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  1. W968 different handle sizes?

    @Egon What is the blade that you use to compare with DHS W968 in the pictures above? Thank you
  2. New Blade: Tibhar Oh Junsung

    I am not sure about Oh Jun Sung, but I like his father: Oh Sang Eun. Very smooth player.
  3. Sponsorship of retired players

    Korbel, Maze and Primorac have been with Butterfly since their playing days. So after retirement, it is natural that BYTY keeps them as they still generate good sales. So does Donic with Waldner, Persson and Appelgren. What I previously questioned was Zhang Jike and Ma Lin (for example) who...
  4. Sponsorship of retired players

    That's what I figure.... otherwise those brands would not sign any of those players, if they can't generate sales.
  5. Sponsorship of retired players

    Based on the posts on this forum, I see a pattern here from various brands: sponsoring famous (and not so famous) retired players. For example: 1. Zhang Jike --> Donic 2. Ma lin --> Tibhar (switching from Yasaka) 3. Danny Heister, Damien Eloi, and others --> Andro And don't forget, Donic...
  6. Myth Collection

    If I remember correctly (reading from this forum), Yasaka actually made an announcement "thanking Ma Lin for being their ambassador" not so long ago. A forum member posted the link to that Yasaka announcement.
  7. Stiga Infinity VPS V

    I remember that in the beginning people complained that the outer ply is fragile and praised the blade for being light (around 80 - 83 grams). Well, my experience is different: My Infinity vps has strong top ply (never splinter) but of course, I have sealed the top ply. However, my Infinity...
  8. did i buy a good Hurricane long 5?

    Isn't W968 basically a HL5 but with much better quality?
  9. Donic Persson Powerplay: senso or not senso, that is the question.

    Mine is a bit smaller than standard size blade (if I remember correctly). Standard head size would be 157 x 150 mm, and I remember my Powerplay is around 156 x .... (can't remember the width).
  10. What's your guys favourite handle material/specific blade handle for feel?

    In general, I like Stiga FL (Legend type) and ST(Classic type). Too bad Stiga discontinues Legend and only offers Master (slim FL). For ST, I also like Donic WSC and Dicon. However, I am not sure what kind of wood they are using. I only consider the shape, the comfort of the blade in...
  11. What is Cho Seungmin using now?

    What is the difference between krypto carbon vs hyper carbon? Is it like arylate vs zylon?
  12. blade recommendations for intermediate player

    Tibhar Stratus Power Wood is similar to Butterfly Korbel, but being thicker, it is stiffer and faster. Coming from Stiga allround Classic, even BTY Korbel is already "too fast". In addition, handle of Tibhar Stratus Power Wood is big and square. It is not a bad feature, but a preference for...
  13. blade recommendations for intermediate player

    Stiga Allround Classic (being a thin 5-ply blade) is too flexible and soft compared to Samsonov Force Pro Black (thick, ~6.7 mm, 7-ply blade). It is too big of a jump. Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive (now it is named Yasaka Myth Extra Offensive) has walnut outerply (hard wood), which means that...
  14. Who do you think is greater than Waldner?

    Yeah, I think Ma Long is the GOAT now. But playing style and characteristics, I like European players more (and some Japanese). Chinese players are like factory made mechanical players (similar characteristics among their players). While European players have more varied styles (used to be...
  15. Nittaku Violin for the modern game?

    I used to have Violin (not anymore) and 3 Acoustics (2 now). I consider Violin is an All+/Off- blade with the best feel. It is supposed to be hard (with white ash as the top and second ply) but I did not feel that it is a hard blade. Although it is thin (5.3 - 5.4 mm if I recalled...
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