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This is something I hope the ITTF doesn't pursue.  It will wind up being an unfair mess to officiate.  I understand at this point we don't really know what they are thinking about doing with regard to testing.

So, pongfugrasshopper, just what do you suggest we use to keep our rubber in compliance with the limits you mention?  Water, sweat, or are certain cleaners/conditioners going to be allowed?  You're opening a can or worms here.  Water and sweat don't really work for pips.  Would have to be some cleaners and brushes allowed.

Are you going to allow specific times you are allowed to clean your racket (like current towel breaks).  This will need to be the same for all rubber types to be fair. 

Are you going to allow different cleaners for pips, anti, inverted?  Some anti have a "cleaner" that keeps them in original (slick) condition.  You'll need rules for that and if it can be used on other types of rubber.

How long are you willing to delay a match while pips out rubbers dry after cleaning?  Because if inverted is allowed to be wiped/cleaned to maintain compliance, other types will need the same opportunity.

Are you going to test rackets before, after, or maybe even during the match (between games?)

Just how bad do you want this?


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Use whatever you want to as long as the resulting friction is above the legal limit.  

Like I said I'm under no delusion that this will actually be implemented in the US.   I'm fine with whatever happens.
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I was just trying to point out some of the issues the ITTF is going to have to answer, and I have no desire to see this come about, it just is a big can of worms.  Cry

I don't see how they can come up with anything that is fair to all parties involved.  They have already outlawed frictionless pips and kept frictionless anti.  They have outlawed some pips for being too long and skinny and others for being too short.  We have sticky rubber that can pick up a ball when clean, that obviously isn't able to do so at the end of the match, so it changes during the match. 

If you don't think the tables are skewed in favor of inverted players here is some info I found online.  It gives you an idea of how much the ITTF has to deal with.  They will have to have a book to keep everything straight.

According to an info-graphic I saw there are 1622 rubbers available in the TT market now, from 122 different manufacturers. 

73% are smooth (1150 inverted, 48 anti) 

27% are pimple rubbers (221 short & medium, 170 long)

2% are banned for some reason usually not paying fees or out of compliance (about 33)

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Quote You have to ask yourself, why did they even put a friction limit in the T4 Leaflet (the leaflet used for authorization of a rubber).  If it's no concern to them, then why should it even be mentioned?  It clearly is a concern.  Just like it is a concern not to have a high level of VOCs (although VOCs are a much larger concern), which is why there is a 3 ppm maximum limit in the very same document.
yes, the BoD WOULD LIKE that rubbers may not be below that limit, even when used but they don't have the power to require that. The BoD passes regulations for Manufacturers and not Rules. The AGM passes rules. It takes a RULE change to implement what they want. They try to circumvent due process as per the ITTF bylaws.

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Quote You have to ask yourself, why did they even put a friction limit in the T4 Leaflet (the leaflet used for authorization of a rubber).  If it's no concern to them, then why should it even be mentioned?  It clearly is a concern.  Just like it is a concern not to have a high level of VOCs (although VOCs are a much larger concern), which is why there is a 3 ppm maximum limit in the very same document.
yes, the BoD WOULD LIKE that rubbers may not be below that limit, even when used but they don't have the power to require that. The BoD passes regulations for Manufacturers and not Rules. The AGM passes rules. It takes a RULE change to implement what they want. They try to circumvent due process as per the ITTF bylaws.
Is the BoD not allowed to interpret the rules like what it says in the ITTF handbook?  Is the BoD not responsible for equipment regulations like what it says in the ITTF handbook?  I'm not hearing member nations complaining about BoD overreach at the AGM.  Shouldn't there be lots of complaints by the member nations if the BoD is trying to circumvent the rules as you say?
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Originally posted by 1dennistt 1dennistt wrote:

I was just trying to point out some of the issues the ITTF is going to have to answer, and I have no desire to see this come about, it just is a big can of worms.  Cry

I don't see how they can come up with anything that is fair to all parties involved.  They have already outlawed frictionless pips and kept frictionless anti.  They have outlawed some pips for being too long and skinny and others for being too short.  We have sticky rubber that can pick up a ball when clean, that obviously isn't able to do so at the end of the match, so it changes during the match. 
I'm puzzled by this myself.  Why is one outlawed and not the other? If you're going to outlaw one, you should outlaw the other for the same reason.  BTW, if they've outlawed frictionless pips, then shouldn't they be allowed to test for it?

