Friday, November 4, 2016

Butterfly Bryce Highspeed Rubber Review

For high speed comes with all-new packaign along with the new Butterfly logo. The company really transformed their look and feel of their latest products since the release of Tenergy 05 back in 2008.

The Bryce Highspeed Rubber comes with new technology called micro layer design for the new plastic ball. This micro layer technology enables the surface to be very thin and the finish to be very fine.



This allows the rubber to have longer pimples underneath for easy compression during impact. This gives a high-tension build up as a result for its greater speed.

According to the Butterfly statistics, Bryce Highspeed is the fastest rubber in their range. It performs faster than the popular Tenergy 05.

When pressing on the rubber, the Bryce Highspeed is slightly softer than Tenergy 05. To be precise, Bryce Highspeed is 45 degrees and Tenergy 05 is 36 degrees.

The weight of Bryce Highspeed after fine cut is 38 grams which is really light in comparison to Tenergy 05 that have 46 grams after cut.

As the name suggest, Bryce Highspeed rubber certainly does give you a lot of speed. You will be able to perfome very fine top spin without much effort. The amount of speed this rubber produces means that already catapults the surface of the rubber.

This means that the Bryce Highspeed has a very little dwell time and can push back real quickly from the low arc.

You may sometime found you couldn't generate as much place as you would like as you need to brush the ball a little more to get the higher gesture that required to get the ball over the net.

This was especially evident on low ball that need to get more control for it to bounce.

Some people found the Bryce Highspeed can be more suited for their backhand and the low gesture really help when playing wiht a close racket angle.

To maintain the speed which in turn will give you a lots of spin and control.

With certain natural technique you may use your backhand drive when pressing forward and it can gives you a lot of spin and speed with consistency.

You will be able to take advantage early on in the point with this aggressive shot. If you time in the ball well, you will surely get a lot of spin.

Although the Bryce Highspeed is primarily designs first and foremost as an extremely fast rubber, you will still able to get a lot of spin on the ball with your backhand flip and backhand topspin.

You may not able to get the same amount of spin on your forehand side as there is less wrist involvement with this stroke.

When comparing the Bryce Highspeed to other rubbers in the Butterfly range, this rubber can give you more spin in comparison to traditional Bryce speed. However, you can generate more spin with Tenergy 05 but when it comes to pure speed this rubber is the fastest that being produced by Butterfly.

For short game test, you may struggle to adapt at the beginning due to the rebound effect as it give little feedback. This rubber can be hard to control until you play it for a while and get more used to it.

If you are an aggresive player that need to have quite an upward motion when play away from the table, this rubber can offer you the best low arc that would send the ball just over the net. Of course, you will need to make a little adaptation to your stroke.

Topspin from mid distance and close to the table is fantastic.

Is perfect sweet spot across the back side and the rest of the area.

The Butterfly Bryce Highspeed has definitely been created a fast amount of speed on the ball. When a precise brush shot is used, a decent amount of spin can also be generated.

The spin is medium to hard and top sheet allow for higher pimple placement in the sponge.

This rubber can be an excellent choice for your backhand side and you can get a good balance between spin and speed on the final shots.

You can put your opponent under lot of pressure with this rubber due to speed. However, at times can be a little hard to control. This rubber is suited for intermediate to advanced players who like to generate a lot of speed on the ball. It is also good for players who like to punch and play far shots from close to the table.

This rubber can be also well suited fro a passive blocking game. Choose an amount of pace you can generate with little effort.


Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Top Player Who Uses Tenergy 05

Christophe Legout

Christophe Legout is a French table tennis player born on August 6th 1973 in Montbeliard, it is with Patrick Chila, Damien Eloi and Jean-Philippe Gatien of the best representatives of the Table Tennis French. He another person who uses tenergy 05 both sides on Boll Spirit.

Rubber: Butterfly Tenergy 05 red 2,1 mm; Tenergy 05 black 2,1 mm Blade: Boll Spirit (FL)



He is licensed to Istres Sports club (which also operates Michael Martinez) is still ranking well and also trains at the INSEP. He is champion of France in singles in 2005, and won many times the national title twice. Style of play: Left, attacking, dominating speed and rotation with an exceptional arm speed. World No. 62 in the world in September 2006, No. 51 in May 2008, his best world ranking was No. 14 in April 1999.

Past 1 / 4 finalist in singles European Championship 2009 1 / 8 finalist in doubles (with Abdel-Kader Salifou) European Championship 2009 with Abdel-Kader Salifou, Emmanuel Lebesson, Damien Eloi)

European Championship 2009 Champion de France double in 2009
Champion de France double in 2007
Champion of France in singles and doubles in 2005
Champion de France double in 2004 12 Finalist 2003
Bronze medalist France championships 2002
5th at the Sydney Olympics in doubles (with Damien Eloi) in 2000
Champion of France in men's doubles in 2000
Champion of France in men's doubles and mixed doubles in 1998
Silver medal team at the World Championships 1997
Vice-European champion team in 1996 Winner Doubles (with Damien Eloi) of England International 1995
European Champion team in 1994


Korbel, Petr

Rubber: Tenergy 05 black 2,1 mm and Tenergy 05 red 2,1 mm




Thursday, June 2, 2016

Table Tennis Nets Are Key To The Game

As the sport of ping pong has grown, so has the quality of the equipment including table tennis nets. Setting it up properly is very important to those who are serious about the game. The rules of the game dictate that the net must be six inches high and six feet long, which is the standard width. The color must be black, dark green or dark blue with a white tape at the top that is no wider than 15 mm. Contrast colors can make a difference on how you see the ball and how you play the game so you need to choose the best that matches and contrast correctly between your table tennis tables and the table tennis nets.



