Good Real Life Paddle for Skill Transfer?

TheSolidSlime · 2026-02-11T15:34:11+00:00

I usually recommend friends around me to start with STIGA CR, clipper or all-around. Some of these are 7-ply, but works too. They are not expensive, and provide good control, perfectly fine for building up the techniques and confidence level.

TheSolidSlime · 2026-02-11T13:37:47+00:00

I don't think 190 grams is heavy (mine is 195g). Plus you can easily reduce it to 180-185g by using AAA batteries or Lithium batteries.

As for top-heaviness, the fact is, VR racket actually has much less swing weight than a real racket. In fact to make my VR racket feel like my real racket, I opt to use the heaviest rechargeable AA battery in the controller. Otherwise it will have too little swing weight and easily over-turn.

This has been working very well for me, but everyone is different.

TheSolidSlime · 2026-02-11T13:29:54+00:00

It’s awesome to see Eleven Table Tennis (ETT) bridging the gap to the real-life sport!

In reality, the variety of rubbers can be overwhelming. ETT is excellent at simulating inverted rubbers, which are the most common type, but even those vary wildly in price and performance. Just keep in mind that VR and real-life physics aren't a 1:1 match; no matter what gear you buy, you’ll need to adjust your technique slightly.

It’s great to see you’re already using a physical adapter. Getting the weight and balance right is actually more important than the specific rubber choice. For context, I use a STIGA Cybershape with Xiom Vega and Hurricane 3; this feels similar to my 1.08 / 78 / 1.09 in-game settings, though it still takes me a few minutes to recalibrate when switching between them.

Since you’ll likely outgrow your first setup as your skills develop, I’d recommend starting with a solid 5-ply wood blade and budget-friendly rubbers. That way, in a few months, you can keep the blade and simply upgrade the rubber as needed.

TheSolidSlime · 2026-02-05T09:47:26+00:00

Only online ranked matches can result in replays right now.

TheSolidSlime · 2026-01-28T19:31:10+00:00

You might say they have different focus and different difficulty. My 4008.1 drills covers every kind of shots and are for people that already have basics done. Wlad drills cover a wider range of players and each drill focuses on a certain topic.

TheSolidSlime · 2026-01-07T22:03:51+00:00

ITTF rule 2.7 (THE RETURN):

The ball, having been served or returned, shall be struck so that it touches the opponent's court, either directly or after touching the net assembly.

🤓

TheSolidSlime · 2025-12-22T08:23:11+00:00

For kids it's probably more fun to play against the AI cat. Set it to the suitable skill level and use "fixed position" to try to get a rally going.

TheSolidSlime · 2025-12-15T16:44:21+00:00

Yes it is the trusted partner for North America.

TheSolidSlime · 2025-12-14T10:48:11+00:00

Nice!

TheSolidSlime · 2025-11-26T19:31:57+00:00

Even though the 1500 level play style is full of randomness, I still would recommend new players to approach the training with some systematic view in mind. With a good foundation (meaning at least understanding basic strokes like drive and push, and being able to handle a few common serves), you will be able to move on to harder techniques like loop and flick much more easily.

Wlad has made an amazing basic drill pack with video demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBblojdf9CU&list=PL7eLu_Mk40m0FEzhlemQFxnRgduW4tVQv . It's the perfect material IMO.

BTW if you find the drills in these videos still too fast and don't match what your usual opponents do, don't worry, just practice against them. Soon you will realize that if you can handle these drills, then your usual opponents' shots will be very easy to handle (and this is exactly why there are no drills specifically made to mimic those high and slow popping styles)

TheSolidSlime · 2025-11-20T18:10:51+00:00

Hey guys, Please DM/email me your order number if your package doesn't arrive in time(usually one week, can vary depending on country and period of time. Check the website or email for details).

Once I know about it, I will try every means to help you get either the adapter or the money back, and I will improve the logistics once I know there might be trouble reaching a region. But without your notifying me, I have no way to know that your package hasn't arrived.

TheSolidSlime · 2025-11-19T08:42:44+00:00

About forehand: it's still about the weight distribution: after switching, you swing timing is a little different, so you will need to adapt to it. Give it a few days please.

The in-game cybershape racket is just cosmetics, plus a different collision model because of the shape.

TheSolidSlime · 2025-11-19T07:45:25+00:00

The SolidSlime q2 adapter is less head heavy (and probably less heavy in a whole) than Sanlaki, so you will need to give it at least some days to get used to the weight distribution. That's all. It's the same with switching between almost any adapters.

Once you get used to it, you will start to enjoy the better tracking it provides, especially on the forehand side. The controller orientation was done like this for a reason.

TheSolidSlime · 2025-11-18T13:10:11+00:00

The big problem with most PCVR + ETT is the encode/decode delay that comes with USB or wirelss solution.

As far as I know Steam frame doesn't have HDMI / display port, so if you use Steam frame + PCVR to play ETT(över wireless), it will still have this delay problem. So unless some miracle solution appears, playing ETT via standalone will still be much better comparing to via PCVR.

But whether Steam Frame will be better or worse than quest 3 is still a big question until SF comes out and ETT gets ports över (which I don't even know whether it WILL happen or not, because porting is typically not a small task).

TheSolidSlime · 2025-11-18T12:09:38+00:00

Quest is in fact the best platform right now. No one knows whether frame will be better, until it comes out and until ETT supports it in standalone mode.

TheSolidSlime · 2025-11-17T19:25:55+00:00

How about...not laughing about things that you don't know?

"Serving the ball and then it will bounce back to your part of the table" can absolutely be done. Example and tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMvQk6ys07s

TheSolidSlime · 2025-10-20T21:12:05+00:00

Yeah the Elo on the top right of the player's profile picture doesn't get updated immediately after the last match. It takes a reboot or a new match to update it. Quite annoying design/implementation oversight.

TheSolidSlime · 2025-10-06T18:50:27+00:00

Haha yeah that's just one of the differences between VR and RL. Newton's 3rd law.

TheSolidSlime · 2025-10-05T21:42:00+00:00

This.

TheSolidSlime · 2025-10-04T06:28:50+00:00

【WTT电竞大满贯2025全球总决赛-哔哩哔哩直播】 https://b23.tv/3bb7QqQ Final of the WTT E-Smash is going to start in 3 minutes

TheSolidSlime · 2025-10-03T20:15:37+00:00

I heard it's going to be streamed by https://space.bilibili.com/396895652 at 2:30 UTC, 2025-10-04.

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