POLISAS CLOSE PP TOURNAMENT II

Game result
Single
1. Haisamudin
2. Azly
3. Suhardi
4. Me

Double
1. Haisamudin/Aziz
2. Asri/Hasanul
3. Suhardi/Me
4. Baharudin/Busu

In quarter final I won 3-0 against Hafiz but in semi I lost 1-3 to Azly. Weakness were return fast and spinny serve from backhand. Strength- also my serves to his backhand.
This is my first tournament(single or double) that I can qualify to semi-final(not include inter department match). Alhamdulillah.

Tournament History
2007-
Interdept Tournament- JKE second place(I played double with Jafni)
2008-
Interdept Tournament- JKE third place( I played double with Jafni and Faizan)
TamanBP Close- quarter final(single and double)
2009-
Polisas Close-semifinal(single and double)

Setup
TBS T05/G2

POLISAS CLOSE PP TOURNAMENT

Tournament is on 21-23 july 2009 open to all polisas staff.

Staff JKE involved- 7
qualify to quarter final: 3 singles & 2 doubles

In group match I /We won all the games and qualify to quarter final in both single and double(with Rdi). I will meet M. Hafiz this evening for single match and man /cmat for double.

semi-final(single):
Rdi vs Suhaimudin,
Azzy vs the winner of Hafiz/Me

Semi-final(double):
mudin/aziz, baha/busu , asri/hasanul or asnazam/hafiz and ma/cmat or rdi/me

Setup
TBS T05/G2

Push and Soft Touch

Last session practiced push and soft touch using T05. Push on slow serves and soft touch on spinny serve were great. However need more practice on loops. Overall result I lost all games but I learnt something. Recently Ive been a blocker with ready position on centre with the frequent use of backhand strokes/blocks. To be an attacker, position should be on left side to get benefit of forehand attack. I will apply this style by attacking from left to opponent backhand.

result:
vs Matnor(2-4)
-learnt soft touch
-competitive game

vs Syed(2-3)

vs Mie sulong(1-3)
-learnt push
- lost first two games because of lack of concentration

Setup
TBS T05 1.9mm/G2 2.1mm

Second Session with T05

Still practice forhand stroke using T05. Stroke was not stable yet. Ball tend to go to the right. Hitting is getting better but looping were rarely applied. This rubber is for looping but my style still hitting/smashing. Not like the first session, my looping were good. It hard to change my habit but I need it for better control and performance. Block is faster with this equipment and I found out that fast push ia also great.

Thing to improve
1. Footwork- stroke look awkward because of foot position. Still confuse whether to use forehand or backhand for middle ball.
2. Block on high arch spinny loop off the table. Should I close the angle more or apply counterloop for this kind of stroke?
3. Advice from club member- dont rush for kill but controll shot/loop and placing the ball to vacant space or use fade instead of hook.
4. Bad return of low serve to my left from zuri (either off the table or hit net)

Last night result

vs Mie sulong(3-0)
vs Mat Nor(3-2) - upset.
- need to watch his backhand flicks to my left after receiving serves.
- serve short and low to prevent attack/fast push.
- topspin the ball to push him away from table.
vs Zuri(2-3)
- close match but felt bad because he use handshake instead of penhold(normal) but still won.
- his serves and spinny loops get me in trouble.

Setup
TBS T05/G2

High Cost Setup

Last night new setup begin. I used most expensive rubber Tenergy 05(RM170) with sriver G2(RM110) on Timo Boll Spirit bat(RM 290). Total cost for this setup is about RM600 including glue and shipping. This setup is the most expensive so far. Last setup TBS sriver G2/EL cost about RM 480(second highest).
First session with T05 was ok. I can do all strokes just fine with it except for smash. My smashes was off the table however smashes from longer distance still good. Maybe I need adjustment for those shots. Loops were spinny and short and make opponent hard to predict. One of my club member said that the ball is not well round cause of strange spin. I think that not because of the ball but the effect come from my T05. Loop and block were better than any other rubber. With T05 I have to make more precise shots in order to land the ball on table. However I like the hard feel during stroke/loop.

T05 vs G2 on forehand
serve- T05 more spin and can give double bounce for same strokes
receive- G2 has advantage for attacking high ball
3 rd ball- fast attack for G2, Spinny loop T05 better.
loop- T05 for short ball, G2 for away from table.
smash/flat hit- G2 better
block- T05 better

T05 vs G2 on backhand
receive- T05 can give low and short ball
loop- G2 ok, T05 did not try yet
smash- G2 better

Setup
TBS T05/G2

Butterfly Tenergy 05

Just bought T05 for rm170 at presport.com. Haven't try yet but I read alot about it. Many good comments about this rubber except for smash and spin reaction. Maybe it will take time to master this equipment.

This week result:
vs Hj Din(3-1)
vs Mie JKR(2-3)
- he is top spinner. I just use passive block to counter his loop, maybe better apply counterloop next time.
vs Syed(3-1)

setup
TBS Sriver G2/EL

After Umrah

After umrah till now, I just played twice only. First session, played with safri and syed. Other session( week after that) I played with m.nor and mie sulong.

Result
vs Safri(3-0)
vs Syed(2-3)
vs M.nor(2-3)
vs mie sulong(3-1)

no bad for long rest for game.

Setup
TBS sriver G2/EL