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Probably National just has better quality control. But I haven't tried it to be sure.

Why not test the new Yinhe Moon Speed 53. I have heard really good things about it. I have only tested the J3 in 39d and it was excellent. Not sure how the 41d will be out of package. The high hardness may take away from the bounciness and you may need to use booster to make it more playable...

The Target National that I have is NOT the new silver edition. It is the old blue/yellow packaging. But on the description on the back, it says "2nd generation". So I just assumed there was a version of Target National before the blue/yellow package version. Also, there is no hardness labeled on...

I have only tried the commercial version with orange sponge. So I can safely say that it is very excellent. I'm not certain if the blue sponge version is the same, of it's a more traditional Chinese style dense sponge. Based on some of your comments, my guess is that 38d would be best for you...

Apollo 5 is very nice rubber, but its almost identical to Jupiter 3 or Big Dipper to be honest. If you have trouble getting it, just get one of those 2 for a cheaper rubber with the same quality

Big Dipper is much faster than H3. and Jupiter 3 is much easier to use than H3. H8-80 also is easier to use, but not as easy as Jupiter 3.

There are literally so many rubbers. Butterfly (Dignics), Andro (Rasanter R47, R50), Tibhar (Evolution MXP), Xiom (Omega 7), Stiga (DNA Platinum), Victas(V22)

Jupiter 3 is less sticky.

I would recommend Bloom Power and Yinhe Jupiter 3. Both are tacky and very spinny, but also fast and bouncy.

Hi Andrea, Actually I have a sheet of Sanwei Target National and on the back of the package, it says "2nd generation Target National". What is the difference between the 2nd generation and 1st generation? Is the "new" target national considered the 3rd generation?

Aliexpress has Jupiter 3 on sale now, so I just ordered 2 more sheets to try out the 40d and the 41d

You could try a Stuor/Lemuria Harimoto SZLC clone blade. It won't cost you much, and it is a good quality blade.

Well it depends what you are looking for. Big Dipper is one of my favorite rubbers because it is semi-tacky but also very fast and bouncy. It works for both forehand and backhand and is available in 38d. If you want fast, bouncy, spinny, then Big Dipper is great. But if you want something...

Looking forward to hear your findings. Did you order from Shopee? I think you will be surprised to find that J3 maybe indeed matches the Dragon Grip. Although I have never used the 40d. I tested the 39d. Not sure if 40d will require slight boosting

I had a brief moment today to test the Rakza Z. and I have to say, it is quite a bit slower than the Jupiter 3. It is also far less tacky. Seems insane to say that a $15 rubber is better than a $45 ESN rubber, but that may indeed be true.

It does seem like Donic and Andro have a closer relationship to ESN than the other brands. They have more rubbers released more often with the latest updates.

Well Rozena is softer, so maybe that is why you feel it has more dwell time. I think Clipper is harder than Fang Bo.

I have a Zhang Jike Lemuria clone. I quite like it, but I have never tested it against the original. But it is slightly different from what I would expect. The outer surface feels softer than I would expect. Overall the blade has more dwell time than I would expect. I wonder if the outer...

I have the Harimoto ZLC clone. It is awesome for a $35-$40 investment. The construction overall just looks very nice, and I think it actually comes quite close to the real thing. It has soft outer layers of wood so there is a nice dwell time and softness to the feel, but it also has a huge...

I wish there was some type of virtual media tool that put you in the eyes of a receiver and had a opponent do many serves to you. Then it would give you some analysis of the spin and length of the serve and give recommended options for how to return the serve. If I saw like 100 of these serves...