Yasaka: Equipment and Accessories for Table Tennis

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Pro Shop of Yasaka Table Tennis
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Introduction

• Table Tennis is popularly known amongst those who
  keep a specialized knowledge about this sport. It
  is but certain of the fact that when you have
  been more specialized in areas that you choose as
  right it is naturally true of the fact that you
  would want things to fall correct. It is here
  that there are certain factors that you would
  always want to consider as important.
• While table tennis seems like an easy game to
  many, it is a technical game in reality and one
  needs to make sure that they have the right
  equipments in order to learn the game
  professionally. All its equipments such as
  blades, ball, sponge, tables, paddles, nets,
  robots etc. are created with technical precision
  and the players performance is highly dependent
  on how these equipments function.
• To conclude, American Table Tennis store is an
  extremely important store of your game. If you
  are a pro player, you can keep experimenting
  until you find the right equipment. However, for
  a pro player, such experimenting is not possible
  therefore it is important to identify your style
  and find the equipment accordingly. After
  purchase, it is also necessary to take good care
  of the equipment. While American table tennis
  equipment requires very less maintenance, one
  cannot disregard it completely. Cleaning the
  blades, replacing worn out sponge and cleaning
  the nets are some of the basics of equipment
  maintenance.

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Yasaka Models Yasaka Mark V, Mark V HPS, HPS
Soft

• A simple name, but a name spoken in table tennis
  clubs and halls for half a century. Prior to Mark
  V, Yasaka Original was released in 1953, which
  could be considered a beta version to what would
  eventually become Mark V. Though Original is an
  important rubber, in its own right, for helping
  to usher in the modern game and domination of
  sponged inverted rubbers, that whole story is
  best saved for a different time.
• The Yasaka Mark V was released in 1969, making
  this year of 2019 its 50th anniversary. It is a
  truly special rubber that has survived the
  decades and has had multiple versions, such as
  HPS and HPS Soft, released throughout the years,
  and for good reason.
• The Mark V is a rubber that can be used for a
  plethora of purposes and playing styles. During
  the era of speed glue, it was used by the world's
  best. A speed-glued sheet of Mark V was, at the
  time, a weapon of nearly unmatched proportions
  that still maintained remarkable control. It is
  available in multiple thicknesses, from a max
  sponge all the way down to a surprisingly thin,
  for inverted, 1mm sponge.
• This made it a fine choice for a chopper's
  forehand in 1.0 to 1.5mm and for all-round
  players in 1.5 to 2.0mm. In the more modern era,
  it can be boosted to give it extra oomph and
  better feeling. But ultimately, no matter what
  era, no matter what decade, the Mark V has been
  used for its versatility and control. This makes
  it, for many, the first choice for a developing
  player.
• Though, I feel that much of these characteristics
  are already known, which is why I summarized it
  as such. What you need to know is that, right out
  of the package, Mark V is a rubber that makes the
  ball more controllable, improving your odds for a
  successful return for Table Tennis Net Sets.
  Today, there is a flood of rubbers that are
  faster and spinnier than the Mark V. There are
  rubbers that are slower and chop better than Mark
  V. Though, for players that are maybe in their
  first few years of play, I can't suggest a better
  Euro-Jap rubber than Mark V.

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• As stated earlier, Mark V HPS and HPS Soft are
  more modern iterations of Mark V that have been
  released this century. They combine the classic
  Mark V topsheet with a similar sponge but a
  sponge that has a little more speed than the
  original. While HPS Soft is softer than HPS, as
  its name implies, I could barely tell the
  difference during actual gameplay. It might even
  be because I was looking for a difference and
  that if I tested them blindly I wouldn't notice
  it at all while I'm at the table. As a result,
  the following comments apply equally to both
  rubbers also sell Products like Yasaka Jet Impact
  Shoes, Racket, Net Set and Yasaka Blades.
• Relative to the original Mark V, the speed
  difference is noticeable. With that in mind, it's
  a far cry from any speed glue effect rubber in
  feel. For speed, it is significantly less than a
  speed glue effect rubber of a comparable hardness
  and often less. Please don't misinterpret what
  I'm saying. Yes, the difference with Mark V is
  noticeable, but there is almost as much room for
  HPS to be boosted or speed glued as there is for
  the original.
• While its versatility nearly equals that of the
  original, HPS is only available in 2.0mm and max,
  understandable, as it's a bit more geared for
  offense than the original. Yasaka Rubber are a
  bit tighter without much loss in control. I
  suppose that the HPS isn't going to be any better
  at the short game and serving than the original
  but the minimal increase in speed on offensive
  strokes doesn't seem to apply to short game
  strokes and is pretty much the same as the
  original. I suppose that since chops penetrate
  the sponge more, those are a bit more difficult,
  but only by a small margin and are significantly
  easier than any speed glue effect rubber.

