What is the best rubber for jpen??

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Is tenergy 05 hard better for jpen
This depends on your skill level. If you are a good looper, definitely the Hard version.

Traditionally 05 regular is the mainstream. Soft / Fx version if one is noobier.
 
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I agree i now use a evolution mx-s but am upgrading blade and it is not same shape so need a new rubber I like mx-s but want to still try other rubbers
“Classic” Jpen is generally considered to be the square blade. Curious about what brand and shape you had and what you’re changing to? Are you using single ply Hinoki?
 

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“Classic” Jpen is generally considered to be the square blade. Curious about what brand and shape you had and what you’re changing to? Are you using single ply Hinoki
I have used a limited edition yinhe blade for a while it i
“Classic” Jpen is generally considered to be the square blade. Curious about what brand and shape you had and what you’re changing to? Are you using single ply Hinoki?
i have used a limited editions yinhe carbon jpen blade that I paid £65 for like 8 months which is square and the one I am upgrading to is the butterfly cypress t-max which is 1 ply but a slightly different square shape it should be better
 
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Best rubber for Japanese pen hold??
all depending what is best for you
there will never be a best in general

do you like soft or hard sponge
do you like tacky or non tacky topsheet
do you play close or far from table
 
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all depending what is best for you
there will never be a best in general

do you like soft or hard sponge
do you like tacky or non tacky topsheet
do you play close or far from table
Agree. You can use whatever rubber you want with it. Does the rubber pair well with your blade? Do you like to loop or do you like to smash. Chinese rubbers are better for looping but less for smashing. So if you are a smasher, maybe some sort of Tenergy or ESN rubber would be a better fit. If you are a looper, maybe Hurricane 3 is a better fit.

Anecdote. A Jpen player improved quite a bit recently at the club and I did not know why. He has become just much more stable. I went from beating him easily without thinking (literally I did not need to think) to trying to plan out every serve and return just to squeeze out a win. So the other day I just happened to check his and sometime recently he switched from Tenergy 64 to Hurricane 3! The Jpen blade he has plus Tenergy 64 was just way to bouncy for him. He has better control and win more points with Hurricane 3. Now he became my problem.
 
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I have used a limited edition yinhe blade for a while it i

i have used a limited editions yinhe carbon jpen blade that I paid £65 for like 8 months which is square and the one I am upgrading to is the butterfly cypress t-max which is 1 ply but a slightly different square shape it should be better
I never knew that JPen has material other than one ply hinoki. This Asian Ojisan learn something new today.
 
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currently using a vintage darker speed 15 and it measures around 10.3mm
Ok I have never used a speed 15 I would really like to but I can try my best to compare. So I think your speed 15 may have superior dwell control and most likely a higher quality of wood with its age. However the tigersword gold is a slightly stiffer and more crisp and probably a bit heavier around 94g average and more top end power and I think the most fair price for it compared to g max and speed 90. But wood quality is same level but lower but all depends with wood variation.
I think this is fairly accurate but not 100% glad if it could help.
 
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