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¿Y tu que me recomiendas hermano, te parece buena idea el G7? Maybe with 2 rubbers DHS PF4-50
I think what you've suggested will be fine or the PF4-50 also, I actually played that rubber years ago and it was fun!
The type of blade and rubbers you're looking at are similar to what millions of Chinese beginners start with and the blade will last you ages.
 
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I second Pf4-50. I wouldn't recommend pf4 regular at this point unless you have access to coaching from someone who understands Chinese rubbers, but with the softer sponge you get an easily accessible rubber with a lot of durability.
Mercury 2 or 729 cross would be other easy options
As for the blade, don't overthink it at this point. Imagine this option will be for about 3 years, you'll be set fine with a pg7 unless you have large hands perhaps. Or any 5ply wood blade.
 
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Thank you very much for the recommendation, my budget is limited, max $80-90 and I will buy on eBay, I took into account that DHS PG7 because I liked how it looked and looking at other reviews it is not bad to begin with, but if you say that it is not good I believe you, I will change it, I just don't know if I will find the one you recommend, the ones I see are: Lion blade de Boer, Sanwei T5000, XVT ARCHER 5, YINHE 537S, YINHE U2, SANWEI FEXTRA PRO. And the rubbers I planned to use were: SANWEI T88 UltraSpin, SANWEI T88-III, DHS Hurricane 3 neo, a blue rubber from kokutaku, a pink rubber from a brand called REACTOR, The DHS PF4-50. I'm looking for sticky rubbers because I want to experiment with shots with effect. If you can recommend me something from my list, I would really appreciate it❤️

PG7 and T5000 are fine blades in their price range. the Fextra might be the best from your list. why does it have to be ebay?
 
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Apoyo la Pf4-50. No recomendaría la Pf4 regular en este momento a menos que tengas acceso a entrenamiento de alguien que entienda las gomas chinas, pero con la esponja más suave obtienes una goma de fácil acceso con mucha durabilidad.
La cruz de Mercurio 2 o 729 serían otras opciones fáciles.
En cuanto a la hoja, no lo pienses demasiado en este momento. Imagina que esta opción durará unos 3 años, estarás bien con una PG7 a menos que tengas manos grandes, tal vez. O cualquier hoja de madera de 5 c
Apoyo la Pf4-50. No recomendaría la Pf4 regular en este momento a menos que tengas acceso a entrenamiento de alguien que entienda las gomas chinas, pero con la esponja más suave obtienes una goma de fácil acceso con mucha durabilidad.
La cruz de Mercurio 2 o 729 serían otras opciones fáciles.
En cuanto a la hoja, no lo pienses demasiado en este momento. Imagina que esta opción durará unos 3 años, estarás bien con una PG7 a menos que tengas manos grandes, tal vez. O cualquier hoja de madera de 5 capas.
Voy a cambiar el PG7 por un YINHE T-11 y añadir un mercury II, quedaría PF4-50 a la derecha y Mercury II detrás. ¿Te parece bien?
 
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PG7 y T5000 son buenas hojas en su rango de precio. La Fextra podría ser la mejor de tu lista. ¿Por qué tiene que ser eBay?
No conozco otro sitio donde comprar y que sean cosas originales, Aliexpress en su mayoría falsificaciones, amazon se pasa con los precios así que eBay creo que es el mejor equilibrio para montar mi raqueta
 
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I like the handle of the Sanwei Fextra 7 and Yinhe U2 better than the PG7. My budget recommendation for an absolute beginner:

Sanwei Fextra 7 or Yinhe U2 with Yinhe mercury 2 both sides. Soft on BH and Medium on FH. Then when the rubbers are toast you can look into different rubbers depending on the style you develop. TBH you could also play this build for the first year at least.
 
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There is a reason it cost 35 bucks you can figure it out.

Here's something I've been trying to figure out actually: How do you justify glued pieces of plywood costing significantly more than $35?

Like, what goes into a Long 3 that's not in say a Sanwei Fextra that is worth the extra $200?
 
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Well put your recommendation then that you claim to know better, i just give him what i know it plays well because i used it including the PG7. He can probably find 5$ Limba Ayous contruction in Aliexpress and won't be too bad but you cannot win against a Viscaria, Long 5, Ma Lin Extra Offensive blade or any popular carbon blade with that stuff.

It's blade wining? Not player?
If he will buy Golden viscaria he will beat everybody )))
 
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PG7 y T5000 son buenas hojas en su rango de precio. La Fextra podría ser la mejor de tu lista. ¿Por qué tiene que ser eBay?

Me gusta más el mango del Sanwei Fextra 7 y el Yinhe U2 que el del PG7. Mi recomendación económica para un principiante absoluto:

Sanwei Fextra 7 o Yinhe U2 con Yinhe mercury 2 en ambos lados. Suave en el BH y medio en el FH. Luego, cuando las gomas estén desgastadas, puedes buscar gomas diferentes según el estilo que desarrolles. Para ser honesto, también podrías jugar con esta configuración durante el primer año al menos.
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PG7 y T5000 son buenas hojas en su rango de precio. La Fextra podría ser la mejor de tu lista. ¿Por qué tiene que ser eBay?

there are a few trustworthy shops on Aliexpress, personally i can recommend https://pingpong.aliexpress.com/store/1019735 and i'm sure others can add some more.
Chinese PingPong also has it's own webshop https://www.tokspin.com/
Thank you very much bro, but please be honest, if I find everything I want on aliexpress that comes from that Chinese PingPong store, can I order it with all confidence? Are there no fakes or anything? I'm not a person who has the money I'll make an investment in my team so I wouldn't want everything to go wrong
 
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Thank you very much bro, but please be honest, if I find everything I want on aliexpress that comes from that Chinese PingPong store, can I order it with all confidence? Are there no fakes or anything? I'm not a person who has the money I'll make an investment in my team so I wouldn't want everything to go wrong
i ordered a few times from Chinese PingPong through their tokspin.com webshop. fast shipping & no problems.
 
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PG7 is a really good blade on the offensive side and Loki - Rxton 1 Special is a quite hard, low speed tacky rubber. This gives great control and really good spin properties. The T88 Ultraspin is a bit similar to Rxton 1 Special, but a little bit faster and a tiny bit less grippy. I think these rubbers would work nice with this blade for an intermediate beginner :) If you need something a little bit softer for backhand, check out Loki - Kirin K1.
 
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