Just to be clear, I have absolutely nothing against the use of pips.  My favorite player, Mima Ito, uses short pips on the bh.  In fact I have nothing against the push blocking style.  I think in one of the other threads I read that one of the forum members has a friend that plays a push blocking style at a high level with a legal rubber (I took this to mean cokf >= 0.50).  If he/she can do that using rubbers that meet the specs, all the power to him/her.  

Originally posted by 1dennistt 1dennistt wrote:

If you don't think the tables are skewed in favor of inverted players here is some info I found online.  It gives you an idea of how much the ITTF has to deal with.  They will have to have a book to keep everything straight.

According to an info-graphic I saw there are 1622 rubbers available in the TT market now, from 122 different manufacturers. 

73% are smooth (1150 inverted, 48 anti) 

27% are pimple rubbers (221 short & medium, 170 long)

2% are banned for some reason usually not paying fees or out of compliance (about 33)

I wouldn't draw the conclusion that there is a skew in favor of (edit: I took this to mean bias by the ITTF) inverted players based on those percentages.  There can be various reasons.  Most notably, players tend to gravitate towards smooth due to its higher ceiling.  I don't have any experience in the matter, but I'm told there's a higher learning curve for pips out vs. smooth.  Most juniors start out table tennis playing smooth.  And if memory serves me, I think Adham Shahara was actually a big fan of the defender style.


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Yeah the bias is just from the amount of players playing with inverted.  At one time the sport was dominated by pips players, and the inverted players were the new style.  They were the ones being looked down on.  Now the roles have reversed.  Maybe it's karma?

And I would encourage any new or developing player to start out with inverted, unless there is some overwhelming reason for them to begin with pips.  I think the basis of the game revolves around the spin of the inverted rubbers.

Testing is a bugaboo.  If done before a match, I think it can be managed easier.  Unless playing back to back matches, you would have a chance to clean the racket before the testing would occur, if you knew it was going to be tested.

If done after a match is completed I can see problems arising.  Just like when inverted gets dusty/dirty it need to be cleaned to restore its grip, the same is true for pips, but if rackets are confiscated right after a match the pips would need to be cleaned before testing, otherwise you'll get a lot of false results of too little friction (especially for rubbers that are near the limits to begin with).  Then it becomes who gets to clean it and with what (brush, spray, water).  Lots of details would have to be worked out. 
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I disagree! I started when I was 12 years old. For some reason, I gravitated right away to pips on the backhand as I really loved to chop from a distance. I stopped playing for about 20 years due to my love for karate but then I returned and I picked up where I left off. Unfortunately, by then I had a set of very bad knees so chopping from a distance wasn't an option. Pushblocking, however, was right up my alley. I firmly believe there are people who will naturally gravitate to this style of play and they will play this way with or without pips or anti. I had people who told me I had it too easy so I would simply switch the paddles with them and beat them 11-0. Conversations tend to stop after that...
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Originally posted by nachalnik nachalnik wrote:

I disagree! I started when I was 12 years old. For some reason, I gravitated right away to pips on the backhand as I really loved to chop from a distance. I stopped playing for about 20 years due to my love for karate but then I returned and I picked up where I left off. Unfortunately, by then I had a set of very bad knees so chopping from a distance wasn't an option. Pushblocking, however, was right up my alley. I firmly believe there are people who will naturally gravitate to this style of play and they will play this way with or without pips or anti. I had people who told me I had it too easy so I would simply switch the paddles with them and beat them 11-0. Conversations tend to stop after that...


I'm glad it worked out for you, I'm still going to suggest most (but not all) people start with inverted, as I think it makes it easier for them to grasp the spin part of the game when both sides of the paddle perform similarly.  Of course that is just a starting point, and you can always find exceptional people who begin their journey with pips.  Clap

Also, I'm not a coach, more often than not just a hitting partner for other players.  So don't take what I think as important in the vast world of TT.  I began using long pips so our junior players would have someone to train against, I had been a short pips player on my backhand for years before that, but I started with inverted on both sides.  Mostly because that is what the coach suggested.
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Originally posted by Pushblocker Pushblocker wrote:

...yes, the BoD WOULD LIKE that rubbers may not be below that limit, even when used but they don't have the power to require that.
Dear Sir, you seem to have got a wrong idea of the ITTF actual executive capacity.

