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Hi Gozo, GO9C lacks any real tackiness, may lift a ball for a fraction of a second, D09C is similar. This isn’t just a Butterfly thing, many Hybrid rubbers do not have the tackiness levels of many Chinese style rubbers. The term ‘Hybrid’ has been expanded somewhat and how an ‘Original Hybrid‘...

I haven’t used any Xiom non tacky rubbers, in fact the last time I used a non tacky rubber of any sort was at least 2 - 3yrs ago!! As far as ‘easy access’ power is concerned, and hybrid rubbers then J&H H52, Joola ZGR, Donic Bluegrip C2.

Hey MOG, how come you’re not trying as much equipment these days!!

For the past couple of seasons I have been using Tau 2 (a very under rated rubber) this rubber has really good longevity, it does loose some tack but even after a year has as much tackiness as a new sheet of J&H H 52 or the new O8 China. great spin, and as it gets older has more catapult (as the...

you gotta be joking!!!

I've never had any issues with Revo no3. DHS no 15 was a bitch to remove !! It never came off as easily as Revo no3, must have been doing something wrong with the DHS 15.

Rakza Z has a high throw, good tackiness, and is durable. it has a harder sponge, around 50+ but a softer top sheet, so it doesn't 'feel' hard, well at least not no me, but everyone is different!! Rakza Z could be worth looking into.

Ask yourself if it wasn't for the sponsorship deal DHS have with the CNT, in that a DHS rubber must be used on any CNT players FH, then would that player still use the DHS rubber?? OK, many probably would, but money talks!! Also in the past, Tenergy was used on the BH side by many CNT players...

With golf, you watch player try and smash the ball AS HARD as they can, but their swing is not controlled.(as controlled) Pro's smash the ball hard but their swing is controlled, when you watch a Pro it looks effortless, this is because they have got the mechanics of their swing under control...

I played with B3 for a while, It’s a good rubber but I’d take B2, Rakza Z, Tau 2 over B3 all day long!!

Hi, I think most TT retailers in the UK are online stores, rather than shops. The main ones being - Tees Sports, who are in Newcastle, miles from London!! 5hrs by car, 3hr+ by train and taxi. Thorntons Table Tennis are in Bury, again miles from London. 4hrs by car or train. Bribar Table tennis...

Control, I was more consistent with T05, now as I said I’m no chopper, but I can chop a few back!! against loops I’d get 3 back with T05, 2 with Tau 2, K3, PK50. flight was better more predictable. When visualising the ball flight I wanted T05 was closer to the mark and gave a better quality...

I'm not a chopper, but can do when needed. I don't play with T05, but have tested it and reviewed it, I don't really like T05, but that's a personal thing. What I did find was that T05 & T19 were both great for chopping, in fact I though BTY were missing out by not offering T05 with a thinner...

This sort of ties in with the Heming Hu thread. Generally, I have given advice that varies! Depends on the skills of the player, how often they play, what they want out of playing table tennis, their financial situation etc. Usually for a total beginner an all wood blade, All,All+,Off-...

To true, many of the youngsters and adults we coach play once or twice a week , most for an hour each session, some for the full 2hr session. so min 1hr per week, max 4 hrs per week. some have above average natural ability, some have average ability and occasionally they have nothing, and I mean...

For 'nostalgia' I now have an original BTY Tamca 5000 set up with the rubbers I used when I got the blade - Sriver and Tackiness D. the blade is fast, rubbers less bouncy and spin potential reduced compared to a modern day tensor. usable, but when you know you can have more spin potential, you...

As with everything, everyone is different!! Especially with adult learners and to an extent young beginners. What I do know about the 'old school' rubbers such as Mark V, Sriver and Tackiness, is that they don't have the same performance as modern rubbers. Mr Hu made a comment about H3-...

Another plus for the hook serve is the grip. very little change or no change in the grip, you can use your shake hand grip as it is. some players move their thumb to central position pointing up from the handle, you can also 'pinch' or slide your index finger back towards the handle, this can...