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StillTT wrote: on Saturday October 05, 2024 at 3:32pm
Adding mandatory hardbat events in each usatt sanctioned tournament (e.g for each event not hardbat, add the hardbat equivalent) is one way to catch up, undoubtedly the least expensive to enforce.

Yes it is a great idea. Since you & twiddler keep also pushing for smooth rubber only events as well.
You (stillTT) , twiddler, Rev.. Larry Hodges & few of Marty Reisman's cult groupies can travel to all these tournaments & enjoy yourselves.

BTW since you & twiddler will have also mandatory smooth rubber only events using dumb rackets, don't you think it will better and also fair i all othe rmain event be limited to only players using smart rackets (One side either spinny inverted or wide pips and the other side only slim pips.............since twiddler would obviously want anti to be in the smooth rubber event sonly anyway LOL)

This way you can cancel Rule 2.4.7 for smooth rubber events & all players can spein glue & boost as they wish like crazy including VOC glues. They should also increase the maximum allowed total rubber thickness from the current 4.05 mm to 5/0 mm (with zero chemical testing) so that sport can be speeded up further with more third ball attacks so that we can ensure that there will be no spectators for these events.

This way we can make the regular events to have a fair & level playing field to truly promote all playing styles by
1. Reduce the maximum allowed rubber thickness from 4.05 mm to 3.5 mm (with strict enforcement of Rule 2.47 at all levels) to slow the sport done for spectators with more longer rallies. This way players can kill themselves with illegal VOC-filled chemicals since there will be no spectators.
2. Increase the maximum allowed pip length from 2.00 mm to 2.50 mm, repeal the pip density regulation of 2004 and increase the maximum allowed AR (Aspect Ration) from current 1.1. to 1,5, All these measures would back few choppers who were banned in 1998 and further exterminated thereafter.
3. Repeal the Frictionless Pips Ban of 2008 at least for Master's ^ Para events (Swedish Association, Waldner & Rev. Larry Hodges all wanted to do this ban repealed for all events)
What do you say Twiddler & StillTT ??

StillTT wrote: on Saturday October 05, 2024 at 3:32pm
What I am not sure about is whether or not we should have a parallel rating system for hardbat. I think yes but only from a gut feel. Some might think it would create a schism detrimental to the spin game. The way I see it, it’s all about bringing all players under the same roof so 1 or 2 rating systems is moot.

Hardbat already has an inflated rating system with players rated about 200 to 250 points above USATT sanctioned events. Obviously this is to attract players to hardbat.

They should have several separate rating systems then,

1. Tournament hardbat only
2. Tournament sandpaper only
3. Tournament clipboard (or wood) only for Rev. Larry Hodges
4. Tournament smooth rubber only (spinny or anti inverted smooth rubber) for twiddler
5. Tournament smart rackets only regular ratings
6. League hardbat only
7. League sandpaper only
8. League clipboard (or wood) only for Rev. Larry Hodges
9. League smooth rubber only (spinny or anti inverted smooth rubber) for twiddler
10. League smart rackets only regular ratings