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  1. Help with Euro/Jap rubbers

    Hi all, As the title says, I'm looking for help/advice on euro/jap rubbers. Bit of a backstory: Using XIOM Offensive S with Palio cj8000 (36-38) both sides, and I'm quite happy with that setup. Sometimes I can hit shots that I was just dreaming of a year ago. So after EJ-ing and trying...
  2. Help a newbie out on some questions on my setup

    Hey @AcZending, I'm using the Loki Kirin K5 blade, bought 2 of 'em and they are great. Paired it with Mercury 2 soft on BH and medium on FH. Has lots of control, spin is there, speed only partially and not great when you're away from the table. Nevertheless, I think that it is an awesome blade...
  3. First setup for basement player

    Honestly, I think the Mercury 2 is an underrated rubber. People are seeing it as a cheap rubber because it cost like less than coffee. But for that price I think it can handle everything for a split of the price of any other rubber. Yes, it lacks speed, but how many of us is playing top tier...
  4. First setup for basement player

    To whomever is reading this anyway... You won't believe what you're going to witness here. After a whole year, I can honestly say. "You were right". My advice to any new player who wants to get better and is serious about that is "Listen to the guys, they know sh....oh, uhm, stuff. They know...
  5. Advice for beginners: No need to change your blade

    Got myself a Sanwei T5000 with Mercury 2 on both sides, whole setup was less than 10€. Glue was more expensive than the racket. Has plenty of control and also speed if you need it to. Great setup for any amateur who wants to give table tennis a try and develop further. Friend of mine is using...
  6. First setup for basement player

    Agree. Some setups feel awesome, others not as much. For some reason beyond my understanding I fell in love with chinese tacky rubbers. The linear behaviour and lack of tensor effect makes them easier to use (at least for me). But as you stated, they're easy to use till the blade is not a speed...
  7. First setup for basement player

    So. Long time no update, so brace yourself. It's been 11 months since I bought my very first (and not last) blade (YSE+R7). My journey in table tennis has begun. With lot's of downs and no ups, many questions here and there, googling, revspin, help of you guys in this forum, etc. I fell in...
  8. Post your latest EJ purchase

    Well, the return board didn't make the picture. Anyway, I'd like to hear people opinions on the combination. Have 3 battle 2 soft rubbers, one regular blue sponge. Which blade would you put the blue sponge on? Cheers.
  9. What to replace vega europe with?

    I'd vote for C1. But I'm not sure on the weight as I never played with Vega Europe.
  10. First custom paddle from Aliexpress - need help with rubbers and blade

    Yinhe N10s or Sanwei T5000 and Mercury 2 rubbers, medium on FH, soft on BH.
  11. Double Fish Volant-Phoenix

    No, unfortunately never had the DFVP1 so can't compare.
  12. Slow, Spinny and control oriented inverted rubbers

    I'm on the very same page as you @Nakira. Started in Sept '24, bought a Yasaka Sweden Extra and Rakza 7 on both sides. Did not like the R7 that much, so went for a BTY Hadraw 5 (all wood blade) with Fastarc G1/C1 combination. Joined a league and lost everything I could (but I had 2 match points...
  13. Double Fish Volant-Phoenix

    Using the DFVP2 for a very short period of time (2 weeks only) but I'm quite impressed, for 10€/rubber if Ali offers some discount, it's a reasonable rubber. Using the 35 deg on both sides. Spinny, harder than soft European rubbers, more straight, medium low arc, lots of control, medium speed...
  14. Post your latest EJ purchase

    Because why not, no import tax to EU. 6 rubbers for less than 20€, Yinhe V14-PRO for 30€. First I'm gonna put a set of the Mercurys on the Sanwei T5000, if that's going to be slow, the Yinhe can step in. Any feedback is appreciated. EDIT: Tried this exact combination on a blade of a friend of...
  15. European Under-21 Table Tennis Championships-2025

    Been there on Thursday, was open to public, free entry. There were more people on Thursday (also more Slovak players played on that particular day and it was a bank holiday here too). Met Craig Bryant there. Top guy!
  16. Post your latest EJ purchase

    My brain stopped working for a few hours and the EJ stepped in. Don't know what to expect from it.
  17. What wood layer composition of Ma Long Five (Nittaku Version All Wood)

    My apologies, just copied what I saw on the TT Blades DB page.
  18. What wood layer composition of Ma Long Five (Nittaku Version All Wood)

    Somehow I have a strange feeling I answered your question already on reddit. But for all the other folks here https://ttbdb.stervinou.net/brand.php Koto-Pine-Ayous-Pine-Koto
  19. Rubber advice for the dark side

    and a different question, If I'd like to give it a go with regular rubbers, would you consider putting XIOM Vega Europe on that blade as as good idea (on both sides)? Backstory: Maybe I'm just overthinking that the Hadraw 5 with Nittaku G-1/C-1 is still too fast for my "talent"...so just...
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