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• A great option is for players using Mark V or
  other classic rubbers, and are trying to
  transition into using speed glue effect rubbers
  to switch to the HPS as an intermediary for 6-12
  months of practice prior to using a faster speed
  glue effect rubber. It allows you to maintain
  your stroke used with your previous classic
  rubber/Mark V while getting you used to the idea
  of using a faster rubber.
• After all is said and done, Mark V is
  probably the most legendary table tennis rubber
  to have ever been introduced to the sport.
  Reviews and comments on this rubber exist since
  it was first released and throughout the years.
  Even a quick review can be found by Australian
  hero, William Henzell, an archived relic on
  youtube from more than a decade prior to this
  writing. I'm honored to include my review
  alongside the words of so many players that were
  and are greater than I will ever be.
• Its uses are varied due to its incomparable
  versatility and control. Others have tried to
  copy Mark V. Some have succeeded but most have
  fallen short. It really says something that a
  rubber that is now 50 years old is still so well
  regarded. Most non-Chinese (and even many who are
  Chinese) have used Mark V at some point in their
  playing careers. I am now proud to say that I am
  among them. In a sport where people of all levels
  think speed is the name of the game, Mark V helps
  you with the most important skill to perform on
  Yasaka Balsa wooden table.

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World Champions Use Yasaka

• In the 1990s Yasaka started a new blade factory
  in Sweden and in 1993 the Gatien EXTRA blade was
  introduced. EXTRA is a blade that was created by
  their wood technicians, in close cooperation with
  the 1993 men's singles World Champion
  Jean-Philippe Gatien of France, and since then,
  Gatien EXTRA has been one of the best selling
  blades all over the World.

• In 2002 Yasaka launched a new rubber, V-STAGE and
  their own laboratory tests showed that V-STAGE
  offered more spin and more speed than any
  previous rubber.

• And in the same year, Yasaka also surprised the
  table tennis world when they produced a 17-layer
  blade, DYNAMIX.

• Since then, Yasaka has successfully entered the
  biggest single table tennis market in the world,
  China, where their Yasaka blades are very much in
  demand with its Paddle Cover.

• In the 1990s Yasaka started a new blade factory
  in Sweden and in 1993 the Gatien EXTRA blade was
  introduced. EXTRA is a blade that was created by
  their wood technicians, in close cooperation with
  the 1993 men's singles World Champion
  Jean-Philippe Gatien of France, and since then,
  Gatien EXTRA has been one of the best selling
  blades all over the World.

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Rakza 7 Rubber

• In 2010, Yasaka introduced their new rubbers,
  Yasaka Rakza 7 and Rakza 7 Soft. They claim that
  RAKZA 7 uses mainly natural gum for the top sheet
  which improves the level of grip and the power of
  spin drastically. And that the shape/geometry of
  the pimples are designed to give a good balance
  between speed and spin.

• The topsheet is combined with their newly
  developed "Power Sponge", enabling huge
  elasticity. Together they work in perfect
  synergy, producing the "Hybrid Energy" rubber
  RAKZA 7.

• When a player hits the ball hard, the rubber
  "grips" the ball and the stroke can be used to
  place the ball accurately, both in direction and
  length.

• And thanks to the higher proportion of natural
  gum, they say that the life expectancy of the
  rubber has increased and very clean Table Tennis
  Cleaner is used to make pure clean.

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Ma Lin

• China's Ma Lin, a former Olympic Games Gold
  medallist is sponsored by Yasaka.

• After the 2010 World Championships, Ma Lin tested
  the new RAKZA 7 rubbers from Yasaka.

• He chose the softer version, RAKZA 7 SOFT, which
  gives him the right balance between speed and
  spin, ideally suiting his playing style.

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Conclusion

• Sport goods, equipment and accessories can amount
  to cost a lot of money thus making it important
  to learn some important points to maintaining the
  equipment in the correct manner. All equipment
  requires to be maintained in the correct manner
  each sport person must place close attention
  towards the maintenance, care and storage of
  sports equipment to ensure it lasts as long as
  possible.
• With the increase of sport accessory stores
  American Table Tennis is also selling best table
  tennis goods online quality must remain high
  while shopping. The best way of ensuring you get
  high quality accessories is by sticking to
  accessories being sold for an average price
  rather than chasing after big discounts.
  Discounts are the biggest signal of quality since
  low prices usually mean the item is made using
  inferior quality materials. Table tennis
  accessories bought on the internet will usually
  come for big discounts but that also leads to
  major quality concerns so stick to items which
  come for an average cost which closely compares
  to other websites selling the same item.
• Shopping for game accessories online must
  carefully be learned and perfected since it plays
  a major role towards how you perform while
  playing the game. Considering specific details
  such as the weight of a table tennis ball plays
  an important role since the table tennis balls
  will usually weigh a specific amount of grams
  which needs to remain the same to deliver high
  performance while playing the game. If you have
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