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I played with this blade for a couple of years. Offers quite a nice feel with good control, reasonable speed but not the fastest as there is no carbon it in.

I actually went from a faster vectron fibre carbon blade back to the Petr Korbel blade and the added control that the korbel offered me meant that I was more consistent in rallies and was able to direct the ball with more accuracy which as a result led to more consistent results. Can be used for various levels of players as is a good all rounder.

This was one of my first rubbers for my backhand. Very popular rubber when it first came out.

I would suggest this rubber for a beginner/intermediate player who wants a slightly softer feel than regular sriver on the forehand or backhand side. This is an ideal rubber for the player looking to improve their game and to help develop a good technique whilst enabling a softer feel with more spin and control.

I find too many players that have not 'ingrained' their technique and who have not been playing long will buy the fastest rubbers like tenergy which slows down their progression in their technique as the rubber is doing all the work. However, sriver el is a good choice for the progressive player looking for good control whilst allowing you to improve your technique, performance and overall understanding of the game.

The good old Sriver! This rubber was the most popular rubber when it first came out. The tenergy equivalent going back 15 plus years in the speed glue days.

I would suggest this rubber for a beginner/intermediate player. This is an ideal rubber for the player looking to improve their game and to help develop a good technique whilst still offering a good combination of speed, spin and control.

I find too many players that have not 'ingrained' their technique and who have not been playing long will buy the fastest rubbers like tenergy which slows down their progression in their technique as the rubber is doing all the work. However, sriver is a good choice for the progressive player as it will give you good control whilst allowing you to improve your technique, performance and overall understanding of the game.

This is a great rubber from Joola which is a good choice for the backhand side. The soft sponge allows good spring and speed on the backhand. I always feel in good control even when hitting the ball at a high speed.

I have given this rubber 5 stars, not because it is as good as Tenergy but because it is very cheap for how good it is. I think its an excellent rubber for beginners and intermediate players in table tennis. I have given my old sheet of Milky Way Moon to some kids I coach and it really teaches them the stroke.

You get good spin on serves and push shots and has excellent control during topspins, the only real issue is its speed. When you want to kill the ball it can sometimes be tricky. This is where lets say Tenergy 05 excels. It is much easier to generate great speed with Tenergy. But for the Milky Way Moon's price you cannot go wrong really.

I have heard some players boost this rubber so it is faster, perhaps this would be the best option.

I like this blade because its very fast and light. The handle has a different feel to other blades to, its quite soft on the handle and comfortable. I think the only real issue for some players is its speed, but I like to play hard, fast and aggressive. The price is reasonable to for a Carbon blade, unlike these Butterfly Carbon blades

This is the best table in the world in my opinion. It looks very nice, very sturdy. The bounce is very good and consistency. I guess the only downside is the price, but you are paying for the quality.

This table was used in the 2011 World Cup in the UK. The surface is a nice colour to. The best table out there!

One of my first video reviews on youtube and it's still one of my favourite. In this review I used the Timo Boll ALC and Tom used the Timo Boll ZLC.

Below is a video of my review of the STIGA Airoc Soft Rubber. I used the STIGA Emerald blade and @Tom used the STIGA Hybrid Wood blade in the review.

In my video review below, I used the andro Treiber K blade and @Tom used the Treiber Z blade.

Below is a video of my review of the STIGA Airoc Soft Rubber. I used the STIGA Emerald blade and @Tom used the STIGA Hybrid Wood blade in the review.

My review of the andro Rasant Power Grip. I used the andro Treiber K blade and @Tom used the andro Treiber G blade in the review.

- Not just designed for spin, a lot of speed could be produced.
- The sound had a nice Speed glue effect
- Medium to low throw
- Excellent for backhand punch shots and blocking
- Lots of spin on service, flicks and open ups
- Lacked some control due to its speed, preferably for advanced players with good level of technique
- Being in good position was important when using this rubber
- Ideal for offensive players
- Strong surface and grips the ball well, even when the ball is low

I reviewe STIGA's latest ITTF Approved Plastic ball with @Tom. In this review we look at a variety of characteristics of the new ball in comparison to the celluloid ball, how it performs and more.

- The STIGA poly ball has a seam and weighs 2.8g
- The ball seemed very durable and did not break throughout

I reviewed the Butterfly Zhang Jike Super ZLC blade with @Tom. In the review we both used Butterfly's Tenergy 05 rubbers. The review looks at the blade characteristics, various techniques and a range of shots used in today's modern game of table tennis and also which types of players this blade is most suited to.

I had the fantastic opportunity to review STIGA's latest blade the Carbonado 145 with Fan Zhendong. The video looks at various techniques and a range of shots used in today's modern game of table tennis and also which types of players this carbon blade could well be suited to.

I personally prefer this blade the 145 to the 190 as my game play is more all round and I need a bit more safety and arc in my shots.

I had the fantastic opportunity to review STIGA's latest blade the Carbonado 190 built with Textreme Carbon with Xu Xin. The video looks at various techniques and a range of shots used in today's modern game of table tennis and also which types of players this carbon blade could well be suited to.

The Yinhe Moon has the internet TT forum rep of being a T05 replacement. In the strict sense of replacing a previously used product, I would agree. As for being a clone of T05 performance, it isn't anywhere close to T05 in either its playing properties or performance.

Still, Moon in its own right is a very controllable rubber with a very inexpensive price. The price is why players look for that dear eternal T05 replacement. Heck, I was one of them before I settled on a rubber or two.

