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Brand value/perception and product quality are very loosely related at best. The former is a marketing concept, the latter has a real-world connection. Butterfly is the obvious A brand, with Nittaku and DHS having pretentions there as well. That all said, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by...

To be fair, if the commecial/provincial/national distinction really is rooted in a strict QA selection process, then it's not just a marketing ploy. The 'prime cuts' can be expected to be rather rare, and the selection process somewhat involved/costly. That does more or less automatically...

Some Stiga blades come with a coating, which is actually marketed explicitly as pixie dust by the monniker of NCT.

Received it too, and I'm using it as part of senior training drills. Placement is OK with a little room for improvement (mostly in terms of depth). Matt's been VERY responsive, and the calibration process will see further refinement. The app is quite well done, I think. Lots of useful...

I have no familiarity with either, sorry. But, I am on solid ground with their harder counterparts - G1 and T80. Speed: G1 < T80 by a small margin. Spin: G1 > T80. Control: G1 > T80 (even though "it depends" is really all you can say about control) Arc: G1 > T80. Hardness: G1 > T80...

Tempted to write something like, they’re very expensive, and you need Ma Long level skills to wield it — but that hasn’t stopped people of lesser stature from shelling out for Viscarias, Super ZLC, Dynasty Carbon etc. blades. So I just don’t know.

When frustrated when I had a hard time mimicking another’s moves, my sensei took me apart, had me sit down, and impressed upon me that there is never just one path to take. All approaches mentioned have merit and are viable.

If you provide the heat, rubbers will burn, and they will ignite even easier if you soak them in kerosene. Either way, open fire is best kept at bay.

With that delaminated Koto outer, removing the rubber would be very dangerous? This really should be taken care of by Tamasu Inc. (BTY), but if it isn't, wouldn't the next best thing to re-apply resin (PU?) and apply pressure with the rubber still intact - and remove the rubber only after the...

One of my G-1's has "THICK" printed on its backside, the other has "MAX". Thick is ~1.8mm, max about 2.0 I've seen reports about a 2.15mm version (supermax?) but haven't seen it on sale anywhere. I have no need for it either.

Love the gameplay, dislike the macho bullshit.

What’s wrong with it?

Tacky rubbers do play faster when the tackiness wears off.

I'm not a defender by any means, but do of course play them. LP players that don't "bump" backspin with their LP do offer (relatively) easy kill options indeed — unless they twiddle. In any case, unpredictability matters. Even an occasional dead floater may just break the rhythm every now and...

AFC Richmond's actually the only team I've ever seen in play. I think they're funny, but the sportsing bit is meh.

I agree mostly with Gozo, with a few nuances. Spin comes easier with R7, but at the high end G1 brings more. The same goes for speed. To my hand, R7 is bouncier than G1, and in the short game, G1 feels more reliable. Adding one fun category, G1 is quite a bit more durable than R7. Both are...

My (seriously non-playing) SO who happens to be a branding hotshot exclaimed a yes, finally, some distinction, some liveliness. Old grumps like me (hey, I seriously resent not being allowed to use the same black rubbers on both wings) don’t understand, apparently, but a bit of styling can make...

It’s been pointed out before, but at the risk of repetition… over here, the XSF threestar (seamless) has been very popular over the last couple of years. It’s usually quite spherical, will allow a good level of spin. And it shatters easily on edge clips — and will disappear from ITTF’s list of...

You’re in a good place with two top-notch, but wildly different rubbers. Play more. Get a good training partner, or more, and if you can find and afford one a good coach. As rubbers go, humans are flexible learners, in principle, and will learn to cope with anything. Still, you may develop...

No, Der, that’s the Bonzo Bitburg 2000.