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This is the Dignics 09c substitute that you have been looking for! This rubber can actually compete with Hurricane 3! This is a proper hybrid rubber with amazing playing qualities. I tried this rubber on a Ma Lin Extra Offensive blade with Hurricane 3 on the other side, and I tried using it on...

Allow me to start by saying that this is probably a really good rubber... for professionals. But for amateurs I think most of us are not good enough to take advantage of it. I wanted to see what the hype was about, so I bought a sheet of this rubber (for way too much money) and was not so...

Nittaku Miyabi has a lot of nice qualities. This was my main blade for a long time, and currently I am still using it for about half of my playing time. I have this blade in cpen, jpen, and handshake (FL) but mostly I use the cpen. I started as a jpen player, and I really like the feeling of...

Update: I want to add a comment about caring for this blade. You really need to sand and lacquer this blade (in that order). At least 2-3 layers. I did two thin layers of lacquer and still pulled off some chunks of wood when changing rubbers. The outer layers are very thin, so be very careful...

Personally I think Xu Xin has amazing taste in equipment and this blade is no exception. If you like Skyline 2 rubber, Xuperman rubber, or the Stiga Rosewood blade, you will probably enjoy the Dynasty Carbon. Stiga Dynasty Carbon is not exactly a "carbon" blade. The carbon layer is extremely...

The Stiga Dynasty Carbon is the blade that Xu Xin has been using since the switch to plastic balls. This blade comes in two versions: the regular version and the Xu Xin version. The only difference between the versions is that the Xu Xin version has Xu Xin's signature on the blade, and has a...

The Nittaku Miyabi is made with only one allwood ply of Kiso Hinoki wood. This is a fast blade with a soft feel. The unique, soft feeling is provided by the Kiso Hinoki wood that is used in its construction. Hinoki is a very fragile material.

Rasanter C53 is the hardest version (53 degrees) of Andro's new Rasasnter-C series. The C series is along the lines of a hybrid rubber -- slightly tacky, with a hard sponge and tensor technology. C stands for "Counterspin". Rasanter-C is a modified version of the well-known Rasanter-R and...

This is a fantastic blade that allows you to play some really amazing shots with ease. It's made specially for Ma Lin's style, and that shows. I am reviewing the penhold version of this blade (the version that Ma Lin used). Design: Ma Lin Extra Offensive is designed for playing penhold in the...

This is my favorite rubber of all time. Before I found this rubber, I was using Hurricane 3. All of the characteristics of Hurricane 3 that I like, this rubber has even more. If you like Hurricane 3 I highly suggest trying this rubber. I currently use Skyline 2 on both sides when I play...

I got my hands on a sheet of Xuperman Powerplay-X and tried it for a 3-hour playing session tonight. I thought it had some really unique qualities, and wanted to share my thoughts about it. A bit about me: I'm around 1500 USATT rating and I typically play 1-sided penhold (with occasional RPB...

Xu Xin recently released a new rubber, Xuperman Powerplay-X, and used it on his forehand in the Chinese championships 2023. The rubber is very similar to other tacky Chinese rubbers like DHS Skyline 2 (which Xu Xin used in his career) and DHS Hurricane 3. It seems to be optimized for Xu Xin's...