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Is the DHS Fan bo bx2 your main blade now? Are you enjoying it? How does it compare with your other blades?

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 on amazon). I replaced the D05 (1.9) with a HZ2 (2mm) as it added a little more speed without losing any control but it may have a touch less spin the D05 has.

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 little slower than FZD ALC.

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 Tenergy or dignics series. More control than Tenergy 05, probably in between a D05 and T05 for speed and fairly linear and not spin sensitive like the tenergy...

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 the tb spirit anymore, but it still on the butterfly website where I am.

Yes the same timber (koto etc) but it feels a bit different - stiffer and harder feel.

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 am impressed by the stability and the level of control the blade has. I am surprised it it is only rated at 8.6 speed and 8.6 control on rev speed and viscaria...

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 like a viscaria but feel its more like Timo boll alc but with more control.

Are you wanting a wood blade? Or do you want to go inner/outer carbon?

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 a bit on very hard hits as its soft. I found Rozena not as spinny but didn't bottom out as much as C1.

Interesting people find Razka 7 faster than c1, I found it slower than c1. C1 felt more catapult and R7 was more linear.

The other rubber you can try is Rozena, more controllable and safer than Tenergy 05. I know one person uses Tenergy 19 for their backhand. C1 to me has plenty of pop, I tend to not like to much catapult, and tend to use something like D09c or G09c - as less spin sensitive and is great for...

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 more stability. You can use D09c, or G09c, or Battle 2 for BH. Forehand i use 1.9 D05 and briefly tried Rozena I also have used D09c 2.1.

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 controllable than viscaria, easier in short game and felt had more arc. The other blade is butterfly freitas alc, a little more dwell than FZD and a touch slower. I have...

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 and seems to suit outercarbon blades well and not as spin sensitive like Rozena/G1. The only main negative I find for the Galyzer it has quite a long throw ...