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I always wonder how he measures the values of Ep, Ec, Vl and Vp.... Is it by bouncing the ball on bare blade? By frequency? How to measure Ep and Ec differently? Not to doubt his results, but very curious on how he measures them consistently across many blades (so that all of them can be...

@Egon, I think I need to confirm this once and for all. I always read that the composition of Nittaku Acoustic is Limba - Limba - Tung - Limba - Limba. However, sometimes I read the core is Kiri. You also mentioned that in the post above. Is Tung the same as Kiri?

I am not sure about TT, but I read mixed double badminton players from England, who were once in the top 15 (or top 20?), and they quit to become social media creator, because their income was very dismal, and they even talked about how they were taking other jobs (IIRC) to supplement their...

Long time ago I read that hinoki can't splinter. WRONG.... my hinoki blade splintered quite badly. But the odd thing is when you apply sealant to hinoki (water based sealant), it seems like they absorb the liquid quickly. It dried faster than on limba or koto.

@Egon What is the blade that you use to compare with DHS W968 in the pictures above? Thank you

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

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...

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

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...

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.

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...

Isn't W968 basically a HL5 but with much better quality?

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).

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...

What is the difference between krypto carbon vs hyper carbon? Is it like arylate vs zylon?