If enough of the core group is going, I'm will, for sure, go. If someone in the LA area would like to book the flight, room and car with me, I would be...
Please indulge me in a little bit of bragging... from the latest USATT (squishy) ratings: 11449 Gordon,Scott 2024 CA After the Reno teams tournament, it'll...
... Congrats, Scott! ... I suppose that's one of the disadvantages of the fast ratings turnaround that NATT has brought to us :-). Speaking of which, do you...
... Victor, Are you referring to the "Cary Cup Tournament" that Features Over $2,000 in prizes. Has over 10 players entered in the Classic Hard Bat event on...
DR. Mikey - "You Da Man" I don't know how you pulled this one off, but it's a first. What a great boost for Classic HardBat!!!! Come on you Novato, Cupertino,...
There is a new proposal up for a vote at the ITTF meeting next month in Bremen, Germany. The proposal affects pips-out rubbers. Here is the text: " Technical...
... Thanks, Scott! I'm really looking forward to the next couple of TT club sessions--I've all but decided to play hardbat even in the sponge part of the Cary...
Neologism for the day: SPONGEPOGENIC adj, derived from ANTHROPOGENIC: " resulting from the influence of human being on nature" <~ pollutants> --Hardbat...
I will be playing Sat. in the sponge tournament at Cary NC and Sunday in the hardbat event. I prefer hardbat, but have decided it is more fun to play sponge...
Ed, Yes, I plan to be at the US Open, also. The airline rates you found from LA to Charlotte are better than I could find from Cleveland. What search site did...
Item #1: So, I scratch my head and ask, "Slick pips-out is bad in the eyes of ITTF but inverted anti-spin is OK?" I agree with Hermann's suprised snickering...
... That would allow medium pips rubbers, including some that are very close to being classified as long pips (e.g., Double Happiness C7, TSP P-2 Curl, and...
The hardbat ratings have been updated. See www.hardbat.com. The update reflects the following tournaments: Aug 21 2005 - San Francisco Summer Open Dec 17 2005...
The coureously clever can and perhaps should be superior to the merely [sic] expert. --Steven Potter Ladies and gentleman, Hardbat International is looking...
Hi, all! I'm an Italian table tennis player. (Ciao Scott! ;-) I'm trying HardBat, this is my equipment: 729 LKT Lord Of The Balance 563 Black, waiting Paddle...
Hi again! Tell us about the upcoming hardbat event in Italy. With the summer events in France, Germany, and England, and now Italy, this European tour is fast...
... Thanks Scott, I'm told the draws for today's Classic are done for a giant RR with 2 groups of 12. Jeez, what's wrong with 3 groups of 8? I guess Mike...
We missed all you west coasters! Come on folks, anybody coming next year for the Cary Cup? The US Classic Open was kinda interesting. Initially it was to be ...
Ray Mack is most likely the one who came in 4th in the Group A, not Steve Berger. I guess when he wakes up from a much deserved rest, Steve can tell us for...
Ladies and gentelmen, this will be another 2-star USATT tournament that the Western Regional Director of Table Tennis (can't use name for this message will be ...