also supported the 1998 Durban Aspect Ratio Reduction regulation massacre)

Keep in mind the important fact

Playing your best using the wrong equipment (& wrong style does not equal playing upto your potential using the right equipment best for your playing style.