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I have some experience with Glayzer 09C (+Ma Lin Carbon), Rakza Z (+Primorac) and Rakza Z Extra Hard (+Carbospeed). I like all of them very much, but for FH Rakza Z Extra Hard is the obvious winner IMO. I can feel differences, but can't be more precise because of quite different blades. Just my...

Is it your feeling or did you find it specified like that somewhere, please?

Avoid Flextra. Probably good for beginners, but no spin, no power, simply nothing.

Fully agree, that's my way, but I'm 50+ and sometimes it is really funny how some youtube coaches say just opposite things. For example, one say to beginners, you should try to serve short in order to prevent their topspin attack; another say, do not serve short or opponent will flick you...

Thank you for your honest reply. In addition, it also depends which type of defense Dosprompten would like to play. Close to the table or far from the table? My guess is 'close to the table' as he's an offensive player, who already tried short pips. And here's the difference, Ganna Gaponova...

Have you played donic defplay senso + tackiness chop? I don't think so.

Ganna Gaponova plays Tackiness Chop on FH (with LP on BH) and I really love her style and because of it I already tried Donic Defplay Senso + Tackiness Chop II combination, but I obviously don't understand that rubber neither on BH nor FH side. It somehow slows a game on BH, but it's dead on FH...

My opinion is always use the max thickness for FH. And it depends for BH. At least for anybody who is not a real beginner. You would need some stiffer blade for power smashing, I'm afraid. Maybe you could pay your attention to Donic Waldner Legend Carbon. Most probably it's the only carbon...

Some comparison with Rakza Z / Rakza Z Extra Hard, please?

"...can keep chopping for hours but at the same time I do tend finish off points more with backhand smash..." IMHO it doesn't sound like anti-style. I played such a guy yesterday. He chopped everything and sometimes smashed me. Regular inverted rubbers on both sides. I lost both games just by...

MATADOR TEXA CARBON + DIABOLIC SPECIAL 1.0 mm + TORNADO SUPREME SOFT 2.2 mm

As 301X gives a hard smash possibility, I'd vote for it. I think that 'fast' is not the same as 'hard'. This week I tried my colleague's setup Donic Waldner Legend Carbon + Hexer Grip SFX on both sides. Very impressive setup, obviously very fast blade, unbelievable control, real pleasure for a...

It's true that Carbospeed is thicker than Ma Lin Carbon, still I have a pretty good feeling in my hand with both of them. Most probably because my first table tennis blade was some cheap 'Hanoi' with spiny defender rubbers in 80's; it's similarly thick and heavy. ;) For me Carbospeed is a beast...

The questions are what's your style and how thick blade you want, I guess. You could check these two reports... https://ttgearlab.com/2023/07/24/yasaka-ma-lin-carbon-ma-lin-extra-offensive-lab-test-report/ ‘Ma Lin Extra Offensive’ is recommended for aggressive players who play with topspin at...

Fair question. It depends what do you mean by 'upgrade' exactly. Rozena, Glayzer 09C and Rakza Z are good rubbers in general. I like them as a former LP chopper, so it could fit to your style as well, I think. Primorac Off- is a good blade, you could stay with it if you're happy with the...

Some news here, please? I had a very similar EJ experience/research, so I'm currently trying Carbospeed + Spinfire + Rakza Z EH as I understood that Spinfire > Rakza PO. I'm impressed that as the intermediate player I still can control such a fast blade quite well, and I even can play my chops...

It's funny. I'm an engineer, recreational player LP chopper, who decided to return and change the play style in his 50+. And I tend to over-analyze everything, too :-D And this is my first post here as well :-D I made my own research and some testing, and I could recommend you to upgrade your...