Open Question: Why aren’t more table tennis players gravitating towards the 2 best brands of robots, Newstar or Double Snake?
Dec/110
Sure, you could argue that robots if not used properly will develop really bad habits, or that the Newgy price point stops these more expensive models, but if you examine the true costs of manufacturing in China and exportation, people should be able to enjoy the following (I’ve added a few other brands, I don’t want to convey that I’m pushing or favoring some unless they are clearly better):
Newstar 2080
Double Snakes FQJ-5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 (PL-1)
989H by Y&T
They can be had for $1000 or less, whereas the Newgy 2050 is typically $600US, but made much cheaper, with balls getting stuck in the tube and no ability independently control spin and speed.
Yes, we all know that you need 2 wheels per head to accomplish this.
My question is not technical, I’m asking why doesn’t the community get together and create the demand for the better made robots? because it’s so fun playing humans??
Humans have the following disadvantages:
they don’t comply to what you need, they might showboat, talk to friends while playing, make you fetch balls on smash attempts that often fail, get headaches…etc.
Robots will give you a great varied workout especially the programmable ones.
The Newstar and the Double Snakes closely replicate shots that humans would make, the 989H not so much…
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TABLE TENNIS: League pleas for more players
Sep/110
WITH the new season expected to start next month, the Spalding and District Table Tennis League were disappointed to find empty tables at last week’s practice session.
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Open Question: I’m from india. My problem is, i’m not very assertive. how can i become more aggressive?
Jun/110
i’m 20 , 6′0 and around 170 pounds. I’m reasonably athletic, i played soccer and table tennis from middle school.but i’m thin. i always find that i’m paranoid about getting hurt physically or emotionally and i wonder if everyone i see can beat me up. pathetic, yes. i find that my performance in general drops when i’m with people younger than me or more talented than me because i’m afraid they’ll show me up and i’ll lose face horribly. i don’t know why it matters so much to me. i think it’s because i have reasons to believe every success of mine was under some very lucky conditions and hence i have very little faith in myself. recently i had some severe injuries to my neck and back and so i’m always worried about hurting myself because i’ve been told it’ll take a while to heal. i went for karate classes to gain some self confidence , but i rose through belts more because my sensei approved of my commitment rather than raw talent. i’ve never actually been in a fight my entire life and so i’m apprehensive about anything that tends to involve blows.never sparred in karate practice cuz there was no one else in my age group. i hate myself for this because my dad is so assertive and confident as are my friends and i’m , well, scared about everything. what is wrong with me? i never trust my successes, and my failures make me hate myself even more for being useless. around new people i usually remain very quiet becoz i’m afraid of
looking like a fool or getting beaten up.
how do i build confidence and a little aggression?
i have a month before university starts and i wish i wasn’t such a wimp. i really want to toughen up . how do i know everybody i see can’t beat me up? if i think they can i am very timid around them.
—-Disgusted and timid
PS. if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything, alright? please.
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Table tennis more than a game — it’s a workout
May/110
Loading Photo Galleries … Jason Lacey, right, drops to one knee to return the ball to Matt Williams during the Newark Table Tennis Club Open Tournament on Saturday at Indian Mound Mall in Heath.
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I got more than I expected at the table tennis club
Apr/110
I found out quickly on Monday evening at the Mohawk Valley Table Tennis Club that those players were not playing the game I remembered from my friend’s house.
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