Viscaria have been back into butterfly EU catalogues for many years now. In fact it is now almost the best deal you can find since TB-alc, Matsudaira alc and ZJK alc are more exensivve than the €129 viscaria. Only the TBS is less expensive and remain the most affordable "viscaria-like" from...
That doesn't mean it doesn't matter to him !! When he was sponsored by Nittaku after the glue ban he switched from his Rutis to butterfly viscaria-like blades (TBS, TBalc)......showing that no Nittaku blade was "enough ok" for him at this time. To me it is showing that he is quite selective even...
From my experience (I own two of both blades, both MJ zlc are with the old design), the Mizutani ZLC is more bouncy than the sZLC and provides a bit more feedback. MJ sZLC's are heavier also (92+gr usually, even if I got one at 90gr).
I see no reason to chose anything other than the "1) Another Armstrong 322" for a backup blade.
What is the advantage of having a different blade as a backup ? None.
Disavantages ? Plenty but the more important one is : you have no backup blade, you just have a "new blade", not a "backup...
He lost many points in the latest Sweden Open because of his serves being illegal. You can watch his match which got him out of the open against Allegro Martin (WR 206).
@Reaper : Par Gerell was bullied because of his serves by the referee when he lost to Allegro Martin (wr 206) in the sweden open 2016.....I still remember Shibaev also getting bullied the same way against Gauzy at the last ETTC. I may be wrong but I see more and more illegal serves being...
Ordered a spare Donic Waldner Limited edition.....
Ok I lied, I also ordered a Yasaka Sweden Classic, wanted to try this 5 ply allwood blade since 2015, impossible to find again my Old Yasaka Gatien Extra.....I really wonder where I lost this blade.
Basically any blade will pair well with T05. What is difficult to understand is that, for budget reasons, you pass from TB alc to allwood off- blades.
The question is not if T05 will pair well with Stratus powerwood or Primorac off- : it obviously will pair well. The question is : what to you...
Why would you say that TT needs "hardware innovations" ? I mean, just watch table tennis in 80's, in 90's, in 2000's......the game is evolving A LOT, far more than most of other sports.