Dear Mr. President (Oh a Pink Song
),
I have some questions:
What do yout think is the best way to a requesting for the re-introduction of frictionless long pimples?
Normaly we have to go "the long way" through district-, state- and country-days up to ITTF for a request.
Imho, if I make such a propsal at the "district day" (the first instance to make suggestions for changing rules etc.) everybody would lough (aside from former frictionless long pimples players) and say: "The ban is very god, now you have to learn to play tabletennis - you are no longer "nearly unbeatable".
Most players who favor the ban are people who always had problems with "material-players"(pimples, antis tec.).
They will always say: "You only won because of your pimples" etc.
For them, a ban of all pimples would even be better!
But hey! It´s not because I play pimples - it´s because they can´t play against them!
How many long pimples players make it to the top of the world?
I can count them with my two hands - I think. Backside rubbers are getting faster and better and somebody makes rules to penalise defenders more and more! (Aspect ratio, bigger ball(less rotation), ban of frictionless long pimples).
Most people who are for the ban only see the aspect, that they now will win against those players they always lost - they don´t see the factor of "cheating" in form of aftertreat rubbers.
They say "Pimples players are only god because of their pimples - give a rookie some pimples and he will play on higher "state-niveau".
When I come to frictionless long pimples, it was a hard way to win my first games at all - it took me a long time to play (for my options) perfect with them - almost a year!
I would see all the peoples faces if ITTF would create a rule, that everbody has to play with pimples - everbody who is now happy about the ban would even cry louder then former frictionless pimples players do that at the moment!
You can´t take somebodys toys!!!!
In a test-discussion-board for pimples in the INet, people post their results of mails they wrote to the DTTB - and the answer from them is not so polite as you answer in this board!
They say: "Playing with long frictionless pimples hasn´t anything to do with "defense" and is not attractive for tabletennis!" They don´t answer the direct question what they think about the fact, that aftertreating is nowadays more popular then before the ban (the original resean for the ban was aftertreating - am I right?)
When I read all the results of mails, letters a.s.o. to the ITTF or DTTB, more and more I get the feeling that aftertreating was not he main reason!!!
I think the main reason is, that playing with frictionless long pimles is not good for tabletennis, is ugly to watch, ugly to play against a.s.o. (in the opinion of all peoples who favour this ban and give their vote for it!)
So DTTB has his unchangeable opinion about the ban!
They also have the opinion that the use of frictionless long pimples don´t bring forward modern tabletennis but destroy it!
I would like to say, that the modern "power tabletennis" is even getting worse and destroys tabletennis too!!!
Service, return, point a.s.o. - its very hard to watch in TV or Live at an event - I would never pay to visit a event which is finished after 1-2 hours!!!
Regards,
Still frustrated player who is waiting for the re-introducing of frictionless long pimples!!!