international table tennis federation racket control video
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@torstenkuneth64336 жыл бұрын
Someone told me that this 8 year old video, with me being the racket tester, is still getting comments, so here's the background: It was produced during the 2010 German Open as part of an ITTF educational project. At that time, even several TOP 100 players still struggled with the language barrier, needed to run around with translating staff etc. To help them to get rid of this, ITTF produced several videos containing the TT specific English for various situations. And also to simply explain the situations as such. Racket control was one of them. Therefore the language is over-emphasized and the setting is artificial. More detailed comments as answers below.
@IonRoux5 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to say that I think it is really cool of you to come by and answer questions on this. I thought it was an interesting video.
@madardauchiha8785 жыл бұрын
How did u become a racket inspector and are you still doing this now?
@vannero5 жыл бұрын
Really cool, thx for the infos.
@henryesp92844 жыл бұрын
Hey don't forget about us
@davidlane88114 жыл бұрын
This video is AWESOME! ASMR out the wazoo. Stay safe during the plague, my friend! Oh yeah... I almost forgot... we have tickets to table tennis for the 2020 (2021) olympics. Hope to see you there!
@LethalJizzle5 жыл бұрын
If this guy worked in doping Armstrong wouldn't have won a single tour
@Dbeast3007 жыл бұрын
Look at this man. He has found the perfect job, its suits him so well, good for him.
@kijoan83196 жыл бұрын
I know him in real life no joke hes literally playing in my club
@torstenkuneth64336 жыл бұрын
No, that's not my real job. But volunteering for a thing that deals with calculating figures is a bit easier if you are a professional mathematician. :-)
@torstenkuneth64336 жыл бұрын
Thank you Kilian (?) for calling "playing" the thing I am trying there. ;-)
@WilliamMRitter6 жыл бұрын
Torsten Küneth do more of these videos! It has 50,000 views
@aleekazmi4 жыл бұрын
@@torstenkuneth6433 Ahaha sobald du hattest angefangen zu reden, kannte ich sofort du studierst mathematik oder irgend wissenschaft
@torstenkuneth64332 жыл бұрын
Still interesting to read very recent comments about our training video, although today one decade (!) has passed since it was posted. I do not see any really new questions, not answered by me within the threads. If I am wrong, just keep me posted. I did some small replies despite. Thanks to those who acknowledge what I had explained three years ago: That ITTF was trying to help players cope with the not always simple rules that a sport may have. It's been my pleasure to help with this.
@TheIlluminatiREAL2 жыл бұрын
You're a legend
@nathanbarnes85352 жыл бұрын
You're amazing at your job!
@lonelytraveler5412 жыл бұрын
Do you have twitter or Instagram? We would love to follow you.
@tweektweak32742 жыл бұрын
We love you
@KilljoyGatecrash2 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHqplHSBaKmfhJI Mr Kuneth, are you aware you have become quiet famous ?
@RealH0rr0rsh0w8 жыл бұрын
This is almost like a scene from a mockumentary.
@Sjowmalf6 жыл бұрын
It made me think of one of those nonsensical (and hilarious) Monty Python sketches.
@torstenkuneth64336 жыл бұрын
Preferrably the one with a job offer for two architects, one of whom is only building slaughterhouses. As they reject him, he runs out cursing. In my case, I should shout at the player: "I will not test your 6mm-thick rubber, even if you went down on your lousy stinking knees and begged me!" ;-) Seriously, as said in my main comment: It is an educational video in an artificial setting.
@luiscota62624 жыл бұрын
Could be a new comedy in the style of Best In Show
@davidlane88114 жыл бұрын
He definitely had some Dwight-like mannerisms
@emilianopaz38053 жыл бұрын
lol
@cgarzs8 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine if someone was half a millimeter over the limit. All hell would break loose. Assassins would smash through the windows, flash bangs would explode and ninjas would whisk the racket away into the night.
@torstenkuneth64336 жыл бұрын
Yes, all hell would break loose. Even in my grass roots league, many players probably could tell from the behavior of the return stroke when a racket covering is 4,5 mm thick instead of just 4,0. On the World Tour, it's a lightyear. Otherwise we would not have player-initiated concerns about this issue.
@ChillavaKirby3 жыл бұрын
Torsten Küneth LMFAOOO I love this guy!
@krisdalen Жыл бұрын
The boys in the chemistry would say, no this is not a thing, this paddle sniffing
@guywhodoesstuff17987 жыл бұрын
His accent is strangely engaging and informative. Imagine this man narrating Discovery channel :P " The Lion has got the Zebra by the neck, which is completely legal!"
