Recent content by quantumfaith

I played NAC for 3 years. As people mentioned, it worked extremely well with G1. It also pairs very well with H3N. But, it's a little too fast with D05 on backhand side.

It is winter and dry. Both hand and handle in the first 20 mins of practice are always slippery. My son plays a lot of video games and bought some mouse tapes to improve click accuracy. It's really thin and the size seems to be just right. So, I put one on the back side of a handle just to check...

G1 top sheet is stiffer than H3N or D05, and its surface is no less or even grippier than D05. For this reason, it grips the ball upon contact like H3N but it doesn't stick the ball, so one can truly make fast arc close to the table. G1's sponge is more like H3N's, much less springy than D05...

I play H3N both sides. The tackiness makes it easier to do thinly close to the net flips. It's slower, true, but not much. However, it gives you options to use either spin or speed to overcome ambiguous incoming balls. I also find G1 equally good in gripping balls and a little faster too. With...

The most calm and civil discussions about COVID19 I have seen. Been practicing with rebound board for 9 months, actually felt some improvements.

With regard to brush, it is true that one can do thin brushing against low spin or top spin incoming balls. But to lift heavy under spin balls, one needs use more forward motion than with tensor rubbers. That's a challenge I observed the most from club members trying out hurricanes. Contrary to...

That's a good point. More frontal area means more drag, and drag is also proportional to speed squired. There could be some difference in speed at the paddle, but the delta is much reduced at the other end of the table.

I also don't understand why people say Chinese rubbers are slower. I have played D05 both sides for about a year. Before that I played H3N. I am comparing a one year old H3N boosted one year ago and a new D05. When using less than 50% of power, the D05 is indeed a little faster. But as long as I...

I have a provincial blue sponge H3N. It is a just big hype. It gives a very mushy feeling and has even less elasticity than commercial orange ones. Even after boosting, it is still very mushy. Of course, that translates into better spin and control at the cost of speed.

It take about 8 hours to break in a commercial or Nittaku H3N. Provincial H3N comes with light factory treatment. You can even see its sponge is kind of oily. No break-in was necessary. Also boosting has a lesser effect on the provincial than on the other versions. Many non Chinese rubbers...

Nittaku Fastarc G1! No adjustment needed. A little less tacky, but tackier than T05, D05. Similar contact time, throw angle, and more catapult at high power band. Maybe 2 or 3 grams heavier. Switching to D05 requires a lot of getting used to. D05 has a lower throw, longer contact, and much...

I have both commercial, provincial H3N blue sponge, and the Nittaku H3N, all in 39 degree. The provincial one is a little softer, however, not in a good way. It's softer but not bouncier as if it is soaked with water, and so even slower than the commercial one. The Nittaku one is the hardest...

When you are in position, who care how heavy the backspin is, just loop it however you want. A sudden fast deep push usually means you are out of position, and you have to mostly use arm and wrist. Still, you have two ways to loop. 1. Loop drive. The key is to overcome your fear, counter your...