I got the following email from one of the Hong Kong players when I returned home: ****** Dear Jeff, I am glad to have learned the fun of playing hardbats. From...
You can buy Butterfly Orthodox, which is a hardbat rubber, from the Japanese internet table tennis dealer at: www.iruiru.com You can buy a 3-ply Hock blade...
Hi Jeff, you are now in the elite group of Hardbat missionaries who evangelize the game internationally! Will you be making your photographs available on the...
Jeff, I'd appreciate it if you could write up your HB experience in Hong Kong for publication on the USCTTA.org website. I have already have a place reserved...
Posted on Yahoo Hardbat web site. The last one, posted last week, was to controversial, I guess. Dear Hardbat friends and acquaintances, We have a $100 in gift...
http://www.westcovinattc.com/wcttc/lechi.html Also the prize for the Open event is $3000. Any taker? /Bruce __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? ...
I got the following email from Hong Kong Today: ************* Dear Jeff, Nice shots! I will forward you email to Alvin. I have recently put rubbers on my 5-ply...
According to the book "The Chinese Book of Table Tennis" published in 1981, "The secret of how our players achieved such steady worldwide success is that the...
http://www.thefreeman.com/sports/index.php?fullstory=1&issue=articles_20050115&id=26795 /Bruce __________________________________________________ Do You...
Hey fellas, You may have seen an article I wrote up for my website (www. tabletennisdayton.com) shortly after Al "The Professor" Papp came to Ohio. If not you...
Dear Mr. Mclaughin, Air's gotta be fresh! --Ed Ball's journals I'm the front man for the Hardbat renaissance at Santa Moniica College. I'm like JFK: a...
Arty Shaw the famous musician, who recently expired, said the best way to become great is to follow a genius. He had a five-step program. First step, find a...
Hi Bill, As a full-time writer (that is how I pay my bills) and full-time hardbatter I'd be glad to write something as a contribution towards your effors. As a...
Sorry I've been absent for so long. Trying to catch up after having a long bout with the flu. Some news items to report soon. In the meantime, here is a video...
Hi Bill, sorry for not responding sooner... I am really swamped at work this week but would like to write up a blurb about why I switched . If I do not post...
We are in the process of buy a tablet pc at HB international. The Tosiba m205 looks good, the Fugitsu t4010, too. If anyone has any information to share about...
Having worked on an old but reliable Compaq 475mhz laptop held together with electrical tape for the past few year, my workplace has given me a new Toshiba...
Seeing as how this group's posts have dwindled from the mid-100s to approximately 20 each of the last two months, I guess I shouldn't be surprised that my...
Hey folks, James Chai has arranged for us to have a Hardbat Fest in Mountain View, CA on February 19! The Fest will go from 5:30pm - 9:30pm. Those who want...
Dear Mr. Louie, Measures have been taken to obviate a Hardbat resurgence. --Subversive thought for the day. That was really nice of you to take the time to...
Dear Mr. Mclaugh, Thank you for getting back with me with the information. I will try and get you something good soon. Here's a rough draft, though, that...