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My Yinhe Pro 05: $67 from AliExpress, China Ping Pong (Limba/Limba/KLC/../KLC/Limba/Limba). 1356Hz, 85.0g, 5.9mm, handle center 27.1mm/23.7mm Plays very nicely, too fast for me in tournaments, I am playing the 85g Victas Swat, 1150-1200Hz.

I bought 4 Yinhe E3's (Christmas gifts for my sons, also from princett) and they were between 1162 and 1270 Hz, 3 of them close to 1200Hz. The E3-VB was 1205Hz. They all have Limba top (soft wood). So you can't get a much slower blade than that unless you buy a defender's blade (e.g. the very...

The Yinhe Uranus Pro (use the medium, not the soft sponge) is a short pips rubber with ~2mm sponge thickness. It is very similar to the Nittaku Moristo SP (which Mima Ito is using) so if you want to try a short pips backhand game this is the best rubber for it (also cost-effective). The AK47 is...

Yinhe Pro 05: 1356Hz, 85.0g, 5.9mm (internal KLC) Fang Bo B2: 91.9g, 1320Hz, 6.0mm (internal ...) Fang Bo B2X: 89.7g, 1399Hz, 6.0mm, and 91.3g, 1442Hz. 6.1mm (internal ...) Yinhe Pro 01: 88.8g. 1485Hz. 5.8mm (external ALC) Conclusion, the Pro 05 is not that fast compared to the B2X, a little...

I have the Yasaka Goiabao 5 (rosewood + spruce + ayous + spruce + rosewood, 89.5g, 1431Hz). It has a harder top compared to the walnut top Ma Lin EO (5.9mm, 87.3g, 1399Hz) or the hinoki or cypress top blades. I think ash is also hard, so the Sanwei Pro V5 (71.0g, 1291Hz, 5.8mm - a thin copy ;-)...

You can buy the Dawei 388-D1 at Aliexpress (several stores) for about $10 (2-3. weeks delivery time). I would go with 0.8mm sponge. Also you may have to glue it yourself if you use the same blade. This is more difficult with OX. Now, the technique is actually very difficult because you miss the...

First question: Top wood. If you want good spin, I would go with Limba, not Koto or Hinoki. Second question: 5 or 7 layers? Except for the Xiom Offensive S, my blades which qualify are 7 layers I also find that the handle on the Offensive S is unusual (wide but flat) and so you need to...

I've played in the German (lowest 3) leagues for about 10 years. Basically, every small village in Germany used to have a "Tischtennisverein" of some sort. So this is a table tennis club where people who like to play table tennis get together and play table tennis. There are leagues organized...

Maybe your racket is still too fast for you. I would first try a hardbat racket as it has very good control and needs some force to move the ball. Then go faster from there. Something like this from colestt.com or similar. Maybe watch some hardbat videos and assess whether you usually play like...

See this thread. I find it funny that the Victas Swat shows up as OFF blade on Megaspin.net and OFF- on TT11 while the Yinhe 980XX is (modern?) defender blade. Both have 1150 Hz. This would imply that the 980XX is a little harder than the Swat. Either way there is a noticeable difference to...

I have the Yinhe 980XX 5-ply defensive blade, and the Victas Swat. Both have around 1150Hz, and a soft top layer wood. The Yinhe has the oversized head which is typical for defenders' blades. Because of this the blade is head heavy, while the Victas Swat is more balanced. I play both with H3...

AliExpress has it in store in several stores. Shipping to the USA is about 2-3 weeks. Prices are reasonable, free shipping. I've bought several blades and rubbers, never had an issue. I think some stores assemble but since this blade has a Limba top I usually varnish it myself (and do some...

First, watch this YT video by Seth Pech. Then get yourself an allround speed (5 or 7 ply no carbon) racket with long pips backhand. I recommend 0.8-1.0mm sponge on the LP, e.g.: Racket: Yinhe 980, E3, W6, or U2, Forehand rubber: Yinhe Moon Backhand/Long Pips rubber: Dawei 388D-1 0.8mm sponge...

I have two Yinhe defensive blades, the 980 and the 980XX. They have roughly the same speed (1150Hz) but different wood plies. The 980XX (willow top ply) is softer (and >2x the cost) and is said to be a copy of the Butterfly's Matsushita Pro which is no longer being sold. The 980 has a harder top...

My goto blades are: * Limba top inner ALC/KLC: DHS Fang Bo B2 (or faster B2X), or Yinhe Pro 05 (KLC) * Koto top external ALC: Yinhe Pro 01 (ALC) They are all about $60 each (TT11 or AliExpress). If you already played a couple of years you can definitely handle the inner ALC or KLC blades...