IgorPonger wrote: on Tuesday July 16,2024 at 4:58am
-- The rule 5.2.3 provides an explicit Criteria for the sameness of sponge material. Sponge material is considered "one and the same" as long as it retains original properties, -- colour, composition, density, hardness.
For example, a sandwich combination of three different sponges of 38 - 40 - 42 hardness must be taken as three different products, and, therefore, each single sandwich combination must be assigned its specific brand name /specific ITTF number. (also, authorisation is needed as if for three different producs).
-- 5.2.2.1 More than one layer of sponge is not permitted, even if the layers are of the same material.
-- 5.2.3. Once a sandwich rubber got authorised, the sponge material must remain one and the same, without any alterations (i.e. colour, composition, density, hardness, etc).
5.2.3.1 ITTF is entitled to conduct post-factory measurements on the sponge. Deviation greater than ± 1 degree from a nominal hardness, and greater than ± 4% from a nominal density is not acceptable..
-- 5.2.4 Marketing or distributing sponges of different materials in combination with the same topsheet is not permitted and shall be a subject to penalty sanctions.
When Igor posts nonsense noone really questions hims.
He will say thing like "Experts at ITTF" have concluded
What experts ? He will never quote the names.
Because in hos pschotic mind the experts are various personalities that manifest in his mind like a serial killer claiming he has multiple personalities.
Anyway in this case I don't know what "rule" 5.2.3 is . It defintely is not part of the ITTF statutes because subsection 5 is about doping " regulations"
I know of one other ITTF document that talks about rubbers. BUt under section 5 of taht document , there is no section 5.2.
Also what is 5.2.3 ? Is it a rule ? a regulation ? directive ? advisory ?
Igor makes up nonsense on the fly as any of his pip hating personalities manifest at any give momemnt
But the sad part is that clueless posters in ITTF worship forums just take his word for it & don't demand for the exact ITTF source for his bizarre claims.