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  1. Rosewood NCT V

    Reply to review by 'greenbeanmachine' on item 'Rosewood NCT V'

    Dynasty has more dwell time on soft strokes, but Rosewood has more dwell time on hard strokes. With Rosewood there is very little variation in dwell time -- the wood releases the ball as soon as you touch it, regardless of whether it is a soft or hard touch. With Dynasty, you get more dwell time...
  2. Rosewood NCT V

    Reply to review by 'greenbeanmachine' on item 'Rosewood NCT V'

    Yes, Rosewood NCT V is my main blade. It has a much more crisp feeling than Dynasty Carbon, because the hard layer is directly on the outside of the racket (instead of under a layer of wood). Rosewood feels a lot like Ma Lin EO if you know what that's like. Rosewood excels in flicking and...

  3. Blade with low throw

    Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive is great for short pips -- allows for hard flat hitting while also giving some element of control if you have a soft touch. My alternative setup is a Ma Lin EO with 802-40 on one side and Skyline 2 on the other side. Pretty low throw. Yasaka Goiabao and Stiga...

  4. How to feel feedback with low dwell Koto

    I feel like with hard-outer blades you're looking for almost a sort of "rolling" feeling. Contacting the ball directly head-on is great for smashing and hitting power-loops, but when flicking or brush-looping you want to get the sensation of rolling the ball over the surface. There should be two...

  5. Is D09c comparable to boosted H3neo on the bh?

    I found them to be pretty different, mostly because of the throw angle. D09c is a little bouncier but this is manageable if you have a good soft touch. The throw angle is the main thing that I noticed when playing with D09c -- apparently I am very sensitive to throw angle because I play at...

  6. New Equipment choice feedback

    Ah, gotcha. Sweden Extra is a very slow blade, so I think just switching to Anders Lind blade will give you more than enough power. Even switching to a fast all-wood blade (like Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive) with Hurricane 3 would give you significantly more power. Yeah that's fair. Mark V is...

  7. New Equipment choice feedback

    Setup is good -- you can't go wrong with a professional-grade bat and rubbers. G-1 is generally regarded as one of the best rubbers around, and C-1 is fairly similar. However, the setup is very different from what you have now. Your current blade is very slow and flexible, with slow spinny...

  8. How to handle very spiny loops?

    A lot of beginner-intermediate players get kind of frightened by spinny loops and just stick the racket out passively. You can understand this intuition -- you don't want to add more power to an already powerful shot because any more power might make it go out. This intuition is generally...

  9. Donic Bluegrip

    I agree about slower spinnier rubber. Chinese rubber like H3 soft or Battle II is good. So is Mark V or Rakza 7. RPB is a bad stroke for flat hitting and punching, the body mechanics make the flat hit very unstable. RPB is most suited to looping -- it would be much better for your development if...

  10. Good FH rubbers for YEO

    I think the reason is because YEO has such good flex and hold. Paired with a tacky rubber, this allows you to throw the ball over the net, even on fast shots like flicks. The spruce layer helps too, I think -- compared to similar composition blades without spruce, you get a more powerful bounce...

  11. Review: Jupiter 3 DPRK national version (black sponge)

    Lol yeah I forgot to take a picture of my packaging Quite a lot more catapult than Apollo 5 -- Apollo 5 makes you work for your power. I think Apollo 5 is very analogous to Skyline 2, and it does have middle gears. Jupiter DPRK is more of a hybrid rubber that does a lot of work for you...

  12. Review: Jupiter 3 DPRK national version (black sponge)

    I got my hands on a sheet of very interesting rubber from PROTT: Yinhe Jupiter from the DPRK national team. I've been using it on forehand of my Stiga Rosewood blade for a few months and thought I'd post a review. I'll compare it to the commercial version of Jupiter 3, as well as to other...
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  13. Rubbers on Dhs long 5 blade

    Durability is good, but it is factory-boosted and the booster wears off within 2-3 weeks. Once the booster wears off it loses a bit of speed, but you can still use it for a long time before it loses grip or tears. I still have mine on a spare blade after 2 years and it plays well. No sign of...

  14. What rubbers have the strongest reaction to booster?

    You can try using a couple layers of Falco Tempo Long, it tends to work better than Chinese boosters for European sponges.

  15. Rubbers on Dhs long 5 blade

    I'd also recommend R48 or Vega X. And honestly you should consider Hurricane 3 as well. One thing to understand about Rasanter rubbers is that they're very reactive -- the rubber bites the spin very intensely and reverses the spin very quickly. This produces a very distinct feeling in your...

  16. Suggestions: Chinese style forehand rubbers for ~$30 (penhold), I can get more expensive ones since I'll be using taobao

    Jupiter 3 Asia is a good choice, you may want to boost it. You can also play a very fast game with Skyline 2 Neo (see: Ma Lin) but you need to hit powerfully. Both Jupiter 3 and Skyline 2 excel at flicking and loop-killing. The DPRK national version is pretty interesting and has some strange...

  17. How to remove glue

    That's your first mistake. If you want to reglue rubbers, use DHS No 15 or Nittaku Finezip. These glues will peel off neatly in a single sheet. Most other glues will tear the sponge. You may be able to get the glue off by gently rubbing it with the backside of a spoon, but it might tear your...

  18. Suggestions: Chinese style forehand rubbers for ~$30 (penhold), I can get more expensive ones since I'll be using taobao

    Hurricane 3 is the default option that goes without saying. I think the other main contenders here would be Skyline 2, Skyline 3, and Jupiter 3. I never tried Dianchi D but I've heard good things about it. I play penhold and I like Skyline 2 the most. Yinhe Jupiter 3 is also very good. Yinhe...

  19. Need recommendation for new equipment

    Ah, I see. If you're looking for something faster, then there is a clear progression. From a Stratus Power Wood, you'll probably prefer an innerforce-type blade, as suggested by @BlotOnPaper. Your current blade has a composition of limba - limba - ayous - limba - limba which is pretty similar to...

  20. Need recommendation for new equipment

    Viscaria ALC and Jun Mizutani ZLC? These are very different blades. MJ ZLC is definitely not going to suit your "spin + control close to mid distance" playing style -- it is very aggressive and made for fast flat power play. Viscaria is probably not the best option for you either. Rakza Z and...
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