VO > 101 is vertically aligned, extremely fast, great at generating knuckle balls that sink. If you want a spinnier pip, you want something that is horizontally aligned, like 102, SpinPips, Moristo SP AX, Impartial XS, etc.
No more Kim Kum Yong or Yang Xiaoxin on the entrants list. Yang still hasn't played since the China Smash last year, nor has she competed in any club matches in Poland or in the Champion's league this season.
Which of the Codexx rubbers are you using? I've only used the 53 and 53 hardness versions, and they're very different from each other. But my advice is still going to be the same for the most part. You can either
1) Change blades: I'd advise against this because it's costly and with an...
Very fascinated by Harimoto's serving strategy of using mostly just backspin, and then also moving around to different parts of the table. I'm going to have to watch closer to see how his third ball changes as his serve position changes.
Also noticed Kihara is now using raw pips (Moristo SP?)...
This question is still asked constantly??? Also sponsorships =/= sales. I'm willing to bet Butterfly sells more Viscarias than Tibhar sells blades combined (and that probably goes for every other brand).
It is, however, much better than it used to be. Back in the day I think outside of China you could buy like the Chinese VII, Shamada, and the CN7 (which became the Yoshida Kaii). In China, not only did every blade have its Cpen version, they also made multiple Cpen versions, e.g. the Korbel and...
In China, pretty much every blade from Butterfly is available in penhold. The Korbel has been available in penhold for a very long time and was used by Saki Kanazawa (All Japan champion and JNT member). I remember seeing Lee Eun Hee and Kwak Bang Bang using the penhold Boll Spirit which was also...