The bottom of the net should sit as closely to the table top and as close to the end posts as possible. It should be taut between the two posts and not sag. The tension at the top should be tighter than the rest, as if a ball hits the top it should return to that player’s side, not slip over it to the opposition.

Knowing More About Table Tennis Nets and Sets

While some ping pong sets come with the posts permanently fixed to the table, most come with clamp-on style posts. Most posts will fit most tables, but table tennis nets are designed to fit specific posts. You should be aware of this when ordering or replacing an existing one and know what type of posts you have to fit. Thus, when buying table for table tennis, you need to make sure that your accessories including your ping pong net and other sets should be the correct one for the whole set of ping pong equipment.

Some manufacturers use different materials for making nets and different materials are better in varied situations. Cotton, polyethylene and nylon are the most common and generally hold up well for outdoor use as well as indoor. Many come with a tension adjustment cord for positioning.

To make equipment last it is important to take proper care of it and keep it covered whenever possible. Folding up and setting up a ping pong game is pretty easy. But when the nets become old and worn out, they don’t play well and certainly do not look pleasant. Replacements are not expensive and if ping pong is a game played often in your household or activity center you will want to keep your equipment fresh including new balls and table tennis nets.

Sunday, March 13, 2016

All About Table Tennis Return Boards

What is Table Tennis Return Board?

If you are first time hear this name and having no idea at all of what is a table tennis return board, it's generally some sort of board where a player can hit a ball to the board and it  will return back the ball like you are playing with a real player. Technically, you can treat the board as your opponent.

In another word, it is actually a board that built to return or bouncing the ping pong ball back to the player if a player is playing alone without any partner. It is good in helping someone to practice and master the skill. As of now, there are many different return board that you can find in the market. Some people would love to get a homemade or DIY their own and it is totally workable. You can learn how to make a table tennis return board by referring to the video.



 Now, let's us just take a look of some of these products that are readily available for sale. I tried to search at Amazon and eBay but found there is none of such item for sale on their websites. Thus, I think most of these items are being DIY or homemade by ping pong enthusiasts and they are selling them as something that they think is worth it and can provide value to people who want to practice with the game alone.



TSP RETURN BOARD

This item is very flexible and is adjustable. For those beginners, it is an ideal product for them to use to practice with different playing style and it is really suit for schools. The TSP return board is features with 6 sheets of rubber which is sufficient to help out with coaching simulations. Anyone can now playing alone if they can't find a partner to play with them and this can have them train in good shape. When you purchase of this item, you will at the same time receive a training CD. However, the CD is purely available in German language but this shouldn't be a big issue for you as you can view the video and you can immediate get the idea and know how to use it.

Wally Rebounder Trainer

Wally rebounder is having a great quality of rebound board for you to train your ping pong skill. This product can be ideal piece to aid you to improve your game playing style. It is the sincere and loyal partner that will play consistently compare to a real player and it's constantly down to play steadily.



The Wally Rebound board tend to not as the same compare to other boards as it is built primarily as a supreme training kit. When you purchase this board, you will get the board, tripod stands, as well as a mounting & tilting system. The mounting & tilting system is the uniqueness of the board and it is pending for patented at the moment. So, we can foresee that the company will going to release a better one in future once their patent is being approved and they may become the top product on the market.  If you wish to rotate it, it is possible and you don't even need to put an impact detector in it.  It is built with advance yet simple technology that it moves back and forth. At the time it hitting an end, the motor will immediate turns around and hit back the ball to the player.

You are going to have a very good practice with the products as discussed above. Either go for TSP or Wally Rebounder is definitely up to you. You can make your own comparison or find out more from the site and make your final decision yourself. Last but not least, there is also another prototype of return board that is under development which is known as P3 Rebound Board that is developed by Table Tennis Partner. You can read more about the board and see what features they have.

Friday, March 11, 2016

Butterfly Table Tennis Table – Top In The Market

One of the best table tennis table manufacturers will be the Butterfly brand. If you are one of the millions of people all over the world who enjoy playing the game of ping pong, you know what having good equipment matters. A good paddle will help your aim out greatly. A good ball will fly straight to where you need it to be. But a good table is the most important part and those who demand he best will purchase only a butterfly table tennis table.

Get Good Quality of Playing Surface

Some people may wonder why your playing surface matters. After all, you could just string up a net across anything and play, right? Actually, that is not the case. You need to experience this in order to feel and classy and greatness of a butterfly table tennis table but you do not have to take my word for it but rather you try and tell me what you think.

Many apparently even surfaces are not as even as they look. Little things such as scratches, dents, and dimples can and will change the way things land, effecting your serves and bounces for the worst. The effects range widely depending on the imperfections varying from loss of power to complete loss of ball control once it has bounced.

Having your playing surface be level is also very important. Any small variations in the area will result in normally controlled bounds flying off in unpredictable directions leading to out of bounds balls. It is also possible to have the ball ricochet in an unexpected angle, allowing your opponent to score points against you! This type of table for table tennis is one of the reasons that most players say a lot about this brand.

Mediocre Table Surface Can Screw Your Practice

Uneven surfaces and non-level playing fields are not only bad during actual play, they are terrible for practice. The body has something called muscle memory which builds up as you are training. This allows you to make excellent moves without needing to think. As a consequence, having a lot of practice on a bad playing area will lead to even more inaccurate shots than not practicing at all!



Butterfly table tennis table is not an advertisement  made great, but rather proven its mettle through time. All of these problems can be avoided by simply selecting the best playing table, and a butterfly table tennis table is the best that money can buy.

Other than the company is famous for their table products, they also famous for other ping pong equipment such as their Butterfly Innerforce Blade Series which being used by a lot of top notch players around the world.

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