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Hm, yes the harimoto definetly seems to have a harder core, and the carbon of course. Outer layers of harimoto are softer though. The spin issue only arises on medium to strong impact loops. pushes and chops have excellent spin, serves and opening loops somewhat normal spin.

Probably there is something to this. Hard rubbers on light blades play strange to me as well. I tried to get a 88-92g harimoto but the heaviest that the local shop (allegedly) had was 84g, which is strange to say the least. However, I tried Vega Asia DF, a soft rubber, but the spin issue still...

I had a BO2 5 years ago or so, but it was too fast for me back then. Maybe you are correct, depends on whether the X versions alleviate the issue of hollowness and too much flex for ABS balls.

I agree. The harimoto is a hard-ish blade, but I tried it with my usual rubbers D09c and T05, which are on the harder side as well. In theory, not a bad combination. In fact, control is good. But spin is capped at 70% my usual level.

I know, but the one I tried felt hollow and was not faster than my powerplay. Also too flexy. Probably HL5x is better but I am not a fan of DHS quality control. They sold me a 76g H301 🙄

See my post above, the answer is yes.

I unfortunately disagree with mostly everything you said there except maybe your last sentence. Of course I meant that the blade produces significantly less spin than my powerplay, not that it "doesn't have spin". I'm currently playing in Austria, with a 1500 rating which to my understanding is...

Hello, I'm looking for a carbon blade that helps with ease of spin creation and that has a strong maximum spin capability.It should be slower than viscaria, but faster than persson powerplay.And control needs to be good, which means it cannot be too flexible such as some very thin carbon blades...

I don't agree on FX-p for forehand, it's too soft for learning to play forward with the entire body and with open racket angle and also not good for counter spinning with speed and spin. Long strokes will not be rewarded by the rubber, it's more suitable to quick short explosive movements. It...

The nittaku hurricane still needs boosting imo.

I agree on the idea that a more elastic topsheet suits a speed focused game more, especially in terms of control.

Fast arc g-1 is the best bang for the buck. but D09c and skyline 2 boosted are better. then again, they are expensive or need to be boosted. ​​​​​​

Does Mercury 3 have the same topsheet as M2?

You're still missing the point. It's not about whether a blade is capable of performing certain shots. It's about what kind of shots it is optimized for. Implying that by all-round features I mean he should use an ALL blade is also a miss. OP said he is more a speed than a spin player. Which by...

You didn't get the point. I never said it would be for Chinese style only. However, since OP's playing style clearly isn't primarily focused on looping most balls, it's not an ideal choice. He would do better with a blade with more all-round features. And bringing up pro players is irrelevant...

The rubbers are fine, although the hurricane 8 has a really low throw angle. The blade however, is not good for European style of play. It's a Chinese topspin focused blade. I would suggest something that's equally good in all shots, not optimized for topspin at the expense of other shots...

Use booster or better technique or both

Looking for a higher arc rubber than g-1 is a fruitless endeavor. If you cannot use it for slow loop, try boosting it or using a softer rubber, e.g., C-1. Although, if your FH technique is good, you may even be looking for a harder rubber... then you might want something like the newer 55 deg...

Easy answer... G-1 or Vega pro, either boosted for more catapult

Right. Fastarc g-1 or xiom Vega pro would be the most reasonable choice.