Quote 3: Regulations for International Competitions
3.2.4 Racket Control
3.2.4.1 It is the responsibility of each player to ensure that racket coverings are
attached to their racket blade with adhesives that do not contain harmful
volatile solvents.
3.2.4.2 A racket control centre shall be established at all ITTF World Title, Olympic
and Paralympic competitions as well as at a select number of ITTF World
Tour and Junior Circuit competitions and may be established at Continental
and Regional competitions.
3.2.4.2.1 The racket control centre shall test rackets, according to the policy and
procedure established by the Executive Committee on recommendation of
the Equipment Committee and Umpires and Referees Committee, to
ensure that rackets abide by all ITTF regulations including, but not limited
to
, racket covering thickness, flatness and presence of harmful volatile
substances.

EC ITTF is now empowered by ITTF Constitution to establish any new testings on player's rackets so as to provide racket compliance with all ITTF technical requirements, including the pimples friction limits.   

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Originally posted by pongfugrasshopper pongfugrasshopper wrote:

Is the BoD not allowed to interpret the rules like what it says in the ITTF handbook?  Is the BoD not responsible for equipment regulations like what it says in the ITTF handbook?  I'm not hearing member nations complaining about BoD overreach at the AGM.  Shouldn't there be lots of complaints by the member nations if the BoD is trying to circumvent the rules as you say?
There is a difference between interpretation and making things up that are not there. 
It's like saying that the 2nd amendment is only meant for militia members which clearly, the constitution does not say. Luckily, when the supreme court ruled on it, they made it clear that it is an individual right. Maybe a court ruling is also needed in case so that the BoD stops making up stuff, circumventing due process.
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Originally posted by igorponger igorponger wrote:

Originally posted by Pushblocker Pushblocker wrote:

...yes, the BoD WOULD LIKE that rubbers may not be below that limit, even when used but they don't have the power to require that.
Dear Sir, you seem to have got a wrong idea of the ITTF actual executive capacity.

Quote 3: Regulations for International Competitions
3.2.4 Racket Control
3.2.4.1 It is the responsibility of each player to ensure that racket coverings are
attached to their racket blade with adhesives that do not contain harmful
volatile solvents.
3.2.4.2 A racket control centre shall be established at all ITTF World Title, Olympic
and Paralympic competitions as well as at a select number of ITTF World
Tour and Junior Circuit competitions and may be established at Continental
and Regional competitions.
3.2.4.2.1 The racket control centre shall test rackets, according to the policy and
procedure established by the Executive Committee on recommendation of
the Equipment Committee and Umpires and Referees Committee, to
ensure that rackets abide by all ITTF regulations including, but not limited
to
, racket covering thickness, flatness and presence of harmful volatile
substances.

EC ITTF is now empowered by ITTF Constitution to establish any new testings on player's rackets so as to provide racket compliance with all ITTF technical requirements, including the pimples friction limits.   
There is no issue if they are testing for parameters based on rules in place. Testing for fictional rules is not covered.

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Originally posted by pongfugrasshopper pongfugrasshopper wrote:

Originally posted by 1dennistt 1dennistt wrote:

I was just trying to point out some of the issues the ITTF is going to have to answer, and I have no desire to see this come about, it just is a big can of worms.  Cry

I don't see how they can come up with anything that is fair to all parties involved.  They have already outlawed frictionless pips and kept frictionless anti.  They have outlawed some pips for being too long and skinny and others for being too short.  We have sticky rubber that can pick up a ball when clean, that obviously isn't able to do so at the end of the match, so it changes during the match. 
I'm puzzled by this myself.  Why is one outlawed and not the other? If you're going to outlaw one, you should outlaw the other for the same reason.  BTW, if they've outlawed frictionless pips, then shouldn't they be allowed to test for it?