@KajurinP7 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know what his accent is? Sounds a bit danish to me.
@sibstfan7 жыл бұрын
Hes German.He's actually playing in the same table tennis club as me lol
@torstenkuneth64336 жыл бұрын
You mean, I'd better do like this? "Watch this tremendous amount of rubber getting attacked by the thickness device. The desperate spark of hope in the player's eyes, look how he starts to pray 'four zero, four zero!' But there is no escape! Merciless the pin is crashing into the wood near the handle, while the figure in the display is taking the player's final breath. With a "four point eleven", the device brings its deadly job to an end." - Well, I thought about it, on April 1st for example, but believe me, before their match, many players lose their sense of humour. :-)
@sinistar31983 жыл бұрын
@@sibstfan wait really? He sounds Danish or Dutch to me.
@Stuff_that_Flies2 жыл бұрын
@@sibstfan Does he know he is a KZbin star?
@barrywilson35254 жыл бұрын
Lovely little guidelines. Allow the racket to be free. Now, if they did that right - both coach and inspector are supposed to get red in the face but I suspect only the inspector got red in the face this time.
@TheNottykid3 жыл бұрын
The fact that the asmr community has inside jokes has to be the most amazing thing. Excuse me for my sandwich breath...
@GHanBax3 жыл бұрын
Cool metal yeah?
@bingoboppins98753 жыл бұрын
Next step, we will putapitapaper on the racket.
@jessefullington47493 жыл бұрын
Let the racket go lovely and floppy
@DiavalloX3 жыл бұрын
@@jessefullington4749 then we will go to war in a navy suit
@henryesp92844 жыл бұрын
Looking for a navy racket for war.
@TrollingVeteran4 жыл бұрын
I understood that reference.
@chax20042 жыл бұрын
No way seriously? Hahaha!!!
@teopablo11232 жыл бұрын
Established
@neanderslob2 жыл бұрын
Damn, TM Lewin getting into pingpong paddles
@bayleeeldridge23782 жыл бұрын
I literally just came from that video hahaha
@VirtusOfTheSea3 жыл бұрын
When he fucking stood up and moved chairs to keep testing the racket, I have no clue why, but I died laughing in my chair.
@andrewpartington43752 жыл бұрын
This guy's grandpa was in the gestapo
@michaelminyard97945 ай бұрын
Incredible
@defago19695 жыл бұрын
This is gonna be in everyone’s recommend one day.
@lmcnellis2 жыл бұрын
Torsten Küneth is great. I love his passion and would be overjoyed if I spoke German with one half the fluency that he speaks English.
@wp68652 жыл бұрын
Torsten seems incredibly intelligent and his voice is so relaxing He really needs his own asmr channel
@blackbeardbarkbark3 жыл бұрын
The editing is genius. Edit: perfect camera angles. Asmr is strong and consistent. 10 minutes is average length - can be looped. 10/10.
@chrishunt99314 жыл бұрын
Have I come across a never seen before Monty Python sketch?
@jerodast2 жыл бұрын
I assume everyone else had the same experience enjoying this calm and professional approach to paddle standardization until your heads exploded when he said the average of 3.82 and 3.75 was 3.80.
2 жыл бұрын
He says the rules are accurate down to a tenth of a millimeter. 3.8 is what he would have to round to according to the rules. I don't think he could make a mistake, just look at him.
@jerodast2 жыл бұрын
@ Good point, I forgot that! Although most science folks would say that reading the 0 in the hundredths place when your precision level is only tenths is incorrect, as it implies a level of precision that isn't there, which itself is inaccurate - as exemplified by my initial confusion :D
@jerodast2 жыл бұрын
@ Also the next one he said averaged to 3.65 so I am even more lost. I guess they're rounding to the nearest 20th of a mm!
@MisterBlue805 ай бұрын
Yeah i know what you mean i had an Erection through the whole video also.
@dancinswords2 жыл бұрын
So, it was for an instructional video, but I'd like to think he (and others in the position) do it this way all the time. Being completely transparent by showing and explaining everything you're doing and why. It helps people to feel they're being treated fairly
@goradhen3 жыл бұрын
Very relaxing. Also no chance anyone gets any flubber in there with this dedicated worker.
@jerodast2 жыл бұрын
Ironically they don't test bounciness it seems, although I'm sure he'd notice something was up when he put his flatness tester down and it jumped up into his face.
