Post your latest EJ purchase

[Lando]

I can't help myself

 

[Doralikesmath]

Bitten by the EJ bug again. Waited long enough for Xiom to release a TMXi blade without player's name on it. A bit disappointed with the finishing, though. The core is thicker than the usual W968 structure, so my expectation is kinda low already. This could be my 2nd and last Xiom inner carbon blade.

 

[Ninja26Go]

Bought a ZJK super zlc special 70th anniversary. My wallet is crying. Arriving today hopefully

 

[Ninja26Go]

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No Butterfly no play, only sulk!

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No Butterfly no play, only sulk!

Just change your username to Gozo Zyre at this point, oh wait u basically have!

 

[Ninja26Go]

oops.

 

[Leno]

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how thick is the handle? The only thing I don't like about W968 is that you never know if you get a thick or really thin handle

 

[MOJOJOJO-74]

Bitten by the EJ bug again. Waited long enough for Xiom to release a TMXi blade without player's name on it. A bit disappointed with the finishing, though. The core is thicker than the usual W968 structure, so my expectation is kinda low already. This could be my 2nd and last Xiom inner carbon blade.View attachment 41099

How do you like having H3N Provincial 40° on your backhand? I'm thinking of trying out H3N Provincial Blue Sponge on my backhand since I'm planning on going back to Hurricane instead of using Tenergy 05 Hard.

 

[Doralikesmath]

How do you like having H3N Provincial 40° on your backhand? I'm thinking of trying out H3N Provincial Blue Sponge on my backhand since I'm planning on going back to Hurricane instead of using Tenergy 05 Hard.

I have since moved on to 41 deg on the BH side. It took me a couple of months to adjust to the H3 on BH, but simply put, it's the best BH rubber for me now. Only down side is my strokes have to be correct all the time. Here is a video of me playing with 41 deg H3 on BH, I'm the guy in blue shirt.

 

[MOJOJOJO-74]

I have since moved on to 41 deg on the BH side. It took me a couple of months to adjust to the H3 on BH, but simply put, it's the best BH rubber for me now. Only down side is my strokes have to be correct all the time. Here is a video of me playing with 41 deg H3 on BH, I'm the guy in blue shirt.

Crazyyyy backhand, I used to use H3N 37, but I am trying out Tenergy 05 Hard. With the DHS N301 blade I'm using, T05H doesn't feel as good as how the Hurricane felt for my RPB, so I ordered Blue Sponge to try out after my tourney in May so I can see how it is 😳

 

[Migzkulit]

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player version or a normal w968 numbered 1?

 

[Ninja26Go]

Player, why?

 

[SorryForTheEdge]

These were on sale so I couldn't resist

 

[Archosaurus]

Maybe not the sexiest EJ purchase, but I finally got some sandpaper to sand my wings and handle with. Out of any of the mods you could possibly make to a racket, this is probably the most cost-effective permanent one. I used 400 grit, but almost anything will do honestly.

I lightly sand both the wings on both sides, not enough to round it, but enough to produce a bevel. I also sand the forehand side's D shaped part of the handle closer to the body to be rounder and allow the finger to slide over it a bit easier, and also the part of the handle closer to the body where the wing begins, sanding the side of the handle flatter and the wing rounder.

Doing this allows slightly higher serve consistency, slightly faster transition from serve to ready and from forehand to backhand or reverse, and it's just more comfortable.

I think almost everyone must probably be sanding their blades, but maybe some beginners don't think about it, so I posted about it to give people some ideas.

 

[Haito]

Maybe not the sexiest EJ purchase, but I finally got some sandpaper to sand my wings and handle with. Out of any of the mods you could possibly make to a racket, this is probably the most cost-effective permanent one. I used 400 grit, but almost anything will do honestly.

I lightly sand both the wings on both sides, not enough to round it, but enough to produce a bevel. I also sand the forehand side's D shaped part of the handle closer to the body to be rounder and allow the finger to slide over it a bit easier, and also the part of the handle closer to the body where the wing begins, sanding the side of the handle flatter and the wing rounder.

