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Anyone play competitive table tennis?

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  1. Camz Camz is offline

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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 12:27pm)

    Going play a tournament at a local bar next weekened. Pretty much gonna get smoked i'm expect; but it's gonna be a lot of fun. I'm looking for a new, good paddle but holy fuck these things are expensive. Any recommend a decent paddle in the 20-60 range?

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  2. FenwayKing FenwayKing is online now The Well: FenwayKing

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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 12:29pm) in reply to Camz

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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 12:30pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    does flipping half the table up and playing with yourself count?
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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 12:31pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    I do, they made a movie about me and my friends. Im the large black guy.

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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 12:31pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    no but i've played some ping pong
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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 12:33pm) in reply to DBo Fo Sho

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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 1:15pm) in reply to Camz

    Play quite a bit, have my own table. Since it sounds like you play whenever you can and not all the time I would reccomend a paddle that you can control/shape, etc. Go with the Stiga Sabre Premium, I think is the name. Thats what I have and I am happy with it.
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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 2:01pm) in reply to Camz

    Depends on how you play, but if you think you are that much worse than everyone else then definitely get a paddle with with the most control, butterfly was the best 3 years ago. No way you are going to be able to handle the serves if you are not used to them though. If you have only used shitty paddles up to this point, make sure to use at least a slight western grip, because the balls will fly on you, and you need to learn topspin with these paddles anyway.

    Also, you would be surprised how bad some of the players are, especially in a bar tourney. When I was in a table tennis club my first 2 years of college, the first day was brutal, but there were people who I could beat. Once you get used to the ball jumping it isn't bad.
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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 2:23pm) in reply to Camz

    I loved to play this and was pretty good. My high school gym teacher would destroy anyone who played him and I beat him bad enough that he called me a faggot. lol

    At least I used to think I was good at table tennis until I played in my college intramural tournament. First round I got destroyed by a Russian dude that looked more like a linebacker and hit the ball hard enough to leave welts, and then I got the 5'3" Chinese dude who could make the ball move in dimensions I didn't know exist. sigh.
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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 2:31pm) in reply to Thatislife

     
    Originally Posted by Thatislife View Post

    Depends on how you play, but if you think you are that much worse than everyone else then definitely get a paddle with with the most control, butterfly was the best 3 years ago. No way you are going to be able to handle the serves if you are not used to them though. If you have only used shitty paddles up to this point, make sure to use at least a slight western grip, because the balls will fly on you, and you need to learn topspin with these paddles anyway.

    Also, you would be surprised how bad some of the players are, especially in a bar tourney. When I was in a table tennis club my first 2 years of college, the first day was brutal, but there were people who I could beat. Once you get used to the ball jumping it isn't bad.

    ^this

    You dont need a custom paddle ($200-$800) unless you are already playing a very elite game with a specific style. Choose a paddle made for controll not speed and work on your spins a lot. GLGL
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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 2:31pm) in reply to bjybjy

    Do you have to use the smooth rubber paddles in these things? My game completely goes to shit with those paddles, but I used to have some game with the dimpled and sandpaper paddles.
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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 2:50pm) in reply to strangelove99

    PM JML1984, i guess he pwns pretty hard at teh table tennis
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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 2:55pm) in reply to strangelove99

     
    Originally Posted by strangelove99 View Post

    Do you have to use the smooth rubber paddles in these things? My game completely goes to shit with those paddles, but I used to have some game with the dimpled and sandpaper paddles.

    The better the paddle, the harder it is to use. Sandpaper being the easiest
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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 3:10pm) in reply to Camz

    I had a table growing and was pretty good in highschool, though I didn't ever play competitively. Though, one of my good friends who was the 3rd best tennis player in the state did play competively, occasionally, and I was on par with him.

    In college, after not playing one in 10months I entered a campus wide tournament and got 3rd. Pretty sure I would have won had I been playing for a few weeks before it.

    I think that was the last time I played too, so i probably suck now.
     
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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 4:13pm) in reply to cbass04

     
    Originally Posted by cbass04 View Post

    Play quite a bit, have my own table. Since it sounds like you play whenever you can and not all the time I would reccomend a paddle that you can control/shape, etc. Go with the Stiga Sabre Premium, I think is the name. Thats what I have and I am happy with it.

    I kinda made it sound like I suck in the OP. I have my own table. We had a table in our IEEE room in college so instead of studying we pretty mcuh played ping pong/had tournaments every day. Those guys were good, so me being a noob; I learned a bit and got a lot better by playing against those guys. We got a table at my parent's house about 2 years ago, my dad, me and my borther in law would play a lot, still do, but i moved out so havent played as much with em. I moved back to my parents' house 2 weeks ago so i've been getting back into the groove. I bought a paddle from Academy about a year ago. It was the highest rated paddle there, think it cost me like $40. I want to step up my game though, get a good paddle, keep it out the elements, start using a penhandle grip style instead of handshake. I played last week at my friend's poker game ad pretty much hustled those guys out of 80$ b/c i told them i suck, ended up going 7-0 but they were garbage. I'll check out that stiga.
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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 4:18pm) in reply to Camz

    i would just get a soft paddle stiga at a sport store in like the 20-30 range thats a more all around type one and play with a few times before the tourney to get use to it, its a lot easier to return/control with a good soft paddle imo
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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 4:19pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    im not a fan of the super padded paddles. i like to be able to feel hitting the ball
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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 4:23pm) in reply to JasonBDizzle

     
    Originally Posted by JasonBDizzle View Post

    im not a fan of the super padded paddles. i like to be able to feel hitting the ball

    The speed, however, is mainly determined by the thickness of the rubber. Generally, the rubber thickness ranges from 1.0mm to 2.5mm. Thicker rubbers create maximum speed best used for offensive play, while thinner ones provide more control and touch for control or defensive players.
    1.0 - 1.5mm - For better control and feel.
    2.0mm - The most popular thickness. It provides a balance of power and control, and is also used by spinning or attacking players that play close to the table.
    2.5mm - Also known as "maximum" thickness, it generally creates the most power and spin.
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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 5:31pm) in reply to Camz

    sick vid. im sure the ppl at the bar wont be half as good as those ppl.
     
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    Feb 4th, 2010 (2/4/2010 5:39pm) in reply to Camz

    All i know about table tennis is that i can kick some ass at it on the wii lol but have wached it before and those guys really move fast and hit that ball really hard and fast.You gotta have good eye and hand cordnation(sp?)too be able to keep up with that ball too hard for me too play.But gl at your tourney next weekend.
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