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As much as I like Xiom products I would love a Butterfly version of the HAL, if only for a new handle 😂. Butterfly would make sense for the fact that Japan and Brazil have close relations dating back to the early 1900's, with Brazil having the largest population of Japanese descendants outside...

I'd never heard of this one until today so on a lark I got a trial subscription for a streaming service I'd also never heard of so I could watch it. It was filled with about as much, er, patriotism as expected of a state-sponsored film and the fact that they used fictional names for the Chinese...

Update: PRICE DROPS! (Holiday special?!) XVT ZL Hinoki Carbon $40 → $35 Yasaka Rakza Z $25 → $20 Xiom Vega Pro H $35 → $30 ADDED: Stuor Professional Long 5 (HL5 clone) - $25 89g Beautiful surface, one small nick near the edge (see photos). Glue residue has been removed and the blade is...

Despite this "question" sounding awfully trollish, I'll bite and offer some possibilities. 1) We don't know what thickness he was using. Perhaps it was the "magic" 1.9mm that has been championed elsewhere. 2) Wakibatty can correct me if I'm wrong but I believe their argument was purely focused...

That sounds to me like the behavior of hinoki (without any fiber). Perhaps someone with experience with fiber-reinforced hinoki blades (e.g. Nittaku Septear Feel or Darker 7P-2A Carbon) can speak to whether they retain that feel but otherwise you're looking for single-ply hinoki. For...

I bought a pair of T88-iii for a friend's beginner racket and was really impressed with the speed and spin on a 5-ply blade (Sanwei Fextra 5) when I tested it. It isn't really tacky but it grabs the ball pretty well. And a two-pack (1 red and 1 black) on Ali is dirt cheap. You could also try...

My experience is the same as Scarfed's. The costs typically have tariffs rolled in now: It does seem there are fewer "Choice" items with free shipping, and shipping time is a bit longer; but the latter could be seasonal.

Well this isn't what I expected at all: https://world-tt-s.com/news/page_1935.html According to this release, Vega O is the same sponge with different topsheets. Notice the three different LARC codes. It's a 45° sponge with a soft, medium, or hard topsheet. As usual, Xiom's rating system is...

This is incredibly helpful and frankly more information than I expected to get. Thank you! And to clarify, PO = paraffin oil? I don't really have any intention of boosting a $5 rubber for a beginner's use, but it's good to know regardless.

So this comes on the Palio Expert 2 & 3 premades but is also sold separately. I'm looking for a cheap, pure beginner rubber to put on a 5-ply (Fextra 5, Xstar V, or similar) for a friend and I've seen it recommended on Reddit—yes, I know, big grain of salt—and possibly elsewhere for true...

To be honest I've only every used max thickness rubbers. Thinner sponge is really more for defenders or maybe all-rounders. Based on the rubbers you're considering, I'm pretty sure you lean offensive. Just get max thickness and train to control it.

I had some fun with this prompt. TT trigger words: A is for Antispin! B is for Booster! C is for Celluloid! E is for Equipment Junkie! I is for Illegal Serves! L is for Long Pips! P is for Plastic Ball! R is for Racket Control! S is for Speed Glue! T is for TTR! U is for Unforced Errors! V is...

I've been dying to try G-1 on my HAL but wanted to burn through some other partially-used rubbers first. So you can experiment for me and let me know 😄. Same with Rakza 7 on the backhand. On a serious note, if you're lacking consistency, go with what's going to give you that consistency first...

My backhand is less consistent than my forehand so I like a slightly softer sponge for more dwell. It helps with arc and placement at a similar swing speed. Harder rubbers fly off a little too quickly for my level of control at the moment. I'll admit I haven't tried Fastarc on the BH though. I...

I also use Vega Korea on the BH of my HAL. It plays very well. I'm thinking of testing Omega 8 Euro next for something of similar hardness but hopefully an upgrade in spin. I'm actually using the older Omega V Tour on my FH right now and it feels really really good. I had mine sealed from tt11...

My experience is different from the OP's. I find Nittaku and DHS balls to be harder. This makes them more sturdy. Something I will say in favor of the Joola Advanced 3* balls is that they take many hours to get smooth and shiny. But when one does you pretty much know it'll start cracking soon...

4 layers of booster and 5 layers of glue is not for kids 😆