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[varghese]

Here is a blog I have written a while ago. This topic has made a stir in many table tennis forums.

Let's discuss.

[iluvtt]

The ball hits the backhand side and the waves pass through the wood towards the sponge of the forehand rubber. These waves accelerated further by the sponge of the forehand rubber and the blade generates more vibration on it’s face. In effect, your backhand rubber receives part of the forehand rubber’s built-in-speed glue effect.

I think you need to explain more on this before you can convince the readers.

[varghese]

I think you need to explain more on this before you can convince the readers.

I agree that explanation is good. Still, that is hard for readers to understand. Is anyone ready to do some test? The explanation can follow that.

[iluvtt]

Is anyone ready to do some test? The explanation can follow that.

Since you came up with the new theory I think you should be the one doing the test.

[varghese]

Do you think I have written that without doing test on my side?

[iluvtt]

If that is the case you should have shown more than what you have written in your blog. You should show what tests have been done, what tools/methods you used, how you came to the conclusion etc. Diagrams or video of the tests would help people to understand/appreciate more of your findings.

I don't think you should expect people to believe in your theory without much explanation.

[varghese]

To any article that I write, I don't expect everyone to agree with it. I welcome constructive criticism and civilized responses if I'm wrong.

I agree that a detailed video and drawings would help. But it is something any player can do. I leave that home work to the players. They test it, and agree with me or not. If they don't agree, that is fine.

[iluvtt]

To any article that I write, I don't expect everyone to agree with it. I welcome constructive criticism and civilized responses if I'm wrong.

The problem is there are so many uneducated baboons playing TT out there who think they know more than anyone else so you won't get much constructive criticism & civilised responses.

I agree that a detailed video and drawings would help. But it is something any player can do. I leave that home work to the players. They test it, and agree with me or not. If they don't agree, that is fine.

I don't think any player can do it i.e. testing of equipments & come up with some findings. For eg. if you give two different rubbers to some players I bet they don't even know the difference between the two let alone doing the explanation, drawings etc.

Another thing is I also don't think any player would just buy an expensive rubber just to test it & find out more about your findings. Even if the players go out of their way to purchase & test the tensor rubber, they need to do the same test as what you have done, using the same methods to analyse the vibrations etc. Consistency is important so you've got to reveal what you have done in detail.

I think what people would like to know more is probably the vibration part of your theory like how did "the waves from the BH were accelerated further by the sponge of the FH sponge". If you can explain this theory further then people would either agree or not to agree with you & perhaps you would get more constructive criticisms & civilised responses.