OOAK Table Tennis Forum

How do you feel about the ban of frictionless pimples?
It is wrong to eradicate a style of play in this way. It would have been different had the rubbers still been the same colour on both sides, but as it is now it is just a daft ban.

Using boosters is, obviously, against the rules regardless if the rubber exceeds 4mm or not, the thickness just happens to be pretty much the only way they can catch them, since the ENEZ don't react to boosters.

There have been discussions about the square "box" on rubbers, not sure if this is yet in action, but if this "box" is stretched, they will also be caught, since stretching also is illegal.

I like how JO have a very practical way of looking at things, like the frictionless LP ban. That was more about banning a style then a rubber. While I can't say I'm a fan of the style, I don't like the rule.

A bit disappointed to find out he isn't an EJ (Equipment Junkie) as I was sure this was the road to success

I do hope you get the opportunity to do a similar interview with Persson as well, as he seems to be more interested in this then JO. One thing I would like to ask, perhaps of the record since they are both sponsored players who don't want to bite the hand that feeds them, is, is it true that they, as pro's get different rubbers then the one's we can buy? Or, could JO walk in to any given TT-shop and pick up a sheet of Gold and expect it to perform the same way as the ones he get directly from Donic?

Look forward to it Anger!

I also know you mentioned something about having a lengthy discussion with Waldner about the Time-out and I know I would be thrilled to read the conclusions on this discussion. We have had a couple of discussions here about Time-outs, some people like to ban them, others think they are a waste of time while some see them as a new exiting addition to the game. There have also been discussions about what could be "corrected" during the time-outs. The way I see it, it is more about breaking the opponents flow then actually making any major changes in the game, but I'm not really at your (or JO's) level, so it would be nice to read what you guys thinks about it.

This is exactly my opinion also.