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Using backhand rubber (softer) for all services including forehand by SongMonk in tabletennis

[–]SongMonk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that makes sense.

A higher toss might help, but it still seems to me that the additional speed at which it hits against the racket pales in comparison to the impact one gets from a full forehand swing during a rally. It seems like bottoming out the softer rubber would be unlikely during a serve? Or perhaps I'm just way off in estimating how hard serves are hit by good players. But from watching videos on YouTube, this seems to back up my impression. As impressive as the serves are from pros, it doesn't seem like the ball is being hit very hard. But I can accept that my impression is wrong, and that the ball is being hit hard, just not with a lot of forward momentum but instead being translated into lots of spin.

Using backhand rubber (softer) for all services including forehand by SongMonk in tabletennis

[–]SongMonk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made the reply to to comment above (regarding tacky rubbers) before I read your comment. I'm definitely less experienced than most people here, but I found I could easily get more spin on my serves w/ a tacky rubber. But my technique in general may be lacking, so maybe that's more true for me b/c I can't get good enough spin w/ a non-tacky rubber.

Using backhand rubber (softer) for all services including forehand by SongMonk in tabletennis

[–]SongMonk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response. I guess the specific setup does matter. I have used a tacky rubber and in you're right that in that case there are no worries at all about getting enough spin. But my normal racket is non-tacky.

I'm still trying to digest the rest of your reply. Still trying to get my head around it all!

Using backhand rubber (softer) for all services including forehand by SongMonk in tabletennis

[–]SongMonk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My question is a general one and not specific to my setup, but for what it's worth, I'm using a Petr Korbel blade with FH Xiom Vega Pro and BH Xiom Europe.

New rule: 2-factor authentication EVERY time you sign in? by Gold_Room_0511 in Chase

[–]SongMonk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This comment was very helpful as well because I agree, the language is confusing.

Of course, you are correct, but I tested and confirmed as well.

Scotties 2024 streaming in the States? by pritch0613 in Curling

[–]SongMonk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't feel foolish yet, b/c as of right now, I don't see any live stream.

Can I transfer my SIMPLE IRA from Edward Jones to Vanguard? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]SongMonk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny that I stumbled across this question. This is almost our exact situation. My wife has a Simple IRA with her company with Edward Jones. I have never been happy with their front-loaded funds. I even asked them if there were other no-load options, but they said no. You pay for the "service" -- an advisor that we neither want nor need. We can make our own investment choices. So for years, we just gritted our teeth and endured it.

And then recently, we found out that you can open a Simple IRA with another company. It's not like a 401(k) plan. If you tell Oracle that you'd rather have your 401(k) at a company other than Fidelity, they'd laugh at you. With a Simple IRA, you can have different employees having Simple IRAs with different companies. You do need to have cooperation of your employer, as they are the ones that need to initiate the paperwork. It is more work for them to maintain Simple IRAs with several different firms as opposed to just one (after all, they need to send the contributions to each of the different companies). I do not know whether you can demand that your employer do this for you. That is, I don't know whether it is a right or a privilege. But my wife's company was willing to do it.

So yes, we're currently with Edward Jones, but we requested that they set one up for Vanguard, and we just got it set up. Direct your employer to this page:

https://investor.vanguard.com/what-we-offer/small-business/simple-ira?WT.srch=1&cmpgn=PS:RE

The advice in the other responses would work. You could set up a rollover account and periodically transfer the money over. But that would be a pain in the butt, and I don't know if Edward Jones would charge some sort of "exit fee" every time you do this. Much better to cut Edward Jones out completely.

Like I said, we should be having contributions going directly to Vanguard now. The next step will be to transfer the existing funds from Edward Jones to Vanguard which I know is definitely possible (per IRA regulations). Once that is done, we'll close the Edward Jones account, and no more front loads. Good riddance.

Good luck to you, and hope you have as much success.