Find Another Sport You Whining Babies

Wait until they ban the gear he uses . . . tears will flow like waterfalls.

I'll say it again...WE MUST BE RID OF ADHAM!.

Why was frictionless pips banned?

I have not received ONE legitimate reason.

tommyzai wrote: Why was frictionless pips banned? I have not received ONE legitimate reason.

Edited by roundrobin - 10/29/2015 at 6:32pm

i believe that it's healthy to complain sometimes, i'm not much of a complainer myself but no good comes from just accepting everything on face value.

but even after all the complaints i've read, the majority are aimed towards the ITTF president. which makes no sense in my mind, it's obvious the game is in his best interest. even if the changes don't seem to fit right now, they most certainly will in time.

constructive criticism is great but too much dreary complaining makes this forum a boring read sometimes.

tommyzai wrote: I believe SOME of the changes being made will destroy the sport. The ITTF is eliminating diversity. The president of the ITTF should be held somewhat accountable just as the president of the USA is held accountable for the mess his country's in.

well if you know all that then you'll know the president of most things is a 'puppet' for the masses. the team behind these people are the real experts, they will know a great deal about each area of the sport.

what i'm trying to say is decisions arent just made on the spot, thought goes in to them and a wide range of people need to get behind the idea before it ever gets in to circulation.

the fact is the majority of us have never reached the international level, but at that level it's a different game.

any changes made I BELIEVE are for the greater good (because of the process involved).

Wiff Waff !

ok ok "goeasyonfiji" or whatever your name is:
if everything should be accepted as it is, not discussed, no complains should be made....
then.....
why do you access to table tennis forums and start threads and put your oppinions?
according to your view, you should just go, play, then go home.
you could do that if you wanted.
but instead you choose to come to a forum and tell everybody "dont think, dont have a critical thought".
live and let live man

tommyzai wrote: But why is banning frictionless pips beneficial to the sport. I have asked this question over and over and over and not once has Adham or anyone given me a good reason. Keep in mind, I don't use and never used frictionless; yet, I know players who are defensive in nature and did use them. it's just not fair.

Judging by the ITTF's very recent actions, the short pips flat-hitting style won't be phased out.  Same goes for anti.  But it appears that the LP blocking style definitely, I think their time might run out in the near future.  Also, like you wrote, the LP blocking style interferes with the "vision": athletic looping whereas short pips close to the table blockers don't really interfere with that, even if they're using slick short pips like Dr. Evil.  And short pips blockers have a greater element of athleticism as opposed to the Dr. N LP blocking/pick-hitting style.  That's just my interpretation judging from the ITTF's recent actions.

I'm not complaining about speed glue. I think harmful substances should be banned, especially since it's so important to bring the young into the sport. But, what about the rubbers? Why are ANY banned?

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Edited by roundrobin - 10/29/2015 at 6:32pm

Edited by roundrobin - 10/29/2015 at 6:32pm

 The empty-headed ITTF officials are trying to standardize the game. They will be happy if they manage to throw away all other styles except the sh. Penholders should also be banned because they play too many 3rd ball attacks and this is not typical for the basement ping pong.