Recent content by Grumms

Be careful, break-in, as much as burn-in in other domains (Hi-Fi burn-in is a well demonstrated bullshit legend), often has non measurable effects. It might come from urban legend, or "naturification" of an intert matter. There is no such things as break-in for tennis strings, they're at their...

What shoes available on AliExpress would you recommend ?

I'm gonna start my own thread to speak about my experience, but as a disclaimer, Stuor Long 5 + Big Dipper or Stuor Nobilis + Jupiter 3 are what I needed. I'm really enjoying those setups, and one of these will be my racket for the rest of the year.

Fortunately, everything else was perfectly delivered and glued with Stuor and Loki blades :

My Yinhe Moon 12 order. My first trouble with AliExpress in dozens of orders...

Is there a special method?

Yeah, that's probably the case. And I totally understand the difference of benefits it can have to you or me. Nevertheless, I wonder how, for you, "this does not have that dead feeling", whereas, for me, it's the most dead rubber of all the rubbers I ordered from AliExpress.

On which blade did you use it ? I played with the Stuor Harimoto. Please note that, just by seeing the ball bouncing on the rubber, one of my teammate joked about how it seemed dead. Our opposite feelings with this rubber is confusing, and I wonder if it's because of : - quality control issues...

Did you boost it ? I tried the 45° Bloom Power. Measured hardness is... 57,5°. And I never played a rubber with such a dead feeling. I vastly prefer the Big Dipper. Bloom Power is hardly playable as it is, and I'll probably try to boost it.

WHat would be the difference between Nexxus and Hype for example, without mentionning the so-called technology included in the rubber ?

I'm playing with Gewo Nexxus EL Pro since last May, after 13 years of hiatus with table tennis. Associated with my Donic Waldner Dicon blade, they are the best rubbers I played since speed glue is forbidden. I'm comparing only with Donic Desto and Nimbus Sound. I never tried Tenergy, Rakza...

I received half of what I ordered. Here are my hardness measurements (Shure C Durometer, 6-10 measurement points on each rubber, all measured the same way). You'll be surprised : Yinhe Big Dipper 38 : 47° AK47 Yellow : 42° Presto Max Speed : 41° Loki Rxton 5 : 42° My 2 Gewo EL Nexxus 43 are 38°...

How do you hold your racket ? Is the handle above your wrist or below your wrist ? I hold my racket differently for the reverse pendulum, and the handle is below the wrist.

I ordered many blades & many rubbers from various vendors. I also purchased a bunch of shirts and kits from this seller : https://pro-sportswear.fr.aliexpress.com/store/3170014?spm=a2g0o.detail.0.0.6280665acDm2EY

I received the 802-40. I measured the hardness with my durometer and I find... 55°, which seems quite high. I might not use it properly but I can't figure what I'm doing wrong. User manual say to put the Durometer gently on the rubber, but if I do so, I measure nothing, and I have to push hard...