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This is explicitly a non-tacky rubber. The way the description reads for these listings is that some part is still made in Germany. That doesn't seem right to me, though. Unless it's the German top sheet still? But it has "made in China" printed, so I guess that rules it out.. Either way, I...

I used Battle 2 Provincial soft 37 on a T11S, and really liked it. Good speed, all the control, huge spin. Just don't expect tensor-like catapult, which is really just a very exaggerated bottom end, which tapers off. Instead, B2PS37 is more linear, and catches up in speed at about 60% input...

I hope it's an update of the GA8 top sheet and that the #80 is faster.

I'd be happy to hear your first impressions as well, while it's fresh, and then your ongoing experience. Time tends to dilute history... What hardness did you buy?

I'm not sure they need it. Honestly, booster just seems like a waste of time to me. A temporary improvement at the cost of longevity. As for GA9, I replied in another thread about it. If the DHS engineer who spoke about their lab testing was being accurate, then the hardness of GA8 47.5 and...

Interesting, they're changing hardness scales for this one, and if so, this indicates that it will be available in the same, and then one step harder than GA8. I say this because this very afternoon, I was reading another thread on these forums, and there was an excerpt from a test report...

Fair enough. I wonder if there are humidity related sensitivities to this rubber, or I got lucky? Mine grips harder than ever (I clean it after every session, water only, so I don't know if that helps or not in this specific case). G1 was certainly very nice, though, and I would absolutely...

I have GA8 50 on a V14 Pro and it's been great. It softens a fraction after a month or so, but after 3 months of hard play, it performs very well across the board... I literally just posted in another thread that it felt more similar than different to G1, so I think you'll be ok. This blade...

Ok, good to know. I wonder if it was a particular solvent in the glue reacting with this specific rubber (or could it be the release agent? I don't know what they use), or is it possible that it wasn't able to evaporate away in time? The solvents in rubber cement are usually safe for most...

Interesting. My GA8 (red, 50, backhand of a V14 Pro) is now three months old and I beat the absolute crap out of it every other day, or more, if I can. Recently, I was training backhand smashes, so I've spent hours literally trying to crush the ball out of the air with this rubber, and this has...

That's a cool progression in just a matter of a few hours. You probably play quite hard, by the sounds of it, which obviously speeds up the break in process significantly. What do you guys think about intentional break in, away from the table? In cricket, for example, they call this "Knocking...

Which hardness B3 and R9 have you been using? After 25-30 hours, looping has become stupid easy and really controlled for me (with the 40). I sold the 39 right as it started to really break in (15 hours), so I don't know if it does the same thing (it probably does).

This is all really good information—it's further helps to make sense of my experience with Battle 3 compared with a host of B2 variants, and GA8 50. ------------- Disclaimer: I hope I'm not being too much of a 729 Fanboy here, but I love understanding the technical aspects of how these rubbers...

When we got a table at work, about 2.5 gears ago, I talked the CEO into buying a set cheap 729 "2020 Sports" bats. These have 729 Super FX on both sides. Something like $70 for a set of 4. No idea what the equivalent is now, but let me tell you, it was the single best thing I've done for my...

What blade was this on?

I love Battle 3, I really do, and I won't be going back to B2P anytime soon (and I really liked B2P BS 39). I believe there is strong correlation between observation, and the claims made by 729 about the R&D invested into this rubber. Furthermore, now that I know the full story (several years...

Just thought I would jump in here for a quick update now that my V14P + B3 40 + GA8 50 setup has properly broken in. Backhand: I am now very comfortable with the Gold Arc 8 50 and I know this is a weird thing to highlight, but it has this crisp, snappy click sound when you really punch it. This...

Ok, thanks for clarifying. I think you would love the B3 39 as well. The touch game is, admittedly, a little slower still (but I like this), but it's really not significant. However, to me at least, it played faster everywhere else (on the T11S). The B3 40 that I have on this V14 Pro is about...

This is a really clear and thorough comparison, thank you. May I ask what hardness options you used for each? Also, I don't know how your blade performs in terms of speed or dwell. Can you elaborate/share your thoughts on this vs. other blades you have used? Interestingly, you felt this...

No, actually, I haven't. I'd certainly be interested to see the difference, though. My goal with this setup is to have as much consistency and longevity as possible, now that I've found what I like. And on the V14 Pro, I'm not sure I really need it. I'm launching nukes as is and I don't think...