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No, not really, to me it feels different, but not really softer. But I can't compare them directly, because my son plays with a koto/carbon blade and I was using GA8 on limba all-wood. But it was spinny for sure.

I was also looking for a BH rubber, but ended up with GoldArc 8 47.5. An alternative that is even easier to create a lot of BH spin and speed is XIOM Vega X. It feels softer, the ball sinks into the topsheet more, and a short wrist flick creates a lot of spin. Otherwise they are pretty...

Guys, I'm not an expert, I just checked the web. So, for what it's worth: Tung (Chinese tong) aka China oil tree, aka Vernicia fordii, native to China and Burma, belongs to the spurge family Euphorbiaceae of herbs, shrubs and trees, it is poisonous incl. its flowers and fruits (nuts) and used...

Have you noticed that you are arguing with yourself? No-one here, apart from you, said that hard rubbers are better than soft ones.

R9, R7 and RX are all faster than RZ. Rakza Z will give you advantage in serve/receive/short game, it'll make it more aggressive and allow you to take the initiative. And that's where points are being won and lost at amateur level. If you're advanced enough to attack most serves with flicks...

DHS GoldArc 8 is basically a more offensive Rakza 7 - with similar feel, higher throw, more speed, more spin and great control. And it's also a great BH rubber.

1. I'd say your approach is overall spot on, keep using your Stiga until you won't need to correct last minute angle changes for 95% of your shoots. 2. When you get your angles right, Rakza Z is actually supremely controllable and excellent with serve/receive and short game, so keep trying...

You may buy a Sanwei Fextra 7 on AliEx for under $20 to get an idea of a 7-ply blade. It's a really good blade and if you slap Rakza 7 or X on it, it's quite a weapon with a great feel. You'll see if you're able control it, or it's too fast for you at this stage.

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It may well be, I only played my friend's Korbel with much faster rubbers. I do like Rakza Z on 7PC. I first tried RZ on my Ludeack and it was a poor match, Ludeack throw is high and the arc was ridiculously high, and it was slow. With 7PC the arc is lower, and with a hard topspin it just...

Surely, mine is more "S"pinny and yours is more "C"ontrolled

I've never played with a 5P, but 7PC is slower than Joola Rossi Emotion, never mind Viscaria. It's roughly in the same ballpark with Nittaku Acoustic and Korbel and may be a bit faster in the top gear when carbon kicks in. But it all depends on the rubber, weight and technique. 7PC is not a...

:D and I thought I was a nerd :geek: All I can say is my 7PC is the softest and dwelliest blade I've ever had, by a country mile. As for the catapult, I don't really feel it with Rakza Z, my Acoustic/GoldArc8 combo is way more bouncy. 7PC is not linear though - in a good, predictable way. It...

All three plies on an older 7P-2A.Carbon are definitely aligned.

Unfortunately I don't know anyone playing with an older 7P2AC. Re. grains that was my exact thought as well when I first unpacked it. Yours might feel just a bit softer and a bit more hinoki-ish, I guess, but how much would be the difference if at all I've no idea.

I'm new to Hinoki World ( since my return a Nitt. Acoustic was always the best thing since sliced bread to me), but I found this (said to be 2020 on a French tt forum) screenshot from TT11 - they were still selling old versions of 7P-2ACs. And it's a high turnover shop. I've put and old...

Incidentally Darker hinoki 7P-A2.Hypercarbon is said to be geared for your playing style. It's a fast OFF+ outer carbon blade produced exclusively for the Chinese market. There's also Hypercarbon+ and Hypercarbon 600 which is claimed to be made from 600 y.o. trees, so it should feel harder and...

From what I've read hinoki and cypress are related but not exactly the same wood ( hinoki is also called false cypress). Kiso hinoki has been cultivated in central Japan and thrives in relatively cold climate. It has predictable properties unlike cypress species in general which may differ...

Yes I saw that. So it was just the design?