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"Have ___ down" is an English expression that means you are doing something correctly. So "you've got the motion down" means you're doing the serve motion correctly. It just needs more acceleration.

I love the focus on their partnered players and coaches on the first page, that's a nice touch. For what it's worth, Duda is still in there. XEGNA appears to be a hybrid offering: "power sponge" and "Chinese tacky topsheet". I wonder how similar they are to Xiom's J&H. The speed ratings are...

Victas is the distributor for Xiom in Japan

Sanwei Fextra 5: ALL+/OFF- Feels maybe a bit faster than Yasaka Sweden Extra but slower than most other OFF- blades. Good handle. Loki Kirin K5: ALL+ Great beginner blade. Soft touch, excellent looping, not too fast but not dead. I sold mine off to a friend who's starting out but I'm thinking...

Man, I love a good public transportation system 🥰

Rozena and Hexer Grip are roughly the same hardness (45° ESN). Rozena's spring sponge may make it feel a little bouncier but otherwise they should perform pretty similarly.

Innerforce ALC ought to give you what you're looking for. As for rubbers, have you tried Dignics 80 (or even 05)? Those will be the closest to what you're used to in terms of the BTY Spring Sponge feeling while being an "upgrade" over Tenergy. Otherwise there's a whole world of rubbers out there...

Sweet project! I work at a place with 1) a TT table, and 2) the materials and/or ability to source materials for something like this. (Not at scale, but certainly for one.) If you were willing to share your blueprints and code for the controller I would love to build one of these before our next...

Stiga/Yasaka...tomato/potato... 😂

Omega _ Europe could be considered an "update" to Vega Europe, but Xiom still makes VE because it still plays and sells well. The Omega 7 version has 42.5° sponge hardness, while Omega 8 is 45°. In both cases they have slightly newer sponge and topsheet technologies than the Vega version...

Yes. Actually, I'd probably be too worried about grandma's safety to laugh if someone put her behind the wheel of a Porsche with anywhere from 300-800+ horsepower and no driving experience. A Lexus on the other hand is just a Toyota in a nice dress. Like a Nittaku Acoustic 😂. Maybe a little...

I hate AK47 on either wing. There are those out there that have called it an inexpensive alternative to Tenergy 05 but I swear the only thing AK47 and T05 have in common is that they are made of rubber... :rolleyes: And I guess, yeah, AK47 can be pretty fast. Blue or Yellow (the softer sponge...

I actually use the Medium Soft version as well. It's hard to find an actual hardness rating in degrees for it anywhere but it feels closer to a ~45° ESN, which is where I'm most comfortable on BH. I'm sure the Medium Hard plays great as well, and faster, but I'm still working on BH consistency...

Harder rubbers can feel paradoxically slower if you don't hit with enough power to engage the sponge. Once you do, then they become faster than softer sponges. But also pore structure and chemical and mechanical treatments by the factory have an effect, too; even at the same hardness I'd expect...

HK1997 Gold is a pretty hard rubber. If you're used to playing something hard like that on the BH, Glayzer would be closer in hardness but faster and with a grippier, not sticky, topsheet. Moon 12 is softer and more forgiving (although I think you can get harder versions, actually). I really...

Yeah, one vs two layers is personal preference I think but I do also lightly sand the surface after it dries. I just use a grinding/sanding stick that came with one of my old Xiom blades, ostensibly for filing down the wings. No idea what grit it is.

I seal every blade that isn't sealed by the factory, and even some that look like they might be but I'm not 100% sure. Don't waste the extra money on tt-branded sealant. A single layer of wipe-on polyurethane is easy to apply and cures in <24h, and should last through several gluings before you...

I have yet to see what I would call a "revival" in my area, but one of my coworkers did go buy a secondhand table the day after seeing the movie... :ROFLMAO:

I don't see how head size should have any impact on how this works. Should be universal. It looks really handy, but $99 USD for a mechanical instrument made of plastic and a razor blade is asking too much. I respect the design thought that went into it, but with no digital/electronic components...

My first foray into asymmetrical blades: Yinhe Pro 11s. Spruce+inner PLC FH, koto+outer ALC BH, 91g. Currently playing with G-1 FH and Mantra Pro M BH. I honestly expected it to be pretty meh but it really does feel like the best of both worlds. I also appreciate how un-ostentatious it is. No...