Just to be clear, I have absolutely nothing against the use of pips.  My favorite player, Mima Ito, uses short pips on the bh.  In fact I have nothing against the push blocking style.  I think in one of the other threads I read that one of the forum members has a friend that plays a push blocking style at a high level with a legal rubber (I took this to mean cokf >= 0.50).  If he/she can do that using rubbers that meet the specs, all the power to him/her.  

Originally posted by 1dennistt 1dennistt wrote:

If you don't think the tables are skewed in favor of inverted players here is some info I found online.  It gives you an idea of how much the ITTF has to deal with.  They will have to have a book to keep everything straight.

According to an info-graphic I saw there are 1622 rubbers available in the TT market now, from 122 different manufacturers. 

73% are smooth (1150 inverted, 48 anti) 

27% are pimple rubbers (221 short & medium, 170 long)

2% are banned for some reason usually not paying fees or out of compliance (about 33)

I wouldn't draw the conclusion that there is a skew in favor of (edit: I took this to mean bias by the ITTF) inverted players based on those percentages.  There can be various reasons.  Most notably, players tend to gravitate towards smooth due to its higher ceiling.  I don't have any experience in the matter, but I'm told there's a higher learning curve for pips out vs. smooth.  Most juniors start out table tennis playing smooth.  And if memory serves me, I think Adham Shahara was actually a big fan of the defender style.

Adham was a chopper of the canadian team
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In a lot of places it is difficult to find good coaches for the pips out styles, while inverted coaches are abundant.  Without suficient coaches you won't see many people take up pips.  This wasn't the case in the past.  Modern defenders have to learn offensive and defensive games and be proficient at both, so you are correct that the learning curve for pips is longer, it takes a while to develop this type of player.  It all depends on what level you are looking to achieve and the style you are trying to develop.  I've seen people get started with long pips chopping and blocking, and initially they out pace their inverted pier players, but that comes to a stop at some point as the loopers develop.  That early success can be addictive for some people even if they would be better off with another style.

Here is my take on the bias I mentioned, and I should have made my position clear earlier.  The bias is just the way our sport has developed in the current era, nothing sinister about it.  I know some people like to point to specific people as pushing for the exclusion of pips, but I think the same thing would have happened eventually, even if at a slower pace without those individuals.  The frictionless pips (in my opinion) accelerated things, by causing more ill will from inverted players than previous types of pips.  I know this isn't a popular opinion among pips players, so I'll probably be hanged, drawn and quartered here for it.  But that's what I feel has led us to the current situtation with friction testing on the horizon.
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July 1, 2008. Massive expurgation of low-friction pimples from ITTF LARC 29 did occur.
Over 40 rubber items with a ball skidding effect got excluded from competitive play, an irrevocable conviction by ITTF.

ITTF LARC 29, of 2008.



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I wonder what the bod agm abc def has to say about the new friction tests at the recent open. 
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Some more updates from ITTF



Seniore de Cavini , Italian Milano resident, he should win the tender. He is an ingenious engineer, much like Da Vinchi, Italian endowed by Heaven.


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Translation of the ITTF call for tender:

"Someone has a bug up their ass about testing for friction, but we don't have a clue about what that actually means.

We have no background in science, so we put out a request for proposal that has absolutely no technical requirements because we are so effing lazy that we can't even bother to do a basic google search to look at the many commercial friction testing devices that already exist that test to established industry standards.

Hopefully some suckers out there will do our jobs for us for free"
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Originally posted by qpskfec qpskfec wrote:

Translation of the ITTF call for tender:

"Someone has a bug up their ass about testing for friction, but we don't have a clue about what that actually means.

We have no background in science, so we put out a request for proposal that has absolutely no technical requirements because we are so effing lazy that we can't even bother to do a basic google search to look at the many commercial friction testing devices that already exist that test to established industry standards.

Hopefully some suckers out there will do our jobs for us for free"
They are looking for a test for a parameter that is nowhere to be found in the rules. Their claim that a rubber that is untreated won't drop below the friction limit on a new rubber if it's untreated is false and can be PROVEN false by any expert familiar with rubber mixes. Rubber constantly degrades and if something constantly degrades, there is no limit how low the friction may drop without treatment.
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Originally posted by qpskfec qpskfec wrote:

Translation of the ITTF call for tender:

"Someone has a bug up their ass about testing for friction, but we don't have a clue about what that actually means.

