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A mate needed a new blade so I ordered this FZD Alc for him from Stuor. Another friend has Viscaria so we tested the same G1 rubber on both to compare. My friend is about 1900 and always plays Viscaria. He said the blades are 99% the same. I thought the fzd was slightly stiffer, but mostly...

How far away are we from this technology? Imagine if you uploaded video from 2 separate players and then the AI produced a video of a theoretical match between the 2 players and could determine the likely winner and reason they would win. Any real AI experts who can answer how far we are from...

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Why are some rubbers so popular when other seemingly equivalent rubbers are not? For example why is G1 so popular? Why isnt P1 popular, which I think is supposed to be a improved version of G1. Why isnt stiga dna platinum popular? It seems largely equivalent. Why isnt rakza x popular? Seems...

Does PP do their own testing to determine the speed ratings? For example they have Dignics as 96 for speed, Hammond Z2 as 98, and Nittaku G1 as 95 for speed. This seems basically correct to me from my own testing impressions. But how did PP come up with these ratings? Have you found them...

I know my username is TensorBackhand, and I always liked the idea of having a bouncy fast rubber on backhand to makeup for the lack of power, but recently I have discovered that a boosted Chinese rubber on BH is more powerful, grips the ball better, and has more offensive potential than the more...

Do you find a big difference in the performance between 2.0mm and Max tensor rubbers? I know some people say they don't feel much difference, but somehow I tend to feel that there is a huge difference. I feel that the rebound is much lower for 2.0mm, and I find that it's much harder to lift...

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https://a.aliexpress.com/_mL9YB2m I came across this rubber. Is this for real? A national version of MXP? Anybody know whats the deal with this?

In psychology, its more painful for humans to lose something than gain something of equal value. They wouldnt pay $5 for a cup, but if they owned the cup, they wouldnt be willing to part with it for $5. I'm experiencing the same with my favorite rubbers. I'm using boosted big dipper on my bh...

well i was looking to try a good blade that is somewhat different from the typical koto alc and limba inner fibre models. This Sanwei F3 pro is ayous, spruce, alc. So i was curious how the difference would affect the character of the blade I find that this blade is very soft and flexy, even...

Anybody catch this match between Harimoto and Calderano? Harimoto seems like his personality is changing. His celebration is becoming more intense and manly. Throwing the racket, taking off his shirt, this is not the same 15 year old Harimoto.

Have you had some success boosting ESN rubbers? Which booster do you use and how many layers do you put? How does the performance of the rubber change after boosting? What rubber did you boost? I have experimented just lightly on boosting ESN rubbers, but I haven't had much success. I haven't...

I'm planning on getting a blade, a rubber, and a booster. Anybody else planning on some orders? what are you getting?

I just glued a new sheet of Sanwei Target National onto a blade. I find that with a film sheet on, it is very bouncy, almost like a tensor rubber. But with the film sheet off, it sticks to the rubber and has almost no bounce. I'm trying to imagine the end result of this rubber, do I need to...

Really interesting match going on here. Anybody else watching?

I sometimes play both 2100 players, and also 1700 players. It always seems like I play to the level of my opponent. When I play 2100 guys, I can often hang in with them, getting to deuce, winning games here and there. But then when I play 1700 guys, I fall to their level and sometimes lose...

https://www.youtube.com/live/Af5GT-WfIx0?feature=share I notice his coach speaking to him in Chinese. Who is he? Did team Japan hire him just for harimoto?

Almost every blade I see basically falls into the Koto-Fibre or the Limba-Ayous-Fibre archetype. Why are there hardly any other blade archetypes being made?