I belive something was not right in the Saturday night match in the finals of the Bar league final. We all know Jack Baker won easily. But I spoke with his...
So yesterday I was playing the fellow at work that gives me the most difficulty as far as spin, et. We've a tournament in the works and I've been playing the...
Well, I went down to JoAnn's and bought some Linen. Last night I used TearMender to bond it to the back of some Dr. Evil. The process is simply. I apply a...
... What kind or rubber was on his racket? Anyway, as to the anti-spin bit, I just don't know. When I use Dr Evil, it seems to put exactly the spin on the...
BTW, I used TearMender because it is essentially water based latex. It dries fairly slowly (making it pretty easy to work with) leaving behind a somewhat...
Just for your info, the U.S. Open referees have declared the Hardbat Classic rackets legal for the hardbat events here. As you know, I kept asking for this to...
I was just leaving for the hotel to get my Hardbat Classic racket, and ran into Alberto Prieto, chair of the Hardbat Committee. He spoke with the referees, and...
I was getting ready to say that such a rule change was fundamentally unfair being made only a day before the tournament. If you had wanted to play with...
Larry and Jay: If it might be of interest (and assuming you haven't already seen it), there is a magnified scan of Original Leyland on the Yahoo HatdBat site ...
... Does anyone in the USA sell that stuff? I've not had a lot of success finding it... though, I daresay, I've not put a LOT of effort into it.... I should...
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Jul 2, 2009 7:48 pm
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... Thanks. That looks like what I have on my Tim Wright blade. I added some close-ups of Dr Evil and PeaceKeeper OX to the file sections for comparison...
Well, I played with my modified Dr Evil last night. To re-cap, I used TearMender to add a linen backing to a sheet of Dr Evil rubber. The sheet went from...
Nicely done on all counts Jay. The pics of the affixment show a level of attention to detail and craftsmanship that appeals to me immensely. The results......
... Sure! Send 'em on down the line. I'll drag the sled over 'em! Still... sounds like experimenting was fun... Cheers! Larry "Boneman" Bone Dingmans Ferry,...
I've had this cobbled together in Corel for a long time now... I've used the actual graphic (resized of course) as an avater on a couple of other forums I...
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... OK. I think I'll send you one of everything I have. Can you test if the rubber is still attached to a racket? I don't want to remove the Leyland rubber....
This file has all rubbers at the same magnification with scale showing. Seven rubbers are shown: Reisman Red Devil (cloth) Reisman Black Devil (no cloth) Dr...
... Absolutely! ... And risk damaging it???? NO WAY!!!! I shall treat it as if it were a Museum Piece! ... Yes... more consistent "incoming" shots for sure. ...
The Budlight $100,000 Hardbat Classic (HBC)was quite the spectacle -- and goodness knows it excited the whole American table tennis community -- still it was...
... According to the referee, Courtney wasn't disqualified for his shirt. He was asked to change his shirt. He complied, but gave the referee the finger as he...
... I'm not sure if that's how it went. But maybe it was a different introduction. The one I recall, he answered as you said, and Ed then prompted him to...
Please send me an email with a detailed description of any umpiring problems, during hardbat events only, which you may have experienced or witnessed at the...
Courtney's version is that he gave the ref the finger only after he emerged from the bathroom and was informed that he had been disqualified. I wasn't there...
... Those two matches were without a doubt the high point of my entire life in table tennis. Not just because of the wins, but because of how I felt during the...
Bob must have been watching Houyaman's semi final match when Trevor played Freddie. It was very close. They played almost identical styles, counter driving...
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