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The only equivalent I can think of is, Nittaku also gave G-1 "max" sponge a few years ago. Before that, the max sponge thickness was called "super thick" and it was 2.0mm. Max is therefore either 2.2 or 2.3mm (Nittaku has never explained how thick the sponge is for "max" thickness G-1)...

Ironically, Xiom Vega Europe is my choice to slow down fast carbon blades. It is bouncy but not too bouncy. It is soft and easy to control. You will be surprised by how it might feel!

I agree with more technique improvements. But to add to the discussion, I agree with MX-S and Tenergy. For MX-S, I liked it on all wood blade better than outer carbon. I have not put it on my inner carbon blades yet but I think it will work fine. For Tenergy, I would recommend Tenergy 80 which...

Franziska Innerforce ZLC is a good blade and it is my main blade now. I really wanted to like Octcharov inner force ALC because, well, it is cheaper. With Franziska Innerforce ZLC, it has been a very interesting experiment. My old blade was outer carbon with no vibration whatsoever which I...

I understand your budget is higher now but if you want to go all wood, I would still recommend Donic Persson Powerplay, which is a 7-ply except each layer is pretty thin and the overall thickness is still like most 5-ply all wood blade. Yasaka Sweden Extra, Butterfly Korbel (made in Japan) and...

For your budget, Donic Persson Powerplay is a great 7-ply all wood with good speed and very good feeling too. It is an under-rated blade. If you want inner carbon, I would recommend Tibhar Fortino Performance. It is a great blade as well! The regular price of $90 is over your budget but if you...

DHS wang chuqin is inner carbon? If so, you can try either Ovtcharov innercarbon ALC or Franziska innercarbon ZLC. Ovtcharov is slightly thicker and slightly faster.

Hurricane 3 blue sponge. If you want the level of tackiness like DHS used to be, Yinhe Mercury II (but it is kind of slow) or Sanwei Target National blue sponge (kind of dead unless you boost it very well). Rxton 9 and Loki Arthur China are both pretty good H3 blue sponge substitute. About the...

STN does come with blue sponge. You can get them from Aliexpress. The ones with blue sponge is about $20 including all the shipping and tax, etc. STN also comes in orange sponge and that one is dirt cheap around $10. Get the $20 blue sponge. It is good. If you are used to boosting, then I boost...

I agree with you. The loss of performance of the booster is pretty gradual so I don't really feel it at the time. I almost only reboost when I am EJ'ing and trying to transfer the old H3, reboosted with one layer, and put it on a new blade I am trying out. Without keeping the rubber variable...

Playing Tenergy 19 or Barracuda will be a lot different than playing with Chinese rubbers. However if you feel like you cannot miss with Tenergy 19 or Barracuda, then why not go for it? There are always trade off's and you have to decide if it is worthwhile for you. With Tenergy 19 or...

I think the pro's EJ a lot. More than we think. After all, they are looking for that 2% edge here and there. I don't blame them. And if you have a losing streak and Butterfly is supplying you with unlimited blades and rubbers, why not go back to the pile and find another blade you like and see...

For Dime, I would be curious: How did his experiment with Hurricane 3 go? I understand he tried it for a year before going back to Butterfly rubber. It will be interesting to hear a top player talk about hurricane 3 especially when Dina did not play it growing up. I am curious as to the comparison.

I don't find DHS 3 hard to block. Once you are used to H3, then you are used to it. My forehand block might not be as fast as say Tenergy 05, but it is good enough. If I am blocking on the forehand side, I am already passive in that part of the match. If the opponents loop very heavy, blocking...

I have used Hurricane for about 6-7 years now. I have never had finger print on the sheet already when it is fresh so I am not sure what the problem is. I have used almost exclusively orange sponge commercial version for 3-4 years before switching to provincial blue sponge after the tackiness...

Dignics 09c. It feels like well boosted H3 blue sponge. but with even slightly more catapult. It is up to you what you want to do. I played Dignics 09c on my forehand for a week and went back to H3 because the short game on H3 is slightly better. But I will circle back to D09c again at some...

I think Hurricane lasts more than just a month. How many layers of booster have you used? I usually boost my hurricane initially with three thick layers. They dome up quite a bit but I always wait until the dome goes down a bit before I apply the glue and stick it onto my blade. After that, I...

I assume you got one of the Stiga rubbers? In general, ESN and Butterfly rubbers are similar. The softer version (like Barracuda or Rakza 7 soft for ESN, and T05fx for Butterfly), at lower speed, the ball actually springs out more so than the harder version. I think you got the harder version...

I second Dignics 09c as the alternative instead of T05. If you want to generate spin with T05, you have to dig into the sponge and use the sponge to help you generate spins. H3, you can cheat and just use the tacky top sheet to spin the ball for you. honestly at top speed, H3 and T05 are...

If you want to use H3, then get the provincial blue sponge. Just my personal opinion. I feel that the blue sponge top sheet is slightly tackier than orange sponge top sheet. Don't ask me why. It is one of the reason I have switched from orange sponge to blue sponge for that little extra...