I was searching for the reason of the 40 mm ball : ), and the reason behind the struggle on one hand to slow the game down and on the other to speed it up.also opinions on equipment and how it effects the sport from tables, height of net, rackets, scoring, and rubber. We on one hand ban some rubbers but not others with the same characteristics. We ban all types of glue or anything that changes the supposed playing charateristics of rubber and then manufactors bring out rubber that "replaces" glueing. They say for our health but they brought out speed glues that were water based and they were banned too. I am looking for the reason behind the supposed reason.
 And I like how you get that my opinion is because I am older, well maybe I am older but that has nothing to do with my opinion. I am still not blind, at least not totaly.

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> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:23:07 -0600

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> From: ATTC@yahoogroups. com [mailto:ATTC@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of
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> The purpose of the 40 mm ball was to slow down the speed of the ball and
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> longer rallies.Since the 40 mm ball has been adopted all I have seen is more
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> a allaround speed racket and Sriver 2.0 or similar rubber unglued to fully
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> enjopy the sport of table tennis. With this racket and rubber choice you can
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>> Subject: Re: [ATTA] Re: chatting
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>> Jeff, thanks a lot for your kimd information. We have all the rubbers you
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>>> Beijing, China. I go to my club 3-4 times a week. I just changed my
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>>> butterfly Photino+ Double Happiness Hurrican 39 + Butterfly Sriver-FX.
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>>> I like gluing very much. At the moment I am considering the use of the
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>>> nongluing. therefore I would like to chat with any friends from you
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>>> about it. Any chat on table tennis would be highly welcomed.
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