@MrKoiking13 жыл бұрын
Why the hell is this so satisfying to watch
@oskarpukk49237 жыл бұрын
08:00 I never knew that I could blind my opponent with my racket
@wesleybaker81586 жыл бұрын
I don't think he literally means blinding, but a bright-ish flash reflected from the surface could distract the opponent.
@torstenkuneth64336 жыл бұрын
More or less, yes. But this part of Racket Control is no longer done, because other than for thickness, you hardly ever encountered an opponent claiming a problem from a glossy rubber.
@blackmarlin31664 жыл бұрын
This asmr brilliance would explode very soon mark my words.
@blackbeardbarkbark3 жыл бұрын
Slowly trickling in.
@Viewer-ld5rc3 жыл бұрын
It has! Good prediction.
@Prifly703 жыл бұрын
You've become an ASMR legend. And I learned something new, thank you.
@jamescrowther12348 жыл бұрын
This is so thorough, which i guess is a good thing!
@torstenkuneth64336 жыл бұрын
Provided it is done without holding up players' match preparation unduly. This is one of the reasons for the video: If they know the rationales and the wording, the procedure is faster and less confusing.
@krisdalen Жыл бұрын
Torsten, you are a fucking legend. Don’t let those players hassle you. Their match preparation can wait
@alldayubum4 жыл бұрын
Looks a lot more legit than the boxing commission they could use this man
@GHanBax3 жыл бұрын
For this, we will simply use the calendar as the measuring device. It says here that she was born on March 12, 2003. That means she turned 18 about 2 weeks ago. Which makes her legal.
@bobbyman72915 жыл бұрын
Best part is his face at 0:02
@Gubalicious3 жыл бұрын
He is happy that someone has brought him a racket
@salemkid19793 жыл бұрын
This is the most elaborate intro to a porno ever!
@jradovich7 жыл бұрын
I am surprised there was no testing at all of the blade itself.
@MelindaGreen7 жыл бұрын
The materials composition matters but the overall dimensions can be just about anything you like.
@henryesp92844 жыл бұрын
Imagine you're at a bar and see an attractive woman and she ask "what do you do for work? " and you start taking like this guy.
@wutaitrooper13 жыл бұрын
Anyone else come to the source instead of watching the reupload?
@milescend7 жыл бұрын
never play using this guy's racket, he'll know
@thomasskeffington45392 жыл бұрын
My bat is completely illegal. It was originally a frying pan and still has bits of egg stuck on it. It’s probably not on your manufacturers list.
@kd-bc1lz2 жыл бұрын
The obligatory bit of happiness he show while shaking hands wither. Hilarious.
@1rammstein213 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful! That it took so long to find its purpose is irrelevant. We can only hope for more.
@KSignalEingang2 жыл бұрын
I see a lot of comments about people being executed for minor racket irregularities. While these remarks may be intended as humorous jokes, I wanted to assure everyone that this has not been the case since 1968 for international or European table tennis events. Try calling that thing a "paddle" though, and hoo boy... There won't be enough of you left to bury.
@mayapapaya55852 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@sweeet20127 жыл бұрын
Does this guy sound like Christoph Walz in Inglourious Basterds as Hans Landa? The Nazi officer?
@beancube20108 жыл бұрын
Ladies, after cutting the rubber approximately to the edge of my racket with a pair of scissors, I use a mini electric cordless nail grinder polisher manicure grooming kit (costed only US$ 2.00 w/o the AAA battery) to grind away excessive rubber/sponge sharply from the edge of the racket, I even painted the edge with sparkling nail polish gel on the edge tap as well on the handle for one of my rackets. So far, the work looks quite professional. I am thinking about rubber dip those edge tapes so it looks more professional.
@terpdx8 жыл бұрын
Yes, but wouldn't the sparkling nail polish cause the racket to fail the gloss check?
@MiguelGonzalez-us2ox2 жыл бұрын
At 9:25 when he is explaining how players try to cheat, he does the aggressive hand thing with the racket still in his hand as if threateningly
@tenfodaddy43513 жыл бұрын
I want to see the measurement devices calibrated by another guy before this guy can measure my racket and to ensure his calibration devices calibrated. Plus he said he did that average thickness calculation in his head. I want to know when his head was last calibrated. Lastly, it’s good they test the racket for hazardous gasses. I once used a new racket and the first time I used it birds fell out of the sky, the grass tuned brown and my entire city for lung cancer.
@jeanphilippelandry82954 жыл бұрын
That guy needs a navy suit for war.
@bennettr92182 жыл бұрын
ICONIC
@leocarmopereira2 ай бұрын
This was very informative. Can anyone tell if, by 2024, anything has changed on the matter?