We have no background in science, so we put out a request for proposal that has absolutely no technical requirements because we are so effing lazy that we can't even bother to do a basic google search to look at the many commercial friction testing devices that already exist that test to established industry standards.

Hopefully some suckers out there will do our jobs for us for free"

I couldn't have written a better explanation!

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Let's never let this thread die.

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Originally posted by purpletiesto purpletiesto wrote:

Let's never let this thread die.

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Perhaps I and everyone else here should be asking the same about you.
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Originally posted by qpskfec qpskfec wrote:

Translation of the ITTF call for tender:

"Someone has a bug up their ass about testing for friction, but we don't have a clue about what that actually means.

We have no background in science, so we put out a request for proposal that has absolutely no technical requirements because we are so effing lazy that we can't even bother to do a basic google search to look at the many commercial friction testing devices that already exist that test to established industry standards.

Hopefully some suckers out there will do our jobs for us for free"
They are looking for a test for a parameter that is nowhere to be found in the rules. Their claim that a rubber that is untreated won't drop below the friction limit on a new rubber if it's untreated is false and can be PROVEN false by any expert familiar with rubber mixes. Rubber constantly degrades and if something constantly degrades, there is no limit how low the friction may drop without treatment.

My contact told me that the system is going to be deployed at every ITTF event and the device will be affordable and will be encouraged to be used by all table tennis clubs. It's a glorious time we live in.
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HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY.

Interesting,   A vexed group of ITTF Representatives have sent in an appeal to EC asking for verification on some Japanese defensive players. There is a strong beleaf that those players may still using factory treated pimples.    

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Originally posted by jpenmaster jpenmaster wrote:

At any USATT tournament the friction of LP will never be checked.   So all this arguing is pointless.

Wrong !!!!!
More and more rules & regulations (and rule as regulations) are brought out periodically by the smooth-rubber-radical-extremists controlled ITTF to terrorize pips & defensive player in their place. (ITTF knows full well that most of these pips / defensive players do not know the history of ongoing oppression starting in 1983 and even if the pips / defensive players do know they are too spineless to stand up and protest. Also most of these pips / defensive players have no self-esteem & have been thoroughly brainwashed into believing that they are second class citizens. This is no different from an abused housewife eventually convincing herself that it is something ONLY wrong with them (pips / defensive players) and if not ITTF won't be repeatedly abusing them and therefore she has to work hard to correct herself to win the admiration & love of smooth rubber radical extremists  .     

 

Originally posted by jpenmaster jpenmaster wrote:

99% of the time no one checks your rubber .Players just look to see if you have some type of pips and There are 100x the amount of players illegally boosting  compared to players using  UV or worn  pips and nothing is done about that either. I for one don't care either way . 

No kidding . But guess who will be penalized more. It is not the smooth rubber radical extremists  .

As long as ITTF can come up with all kinds of visual & mechanical inspection schemes with the usual non-existent chemical inspection of smooth rubbers for speed glues / boosters, smooth rubber radical extremists have nothing to worry about 







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Meanwhile, everybody is boosting in order to win unfairly, relying on the equipment to generate the spin and speed. Game has become a joke in recent years.

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Originally posted by 1dennistt 1dennistt wrote:

I was just trying to point out some of the issues the ITTF is going to have to answer, and I have no desire to see this come about, it just is a big can of worms.  Cry

I don't see how they can come up with anything that is fair to all parties involved.  They have already outlawed frictionless pips and kept frictionless anti.  They have outlawed some pips for being too long and skinny and others for being too short.  We have sticky rubber that can pick up a ball when clean, that obviously isn't able to do so at the end of the match, so it changes during the match. 

If you don't think the tables are skewed in favor of inverted players here is some info I found online.  It gives you an idea of how much the ITTF has to deal with.  They will have to have a book to keep everything straight.

According to an info-graphic I saw there are 1622 rubbers available in the TT market now, from 122 different manufacturers. 

