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SPW is a great blade. I have six of them. I played with it for about 2 years with hurricane on the forehand and G-1 on the backhand. Both G-1 and C-1 last forever. You will do very well with that combo. Later on when you want faster speed, yes, go for Donic Persson Powerplay.

I disagree. I played short pips on my backhand side a while back and I played worse against pips than against inverted. A lot about pip or anti is about using the opponent's spin against them. Well, long pips or anti players don't usually give you any spin. Also using short pips is also about...

I played spinfire before. It plays like inverted. If you are looking for speed, yes. If you are looking for deception/confusion, not much. I have heard that Moristo SP has the more weird effects out of the short pips.

I tried various cheaper Chinese rubbers to replace hurricane blue sponge on my forehand side. I failed. I tried Sanwei Target National, Rxton 9, etc. They are not bad but they are not hurricane. Then I tried D09c (unaltered of course; not boosted) and it felt very very familiar to my hand. It...

I just started playing with D09c on the forehand side a week ago. The best alternative to D09c is....boosted Hurricane blue sponge. When I started playing D09c, yes, the sheet as a whole does not feel as hard as what the sponge hardness suggests it is. It just feel likes playing with boosted...

Xiom Vega Pro. It is cheap. And it was designed to model after Tenergy 05.

This horrible design just caused all the pre-existing Butterfly ZJK blade went up by value by two times :)

Thank you for your answer. Do you design and make custom handles? My kids would love to have beautiful made blades and they are in love with panda so I am wondering if the handle can be customized. I have been trying to get them into table tennis for 3 years already so I am still trying.

I am also interested in an one-ply shakehand Taiwanese Hinoki. If so, do you recommend thinner like 5.7-6.2mm range? Or is a thinner one ply playing so differently that you would not recommend that?

Yes I heard that rent is cheap but yet property value is super high? Just to put the number in perspective, it is 33 NTD to 1 USD. So say a new grad going to Taiwan semiconductor industry, then 58k NTD a month is only $1757 per month or $21,000 USD a year. That is not a lot of money...

That is great! Maybe your strokes fit in very well with anti rubber naturally? I am a big proponent that the type of equipment you use should fit in with your natural strokes. So that might be the case here. If I were to switch to anti on my BH side, I would need to be prepared for a rating...

Agree. When I read the question, anti came in my mind (not short pips). A few comments: 1) I agree that the OP might benefit from switching from D09c to commercial orange sponge hurricane which can be had for about $20-$22 USD per sheet. H3 is as tacky as D09c but without the bounciness and...

Cost of living is high in UK so a 30-32k GBP a year does not get you far. It is the equivalent of $30-$32k a year job in the US which is not very high. Taiwan has unusual low cost of living (especially in regard to food). I don't know how Taiwan does it; low cost of living and low wages. But in...

I agree with you. Just like all the long pips play differently and people have their "favorite" long pips for their own styles of play. I have a sheet of Butterfly Super Anti. I like playing with it. I just don't play with it long enough because I am trying to improve my attacks from both sides...

I agree. There is only so much a parent would pay for their kids to take lessons unless the kids are on the national team track. Instead, if you live in Silicon Valley and work in the tech field, you will probably open your wallet out more to pay for coaching. Also some older adults can come...

I tried Rakza Z before. My impression is the same as @TensorBackhand I am not too impressed. But that is because I am coming from Hurricane blue sponge. Rakza Z has an insane high throw angle that I simply cannot use on my forehand. The sponge is very soft too. But I can see the appeal. The...

I agree with you. I don't think beginners really should watch any YouTube videos. Just get a coach. Too many YouTube channels teach how the "perfect" strokes look like. That is not helpful for the beginner. Too many videos talk about moving your wrist, which to me is the worst thing you can...

I find Xiom Vega series seems to have a lot of shrinkage and the top sheet looks like crap after a week or so. But the price is excellent. The performance does not really drop off that much even though the top sheet looks like crap. I also got a sheet of Omega 7 Euro and it played well but...

I am going to respond even though the OP already decided. I don't think C-1 is harder than Tenergy 05fx. C-1 has a soft top sheet. They are about the same to me, except T05fx is definitely more bouncier and less controlled than C-1. C-1 is like the Jack of all trades. I agree with @Der_Echte...

I posted about this before. I think Hurricane became less tacky around early 2023. I have a copy of an email I sent to TT11 in 2023 asking about why the tackiness is gone. TT11 did not have much to add other than 1) they did not notice that many people complaining and 2) the National version...