Long Pips & Anti-Spin To be Banned?

I'm not sure if ITTF already banned this 2 rubbers or the the long pip only.
I just want to know your inputs about this. Some people are saying that using this rubbers allow players to beat good players. I myself have a longpip but seldom use it since its not my style of play.

Wait Im' confused.  I guess Im' an april fool!

i would laugh if they banned pips, no way in hell would i play ping pong again

I sure do hope they decides to ban all pips and anti's, since they are all there to cover up a weakness for those who aren't skilled enough to develop proper strokes with inverted rubbers.

Yepp, did get to try the H3 on the Wavestone, but only the regular version, not the national one =(

Still, the regular H3 did perform quite well on the Wavestone and if I hadn't found the joy of SGE rubbers, I would probably still be using H3.

For sure, I wouldn't be using pips or anti as these rubbers are for the less gifted ones, don't you agree?

radical wrote: Speedplay wrote: Yepp, did get to try the H3 on the Wavestone, but only the regular version, not the national one =( Still, the regular H3 did perform quite well on the Wavestone and if I hadn't found the joy of SGE rubbers, I would probably still be using H3. For sure, I wouldn't be using pips or anti as these rubbers are for the less gifted ones, don't you agree? I think I remember reading on the internet that inverted was first used by players that could not compete with normal pips rubber and that the nature of inverted looping is that when you lack control the physics of the loop lets your shot still hit the table.

I'm sure you are right since playing with pips/anti is so hard, I mean you really have to stick your bat in front of the ball and wait for things to happen. Must be a lot harder then playing with inverted and actually create something for your self.

Speedplay wrote: Yepp, did get to try the H3 on the Wavestone, but only the regular version, not the national one =( Still, the regular H3 did perform quite well on the Wavestone and if I hadn't found the joy of SGE rubbers, I would probably still be using H3. For sure, I wouldn't be using pips or anti as these rubbers are for the less gifted ones, don't you agree?

Speedplay wrote: Still haven't been around to play any of those cheaters? Well, you should be happy as it certainly isn't TT they are playing, at it's best, I would call it Ping Pong. A good recommendation for the Wavestone is Roxon 450, even though I'm currently use Donic Platin on it, and love it, I really must say that the 450 and Wavestone made a perfect blend with each other. Outstanding control along with massive speed and good speed, what more can you possible ask for from a bat???

roundrobin wrote: But it serves as a distinction when people who don't really know the sport are scoffing at the idea of intense, athetic involvement in the game.     Not in my native country, the undisputed powerhouse of this sport... We simply call it "Ping-Pong", and we are darn proud of it.  We don't pretend it's some kind of "tennis" played on top of a table.  If you want to play tennis, then play tennis.    By the way, "tennis" is called "net ball" or "mesh ball" in Asia, because of the strings used in the racket look like a net or mesh.  "Table tennis" can never be called as such in Asia, because that would become "table mesh ball" which it's not.  Some Western-influenced reporters are trying to call Ping-Pong as "table ball" instead, but again, it's not "table tennis".

That's sort of like "soccer" and "football."  In the U.S. "football" means something quite different that it means in Europe, which is why we call it soccer.  I'd expect that many people outside the U.S.  look at what we call "football" and wonder how it came by that name since kicking the ball with your foot is such a small part of the game.

Interesting post roundrobin..  I don't know why, as I have never known or been told otherwise, I just assumed that 'ping pong' WAS the more derogatory form of it... If I am speaking to older/more experienced/asian players about it I usually call it table tennis and not pong to prevent any 'hard feelings' or needing to be corrected... so I guess I will just refer to it as ping pong from now on always, if that is "correct".  I just wasn't sure before, mainly because most of the 'authoratative bodies' like the ITTF, USATT, and CTTA all have "table tennis" in their names and not "ping pong".

I don't think assuming that caucasians referring to it as table tennis and thinking ping pong is derogatory are not giving respect to Chinese culture though... I think some (if not most) of us refer to it as table tennis for that reason -- assuming that 'ping pong' IS derogatory to Chinese culture and not vice versa. 

http://tabletennis.about.com/od/beginnersguide/f/tt_or_ping_pong.htm

- Aaron 

Very good to know! Thanks again for the info, as I said this was something I was never quite sure on so it's good to get an explanation from someone in the know.

- Aaron

pingpongrob wrote: the_theologian wrote:  C'mon now. You don't expect me to believe you're getting that level of play from a 30 dollar blade do you? That's ridiculous! Many members of this forum will testify that I'm speaking the truth. Are you for real - since when did price have something to do with it's playing capabilities. I think you should think about how the company that sponsors the most players around the world gets to price it's goods. They have to find the money somehow. And I don't think that any table tennis company (pingpong) owns a FOREST !

roundrobin,

the_theologian wrote: pingpongrob wrote: Are you for real - since when did price have something to do with it's playing capabilities. � Thank you, by the way, for chiming in with that. I'm getting chastised for comparing Dawei�blades to BTY�blades in the thread which I provided the link to (I'd actually be much appreciative if you gave it a read).

No offence - it's hard to tell by the tone of the words written.
I did read your post & agree with you 100%.
I have a Bty gergerly, primorac carbon & manozov sitting in my blade box, although they are good blades, they are overpriced.