73% are smooth (1150 inverted, 48 anti) 

27% are pimple rubbers (221 short & medium, 170 long)

2% are banned for some reason usually not paying fees or out of compliance (about 33)


Thank you for this information.

27% are pimple rubbers (221 short & medium, 170 long)

I believe it is technically correct that there is no medium pimples category recognized by the ITTF.

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Originally posted by purpletiesto purpletiesto wrote:

My contact told me that the system is going to be deployed at every ITTF event and the device will be affordable and will be encouraged to be used by all table tennis clubs. It's a glorious time we live in.


Yes. Just so ..
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Originally posted by 1dennistt 1dennistt wrote:

This is something I hope the ITTF doesn't pursue.  It will wind up being an unfair mess to officiate.  I understand at this point we don't really know what they are thinking about doing with regard to testing.
Every form of visual and mechanical inspection must be enforced against pips/defenders to remind them they are second class citizens but  with no associated chemical inspection for boosters / speed glues. This is the ITTF controlled by the smooth rubber radical extremists  

Originally posted by 1dennistt 1dennistt wrote:

Are you going to allow specific times you are allowed to clean your racket (like current towel breaks).  This will need to be the same for all rubber types to be fair.  

Oh well life is not fair. Again, pips / defenders will have to accept the fact that they are second class citizens living in the world of ITTF controlled by smooth rubber radical extremists. That is just fact of life.  


Originally posted by 1dennistt 1dennistt wrote:

Are you going to allow different cleaners for pips, anti, inverted?  Some anti have a "cleaner" that keeps them in original (slick) condition.  You'll need rules for that and if it can be used on other types of rubber.

Rules, regulations or rules passed illegally as regulations, it does not matter. They all will be strictly enforced ONLY against pips/anti players not against two winged loopers. ITTF just claims regluing / boosters are not legal just to get IOC funding.  Pips/defenders must understand & accept this fact and keep their moths shut 

Originally posted by 1dennistt 1dennistt wrote:

How long are you willing to delay a match while pips out rubbers dry after cleaning? 
As long as it takes ............to enforce visual and mechanical inspection with no associated chemical inspection ...We just cannot develop an (Enez) detector that will cycle thru all billions of combinations of organic compounds in a few seconds to detect each illegal boosters / speed glues...........oops wait a minute that was about 10 years ago....ITTF ow claims there is no boosting / speed gluing at all to make a believer of IOC

Originally posted by 1dennistt 1dennistt wrote:

Because if inverted is allowed to be wiped/cleaned to maintain compliance, other types will need the same opportunity.

SERIOUSLY ?   This testing is only for pips/defenders not the holy and revered two winged loopers 


Originally posted by 1dennistt 1dennistt wrote:

Are you going to test rackets before, after, or maybe even during the match (between games?)

Oh come on Dennis. You should know the answer for this already. Since we cannot perform chemical inspection , it is NEVER for smooth rubbers. But since visual & mechanical inspections can be performed at any time easily, a smooth rubber extremist reserves the right to inspect the racket of pips/defenders ANYTIME to remind the pips/defenders that they are second class citizen and put them in their proper places

Originally posted by 1dennistt 1dennistt wrote:

  Just how bad do you want this?   
As bad as it takes until we can come up with the next rule (Of course I mean rule as a regulation) to terrorize the pips/defenders. We are upto 8 changes since 1983 but ITTF is not sure if this enough to keep the pips/defenders in their place. Sorry



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Originally posted by ChichoFicho ChichoFicho wrote:

Meanwhile, everybody is boosting in order to win unfairly, relying on the equipment to generate the spin and speed. Game has become a joke in recent years.

Well ITTF is owned by smooth rubber radical extremists. So we do what we like. Get used to accepting the fact that you pip/defenders are just second class citizens. The ONLY reason we do not ban you completely  from ITTF is to prevent the dilution of control over you if you go grew spine and went out and started your own association with a level playing field & diversity (We have spine and that is why we had the glue ban repealed in 1995 almost immediately..........but you (pips/defenders) have no spine...........we made 7 changes till 1983 & you are still with us. You will continue to be. As pointed out before, like an abused housewife, we have brainwashed you into believing that you deserve this oppression and YOU need to keep trying to win our respect and admiration)   


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