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New Sanwei rubber - first look - Gear Hyper I got accepted by Sanwei as one of the beta testers for Sanwei's new rubber (hurrah!) and just got it recently from their UK distributor (Topspin). I'll be reviewing this rubber over the next week or two. Note: Review complete and can be found further...

I second thomas.pong's suggestion to go with Rakza 7 instead of Rakza X. You may be underestimating the massive speed jump you're going to experience going from a premade to this. If you are set on using the Rakza X then go with the Yasaka Sweden Extra as it'll help balance out the higher...

I use both rubbers extensively. Skyline rubbers are for long rallies and have high control and spin but needs lots of strength and technique to get speed. I don't recommend it for your progression. The Sanwei Target is much faster but also less forgiving. You need to be much more precise with...

Galaxy 9000E soft version. Good elasticity with low catapult effect - all round rubber

I'd chip in a left field suggestion for the Stiga Arctic Wood. May not have the koto outer ply that you want but it's a great looping blade with both chinese and european rubbers. Hard enough to have good speed too when you need it without being overly bouncy. I've used DHS H3 Prov orange...

Next step if you want to stick with an all wood setup could be the Stiga Clipper. You can also go with a Yinhe T11 balsa carbon blade as they have a cpen option. I use a Stiga Arctic Wood 5ply all wood CPEN at the moment and it's got great speed and control for RPB - I currently have a Tibhar...

I cut a sheet of Dignics 05 a couple of months back for a customer. I'll happily admit to being nervous of making a mistake with the cutting! Same with a Tenergy 05 recently too. This despite doing quite a few setups for people already

Scariest thing about cutting rubbers for me is that there's no real room for errors. You can't uncut something ;)

I've been thinking that rubber presses might be useful if you're only regluing portions of the rubber that's been separated from the blade. Maybe?

Curious about the thin aspect. I've usually found my cuts to be much more precise with an 18mm blade than with a 9mm one because the latter is more 'wobbly' and it's more difficult for me to do a clean cut. Having said that, I do agree it's important that the cutting blade is flexible enough...

I use a store-branded snap off 18mm utility knife to cut the rubbers for the setups I sell - I've found it gives a clean cut which looks professional. Process may seem long winded if you're not actually selling on the bat though! 1. Add a drop or two of oil on the cutting edge 2. Cut lightly...

The most popular blade and rubbers may not be suitable for your game. This is part of why testing equipment is so much fun as there are thousands of variations, probably more. Don't get hung up on blades or rubbers used by national players. Pick equipment to suit your style, not someone else's :)

If you just want a little more speed, I suggest only changing to a faster rubber as it's easier and often cheaper than changing to another blade. Xiom Vega Tour is an option. Or switch to a Xiom Omega series rubber. Your option 1 above is a big speed jump from your current setup and you might...

He's kidding about how good the blade is. So good that you don't even have to play it.

Been a penhold player for over two decades now and have a few setups, some for fun. Started out as a chop blocker focused strongly on third ball attack due largely to my early training being against a table like forrest gump. About three years ago, I switched to work on a more spin-based...

Nice one. How would you describe your playing style? Based on what I've read in this thread you could go with most of the popular suggestions - In my opinion, you may be overthinking the rubber :) You've already been training with the AK47 so as another person suggested, just get the slightly...

Just been able to have a proper indoor session with the Sanwei Target Pro. It's on my Yasaka Sweden Extra blade paired with a Donic Barracuda on the backhand. I never boost my rubbers. Here's a short video of how tacky the rubber is when fresh -...

Mine got marked by the ball rolling across it... :eek:

Seems to be out in some Aliexpress stores like Chinese Ping Pong. Picked up a sheet at H40 hardness to try out. Insane level of tack when it's fresh out of the pack - even more than the Target National I think. I kept the ball up for several minutes while waving the bat around and walking(!)...

thanks for the recommendations and suggestions all