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  1. Any blades still in production similar to Xiom Hugo HAL or Butterfly Moonbeam?

    I was afraid the weight would be above 195 as I was reading the reviews, but it has a relatively small head (157x152) TMXi is a little bit bigger (159x152), and AZXi is even bigger (160x152) … 😁
  2. Boosted GTX PRO

    one thing I learned through the last year of testing (I prefer to call it testing, instead of EJing :P ) - there might be similarity between rubbers of the same manufacturer, but not between different ones ... I was looking for something close to D09c ... tried H8, boosted H8, H3N commercial...
  3. Any blades still in production similar to Xiom Hugo HAL or Butterfly Moonbeam?

    Dignics 09c is a match made in heaven for HAL. definitely, in short time I have it, it needs to bee a rubber above 50ESN hardness, 47.5 if it is a harder feeling rubber (Vega Pro H fits the bill nicely). I have Dignics09c on FH and it is a great combo, on BH I started with Dignics05 but it is a...
  4. New Hurricane 8-80?

    didn’t yet play with H8-80, only Hurricane 9 Violet.
  5. New Hurricane 8-80?

    also, booster (Falco Tempo Long) doesn't do anything ... at least on Hurricane 9 Violet, which has the #80 sponge. nothing. rubber is very nice to play out of the box though, but was extremely heavy. 57g after cut to Xiom TMXi. 59g after applying booster.
  6. Victas V20 extra

    I simply call it "the honeymoon period" ... :p
  7. Butterfly Zyre 03

    I mean, I bought the Dignics because of the good price I got - quite some discount included. yes, I will most probably buy another one (because I realised I prefer D09c on both sides not the standard D09c/D05 combo) ... but ... two things that bother me with Zyre - price, and sponge thickness...
  8. Janibekov effect in table tennis.

    you don't play table tennis a lot, do you?
  9. Any blades still in production similar to Xiom Hugo HAL or Butterfly Moonbeam?

    wouldn't say it's different, just aged a bit ... layers seem to be the same. as for the handle - I have TMXi and HAL, both FL, and are quite similar in hand. both hold great. also - limba? isn't top layer Koto on HAL?
  10. Butterfly Zyre 03

    2.5 or 2.7 ... damn ... that's thick ... and to add 44 hardness ... 🤯
  11. Any blades still in production similar to Xiom Hugo HAL or Butterfly Moonbeam?

    yes. on DHS #15 it even says to add more layers for more speed. 😉
  12. Any blades still in production similar to Xiom Hugo HAL or Butterfly Moonbeam?

    I have 84g blade and it is really nice. I mean, official spec says 85g, if that means anything, so ...
  13. Any blades still in production similar to Xiom Hugo HAL or Butterfly Moonbeam?

    I realised yesterday what bothers me with D05, on BH at least - and I cannot believe I am saying this, as I love that, but - it has too much dwell time!! and I have a feeling, that I have finished the stroke and the ball is still on the blade ... over-exaggerating, but that's the feeling. don't...
  14. Is Chinese TT just going to go downhill from here?

    I read a comment in one of FB table tennis groups, that ITTF basically effed up Chinese table tennis with getting the ball bigger ... but ... the bigger ball need exactly what Chinese players are playing with - harder, tacky rubbers. the rest of the world had much more adapting to do, because...
  15. Nittaku's Hurricane(s) vs. DHS' Hurricanes

    I actually tried quite a few Hurricanes since my first post. it was H8 40, H3N 38 commercial, H9 Violet and H3N 40 blue sponge ... liked the most the H8 40 before boosting. and the least H3N 40 BS National ... which I got in a trade of different blades ... but didn't like it on several blades...
  16. Any blades still in production similar to Xiom Hugo HAL or Butterfly Moonbeam?

    I am using D05 on BH ... on FH it is a bit different, it doesn't feel so ... tough to control it ... to tame it. I mean, now that I got used to it, it is okay, but it did take quite some time to understand it and get used to it. didn't get the feeling D09c would cause that much problems ...
  17. Any blades still in production similar to Xiom Hugo HAL or Butterfly Moonbeam?

    agree on D05, if I stay with Dignics, it’s going to be D09c on both sides. not that D05 is bad, far from it!
  18. Any blades still in production similar to Xiom Hugo HAL or Butterfly Moonbeam?

    finally got mine, 84g, fitted with D09c and D05 and it is a gem!! not anything like Moonbeam, but - the feeling is very familiar and similar. not the same, but there is this softness Moonbeam had ... I hope I don't jinx it but I think I found my blade ... even more ... my combo ... though, I am...
  19. Help with new BH rubber ?

    low? didn’t have that feeling, I had a bit of a problem getting the ball on table, because it was flying long for first couple of minutes. MXP50 for BH is a very good rubber. especially when you counter, that’s where the rubber really shines. it like a new level is unlocked, but instead of...
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