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I'll second (third?) Yinhe Moon 12 Blue as a great grippy, mid-soft rubber that's excellent for open-ups but it doesn't have great speed so it'll never be your killer. I like playing the positioning game with it.

If he's your training partner -- and you don't have a coach who can be a little more consistent -- just ask him to practice serve/serve return with you. Have him repeat the same serve over and over until you grasp what's coming to you and can return it. (Important: with quality. You don't want...

That is really predatory billing. My interest in this service went from piqued to strongly against it. What other service on the planet has 1-year minimum subs with a 2-year renewal?? Especially when there isn't even enough content for a year yet, let alone three. That's asking for a lot of...

Butterfly (and I imagine most manufacturers) measure the product as part of the QC inspection process during production. See the durometer pictured in the sponge punching section. (I believe it's also specifically mentioned in a video Butterfly produced, but I haven't found it again.) You...

Shop owners, I could see. I'm sure the prott guy blows his nose with the cash he makes from player blades and rubbers. Even if they're real there's no way he's paying exorbitant prices for them to resell. But it's not like there's a healthy secondary market of enthusiasts reselling fabled stuff...

Could Hugo be a secret EJ like the not-so-secret rest of us? 😱 Except...why? Enthusiasts don't benefit from artificial scarcity and higher equipment prices - only the brands do 😐

Well, it is for now. Until the new Huglo 7, right? 😁

I find myself wondering what a heavier Rossi Emotion would do in his hands... I went from that to the HAL and found they had similar hand feeling and near table play but the HAL had a higher gear. Maybe thicken up the core? 🤔 And improve the handle...

I've tried a few and I get the "it's really this but with a bit of that" sensation. The only one I've played so far that really felt like it had the distinct characteristics of both Chinese and European rubbers was, believe it or not, the Xiom Vega Pro H. It's the only hybrid I've tried that has...

Stuor Professional Long 5 - SOLD

I ordered a Yinhe Pro 11s a few days ago. Leaving a note here to myself to update this once I have a chance to play with it.

The balsa is an interesting idea. Very lightweight so it shouldn't add too much weight. Might affect hand feeling, though? My problem is usually not the vertical thickness as it is the horizontal direction/width. I find most FL handles taper too much in the middle, but the flared bottom still...

Sounds like you need a better coach :cautious:... What @Chrono pointed out is good advice. You can also anticipate some returns based on where you serve the ball as certain serve placement makes a particular return more likely. This is something you will pick up with more time and training. You...

Thanks for the review! Hope you'll come back in a bit with thoughts on durability. I loved the Rasanter rubbers on BH but while the topsheet keeps its grip for a long time the sponges die quickly. I've found a decent replacement in Vega Korea but I always have my eye out for other mid-hard...

Re: Euro H on FH, "too soft" is subjective. 47.5° is the sweet spot for me but it may not be for you. Supposedly the Vega Euro H has a pretty hard topsheet so it actually feels harder than 45°, but I've only used the Pro H, not Euro. Since you have it, why not try it? It would at least (mostly)...

It doesn't turn up in any search results outside of the old forums, so unlikely. You could maybe find it at a shop in Korea if you got real lucky and found a place with old stock.

I found a photo of it on pingsunday, but there isn't even a LARC number. In any case, that post you referenced is 20 years old. A slightly newer post here references it (second comment) as being Xiom's answer to Bryce for RSM, and 50 degrees. (Side note, I'll bet that poster is jazzed with...

That's a pretty good pitch, go sell it 👍

I think I have a pretty good grasp where you stand and since I own a HAL and have EJ'd around with rubbers in the ballpark of what you've tried/are considering, I'll throw my three cents in. I wish I could let you try my setup to get your thoughts - I use a 47.5° tensor (Omega V Tour) on FH and...

I am also curious about this @SDC! That'd be a great marketing win just from word of mouth on the circuit, if the player were well-known enough. Somebody tell Anders to call, he's not living up to his pro potential using that commercial crap 😂