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Thanks for the insights! Very interesting to hear your tactics with jpen and long pips. One of the things I really enjoy right now is the simplicity of the game as the forehand is the main weapon. It feels pure and free compared to shakehand or cpen (how I learned -with rpb). I fear adding long...

Fresh T64 on Bty Cypress V- Max jpen ~135g H3 provincial Blue / T64 on Xiom AZX cpen ~185g I honestly prefer thr lightest possible set up (175ish g for cpen) but I have adjusted well to the Ice Cream's heavier configuration. For Jpen, it all feels considerably lighter than cpen and I love that.

I currently enjoy Xiom AZX but for all wood I really loved using DHS Hurricane Hao 2. Both set ups H3 fh w/ T64 bh. Funnily enough, I'm doing the opposite as you and putting CPen backseat to JPen. It's just much more enjoyable for me right now.

How did you like playing with long pips in the backside of jpen? I am considering doing that just as an option to play with.

So now, over a year into it, how has your Jpen game come along? Have you stuck with it? Any tactics that particularly work?

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My feeling is that 39 feels good right away and 40 needs a bit of breaking in. Additionally, it will last a bit longer. My preference is 2.1 / 39deg for my FH since H3 in general still lasts pretty long.

I think XX mostly lobbed with his forehand side. Despite that, yes, he uses RPB. Sent from my SM-F936U1 using Tapatalk

I think the difference between round and square heads on J/K-Penhold blades are more for playing style. Rounded blades keep the center of gravity closer to your hand and better for closer to the table attacks whereas the elongated head of a square blade puts the center of gravity further out and...

I don't have experience playing SPs but maybe Stiga Clipper or any "Clipper clone" out there would be at least decent. It worked for Liu Guoliang. Sent from my SM-F936U1 using Tapatalk

I think this is a good example of how the “modern” game is adapting to more “square” to the ball play incorporating quicker and stronger backhands. Take a look at Harimoto as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey very cool! Have you actually tried these blades in training or game? Or do you only collect because they are so rare? I would love to hear the perspective in comparing them to normal darker speed 90 or other popular Jpen blades (TSP Dynam, Cypress V/G-max and the RSM variants) in terms of...

I think your time reference is off as the video is 47:42. Can you update it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Anyone have any good references or tips to improving traditional blocks and transitioning grip (cpen or jpen welcome)? I’ve learned RPB from the beginning and now I’m curious to learn TPB and see if it could be utilized anywhere in my game. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Xu Xin definitely used some TPH back in his earlier matches (2010-2012ish). Check out any of his matches against Ma Lin back then. Same here. Index finger controls and adjusts depending on the stroke. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ve gone from Limba to Koto and am in my happy space. (Nittaku Acoustic to DHS Hurricane Hao 2)

What makes you think this? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looking good Victor! I think this shot is actually physically easier because of the wrist and natural blade angle compared to shakehand. Maybe it seems “rare” because there are not too many modern penholders out and about. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Tenergy 64 is pretty light. Sorry I do not have any measurements for you, but I find it lighter than all the rubbers mentioned so far. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk