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Okay, this idea got started in the "This forum" topic, for those who don't know.

Here's the idea: to celebrate breaking the 10,000 post mark, we're going to hold a mock awards type thing, where all of you guys nominate and vote for the best equipment in a bunch of different categories. To start, we need to define those categories. Here's what I can think of:

Rubber:
Best Looping Rubber (tacky)
Best Looping Rubber (half-tacky)
Best Looping Rubber (low-tack or non-tacky)
Best Looping Rubber (short pips)
Best Chopping Rubber (inverted)
Best Chopping Rubber (short pips)
Best Chopping Rubber (long pips)
Best Chopping Rubber (anti)
Best Hitting/Blocking Rubber (inverted)
Best Hitting/Blocking Rubber (short pips)
Best Hitting/Blocking Rubber (long pips)
Highest Control (inverted)
Highest Control (short pips)
Highest Control (long pips)
Most Spin Reversal (long pips)
Most Spin Reversal of Long Pips Presumed to Stay Legal Through the Ban
Most Deceptive (long pips)
Most Deceptive of blah, blah, Legal Through Ban
Slowest Rubber (all types)
Fastest Rubber (all types)
Fastest Rubber (tacky-surfaced)
Spinniest Rubber (tacky-surfaced)
Spinniest Rubber (mechanical spin)
Spinniest Rubber (combo type, i.e. Higher III)
Most Frictionless Anti
Lightest Rubber
Heaviest Rubber
Best Low Cost Rubber (inverted)
Best Low Cost Rubber (short pips)
Best Low Cost Rubber (long pips)
Worst Rubber (inverted)
Worst Rubber (short pips)
Worst Rubber (long pips)
Best Speed to Control Rating (top quartile of speed)
Best Speed to Control Rating (bottom quartile of speed)
Most Over-Hyped Rubber
Most Durable Rubber
Least Durable Rubber
Best for Serving

Blades:
Fastest Blade
Slowest Blade
Highest Control
Best Looping Blade (shakehand, soft)
Best Looping Blade (shakehand, hard)
Best Chopping Blade (shakehand)
Best Hitting Blade (shakehand)
Best Looping Blade (Cpen, soft)
Best Looping Blade (Cpen, hard)
Best Hitting Blade (Cpen)
Best Jpen (standard type)
Best Jpen (alternative types)
Lightest Blade
Heaviest Blade
Best Looking Blade
Worst Blade
Best Low Cost Blade (shakehand)
Best Low Cost Blade (Cpen)
Best Low Cost Blade (Jpen)
Most Over-Hyped Blade
Most Durable Blade
Least Durable Blade
Most Comfortable (shakehand)
Most Comfortable (Cpen)
Most Comfortable (Jpen)

Other:
Best Shoes
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (looping, shakehand)
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (looping, Cpen)
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (looping, Jpen)
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (hitting, shakehand
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (hitting, Cpen)
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (hitting, Jpen)
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (chopping)


Okay, give me some more ideas for categories if you have any. Once we get all of them decided, we can start nominating stuff.

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Jpen: Galaxy 982 juniper 8mm- Darker Provine Tension-50 2.2 or Tibhar Torpedo Soft 2.2
Shake OFF: Galaxy T8 ST- FH: Darker PT-50 2.2, BH: Juic Varites 1.5
Shake DEF: modified Joo- FH: Reactor Corbor 2.2, BH: Globe 979 1.5

How about

Best rubber/blade for the price?

Biggest waste of money?

Sexiest blade?

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Adidas V1.5
Adidas P5
Adidas P3

Excellent idea Hobbes! I'll start thinking...

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OOAK Table Tennis Shop | Re-Impact Blades | Butterfly Table Tennis bats
Setup1: Re-Impact Smart, Viper OX, Victas VS 401 Setup2: Re-Impact Barath, Dtecs OX, TSP Triple Spin Chop 1.0mm Setup3: Re-Impact Dark Knight, Hellfire OX, 999 Turbo
Recent Articles: Butterfly Tenergy Alternatives | Tenergy Rubbers Compared | Re-Impact User Guide

There are so many questions that I would not be able to answer. If it is an exam, I am sure that I will fail.

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Expert II crwi C-Pen
Red Acuda P1

Worst Rubber Ever (Inverted)
Worst Rubber Ever (SP)
Worst Rubber Ever (LP)
Worst Blade Ever

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Chasse Patate

Okay, I added those categories. Aeoliah, don't worry. You only have to nominate and vote in the categories for which you feel comfortable doing so. For instance, I won't be voting for any of the offense-based shakehand categories.

