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I never seen Tearmender, but if that is latex dissolved in ammonia then it should be similar to Revolution.

Yes, don't buy Butterfly, Donic, Andro, Tibhar etc glues, they have the same style of bottle and the glue is the same shit in all of them. You should buy Revolution No3 or DHS No15. If you stack 3-4 layers you can remove them in one go without damaging the sponge. This is also true for cake...

Usually Chinese reference the 2nd bounce as when the ball bounces on the opponent's side. I guess the initial bounce would be your racket and the 2nd bounce is on the opponent's side of the table. In this regard, his question is why the opponent's topspin coming off of D09c bounces higher on the...

Hmmm, I think the Rakza Z EH is a close bet. The Rakza Z topsheet is very similar to the K2, it doesn't have the short Hurricane type pimples and thick top layer. And just as K2's topsheet seems to have a sticky layer on top, Rakza Z seems to be the same tech. It's really visible around the mold...

Possibly the joola golden tango is the "same" rubber, but K2 from China is really cheap. I wish Tibhar or anyone would release the K2 sponge with a K3 like topsheet. I feel the K2 topsheet is letting it down a bit. Or not letting it down but I think that sponge has more to offer with a better...

Beerpong!

I used 2 light layers of Falco on sponge and 3 layers of revolution high viscosity on sponge and 1 on blade. Prince of TT and Prott has them for 25-30USD plus shipping. If it cost 60USD I'd just get H3 from Hartly or Prott. It was really easy to curl up, the 2 light layers made it arch so much...

Well Michael has a point, the commercial orange H3 is pretty darn slow and dull. I'm trying to make sense out of one now. Before I had a blue sponge 40 deg H3 and that with the proper technique is fast and powerful. The orange sponge is slow. Since the fall season is over I'm now trying out...

I managed to convert a few people around me to Big Dipper, and H8-80. They were kinda skeptical at first and of course on the first try they didn't get these rubbers but I told them give it a few days of training and you will start to notice the "magic". Said people before were using T05 or Gewo...

I wish smoking was banned too. It is a well proven health hazard, I would wager smoking is more harmful than VOC free boosters. It should be banned by ITTF since you can smell it on the person if he/she is a smoker. That sounds like a health risk on others too. Hell, smoking should be the 8th...

I wonder why isn't any pro player using hinoki top ply with Chinese rubbers. I wonder why so handful of pro players use hinoki top plied blades at all.

There are several type of head and wing shapes, but the 2 most common (important) are Butterfly and Stiga. I actually don't know who designed each first so I apologize for categorizing them this way. Butterfly blades have a very steep wing width increase if you look closely while Stiga is...

I think ITTF is still looking for a decent camera.

Yes, I have tried a few before, it's a really nice blade actually. It's like a faster more direct version of the YEO. Sometimes clubmates ask me to recommend them a good, fast allwood blade on the cheap and Goiabao is my first idea. If they want a more slower blade I recommend a Lebesson from...

Yasaka Goiabao 5? It's a very underrated blade no one talks about. The top ply is different to Hurricane 656, it is harder than koto, it's maybe rosewood? C-Pen should have larger head size. As far as I know chinese like it is dirt cheap. 30-40EUR-ish.

These are not my words but this is pretty much what I remember were the reasons. I don't doubt for a second that speed gluing is a health risk, it's no coincidence painters wear protective equipment like FFP3 mask etc. I have not seen proof that boosters without VOC have any health concerns...

MX-S is closer in my opinion, and in Tibhar's opinion too.

You mean the additional kick the blade does on powerful hits? Or it does it all the time?

This is assuming he would disclose to all opponents he plays against that said rubber is not approved by ITTF. Since just telling the control desk and getting permission does not mean the opponents know about it. I don't think boosting and using illegal rubbers are remotely in the same...

That should be the commercial version of the T685 I think. It's a Viscaria with DHS head shape and handle. If you like Viscaria and DHS head and handle shapes, then it should be good. I haven't tried it so can't really comment otherwise.