Could you compare V>15 extra and Q Quality? I'm buying some stuff from Japan and I might as well look into Q-Quality.
Currently, O7Pro is my benchmark but I've used V>15 the most.
(On TMXi Pro if you can)
I don't know if TMXi Pro is softer/harder feeling than W968.
You don't need to be that good to use hurricane 3 effecrively. I grew up using Hurricane 3, albeit I played 6 hrs a week for two years. Im no national team player but I play better with it than any other rubber.
What is the difference between the national and the pro star versions?
How does a 42 degree rubber feel softer and grippier? Is it compared to a national 41 degree or smthn.
Is it just me or when I hit hard with ZLC or ALC, it kinds of sounds like a zipper. It's more noticeable on my TMX Pro and Xiom Vega Pro (Mizutani Lookalike).
Most people prepare their receive against a short backspin ball.
What you can do is expect the side topspin serve.
Oftentimes it's a half long or long serve so you can stand a little further back.
This gives you enough time to read the service and counter the ball.
If he mixes it up by giving...
I often play against people who are very aggressive in that sense.
I keep them in check by varying my service in this way:
Short Forehand, Long backhand, long to their middle, short to the middle, wide-short backhand.
Most people are good at going forward and backward from short to long. But...
Unexpected Development
Nittaku Hammond Z2 "Special Version" is available
It's at 35 degrees instead of 40.
You can see the white patch on the packaging, being the only difference.
https://www.nishohi.com/en/nittaku-hammond-z-2-special-table-tennis-rubber
The amount of people here that use Tamca 5000 blades is insane. Usually they can't afford it so they buy Donic Carbospeed.
But 10/10 times if they could, they'd get a primorac/sardius/gergely. Its very easy to create pace with it and they love hitting through the blade. Often during flat hits...