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It was an official match between national teams of Japan and China. C'mon, I've been a long-time hater of Wang's serves, mostly due to head-hiding and serving over the table. But TTR showed numerous times his serves are far more legal than the of most players' in top100, and he has only been...

My goodness, it's hidden in so many ways. I guess, the umpires are there just to enjoy a match and relax :)

Tyce pretty much covered the logic behind the idea. You rely on a carbon blade to produce speed and can afford making thinner contact to produce more spin.

As someone who played with Glayzers (both normal and 09c), I would say these rubbers are totally fine to develop with, same as Rozena. Dignics are just too demanding, hard to bottom out, and generally aimed at advanced players. If you're really determined to switch rubbers, maybe Tenergy 05fx...

I would say TT11 is an excellent shop. It's just that their Hurricane prices aren't good.

Isn't D09C one of the most durable rubbers? :) One sheet can last up to several months at least, especially on the backhand side. I would recommend MK Pro (51), it's extremely spinny, a counter-topspin machine but I can't promise it will necessarily live longer than D09C :)

I don't get the "consistency" question. I think every premium rubber is consistent. I would not recommend playing Dignics unless your technique is solid and you practice with a coach--you need to work hard for solid spin/power with D09C, and you need good feeling to handle the quick and powerful...

I would say, their arcs are very different - D09C has a high arc, and D05 has medium to medium-high arc. And they play different - D09C is hard and is slow with improper technique, but fast and spinny if executed properly. D05 is lively, but you still need some arm/wrist swing to generate speed...

I think, Dignics 80 is the perfect choice. It's much easier to attack and it's excellent for blocking. It's a less spinny rubber, so it also reacts less to incoming spin. The blocks are fast, controlled, with a deep relatively low arc that is uncomfortable for opponents. And it's not too low to...

Same about extreme dwell of Dignics 05, it's why I can't use it on BH. Sometimes I want to punch through the ball, but D05 grabs the ball for too long and spins it, losing the momentum :) On FH it's a blessing for me, I have all the time in the world to have a pause and direct a fast spinny...

Good observation. After playing a while with G1, I felt that Glayzer was much harder, and G1 feels like mush after Glayzer :D Although their nominal hardness is almost the same.

Glayzer 09c has nothing in common with Dignics 09c, neither sponge, nor topsheet. Glayzer 09c has lower spin potential than Dignics 09c, however it's easier to achieve spin on weaker strokes.

Same, I don't feel similarities between Rozena and Glayzer. Glayzer sits in-between T05 and D05, both hardness- and play-wise, but closer to D05 for sure, especially when it comes to topsheet feel and arc.

Speaking of the rubber itself, it's pretty much Dignics 05 FX, its softer sibling with a similar medium-high arc (unlike the Dignics 09c and Glayzer 09c which have nothing in common, imo). Glayzer (05) has very few gears: starts and at 7/10 and ends at 8/10, while Dignics 05 has all the gears...

I would say it's absurdly durable. Mine on the BH is over a year old, still grabs the ball like it's out of the package. Dignics 05 and Glayzer (normal, aka 05) are the two most durable rubbers on the market (outside of the non-boosted chinese bricks, ofc).

I can't necessarily say that EL-D or MX-P were just fast without spin. The spin was good, it's just the ball clipped the net very often, which is rarity with such rubbers as Glayzer or Dignics 05, let's say.

Yes, MXP, MXD, and for instance, ELD all have low throw angle. In fact, I've been using Nittaku Z2/Glayzer for quite a while, and these are considered to have medium-low and medium throws respectively. And yet, I was able to clear the net effortlessly after a short adjustment with Z2/Glayzer...

Only to come back to softer rubbers later :)

I think it is a pretty poor excuse. Imo, he was just not in his best shape 🤷‍♀️

I have big arms and relatively heavy hybrids (MK Pro) on both wings. My FZD (91g) seems nicely balanced in the middle of a racket with about 191 grams. I guess, having a lighter FZD or lighter tensors would shift the balance to the handle. Imo, I couldn't spot any difference with Viscaria, maybe...