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I had a few sessions with H8-80 (38 degree). It doesn't seem to be a fast one at all, so I need to beat it harder to get some speed, but with proper wrist usage, it can be very spinny. I will try Skyline 3-60 as well, but I also have TinArc 3 and TinArc 5 (less tacky, but softish - I chose 37...

First time I also got a red and a black sheet from different batches, and inconsistencies were apparent. Next time I also bought 2 pairs of 44 deg Friendship Focus III Snipe from the NewNew Store, and it was all from a newer batch with much better consistency. Recently I had a deeper dive in...

To stay on topic, I think, shrinkage of rubbers may depend on two important aspects: The level of factory boosting the rubber got treated with The method of rubber application. As I do, I press on the rubber with some force during the application, but I move very slowly with the roller in...

I tried Andro Hexer Powergrip about a year ago, and while it did "the magic" in its brand new state, it turned out, that it was because of the heavy boosting, which was gone in about 3 months. After that, the rubber topsheet edge was raised along the edge of the blade, and reduced precision...

I have both G1 max and GA8 (50) max. Impressions regarding GA8 is yet to be come, as GA8 is a very recent purchase.

I had been thinking about getting a Joola Rosskopf Emotion blade (having carbon as third layer held me back from purchase). Now I think, I ditch that idea. I recently got blades with harder plies underneath. I have a 5-ply blade with a thick Koto second layer, and I have a 7 ply blade with thin...

Very interesting blade. I remember some odd and intriguing compositions listed at the stervinou.net/ttbdb site from this manufacturer. I never found those blades, maybe I didn't try my best to do so. Now I must take a deeper look into this manufacturer's blades.

I did have a shrinking problem with a few rubbers I tried, namely Victas VJ>07 Regular, Xiom Vega Asia DF and Andro Hexer Powergrip. Maybe I had better luck with other rubbers I have tried, but most of them, fortunately, did not shrink noticeably. I also did match the >72 hours airing time many...

Perfect one, I should say. The composition is already very conventional - simple and effective. The Limba top ply is beautifully chosen for its texture. The handle texture is so lovely, that I need to ask, how much this costs. (Is it 'basic', 'complex' or 'very complex' ?)

I don't know if you can buy reliably from AliExpress, but I would suggest this combination: Yinhe U-2 (7 ply all-wood blade, a touch faster than TSP/Victas SWAT) Friendship Presto Max Spin - both sides (You will be surprised, how this under $30 rubber performs - it is a rubber with serious...

Rakza Z is a rubber not to be underestimated. It needs to be played actively, but then it has very good dynamics. As I have a fairly strong backhand, it is not a problem for me, but overall, it is better suited as a forehand rubber, as I think based on how it plays. I just assembled a racket...

Hi Equaaz, I am using Xiom Offensive S and Solo (both are lovely all-wood blades). Of them, Solo vibrates less (but it still has some vibrations to a healthy extent, and it is only semi-stiff, not that stiff, like a Viscaria) - I would suggest trying these rubbers: Victas Ventus Extra, Nittaku...

I have received my Yinhe Pro Feeling a few days ago, and I just installed Yasaka Rakza Z max thickness on both sides. Blade weighed 89.8g before installing rubbers, had a bounce frequency of 1332Hz. The racket is now pretty heavy with 196.4g total weight, being my current heaviest (two layers of...

In my understanding, Nittaku Fastarc G-1 is a cousin to Tibhar Evo MX-S in these ways: easier and more linear power response, which makes it a good backhand rubber (still, in ESN scene, not really catapulty rubber) - MX-S really needs power input (thus, better-articulated swings and better...

Actually, that is a hePTagonal shape (7 straight edges, not 6).Anyway, patenting shapes is just as ridiculous as patenting music sequences.

It seems, that I found already a very similar wood to Tornillo in your veneer list: https://www.wood-database.com/anigre/ Very closely resembling, just more closed structure, thus, better modulus of rupture. So this is probably only cosmetics from now on, but still, an interesting find.

Hello hipnotic, Do you know this wood? https://www.wood-database.com/tornillo/ By visual appearance, it can be similar to limba regarding being coarse-pored, but the overall colors are pretty much copper and red-brown. This could be a very decorative outer plywood, which has favorable...

I would like to add one more phenomenon besides "tuning wear-off". With certain rubbers, I experience, that the topsheet shrinks spectacularly, and the edge of the topsheet raises, which makes thin contacts with the rubber less precise and more difficult.Not all ESN rubbers do this to the same...

Double side Fastarc G-1 works pretty well for me. G-1 has relatively good short game capabilities (not the best though, but still very good), as it starts with almost no catapult, but starts to gear up relatively soon, and has spectacular top speed if it is used on faster blades (I use it on...

Dear Admin, I have issues with editing info on my profile page. I cannot update my currently used gear, as there is an error printed to the console, and the update seems to be never finishing.