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steve888 replied to the thread Yinhe Big Dipper 5 Review: A Budget No-Boost Alternative to Hurricane 3 Neo with Some Tradeoffs.Is the DHS Fan bo bx2 your main blade now? Are you enjoying it? How does it compare with your other blades?
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steve888 replied to the thread Best Chinese Alternatives to D05 Tier List.I know this is meant to be a chinese rubber list, but I have been using Nitakku hammond z2 and I find it cheaper than D05 (1/2 the price...
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steve888 replied to the thread New Stiga blades: Luma and i1.The other blade for an outer carbon is the Butterfly Marcos Freitas ALC. It has good feeling for a carbon blade (limba outer) it is a...
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steve888 replied to the thread Rakza XX vs Tenergy 19.One rubber that you may be interested in is Nitakku hammond z2, not sure what price its in your country? On amazon its 1/2 price of...
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steve888 replied to the thread Timo boll spirit - surprised how good it is :).Maybe it's the handle structure that creates a bit more stiffness compared to FZD and viscaria. I've read on some forums they don't make...
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steve888 replied to the thread Timo boll spirit - surprised how good it is :).Yes the same timber (koto etc) but it feels a bit different - stiffer and harder feel.
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Hi, Our table tennis coach uses the timo boll spirit, he tried other blades but keeps coming back to this one. I decided to try one. I...
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steve888 replied to the thread Cheap Intermediate player paddle setup recommendations.Cheap inner carbon - DHS pg5x or DHS pg301 (better feel), yinhe pro 5. Cheap outer carbon with good control - Yinhe pro 1 - meant to be...
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steve888 replied to the thread Cheap Intermediate player paddle setup recommendations.Are you wanting a wood blade? Or do you want to go inner/outer carbon?
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steve888 replied to the thread The usual Backhand rubber - Something faster than C1??.I see what you mean, R7 has a lot of control and is very safe. I tried Razka x that was a bit faster but lower throw. C1 can bottom out...
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steve888 replied to the thread The usual Backhand rubber - Something faster than C1??.Interesting people find Razka 7 faster than c1, I found it slower than c1. C1 felt more catapult and R7 was more linear.
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steve888 replied to the thread The usual Backhand rubber - Something faster than C1??.The other rubber you can try is Rozena, more controllable and safer than Tenergy 05. I know one person uses Tenergy 19 for their...
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steve888 replied to the thread Viscaria ALC vs Fan Zhendong ALC help me decide (Dignics 09C / 05 setup).For me the FZD alc, has a touch more control in the short game and slightly better arc. I think the thicker handle gives it slightly...
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steve888 replied to the thread Best blade from Butterfly, DHS or Nittaku for Dignics 09C FH + Dignics 05 BH for an intermediate-advanced player?.I agree with the above. I moved from innerforce to something more direct and with more gears. If went FZD alc as found it more...
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steve888 replied to the thread Just Butterfly Glayzer (on backhand).I use Glayzer on the forehand, and I find it has more control in the short game over G1 and Rozena - a very balanced controllable rubber...
