Way back 2005 here in Tokyo; I noticed that some table tennis players wear Mizuno Wave series shoes which are really good in terms of design and in my opinion the shoe sales from other manufacturer dropped.
Now I am seeing more players again wearing Butterfly shoes and that is the ENERGYFORCE (one word) with αGel technology from Asics. I haven’t tried it yet but it is light and flexible.
αGel technology is silicon based cushioning system that provides overall shock attenuation. Asics (an acronym for the Latin phrase “Anima Sana In Corpore Sano” which translates into English as “Sound mind in a sound body”) also have table tennis shoes but I personally don’t like the outer sole edge and thickness.
Butterfly released the ENERGYFORCE I and II last April, ENERGYFORCE I is available outside Japan, read the details from Butterfly-World site; the later is only sold in Japan. So what is the difference between I and II? The earlier is has thicker sole with αGel and soft and flexible EVA foam (Ethylene-vinyl acetate) and cost around 15 USD more, the later has thinner mid-sole lighter, softer and only with αGel.
Photos are by courtesy of Butterfly
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July 24th, 2007 at 1:07 am
ang ganda naman ng shoes… pwede bang magpa shipping yan…
July 24th, 2007 at 6:36 am
Yes you can, sa http://www.iruiru.com lang ang may English dito ngayon sa Japan at mabilis pa.
English page nila ay http://www.iruiru.com
I am planning to buy Mizuno.
July 24th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
yun nag try ako mag shipping sana meron stock… thanks harry
July 24th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Naunahan mo ako a, ano binili mo Bro?
July 24th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
ehehehe… Mizuno-WAVE FLICK at Asics-ATTACK HYPERBEAT.
Oo nga pala… Thanks sa link sa iruiru.
D ko nga lang alam kung ilan araw para confirm yun order ko.
July 24th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Good choice, maganda daw ang wave flick at makapit. Tsek ko yung flick at rally sa weekend.
Should be less than a week ,let me know pagdi mo nareceive; email ko friend kong staff sa iruiru.
July 25th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
waaaaaaaaa,,,, out of stock yun Mizuno/WAVE FLICK ko. Ano kaya ang available na MIZUNO na size 26.0 kahit ano. Basta maDELIVER lang… ehehehe
July 25th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Yung rally maganda rin
July 28th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
order na ako ng rally… kaso meron problema daw ang card ko.
paki tanong naman kung pwede VISA-ELETRO Card.
July 28th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
Kahit anong VISA basta international pwede yan. May error ba nung nag check out ka? Let me know bago ko sila tawagan, o kaya email ka sa kanila with screen capture ng error kung meron.
July 29th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Hi jojit! si bulos ito taga dubai, naka chat ko pala si Harry kanina, kasi nag iinquire ako kung may alam na gripo dito sa Dubai na nag lalaro ng TT, so sabi nya tanong ko daw sa iyo baka may alam ka?
please reply lang kung meron…
salamat bro.
July 29th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
@bulos
There is a nice group in Dubai called IAFTTA - Dubai. They are very friendly and accomodating.Contact persons:
Liz - 050 421 4588
Jing - 050 5877616
ted - 0504597986
Laruan: Bur Dubai: Basement of Musalla Towers, Bank Street
Deira: Sports City
July 29th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
@harry… ok naman nun nag CHECK out ako wala problem. Nde naman ata sila online sa VISA Card Credit sa kanila website eh… i mean (e-commerce). Para i-process pa nila yun transaction ko eh. Kasi nakabili na ako using Visa-Electro sa ibang site.
thanks…