@Julius555553 жыл бұрын
If I had presented a paddle with 1mm above, I would have definitely gotten red in the face.
@Ilestun9 жыл бұрын
Gauzy was playing with Yasaka Max Wood + Rakza 7 both side :D
@torstenkuneth64336 жыл бұрын
That was not Simon Gauzy's racket.
@LightLock2 жыл бұрын
this man has just as many subs as me for such a calming video. Good on ya
@boltimuss3 жыл бұрын
5:32 What happens to me after eating refried beans and dragging my feet across the floor.
@weekendwarriors30393 жыл бұрын
Found the underrated comment!
@andrewpartington43752 жыл бұрын
I'll bet this guy gets regular pussy
@stewheart11 ай бұрын
relieved the ITTF numbers were on there. phew
@mahatana_r Жыл бұрын
They don't check the weight because people get very sensitive about it.
@ScaredHelmet3 жыл бұрын
My man just dead ass breaks the racket in the end before deciding to keep it.
@BIGBEART84 жыл бұрын
Unintentional Asmr?
@LasciviousLibra4 жыл бұрын
Skippy!skippy Damn
@davidlane88114 жыл бұрын
fuck yes
@QuadDamage34 жыл бұрын
EXTREME
@goradhen3 жыл бұрын
7:30 "the amount of gas realeased is almost nothing"... Yea my significant other always disagreed with that one.
@jerodast2 жыл бұрын
"Only approved rubbers can be allowed in" "And now we measure the flatness" A lot of good relationship tips in this video.
@henryesp92844 жыл бұрын
Hello and welcome. You're probably asking yourself "why is this on my recommended?" We wonder that too.
@jinniss10313 жыл бұрын
Him: *Explaining ITTF protocol* Me: I am just here so I won't get fined
@roshlouis87676 жыл бұрын
My club has a lot of veterans. Some of them were country champions from the 80s and 90s or even before. They openly admit using boosters and even offer to glue my rubber with it. They say that my forehand will be three times deadlier because I am a Penholder. I believe they have found a way around the rules. You know just apply the right amount to bend the rules. I am tempted but not sure about it. I don't want to get used to such rubbers where I cannot play without them.
@VenganceWarrior6 жыл бұрын
I watched this thing about 30 times and listened to it more than once to fall asleep. What is wrong with me?
@torstenkuneth64336 жыл бұрын
Two things are wrong with you. #1, you already speak English. #2, you probably do not play on the World Tour. Therefore, this video is irrelevant for your life. However, for falling asleep it's still cheaper than renting sheep and counting them.
@chuckramone33745 жыл бұрын
This video has been added to my arsenal for that very purpose.
@thapleyer83874 жыл бұрын
its called asmr, but i suspect you allready know by now.
@samconduct1356 Жыл бұрын
Poor woman just wanted a yes or no.
@AY.masvidal Жыл бұрын
She regrets walking into that room
@NetherVoiD8 жыл бұрын
If floyd mayweather jr played table tennis he would inject IV on his racket.
@rifrafraph26 күн бұрын
What a glorious morning
@WilliamMRitter6 жыл бұрын
It actually averages 3.66
@mendebil9 жыл бұрын
Wow... But what about the 80% wood test? Is there any way to test that?
@exmachina14052 жыл бұрын
Something about all the tests is really interesting to me. Is this standard for table tennis leagues?
@igorponger112 жыл бұрын
Is it an educative video? Did anyone undergo the tests at a live tourney? What differences did you find out from the given video? Thanks.
@thapleyer83874 жыл бұрын
plot twist: the rubber is thicker within a donut shape
@MillennialVinyl3 жыл бұрын
2:33 The limit does not exist
@henryesp92844 жыл бұрын
@8:53 lady is like "WTF"
@ARSFACE2 ай бұрын
O shit is that the guy who invited Facebook? Is the the ZUCK!
@BlueBeetle19393 жыл бұрын
Shot like the office
@clausfriese99802 жыл бұрын
👍 Respekt 🏓
@turbotreehouse97802 ай бұрын
I love this video
@ChillavaKirby3 жыл бұрын
It's all fun and games until the gas is electronically charged.
@georgeharrison27952 жыл бұрын
Banned bat, its not navy, therefore not fit for war
@igorponger17 жыл бұрын
Wang Hao was recently catched in the rubber thickness test.
@madeleinewilliams99004 жыл бұрын
He does this every day 😳
@missOhdrey3 жыл бұрын
That was so funny “If I calculated correctly in my head, but I do this everyday so I think so”.