Moon is not very reactive to spin compared to T05, so your bump shots and passive shots where you just basically hold your bat are a lot more forgiving than T05. If you have a full swing and good timing and acceleration, you can create decent spin. With a half stroke, do not expect the heavy spin you get from T05. Just like an Allround OFF rubber does, Moon excels at really nothing but control with a little pace and spin, but it does all the shots well. Moon isn't a tacky rubber (Pro version is supposed to be) and it doesn't yet have a mythical "National" version coveted by the TT underworld... yet.

Do not slap on a sheet of Moon and expect to be spinning the cover off the ball or blasting it through walls, Moon is a control rubber and should be marketed that way, since it is more controllable than it is fast or glue feel or spinny.

Calibra LT Sound is soft high speed/high spin rubber suitable for agggressive offensive players who want to be able to both spin the ball and hit it HARD.

It works best on modern composite OFF or higher baldes that are solid, stiff and hopefully heavy.

Calibra Sound has most of the oomph of it brother LT, but the softer sponge allows MUCH better performance on strokes that are not all out or 80% power shots. You can actually make an opening loop and then power loop away to your hearts content. You wont leave the same vapor trail as you do with LT, but the pace is plenty enough. What you get is the ability to easily spin and control the ball way better than LT. Therefore, a balanced offensive player can make good use of this rubber over LT. You will not be able to hit as flat, hit as fast, pulverize the ball on powerloops or smashes, flat flip the ball, nor will you be able to do laundry using Calibra Sound, but you sure will have a lot of control on the setup shots that require a 50% - 70% stroke... You never got that with LT, margin of error was too small.

There are comprimizes on everything, but this one gives you middle control and acceptable top end over LT, which was only a beast in the power hungry strokes.

This rubber is a lot more suitable for more players than LT. You wont get the WOW !!! Blow your mind FH putaways, but you still can finish the point using it. th availability of other stroke effectivnes is well worth the sacrifice in some of the top end speed.

Bananna flips are easier, soft topspin defense, opening topspins, control looping, passing shots, counter-topspins where you are looking for spin with speed level just below super-sonic. If you wanna hear the sonic boom on your power shots, get Calibra LT. If you want to get it by your opponent with a rally and a setup shot or two, get Calibra Sound. You wont get eth super glued up glue sound, but the allround performance is many times better than the harder sponge LT version

Calibra LT is a medium hard sponged modern offensive rubber that excells in fast rallies requiring a rubber with the fastest speed to pressure or finish points. It performs best on stiff, solid, composite blades. This is the FH rubber of choice for those who want to hammer their opponents into submission.

Read that first sentence again and if you fail to comprehend it, read it again. If you are looking for a mushy Euro/Japanese rubber for your BH, go take a hike up Mt Everest and come back. You are barking up the wrong tree.

That said, Calibra LT still has shiny performance in some other departments you wouldn't attribute it for. The short receive is much better than you would think for a rocket rubber, it is actually not so spin reactive on the touch shots, so that is a plus for someone's game flexibility. Flat flips and flip kills are also suprisingly easier with this rubber over a more conventional modern rubber. You wont be bananna flipping like a monkey though, just about any softer modern rubber will perform that task 10X better.

What you buy Calibra LT for is to get into and hopefully Dominate those topspin to topspin exchanges from distance. If you already have a powerful stroke, AND you got you an OFF or better solid composite blade, your setup might need to be registered as a weapon of mass destruction. Countertopsins must simply be experienced with such a blade to truely understand the damage you can cause to either pressure your opponet with overwhelming pace or finish the point outright. Calibra LT on a composite blade that is on the solid heavy side will take your opponents medium fast or fast loop, shoot it back at him with more pace and good spin while you laugh like Woody Woodpecker. You might also have a good (Perhaps a fake heavy) No-spin serve that gets your opponent to return it a tad higher than he wanted, or it comes back long. In this case, you sic your LT dog on that ball and it is point over By-ya. Flat hits and smashes close to table are monster power and pace, just what some close to table attackers want. This could be a hitters dream, but the modern macho man player usually wants to powerloop, which LT does on the money.

You can open heavy and slow, but the margin for error is very thin, just about every other modern rubber will outperform Calibra LT in this aspect.

You have to ask yourself some questions as a player to figure out what you do most and select equipment that suits that the best. If you are mostly bumping back a serve and then going right into aggressive fast topspins, than Calibra LT will serve you well. If you are a balanced allround flexible attacking player, you will find many better options than Calibra LT.

When you could speed glue, NO rubber out there would soak up the glue like this thing. It was king of the hill hands down world standard.

Now that we don't glue up, it is an entirely different animal... Kinda like a really weak one with no fangs.

This rubber will perform (hard to say that with a straight face) well on any blade you slap it on. It will, if you clean it and maintain it, last WAY longer than any Japanese rubber you ever owned. Speed is SLOW medium. Gears is a word this rubber pioneered back in the day and it holds true. Compared to modern rubbers, you will at the end of the day feel very disappointed in the top end of this, it doesn't have much, however, that allows you to hit harder and if you know how to do that, you can lay the smack down and still land it.

Sriver is an allround control rubber that will do every stroke well, but not exceptional. The mushy soft sponge is for those who want a more forgiving rubber (usually BH side) that will still topspin with control and allow some error, yet still land it. There is still a place in modern TT for such a category of rubber and BTY innovated a legeend in this category. 40 years of use in the TT world will attest to it.

Many pundits will recommend this rubber on an ALL+ blade and call it a day and true, that will get the job done for the beginning player who wants a controllable rubber to alow him to grow the fundamentals.

This rubber is best used with a player with TOUCH who values the ability to VARY the spin with control and placement. Such a player will boss points without hearing the Villiage people sing "Macho Man".