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I have a V-14 Pro that weights 93g. But when I glue rubbers to it and hold it, it feels WAY heavier than my other blades, for example my 90g Fang Bo carbon. Also, the Fang Bo has a larger head, so there is more rubber glued to it. But still, somehow the V14 ends up feeling way way heavier and...

So is there any reason to use this rubber over Battle 2?

Well I tested this miracle boosted rubber in warmups, and I was ripping backhands like never before. This rubber is just so fast and powerful. I played a 2000+ guy and lost 1-3 with real chances to win. In lost games, I went to deuce a few times and had some good looks. But I fell back into my...

Sorry I don't remember how you said you tested the throw angles. So how would you rate the throw angle of J3, BD, LAC

Have you actually measured the throw angle using a robot and a side-view camera? J3 throw angle just doesn't seem low to me. The lowest throw rubber I have ever played with is the Sanwei Target rubbers. They genuinely shoot really straight. Most other rubbers shoot at an acceptable angle to...

Right, I get what you're saying. But usually low-throw problems are especially compounded by low speed. The ball lacks enough speed and angle to cross the net. With J3, it definitely doesn't lack speed. And I also just don't find the angle to be low or problematic either. Especially on...

One other thing that is really confusing about boosting, is that not only does every sponge respond differently to booster, but each sponge responds differently to each booster. So even if one sponge doesn't respond to Dianchi for example, it might respond well to Seamoon or Lidu or something...

Yes, I have a sheet of Nittaku H3 orange. It was very slow and hard. After 3 layers of booster, it came alive and performed very well. But without booster, I had a lot of trouble with it.

Not sure, I usually associate low-throw rubbers with very dead/slow rubbers that have trouble crossing the net. J3 is very bouncy and easy to hit over the net, and the throw just feels good to me.

I really don't think J3 lacks spin. The tackiness is quite high, and the topsheet is very grippy. I also have the Moon speed medium, I like this rubber very much. But to me, the J3 is a better FH rubber than the Moon Speed is a BH rubber.

Never speed glued before.

If I serve a dead ball to the pips, won't it come back as a dead ball? why is that better than serving underspin?

I read the article, and I think I understand the basic concept. I don't know how to predict the amount of spin though, even though I think it somewhat understand the direction of the spin. But just as a strategy, if I serve underspin to opponent's pips and he pushes back, then the ball will...

I think the difference is almost zero. Maybe Neo is 2% bouncier, but you would probably want to boost it yourself.

Well I started doing more counter-loops in game and experimenting with this technique. I'm not sure if I'm on the right path, or if blocking is the higher % play. During a game today, opponent looped to my forehand and I blocked it long. I thought to myself "this is exactly the type of loop I...

Well I played more with this stunning boosted rubber. It was literally a $9 rubber I got from PrinceTT, and it was pretty slow and unspinny and bad out of the package. I played a couple users of Fastarc G1 and Tenergy so I tested the bounce against those. Not just a little, but by a fair amount...

Well the difference in speed or spin or anything is almost non-existent between commercial and provincial. But if OP really needs the same rubber consistency, then yes your best bet would be to pay up for provincial rubber or the Nittaku version. So you are paying for the consistency, but not...

Recently a few long pips players have showed up, and I mostly don't understand what spin to expect from their long pips rubber. Can somebody tell me the basic advice for knowing the spin? So far, I have deduced that whenever I loop heavy spin to their long pips, it seems to always come back...

Are you sure that J3 has a low throw angle? It feels fairly high to me on both the FH and BH. I actually had thought that he throw is a little too high on my BH

I think tackiness is similar. They are both hybrids and fill a very similar role. The feeling is just different because they use a different sponge. The feeling to your hand is different, but the impact on the ball is quite similar.