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Jpen: Galaxy 982 juniper 8mm- Darker Provine Tension-50 2.2 or Tibhar Torpedo Soft 2.2
Shake OFF: Galaxy T8 ST- FH: Darker PT-50 2.2, BH: Juic Varites 1.5
Shake DEF: modified Joo- FH: Reactor Corbor 2.2, BH: Globe 979 1.5

Hmmm... interesting idea...

how abt a 'Good Matchup' category ? refers to rubber/blade match

equipments can be best rated by themselves but could be bad matches wz other equipments?

it is possible tat the list could be a bit long for this category. if that is the case,
its better to have a 'Bad Matchup' catergory instead so the list is shorter & easier to avoid

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Hurricane King 655
Tenergy 25
Narucross EX

Okay, I've added a bunch more categories. Let me know if you think any should be changed and keep those ideas coming!

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Jpen: Galaxy 982 juniper 8mm- Darker Provine Tension-50 2.2 or Tibhar Torpedo Soft 2.2
Shake OFF: Galaxy T8 ST- FH: Darker PT-50 2.2, BH: Juic Varites 1.5
Shake DEF: modified Joo- FH: Reactor Corbor 2.2, BH: Globe 979 1.5

oooh ........ my Gosh !!! tats quite a long list of equipments *faint*

firstly, to nominate. secondly, to ARGUE abt. *scratch head type*

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Hurricane King 655
Tenergy 25
Narucross EX

I'll try to fill in some with my limited experience lol

Rubber:
Best Looping Rubber (tacky)
Best Looping Rubber (half-tacky)
Best Looping Rubber (low-tack or non-tacky)- Joola Green Energy
Best Looping Rubber (short pips)
Best Chopping Rubber (inverted)- Stiga Chop & Drive
Best Chopping Rubber (short pips)
Best Chopping Rubber (long pips)
Best Chopping Rubber (anti)
Best Hitting/Blocking Rubber (inverted)- Butterfly Cermet
Best Hitting/Blocking Rubber (short pips)
Best Hitting/Blocking Rubber (long pips)
Highest Control (inverted)
Highest Control (short pips)
Highest Control (long pips)
Most Spin Reversal (long pips)
Most Spin Reversal of Long Pips Presumed to Stay Legal Through the Ban
Most Deceptive (long pips)
Most Deceptive of blah, blah, Legal Through Ban
Slowest Rubber (all types)
Fastest Rubber (all types)- overglued Bryce Hard max
Fastest Rubber (tacky-surfaced)
Spinniest Rubber (tacky-surfaced)
Spinniest Rubber (mechanical spin)- Joola green energy
Spinniest Rubber (combo type, i.e. Higher III)
Most Frictionless Anti
Lightest Rubber
Heaviest Rubber
Best Low Cost Rubber (inverted)
Best Low Cost Rubber (short pips)
Best Low Cost Rubber (long pips)
Worst Rubber (inverted)- Geospin tacky
Worst Rubber (short pips)
Worst Rubber (long pips)
Best Speed to Control Rating (top quartile of speed)- Bty Cermet (I think its in the top 25% fastest rubbers, right?)
Best Speed to Control Rating (bottom quartile of speed)
Most Over-Hyped Rubber- Yasaka V-Stage
Most Durable Rubber- Mendo Energy
Least Durable Rubber
Best for Serving

Blades:
Fastest Blade
Slowest Blade
Highest Control
Best Looping Blade (shakehand, soft)
Best Looping Blade (shakehand, hard)
Best Chopping Blade (shakehand)
Best Hitting Blade (shakehand)
Best Looping Blade (Cpen, soft)
Best Looping Blade (Cpen, hard)
Best Hitting Blade (Cpen)
Best Jpen (standard type)
Best Jpen (alternative types)
Lightest Blade
Heaviest Blade
Best Looking Blade- My Andro Blax Off is just too sexy.
Worst Blade- KC because its just insanely fast...
Best Low Cost Blade (shakehand)
Best Low Cost Blade (Cpen)
Best Low Cost Blade (Jpen)
Most Over-Hyped Blade- TBS
Most Durable Blade
Least Durable Blade
Most Comfortable (shakehand)
Most Comfortable (Cpen)
Most Comfortable (Jpen)

Other:
Best Shoes
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (looping, shakehand)
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (looping, Cpen)
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (looping, Jpen)
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (hitting, shakehand
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (hitting, Cpen)
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (hitting, Jpen)
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (chopping)


I'm missing out:
Best rubber allround: bty sriver el
Best blade allround:

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Frame: Nittaku Violin
FH: Joola Energy 2.0
BH: Bty Solcion 2.1

I think this thread might be more successful with just a few catagories... I though it was a great idea by Hobbes...but everything I saw it I thought 'I'll have to sit down and put some serious thought into this later'...

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OOAK Table Tennis Shop | Re-Impact Blades | Butterfly Table Tennis bats
Setup1: Re-Impact Smart, Viper OX, Victas VS 401 Setup2: Re-Impact Barath, Dtecs OX, TSP Triple Spin Chop 1.0mm Setup3: Re-Impact Dark Knight, Hellfire OX, 999 Turbo
Recent Articles: Butterfly Tenergy Alternatives | Tenergy Rubbers Compared | Re-Impact User Guide

Hmm, yeah. How does this look as a more cut down version? What more should I cut out?