@kyokushinkenbukaishinkaj.83822 жыл бұрын
at the end is funny, that little sticker on the bag with the name of player could easily fall off...
@andrewpartington43752 жыл бұрын
He's got a better job than me
@tenfodaddy43513 жыл бұрын
I mean no ill will towards Mr. Kuneth or the ITTF. You have to have standards as so many countries sadly culturally accept cheating as acceptable. I and others just enjoy the funny parts of the process not the individuals. At first glance some would be wondering if it was an SNL skit. It is sad we have to have a process, that’s the satire in this.
@1yearago4912 жыл бұрын
Is this a haiku?
@andrewpartington43752 жыл бұрын
I watch this every day what is wrong with me????????
@Stuff_that_Flies2 жыл бұрын
She cannot hide that she feels like this is all a waste of time 🤣
@c.simmons21472 жыл бұрын
So, should I just break the illusion for everyone? At 4:12, he does the calculation in his head and gets -3.65, but its actually -3.66
@bloodshot_games2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to break the illusion but he's rounds to the nearest 5
@digi_edits4 жыл бұрын
Tim and Eric material, lmao
@KuramaSama8 жыл бұрын
Bonjour Simon gauzy
@torstenkuneth64336 жыл бұрын
C'est pas la raquette de Simon Gauzy. ;-)
@hunterwhite12303 жыл бұрын
Dude sounds like a Salarian
@ronmexico16524 жыл бұрын
the industrial engineer who was approached with the request to create a specialized instruments just to measure the difference between the handle and paddles center as well as to analyze the gas emissions of the rubber. Imagine...just imagine the pure excitement and anticipation in the heart of that engineer, who after years of abuse and ridicule, finally has opportunity to look into the eyes of another human being and finally having the almost divine authority and of someone else for once being called a "fucking nerd!"
@ChillavaKirby3 жыл бұрын
...
@ishakawde12 жыл бұрын
Wenn dich mal Jemand fragt was deutsche Gründlichkeit bedeutet - zeig ihm das Video.
@JimnyRicardo7 жыл бұрын
is this real or just a gag? i really cant tell :D
@exmachina14052 жыл бұрын
I'm 4 years late but this is real, the process is anyway. This exact video was made as a mock up for English speaking players so they aren't caught off guard when this happens and the person isnt speaking english.
@hellomagar50632 жыл бұрын
My question is not how much measurement is required instead I want to know why is it required? can somebody explain?
@saatuxx2 жыл бұрын
That's the most german thing I have ever seen.
@rcins78012 жыл бұрын
Who's that wooman? Is she also acting? How come? Sincerely, Kowai.
@MrKoiking13 жыл бұрын
ELL AY ARE SEE :)
@thomasskeffington45392 жыл бұрын
Today I learned that there’s a difference between legal and absolutely legal. Watching nonsense on KZbin can be absolutely not a waste of time.
@Nothing_happening_here_go_away Жыл бұрын
Her look at the beginning sums wvwrything
@mariopompei552 жыл бұрын
table 1 at 16:00, and warming up?
@hadarugaszabolcs32573 жыл бұрын
I have fallen asleep on my left side during watching this. Is that legal?
@proximacentauri_c Жыл бұрын
How could gas from the racket possibly affect the game?
@unusualusername8847 Жыл бұрын
Said it himself. Could fly into the opponents face and cause a distraction. You wouldn't let football players throw pocket sand during the snap.
@KSignalEingang10 ай бұрын
I was wondering the same, and found a really informative article at the ITTF's site, written in 2019. They're testing for "boosters", chemicals that cause the rubber to swell and change texture. This can allow a player to put more spin on the ball or otherwise affect play. There was some debate over whether this should even be considered cheating, but between the disadvantage to any player working with a standard racket, and the potential health risks some of the booster chemicals pose, the ITTF clearly decided it was worth trying to clamp down on the practice.
@ajax5571 Жыл бұрын
Maak een nieuwe filmpje ben benieuwd zo veel jaar later hoe iemand er uit ziet
@Nero-dz5gr5 ай бұрын
Its sarcasm right? Messure gasses from the racket?...
@ACE23SHOOTER2 ай бұрын
No, the machine can detect certain gases, I.E. solvents or adhesives to help on the surface of the racket.
@jrko0 Жыл бұрын
This man is a calculator
@user-rr4hr7bz7n9 ай бұрын
How In the hell did I get here ?? I was on ASMR vids for hair cuts and after various videos I end up here What the …
@Luca-pz2pv4 жыл бұрын
That is Mark Zuckerberg and you can't tell me otherwise