Should the USATT switch their ball choice

Pushblocker wrote: 1dennistt wrote: Have you tried the new DHS D40+?  I'm wondering from a pips perspective how it fares compared to the NP 40+? I have played it once or twice.. Seemed similar to some of the other seamless balls to me.. Didn't notice any major difference.. From the Seamless ones, I actualy like the Xushaofa the best. JOOLA ball is pretty decent too but I'm getting the best results with new Nittaku Premium 40+..

D40+ is not seamless.

1dennistt wrote: Interesting, another of my friends who play a similar style to yours (not your level, only 1900 or so) likes the Butterfly better than the NP 40+.  That's why I was curious.  Thanks

Butterfly ball plays ok. The first generation of them was not great but they improved the ball..

1dennistt wrote: Have you tried the new DHS D40+?  I'm wondering from a pips perspective how it fares compared to the NP 40+?

Edited by Pushblocker - 10/18/2017 at 2:31pm

1dennistt wrote: Pushblocker wrote: I prefer the Nittaku Premium.. It's also the thinnest of all the plastic balls, measuring barely above 40 mm while some of the seamless balls are like 40.30 mm... Smaller size = more spin.. That might be true when they are new, but as they age, as slick as they become, I suspect they have less spin than the seamless balls.  We have a lot of them running around our club that are so shinny, they would have been discarded in the 38 mm days.  Of course at the price they charge they are still in use now.

I prefer the Nittaku Premium.. It's also the thinnest of all the plastic balls, measuring barely above 40 mm while some of the seamless balls are like 40.30 mm... Smaller size = more spin..

1dennistt wrote: Oh, now I get it.  So this is another I hate Butterfly, or in this case Nittaku, because "The price for their product is just too high in MY opinion" threads. Got you, moving on now, nothing to see here.

mts388 said It's time you let this thread die.

Let's not be bitter with personal attacks, I just use the facts !!

I am not trying to embarrass you if you appear to be an easy Mark for Nittaku balls if more money than brains.

The Joola Flash 40+ *** is the ball of choice in England for 2017-18.

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Edited by LUCKYLOOP - 10/12/2017 at 11:38am

It's time you let this thread die.

FYI the US economy is the largest in the world but the USATT membership is one of the lowest for tt associations for countries half the size of the US or even much smaller. The USA probably has well over 100,000 fairly serious hobby type club players.

The Nittaku Ball is well established in clubs across the USA. The quality of the ball is not disputed only the Price to the consumer or
regular club or recreation center participants.

What is the mission of the USATT ? Is it best served by allowing Nittaku to supply free balls for the US Open & Nationals every year ?
The World championships, Asian championships, don't use the same brand of ball every year.

1dennistt wrote: One other note, the cost of the balls used in tournaments pales in comparison to the cost for the venue to hold the tournament, at least if you have to rent somewhere large enough to hold the event.  This is especially true for large events, like Joola's or Butterfly team events, or the Nationals/Open.

But if a manufacturer is providing additional forms of sponsorship, the least you can do is use their balls.

One other note, the cost of the balls used in tournaments pales in comparison to the cost for the venue to hold the tournament, at least if you have to rent somewhere large enough to hold the event.  This is especially true for large events, like Joola's or Butterfly team events, or the Nationals/Open.

gosm92 wrote: i tried joola flash,so far the best ball,round,doesn't brake often,not as hard as other,good bounce

Will be used at the World Veteran Championships June 2018

Present Cost $2.49 each at Megaspin.net

Seamless Ball

Review

Edited by LUCKYLOOP - 10/09/2017 at 12:44am

Rural USA


2017 Newgy and Wang Vision Institute Open
Franklin, Tennessee 2 Star event
OCT. 14 - 15, 2017

Ball: Nittaku Premium 40+

2017 Santa Fe Open Santa Fe NM 2 Star event
October 21 & 22, 2017

Ball: Nittaku Premium 40+

The United Kingdom has a similar standard of living and english speaking compared to the USA. The UK has about 26,000+ members compared to 8,000 for the USA.

What brands of ball do they use in their league system ?

mts388 wrote: liXiao wrote: LUCKYLOOP wrote: Summary Therefore, based on usage by the professionals, there are other quality balls available that could be used in the US Open and US Nationals and even smaller independently sanctioned US Tournaments. You really don't know how sponsorship works, do you?    I think he just has a lot of free time and likes to start never ending useless threads.

liXiao wrote: LUCKYLOOP wrote: Summary Therefore, based on usage by the professionals, there are other quality balls available that could be used in the US Open and US Nationals and even smaller independently sanctioned US Tournaments. You really don't know how sponsorship works, do you?

  

I think he just has a lot of free time and likes to start never ending useless threads.