Rubber:
Best Looping Rubber (tacky)
Best Looping Rubber (low-tack or non-tacky)
Best Chopping Rubber (inverted)
Best Chopping Rubber (short pips)
Best Chopping Rubber (long pips)
Best Chopping Rubber (anti)
Best Hitting/Blocking Rubber (inverted)
Best Hitting/Blocking Rubber (short pips)
Best Blocking Rubber (long pips)
Highest Control (inverted)
Highest Control (short pips)
Highest Control (long pips)
Most Spin Reversal of Long Pips Presumed to Stay Legal Through the Ban
Most Deceptive of Long Pips Presumed to Stay Legal Through the Ban
Slowest Rubber (all types)
Fastest Rubber (all types)
Fastest Rubber (tacky-surfaced)
Spinniest Rubber (tacky-surfaced)
Spinniest Rubber (mechanical spin)
Best Speed to Control Rating (top quartile of speed)
Best Speed to Control Rating (bottom quartile of speed)
Most Durable Rubber

Blades:
Fastest Blade
Slowest Blade
Highest Control
Best Looping Blade (shakehand)
Best Chopping Blade (shakehand)
Best Hitting Blade (shakehand)
Best Looping Blade (Cpen)
Best Hitting Blade (Cpen)
Best Jpen (standard type)
Best Jpen (alternative types)
Best Low Cost Blade (shakehand/Cpen)
Best Low Cost Blade (Jpen)
Most Durable Blade
Most Comfortable
Most Comfortable (Jpen)

Other:
Best Shoes
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (looping, shakehand)
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (looping, Cpen)
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (looping, Jpen)
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (hitting, shakehand
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (hitting, Cpen)
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (hitting, Jpen)
Best Blade-Rubber Combo (chopping)

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Jpen: Galaxy 982 juniper 8mm- Darker Provine Tension-50 2.2 or Tibhar Torpedo Soft 2.2
Shake OFF: Galaxy T8 ST- FH: Darker PT-50 2.2, BH: Juic Varites 1.5
Shake DEF: modified Joo- FH: Reactor Corbor 2.2, BH: Globe 979 1.5

I think the Highest Control categories is a bit of a gimmick. It depends too much on your style. Some people find hard blades easier to control.

Most Durable rubber is similar. As is most durable blades. depends on how rough you are with your equipment, how much glue you slather onto your rubbers, how often you smack the table, etc.

Rubber:

Best Looping Rubber (low-tack or non-tacky)
Butterfly Cermet (non-tack)
Stiga Magna (low tack)

Highest Control (inverted)
Joola Samba (Soft and slow!)

Fastest Rubber (all types)
Stiga Almana

Fastest Rubber (tacky-surfaced)
Stiga Magna (barely tacky)

Spinniest Rubber (mechanical spin)
Banda Sigma

Best Speed to Control Rating (top quartile of speed)
Butterfly Cermet

Best Speed to Control Rating (bottom quartile of speed)
Butterfly Sriver FX

Blades:
Fastest Blade
Schlager Carbon

Slowest Blade
Toxic 3

Best Looping Blade (shakehand)
Timo Boll Spirit
Hurricane WL

Best Hitting Blade (shakehand)
Joola Kool

Best Looping Blade (Cpen)
TBS Cpen
Waldner Senso Carbon or Hurricane Hao

Best Jpen (alternative types)
Nittaku AP

Best Low Cost Blade (shakehand/Cpen)
Galaxy 961

Best Low Cost Blade (Jpen)
Friendship LKT One

Most Durable Blade
Butterfly Arylate Carbon blades

Other:
Best Shoes
Yonex SHB-99MX
Mizuno Wave Rally

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Chasse Patate

Better but still to long IMO. Plus a lot of the nomination are gone.

Perhaps these should be done one by one, or much smaller groups...don't know

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OOAK Table Tennis Shop | Re-Impact Blades | Butterfly Table Tennis bats
Setup1: Re-Impact Smart, Viper OX, Victas VS 401 Setup2: Re-Impact Barath, Dtecs OX, TSP Triple Spin Chop 1.0mm Setup3: Re-Impact Dark Knight, Hellfire OX, 999 Turbo
Recent Articles: Butterfly Tenergy Alternatives | Tenergy Rubbers Compared | Re-Impact User Guide

Hm, how about I break it up into different topics, each concerning one thing, so one for looping and speed rubbers, one for chopping and control rubbers, and then one for a few other rubber categories, and then one for offensive blades, one for defensive blades, and one for Jpens and other categories. That way people can just look at the sections that apply to them and don't have to get confused by the huge number of categories.

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Jpen: Galaxy 982 juniper 8mm- Darker Provine Tension-50 2.2 or Tibhar Torpedo Soft 2.2
Shake OFF: Galaxy T8 ST- FH: Darker PT-50 2.2, BH: Juic Varites 1.5
Shake DEF: modified Joo- FH: Reactor Corbor 2.2, BH: Globe 979 1.5