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I have switched to Long Pips after the USA June Nationals (Shakehand, not Penhold). I'll be a "modern defender". I started with this YouTube series in the "TT - Defender" channel. IMHO Markus is explaining the basic techniques really well (in German - the auto-translation to English is not too...

I had them lacquer all my blades (10's). They use a thin layer of water-based lacquer. I found that if I use solvent based lacquer I sometimes have adhesion problems (glue doesn't stick to the lacquer layer). So their solution worked for me. Also since their lacquer now looks like mine (also...

Two points: * Equipment: Table tennis has a defined set of rules to follow. You are allowed to inspect the opponent's racket and if the rubber is nonuniform you can have the opponent disqualified right there or at least ask for a different racket. Also if the rubber is not attached all the way...

OK so I have studied the long pips for a couple of months now and interestingly lots of points in the previous responses can be discussed: * No short pips / long pips players in top table tennis: Kyoka Idesawa just beat He Zhuojia and Qian Tianyi. She plays short pips / long pips. * Can't do...

I am roughly your age and went from USATT 900 3 years ago to USATT 1400 right now. My experiences: * I first played inverted f/h and b/h and learned a decent f/h top spin and a so/so b/h top spin. This is the combination most people play against most of the time so no surprise, and physical...

My take is that I follow the ITTF rules 100% (no boosting, etc.) and everything allowed is something I have to learn to deal with as this defines the game of table tennis (as opposed to hard bat, etc.). So I learned to play with and against short, medium, and long pips (also anti if needed) at...

No, not at all. The thin surface layer doesn't affect the frequency as much as the stiffness of the overall structure. So you can have 1500Hz with a Limba/Limba/... blade (like Ma Long's blade) or 1200Hz with Koto top (like a Yinhe E1 with Koto/Spruce/..).

It depends on your blade. If you have a "1200Hz" blade, like a Limba top 5 ply allround, or even the 7-ply Victas Swat or Yinhe U1, the FastArc G-1 is a good rubber. It is not as jumpy as the Butterfly Tenergy, but faster than the Rakza or DHS Hurricane 3 Neo. With a "1300Hz" or "1400Hz" blade...

I've the following inner carbon blades: Limba top layer: * DHS Fang Bo B2: 91.9g, 1320Hz, 6.0mm * DHS Fang Bo B2X: 91.3g, 1442Hz. 6.1mm. Faster than B2. - There is a review at this link, I disagree with the B2X being easier to handle, it is faster than the B2, and I think since that review the...

I like the Yinhe Pro-05. Limba top, KLC inner. ~$55, free shipping at AliExpress. Great quality. For comparison: * Yinhe Pro-05: 1356Hz, 85.0g, 5.9mm. Limba top, inner carbon. * Yinhe Pro-01: 1485Hz. 88.8g. 5.8mm. Koto top, outer carbon. * Yinhe 970xx-A: 1313Hz, 89g, 5.8mm-thick. Koto top...

Yinhe Pro-05 (Limba/?/KLC/?/KLC/?/Limba)

The thickest flared handle I have is on the Tibhar Samsonov Force Pro Black Edition (7 ply limba top) but it is very fast (1378Hz, 89.23g, 6.6mm, handle center 24.6mm thick). So maybe the Tibhar Samsonov Force Pro (without Black Edition) is a little thinner and slower. However if you like...

I think this is a good point. Thicker 7 ply blades are stiffer, don't spin as well but are faster. If you go to a Victas Swat that blade is thinner and spins better but is significantly slower. If you want both the spin capability (with Limba top) and more speed, you end up at e.g. Ma Long's...

You can infer the speed from the frequency in this spreadsheet. I have the Black Edition and mine is 1400Hz so this is not slow. In fact it is as fast as the traditional Clipper clones like Yinhe 437 Purple Dragon. It has Limba top and tabletennis11.com blog has a review of it. I think it is an...

I am playing the Victas Swat which is a light/relatively thin 7-ply Limba top blade (85g). It spins very nicely. In general, Limba/Spruce/../Spruce/Limba blades are candidates, and Aneigre top blades. Walnut is a little harder (Ma Lin Extra Offensive). For control the Victas Swat is the best of...

Some blades of the Yinhe T series are 3 ply + 2 Carbon or Carbon/Kevlar. Like the T-1S, T-2S, T-6S, T-7S, etc. See this link.

Yes I think so. Since Ma Long is the GOAT it makes sense for Yinhe to have a blade similar to what he is using for 1/10 of the price. Also AliExpress has worked for me as supplier. Unfortunately I still play better with my Victas Swat (7-ply 1162Hz) so it looks like Yinhe hasn't been able to...

A little faster. Note they are very close. So the 05 is (from my blades) between the B2 and the B2X, closer to the B2. I don't have the DHS Ma Long blade to compare.

Correct, I updated my post. The Pro 01 feels more "crispy", the typical Koto feeling but faster than e.g. the Yinhe Pro Feeling.

Joola says: KLC: Kevlar Carbon Fiber is slightly softer than ALC, offers great touch and precision and helps reduce vibration in the blade.