John Hilton and his awesome all-black racket.
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Topic: John Hilton and his awesome all-black racket.
Posted By: igorponger
Subject: John Hilton and his awesome all-black racket.
Date Posted: 08/04/2019 at 4:37pm
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Yes, hefty guys prefer anti over LP rubbers. And the infirm boys do like LP better. |
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Posted By: Odie
Date Posted: 08/04/2019 at 6:58pm
| It's great how they take NO TIME AT ALL between points! |
Posted By: DonnOlsen
Date Posted: 08/05/2019 at 7:33am
Ah yes; the halcyon days of deception in the sport. John Hilton is the only player to win the European Championships as an unseeded player (though it is claimed that the windy drafts in the arena seem to have contributed). It was the John Hiltons and Carl Preans of the table tennis world that promoted the two color rule, their lasting legacy. I also recall that never has one experienced a more entertaining warm up than that provided by Peter Stellwag and Jochen Leiss; amazing skills on display. Thanks, ------------- Tenergy: Two weeks of heaven, followed by three months of excellence, then, a nice rubber. |
igorponger wrote:Posted By: Matt Pimple
Date Posted: 08/05/2019 at 1:57pm
Donn, I don't think that Carl Prean was part of the reason that the 2-color rule was implemented in 1986. Prean was born in 1967, so he was still a junior previous to the rule implementation and hadn't yet made a big impact on the international scene, though he did win the English senior national championship at the age of 15. Hilton was generally believed to be the reason the rule was changed as he won the European Championship in 1980 as a huge underdog. He was born in 1947 so he was from a different generation than Prean. Edit: ITTF required two color already in 1983!
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Posted By: Twiddler
Date Posted: 08/05/2019 at 2:34pm
| One would say Eric Boggan and Danny Seemiller were large contributors to the rule change. |
Posted By: alexuganski
Date Posted: 08/06/2019 at 10:04pm
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Do you know what rubbers Hilton was using? Long pips and smooth? ------------- Harimoto Innerforce ALC FH: Dr Neubauer Killer Extreme 2.2 BH: Butterfly Dignics 05 2.1 Embrace the Dark Side. |
Posted By: jfolsen
Date Posted: 08/06/2019 at 10:14pm
No long pips. Anti-spin and inverted, with lots of twiddling.
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Posted By: jfolsen
Date Posted: 08/06/2019 at 10:18pm
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Cai Zhenhua would be my first pick for the two color rule. Shakehands, anti and inverted, his serve was unreadable, you just had to guess.' See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwRwrx_B5cE" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwRwrx_B5cE
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Posted By: APW46
Date Posted: 08/07/2019 at 2:05am
Carl Prean was ranked 18 in the world senior men at the age of 15. ------------- The Older I get, The better I was. |
Posted By: APW46
Date Posted: 08/07/2019 at 2:07am
Tackiness drive and antiloop with markV sponge underneath. ------------- The Older I get, The better I was. |
Posted By: vik2000
Date Posted: 08/07/2019 at 10:50am
Dignics 05
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