Doing this allows slightly higher serve consistency, slightly faster transition from serve to ready and from forehand to backhand or reverse, and it's just more comfortable.

I think almost everyone must probably be sanding their blades, but maybe some beginners don't think about it, so I posted about it to give people some ideas.

Dremel on low power is wonderful for this. Takes seconds instead of minutes.

 

[Archosaurus]

Dremel on low power is wonderful for this. Takes seconds instead of minutes.

I don't like it too rounded, so I think I'll stick to the hand. I do it a little, then play with it, see how it feels, adjust it a bit later. If I take a dremel to it, there won't be any wing left.

Probably good if you're gonna do 30 and know what you want.

 

[Haito]

I don't like it too rounded, so I think I'll stick to the hand. I do it a little, then play with it, see how it feels, adjust it a bit later. If I take a dremel to it, there won't be any wing left.

Probably good if you're gonna do 30 and know what you want.

Thats why you use the lowest speed setting

 

[golden_son]

Maybe not the sexiest EJ purchase, but I finally got some sandpaper to sand my wings and handle with. Out of any of the mods you could possibly make to a racket, this is probably the most cost-effective permanent one. I used 400 grit, but almost anything will do honestly.

I lightly sand both the wings on both sides, not enough to round it, but enough to produce a bevel. I also sand the forehand side's D shaped part of the handle closer to the body to be rounder and allow the finger to slide over it a bit easier, and also the part of the handle closer to the body where the wing begins, sanding the side of the handle flatter and the wing rounder.

Doing this allows slightly higher serve consistency, slightly faster transition from serve to ready and from forehand to backhand or reverse, and it's just more comfortable.

I think almost everyone must probably be sanding their blades, but maybe some beginners don't think about it, so I posted about it to give people some ideas.

One of my older Xiom blades included a little hand file. I even got the blade secondhand and the original owner hadn't known it was in the box. But I've used it to smooth the edges on any number of other blades at this point. I probably would have just continued to suffer through sharp wings and rough handles otherwise. It has been one of the best little surprises to come with a purchase, and one reason I still have a soft spot for Xiom even if they don't do it anymore.

 

[mihalichtheone]

Another Stiga Intensity NCT V Xu Xin edition arrived yesterday from China.

They say: ask and you shall receive...so asked for 84 grams, received 92. The piece is heavy, but playable with tg2 + h8 I guess.

Marvellous blade. Nothing can compare to the feeling of loopkill with this 5 ply allwood masterpiece.

Copying the YT video description here:

Forehand rubber: Skyline 2 Provincial blue sponge 39 degrees hardness, 2.1mm thickness
Backhand rubber: regular Hurricane 8 39 degrees hardness, 2.15

Both well worn out, been reboosted for 4-5 times already. This time boosted the night before the play with 1 thin layer of Haifu black (really, really thin, the bottle was almost empty) and 1 thin layer of haifu yellow.

Re-boosting with 2 thin layers is a bit too much for 39 degrees DHS rubbers, so only 1 layer of Haifu black is advisable for used rubbers. It wears out much quicker (like, 1 week ?), but the rubber is not destroyed and can be reboosted basically forever with black one.

small edit: this blade can't be compared to Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive (YEO). Stiga is much more powerful and bendy, especially away from the table.

 

[Archosaurus]

Since I didn't make any equipment changes between 2016 and 2018, and none between 2023 and 2026, I bought a clearance sale sheet of Vega Europe DF for my backhand to use for the rest of the year. My current rubbers have been oxidizing for a while anyway so they will probably need changing at some point, although I can probably use the forehand Hurricane 3 for the rest of the year.

I will still play with Focus 3 for a while as I want to evaluate it better, but I'll probably be swapping it out as I'm not very satisfied with it because it encourages more flat hitting and countering instead of spinning up the ball. It's not terribly spin sensitive and is very slow (I don't have any fancy version, just the normal one) so it's great for short blocks and other stuff like that, but I'm not interested in playing like that. It's a pretty hard sponge actually and I don't think I have the racket speed for it yet on my backhand.

 

[suds79]