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Both points are exactly what I was thinking. I'm gonna boost it for the first time with any rubber, so I'm probably gonna go with 2.1 then.

In process of getting a Hurricane 3 Neo Provincial Blue Sponge rubber, and I'm deciding between 2.1 vs. 2.15 mm thickness (although 2.2 is also available). Could anyone comment on the difference between 2.1 and 2.15? Is it negligible? I've done some researching in Chinese forums, but no...

Comparison to Hurricane 3 Neo?

Thank you Carl. Your posts are always meaty with good stuff. Thinner equals more flex. That's the info I was looking for that wasn't in the other thread. But you're absolutely right, I'll never be good enough in my life to be able to tell the difference.

Appreciate it.. Not that I didn't read everything there at least once. The answers in that thread mostly pertained to relationships between weight and power, whereas I'm wondering what adding another variable does. This is more of a theoretical discussion regarding the relationship rather than...

For the same exact model of blade, if one weighs more but is a bit thinner (92 vs. 90, 5.83 vs. 6.1), wouldn't you expect the heavier and thinner one to be more powerful?

Please see pic below. The most obvious spots are 10-11 o'clock by the edge, and 7-8 o'clock an inch or so from the edge. I used Revolution 3 glue, medium viscosity. Someone mentioned using glue thinner / lighter fluid oil etc. I was afraid of using it on the topsheet, especially a new...

Did my first blade rubber glue assembly today. Functionally went well, but aesthetically it was disastrous, especially the knife job. The rubber edge looks like moon craters. Anyway, on one rubber,I got a couple glue spots on the topsheet. They are mostly close to the edge, so they shouldn't...

Agreed. Chen Chen has given me food for thought (much to my chagrin). I'll take my conversation with him offline. /thread

I thought long and hard about whether to make this post, because everything so far leads me to think that you are very trustworthy, and I may be wrong regarding what I'm about to say, but I'm not certain in the "039" blade's genuineness. W968 blades with any serial number 11-99 are 2 digits...

Thank you! Yep, I've done heavy research on Chen Chen's posts here. I would think his products are real and genuine. I would consider buying from him, but as I've pm-ed him, he was unavailable when my EJ fever hit and I've been in touch with my seller for a while now so I’d feel bad leaving...

Thank you #UpSideDownCarl. For collection purposes, I'll probably get the heavier one then. I might get a slower setup to play with. I'm 28, male, good shape, strong. I've attached pics of the two blades mentioned in quoted posted post above, with serial numbers for Chen Chen to assess...

:P yep, I've totally outed myself as a noob.. I deeply appreciate the pointers everyone has given regarding setup / skill combo appropriateness, and will certainly take that to heart. I'm not shy to quit the HL5 setup if it ends up not working out / limiting the optimal development of proper...

Appreciate the inputs. I just graduated from Yasaka Sweden Extra and Mark Vs, since I can't consistently kill anything with it from distance, as long as the opponent is good... Honestly the Hurricane Long 5 setup might be a bit much (it's shipped, I haven't gotten it yet). However, I'm going...

Thank you guys, so the heavier one is what we'd choose then? I'd like to develop into a two - wing looper. I'm not gonna use this blade till I'm more advanced. In the meantime, I'll stick with the commercial HL5.