Recent content by Pondus

What happened, bro?

Besides the things mentioned (checking sounds, checking for imperfections...), you can also take a look at the wood veneers used on the outer layers to see if anythings stands out. Some wood species have some variance in feel depending on the specific veneers - as it for example is commonly...

Looks like Adidas HyperTouch.

Besides the impact of the ABS ball (as mentioned above), another aspect is just general evolvement (change) to limit predictability. When so many people where seeking to do banana-flicks on almost every serve return it started to become predictable and could be exploited because of it. The same...

Here you go...

I love it. I remember advocating for this change about 10-15 years ago, but didn't think it would actually ever materialize. I can't wait to see when new colored rubbers become commercially available.

You may not intend to be a douce, but I didn't read anywhere that he was asking for your advice. If he wants to put 500 layers of booster on his rubber, what do you care? I'd be surprised if he hasn't tried Tenergy and Dicnigs without booster before, and simply prefers it better boosted the way...

Nobody "needs" to boost anything, it's personal preference. Why are there always so many people so quick to jump on others for their choices when it's completely uncalled for? The OP didn't ask for anyone's opinion as to whether he should boost his new Dignics 05 or not - he asked if anyone here...