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I don't think there'd be that much of a difference between the Fextra, Swat Power, and Xiom Offensive S. All 3 are relatively similar composition, thickness, and hardness (all around 1300-1350hz range in frequency). Not sure about the Szocs. You might want to consider dropping down to an ALL+...

From the reviews I've read (Chinese but translated into English) it is suspected that the U2S outer layers have been replaced by Limba. People commented on increased dwell and more soft feeling, so that would seem to make sense. Also the pictures of it look more like dyed limba than dyed koto...

Seems like it should be fine to me, unless your hands are extremely dirty or rough as sandpaper.

Hirano committed a Japan team cardinal sin by not apologizing and appearing too happy about a fortunate net ball in that 3rd game. At least she didn't let out a massive cholei at the top her of her lungs like the kids I've been playing lol

I don't want to push too hard on this so I'll just say that I'm not able to see how your post answered my one specific question. Especially since I asked the question after you posted your thoughts, I wouldn't expect it to. But if you're not inclined to explain further, I will respect that...

If you want him to make changes in equipment and training, then his consistency will suffer. You don't change aspects of your game and get instantly better at this high level. There's going to be an adjustment period where new ideas and new strategies are going to make your results worse while...

Haha good point. Was too impatient and maybe started the ribbing process too early (all in good fun of course). In any case I'm excited to see if a more in depth conversation can be had about this phenomenon. It's intriguing how quickly people can write off athletes after a few disappointing...

I've got about 30 hours on my LAC sheet and no issues so far with it. Looks and feels like-new. So there very well might be a 'good batch' of LAC that doesn't really sufffer from early bubbling issues. Another explanation is that I don't have enough power or the right technique to destroy the...

What's your opinion if his 2-1 FZD and 3-0 FZD? Still think HT is trash?

Finally a judge is doing something about it. Good to see. There was another egregious serve that he pulled out in game 1 at around deuce that Miwa completely dumped into the net. WCQ really loves to pull out those highly questionable serves at critical moments.

This was a great event for Harimoto (at least in MS). 2-1 FZD and 3-0 against Felix. Aside from just the results, his game looks revamped. The blocking is still there, but it's less defensive and he is either being more aggressive with his blocks or switching to an attacking shot after 1 block...

Handle butt of a mini racket to be exact 😂

So what happens after the results of today? Will there be a stage 3, or are the results basically decided now with China 1st, Korea 2nd, and Japan 3rd?

Yeah I'm shocked they went with that considering how bad it turned out last time. What happened to Uda as Togami's partner? Seems like they would've done better having more experience together. Hayata had a few bad breaks in that second game. Looked pretty dominant in that 3rd game though.

She definitely has a different gear when she's behind or when the pressure is on. She's like a fighter that doesn't really get going until taking a few big punches.

The Sanwei 75 Inner ALC looks very well made and I'm happy with the quality. I've taken a look at plenty of high quality blades during my time in Tokyo at various TT shops and the quality of the wood and finishing is visually on par with blades I've seen from the top expensive brands. My...

I just weighed and checked the frequency of my Sanwei 75 Inner and it came out to 89 grams and 1442 hz. So it's consistent with yours. Hopefully I have a better time with control on mine. What rubbers were you using? Was it the Gear Hyper on both sides too?

It's just the handle size, although that may also change the balance of the blade. Regular FL is for smaller hands imo. I played with one and had to use grip tape for more bulk. I'm a normal guy that weighs like 73kg. SG is for normal sized hands. LG is for larger hands. A user here posted...

Koto outers are generally safer from splintering. I would still lightly seal any limba outer blades. People have even told me that their unsealed W968 blades have had splintering.

Yeah really digging it. After watching this and a few of the MLTT games, I gotta say the team format is a lot more entertaining as a whole than the standard singles and doubles. Wish we got more events like this and more players made it a priority to attend.