Recent content by SilentRain

Honestly, the main difference (besides price) between BS and normal is that BS somehow absorbs the booster better than normal sponge. It is also more durable and and harder. To use an analogy, the BS may absorb 95% of the booster effect but normal maybe only 70%. As my very good TT friend from...

1. I played with National H3 BS boosted+ unboosted, Provincial H3 neo orange boosted + unboosted, H3-50 unboosted, Currently using unboosted Hurricane pro 3 Turbo Orange by Nittaku which is my new fav is H3 turbo but for the longest time it was provincial H3 neo unboosted. 2. Most of my rubbers...

i prefer to play unboosted. But then again thats because i can hit the ball very hard so unboosted gives me more control without much sacrifice to speed. Just try a few session (mine is usually 3 session, 2 hrs each) of multiball unboosted first before commiting to boosting. Chinese rubbers...

I would like to thank every1 for their advice. Especially Carl

Hi Guys, as a left handed shakehand player that is FH dominate but with a good and consistent BH loop and BH+FH flick, I was wondering what tactics to use against right handed players in a singles match. I only have a few basic tactics to use to set up the 3rd ball but experience players tend...

mmmm i used to think like that. I used to use Jun Mizutani with H3 and the results were poorer than with a clipper and TB ALC with H3. The reason is that a fast blade with low dwell makes it difficult to brush the ball and impart spin. As a result, it was difficult to produce loop kills with...

Txs every1 for your input.;)

Hi guys, As per the topic of the discussion, if a shop owner presents 10 new Viscarias, how do i select the best one? I know what to look for in weight, but what else should i look for when bouncing the ball on the bare wood? Does the sound give an indication of characteristics? I know what i...

Contrary to many reviews i personally find the HL5 NOT to be overly fast. In fact its quite slow (Slower than TB ALC /viscaria). At best its OFF or OFF- depending on your rubbers. What HL5 excels at is control and feel which makes it very easy to generate spin especially with a chinese stlye...

I would recommend trying out your friend's carbon blades and picking the ones you like best. When it comes to carbon blades, the type of carbon (ie ALC/ZLC etc) and the position (ie inner/ outer carbon) and wood composition (Ayous/Limba/Koto) will have an effect. If your not bothered with all of...

Happened to me once as well. Ordered a Xiom Omega Pro from a 3rd party on amazon. Packaged was seal with right pakaging but opened up to a xiom vega europe instead. Since the seller i was purchasing from had a minor discount for that rubber, the price variance was minor between Omega and Vega at...

For your reference, Im currently using H3 national blue sponge boosted. I also used H3neo provincial orange sponge non boosted, H3 50 and commercial H3 neo so i have some experience in DHS rubbers. In regards to your question: 1. The ones sold by TT11 is the normal orange sponge version not the...

Hi all, I just tried a friends phontino and its amazing. Im an all round 2 wing looper that mixes loops and placement in my game. I currently use JM but during loops i sometimes get afraid to commit to a 3RD ball and the speed of the blade makes me make mistake. This did not happen with the...

Both play pretty much the same. However i would suggest getting the provincial as it plays much better. The Performance Gap between National and Provincial is small compared to the difference in price. The provincials topsheet is tacky but less tacky than Commercial. This is good because the...

Im currently using H3 neo provincial orange sponge 39 degree on a Clipper CR WRB and it is definately not fast. Short game is easy but then again i have no short game issue using Timo boll ALC with T05 and Jun Mizutani ZLC with Fast Arc G1 so it comes down to your own personal touch. Just...