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  1. xiang peng bh rubber

    No, DHS allows sponsored players to use any rubber on backhand, since many players do not like to play backhand with sticky Chinese rubber. Ma Long was using Tenergy for a long time, Xue Fei uses D09c, Jang Woojin uses some Victas rubber, and quite a lot of the women's team (Wang Yidi, Chen...
  2. Diode Pro

    Review by 'greenbeanmachine' on item 'Diode Pro'

    My setup: Diode Pro ST Loki Arthur China 2.1mm + 2 layers Haifu yellow Dawei 388D-1 1.0mm sponge My background: usually I play penhold with 2x inverted DHS rubber on hardwood blade such as YEO. Typically defensive style with counter-loops, lobs, and snakes from behind the table. I've chopped...
  3. Zyre 03

    Reply to review by 'greenbeanmachine' on item 'Zyre 03'

    Has substantially less feeling than Tenergy and Dignics, except when attacking. Higher arc than both Tenergy and Dignics, except for D09c.

  4. OX long pips, but no OX short pips?

    Hey all, I've been messing around with pips for a while and had a lot of fun with OX short pips. I even made a hardbat with OX short pips on both sides and beat several of my teammates with it. It's a really fun style so I'm wondering why it's so uncommon to play with them. It feels like OX...
  5. Zyre 03

    Review by 'greenbeanmachine' on item 'Zyre 03'

    Usually I play with hard tacky Chinese rubbers like Hurricane 3 and Skyline 2, on a wood or woody-feeling blade. My impression of Zyre 03 is that it's made for an all-out attacking game with little flexibility for anything else. This seems to be in line with how other amateur players feel. I...

  6. Good looping setup for Penholder

    Skyline 2 on a Ma Lin Extra Offensive is a match made in heaven :) Pure power and control. Stiga Offensive Classic is a good substitute for Ma Lin Extra Offensive. A bit slower on smashes but faster on loops. Works well with Skyline 2 and Hurricane 3. Tenergy 05 is probably not the best choice...

  7. TPB Penhold Short Pips or Inverted

    I'm happy to see long pips + inverted penhold, especially at a high level. It adds a diversity of style, and I am a big fan of having different styles in table tennis. Most of us are not training to be pros- I'm playing on my university team to have fun and to make my teammates better, so...

  8. TPB Penhold Short Pips or Inverted

    get a sheet of Friendship 802-40 for $10 on Ali Express and slap it on your racket. try a thickness of 1.7-1.8mm to start. You might like it. Works well on basswood too. 802-40 is relatively similar to inverted rubber in terms of ability to spin. If you like the pips effect then you can go...

  9. New rubber time. Help?

    If you're looking to try out an all wood blade, the Ma Lin Extra Offensive and Stiga Rosewood V are my absolute favorites. They have a crisp feel like Viscaria, great speed when you hit hard, and an amazing amount of control. When paired with Skyline 2 it's very easy to take fast spinny loops...
  10. Milky Way Mercury II

    Reply to review by 'greenbeanmachine' on item 'Milky Way Mercury II'

    Great rubber for its price, but for only slightly more money you can get Loki Rxton rubbers which are solidly 5-star rubbers. If you're lucky you can find Rxton 3 and Rxton 5 for $5 or less on Ali Express

  11. Equipment & tips for new chopper

    Do you mean the defensive or offensive or special or ZC version? The offensive version looks a lot like a YEO with a bigger head, I'm curious to try it but worried it might be too hard to control with chopping. https://www.megaspin.net/store/default.asp?pid=victas-matsushita-off...

  12. best cheap combinations for penhold

    Cpen player here, I've tried a lot of cheap rackets and I have a few favorites. Green Goblin is good but I think best suited for playing with pips-out rubber. If you can afford Ma Lin Extra Offensive then get that. Otherwise 729 Z1 or Loki Kirin K5 will be great. For rubbers, H3 on forehand...

  13. Is it unfair to say “yes”/“cho” when the opponent makes an error?

    My teammate had an opponent who said chole when my teammate served the ball into the net at 12-13. Probably the most obnoxious thing I have ever seen in table tennis. He got booed by the crowd.

  14. Rxton 5 blue/pink

    I've used both on backhand, both great rubbers. Rxton 3 blue/pink are quite hard and require a good amount of boosting to be playable on backhand. Rxton 5 are softer and springier and maybe more heavily boosted in the factory (?) but they're still pretty hard. Probably both are suitable as a...

  15. Equipment & tips for new chopper

    Wow, thanks for the feedback everyone! The team we played against had both, and the players did a bit of both. Their best player was a chopper though, mostly just chopping from far back until we lose the point. I'm curious though, what is the difference in terms of equipment? Do choppers go...

  16. Equipment & tips for new chopper

    Hi everyone! I've recently decided to play as a long pips chopper and would love it if some knowledgeable choppers could recommend some equipment and give some playing tips. I made the decision to play long pips because my university team recently lost to an all-chopper team in a tournament. I...
  17. greenbeanmachine

    twiddle!

    twiddle!

  18. Do you replace your FH rubber more frequently?

    I definitely replace my fh more often. I'm very forehand dominant, so my fh rubber gets worn out quicker and also I care more about it being fresh. I imagine you're pretty forehand dominant too? For me, backhand is mostly reserved for smashes and loop-kills, sometimes I go entire sets without...

  19. finding budget BH rubber for PLYwood7

    Rxton 3 comes in pink and blue, and they're as good as the black one

  20. If you use DHS Hurricane, what degree do you use?

    40 degrees, both sides. FH boosted with Haifu black, BH boosted with Falco
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