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I have tried a few fh rubbers that I have enjoyed. Rising dragon I liked a lot, until the tackiness wore off. H8 and h3-50 are great for me on the right blades. 999t top sheet with custom sponge, as well as some euro's. I'm definitely a recreational player and I will probably continue to try other things from time to time because it's fun. But to be honest a $20 h3 neo with few layers of Falco is hard to beat. Many people have said as much but there is a difference in hearing it and experiencing it. With so many rubbers to chose from in the 40 to 70 buck range It's just nice to know (for a type of game anyway) when your done Ej ing around you can come back to an 20 dollar rubber and get a tested Quality performance.
On boosting. As I said i'm a recreational player, playing two or three times a week at a mostly recreational club so boosting really doesn't matter. But I hope to play tournaments in the future when my schedule is more permitting. But even now after having just played a few players and your just catting about the play my game, there game, equipment etc I've been surprised by the, are you a booster question, or so you boost comments that are colored with slight distain. one of the guys had Tenergy both sides on on some high tech butterfly blade. So I've been thinking and if I were playing tournaments right now anyway (this could change) but I would not feel bad about using a non toxic booster like falco long, similar to what manufacturers use, to soften, add some tension, control and make the h3 more playable. I have never used boost other than falco so I don't know about other products or speed glue but I found falco long mostly to improved the playability of a already good h3 neo. Other pros I have found to boosting is that I also really appreciate the ability to customize your rubber, which is ultimately a money saver. It's going to happen plenty anyway but buying a 40 or $50 rubber that ends up being not right or to fast etc for your game is a big wast of money. as long as you build up slowly you can avoid this to some degree. And of course it's nice to add extra life to my backhand euro rubbers as well saving some dollars.
I know there's technically a band on boosting but it's not like this stuff is like the toxic speed glue that was common. I have never played with speed glue i missed the era (I would love to here from some of you that did and how different the effects are) but from what I have read besides being harsh the effects of that more drastic. Today I have to think that the fact that nontoxic boost is band is mostly to protect table tennis sales, which also has the effect creating a monetary performance gap especially with entry-level to mid-level, non-sponsored competitions. I understand why some people just don't want to mess with boosting and instead just play a fresh sheet that's factory boosted, but I also don't see the harm. As I stated above I have limited experience with boosting and I'm open to the idea that there's something I'm missing. Anyway this is just something I've been thinking about since the last comment and I want to hear other peoples opinions on the topic, particularly someone that's vehemently opposed to any type of boosting even the nontoxic stuff.
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On boosting. As I said i'm a recreational player, playing two or three times a week at a mostly recreational club so boosting really doesn't matter. But I hope to play tournaments in the future when my schedule is more permitting. But even now after having just played a few players and your just catting about the play my game, there game, equipment etc I've been surprised by the, are you a booster question, or so you boost comments that are colored with slight distain. one of the guys had Tenergy both sides on on some high tech butterfly blade. So I've been thinking and if I were playing tournaments right now anyway (this could change) but I would not feel bad about using a non toxic booster like falco long, similar to what manufacturers use, to soften, add some tension, control and make the h3 more playable. I have never used boost other than falco so I don't know about other products or speed glue but I found falco long mostly to improved the playability of a already good h3 neo. Other pros I have found to boosting is that I also really appreciate the ability to customize your rubber, which is ultimately a money saver. It's going to happen plenty anyway but buying a 40 or $50 rubber that ends up being not right or to fast etc for your game is a big wast of money. as long as you build up slowly you can avoid this to some degree. And of course it's nice to add extra life to my backhand euro rubbers as well saving some dollars.
I know there's technically a band on boosting but it's not like this stuff is like the toxic speed glue that was common. I have never played with speed glue i missed the era (I would love to here from some of you that did and how different the effects are) but from what I have read besides being harsh the effects of that more drastic. Today I have to think that the fact that nontoxic boost is band is mostly to protect table tennis sales, which also has the effect creating a monetary performance gap especially with entry-level to mid-level, non-sponsored competitions. I understand why some people just don't want to mess with boosting and instead just play a fresh sheet that's factory boosted, but I also don't see the harm. As I stated above I have limited experience with boosting and I'm open to the idea that there's something I'm missing. Anyway this is just something I've been thinking about since the last comment and I want to hear other peoples opinions on the topic, particularly someone that's vehemently opposed to any type of boosting even the nontoxic stuff.
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