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I see nothing wrong with this rubber. The swirl patterns on the rubber are intended to represent the clouds of the planet Jupiter. 😂

Maybe a new user needs to obtain one like or post 5 replies (or something similar) before being able to post any threads.

I just found the picture off an alibaba listing. I don't think it's one of the bigger sellers there so your suspicions may be correct. Funny that there are now fakes of clones. It's clones all the way down.

Were you weren't tempted to give this one a try? :)

Thank you very much for your reply and I'll think about your suggestions. I have the C-1 on a Yasaka Sweden Extra right now so maybe I'll try practicing with that for a bit and ask my coach what he thinks. For boosting the Mercury, how would I go about it? Just one layer on the sponge before...

I'm a developing beginner player currently using an Acoustic with Mercury 2 for my FH. Will there be any benefit for someone like me to boost with baby oil, or is that something I don't have to worry about for a few years? Currently practicing 4 or 5 times a week (3 of those with a coach). I'm...

Very interesting. I'm living in Vietnam right now too so I guess I can try out some high end rubbers for cheap in the future. Do you happen to know which shops in Saigon sell these used rubbers? Or are these Lazada/Shoppee sellers? Also, a bit off-topic, but do you know of any clubs in Saigon...

I've always wondered about this. Is there a secondary market for all the half-used expensive Butterfly rubbers that pros and rich amateur players burn through? I'm guessing the pros that are sponsored by Butterfly are required to destroy or send them back. But there's a large number of people...

That's a really great looking setup. Style matches so well that it almost looks like a fancy pre-made. Wasn't even aware that blade existed (doesn't even have its own revspin entry) so you might be the first person to review it. Regarding the GTT40, I'd wait a few weeks for it to break in...

Yeah it didn't make much sense to me either which is why I initially asked the other poster about what he knows about the process. From Googling, it looks like the tension is provided by a chemical treatment process. I guess that would mean that if you can't stretch a rubber mechanically on...

You, too, will start making noises if you wind up lifting to the limits your strength. Also, the biggest and scariest looking dude in the gym will probably be the most friendly and helpful when it comes to asking for advice. Remember that these people dedicate hours of their day in search of...

A lot of bro science gets thrown when the topic of weight training gets tossed around a non-weight-training-focused forum. There's been a couple decades of everyday online battles over the mintuae of it all. From optimal rep ranges to sarcoplasmic vs myofibrilar hypertrophy. I've lurked and...

I read a lot about this topic a few months ago when buying Xiom Vega Intro. Here are my takeaways: 1. 1.8 vs 2.0mm probably won't make much of a difference to a beginner in terms of feel or playability. 2. The Xiom Vega Intro 2.0 seems thinner than 2.0mm. A youtube channel I found measured the...

Really appreciate the review Attitude! I ordered the Yinhe Moon 12 Blue a couple weeks ago and it should arrive sometime soon. I currently play with the regular Yinhe Moon (soft) on the BH of a Nittaku Acoustic. I had Fastarc S1 on there previously and it was too bouncy and hard to control for...

Thanks for posting this. "Mistake 1" in this video is something I noticed I've been making. Going to try lowering the arm more and relaxing the shoulder. Also, the bit about using the shoulder more away from the table for more forward momentum just makes a lot of sense. After watching both of...

Honestly, I know close to nothing about this topic of tensioned rubber which is why my comment was all questions and zero assertions. So I'm a bit puzzled by the argumentative response. I understand that the elasticity of a ball contacting the rubber will cause tension in the rubber topsheet...

Are there different ways of achieving a tensioned rubber effect or is it essentially the same method no matter which manufacturer is producing it? For example, does ESN create a "tensor" rubber using the same method as say Yinhe's "MaxTense" method? I'm guessing it involves some mechanical...

They're both roughly the same degrees of hardness and are linear intro tensor rubbers from the sound of it. I doubt you will be able to tell the difference between the two unless you are a super advanced player. In which case you'd probably be playing with a faster rubber anyway. ​​I'd just go...

I play with Yinhe Moon soft sponge and it feels way harder than Rakza 7 soft. In order from softest to hardness in my opinion:R7 soft < Fastarc S1 < Fastarc C1 < Yinhe Moon Soft < Xiom Vega IntroI looked up some durometer tests on rubbers on a Japanese YouTube channel and I think they had the...

Xiom Vega Intro vs Yinhe Moon Xiom Vega Intro has somewhat of a durability problem for me. I'm using it as the BH on a YSE and have maybe 10 hours of play time and about 500 hits with it on a ball spinner trainer. If I hit the ball spinner trainer a bit wrong it catches a piece of plastic wrong...