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After playing my whole life with Jap/Eur rubbers, I decided to give hybrid rubbers a try, and I’ve fallen in love with Bloom Power (the only hybrid I’ve used so far). The issue with Bloom Power, even on a fast blade like the Stuor Nobilis, is that it still lacks the extra speed that ESN rubbers...

I took the UI exam a while back, but I don't think it has changed much since then. My advice is to study the handbook thoroughly. While many of the questions will cover general rules, there will also be some tricky ones that require a deeper understanding of the details. To answer these...

I've played with both Tibhar blades, Samsonov Force Pro Black and Tibhar Bernadette Szőcs Signature 1. SFBP feels a bit stiffer and faster, but not by much, and it also has a slightly bigger head. On the other hand, BSS1 offers more control and a slightly higher throw. The differences aren’t...

Pro 01 looks like a good fit, and I’ve been watching it on Aliexpress, where it can be bought for €37-42 on sale days, which seems like a good price. Since I don’t want to change my blade in the middle of the season, I still have about 6 weeks to explore other options. Recently, I came across...

It really depends on your playing style. I play counter-blocks on the BH side, and the Stuor Nobilis ZLC works well for me. I’ve also used YAP on the V-14, and while it was good, sometimes the control didn’t feel good when smashing or hitting hard. I tested YAP on Tibhar BSS1, the control and...

I was thinking of giving the V-14 Pro version a try, but I’ve read that it’s faster and bouncier than the regular V-14. I’m actually looking for something similar or maybe even a tad slower than the V-14 in terms of speed. It also worries me how my YAP anti will fit the blade, it was good with...

After spending a few hours playing with it (2.1mm 38), I’ve come to a similar conclusion as you. This rubber really should have been named GoldArc 6 :) It's slightly better than GoldArc 5 in terms of spin and grip, with maybe similar speed, but GoldArc 8 is on a whole different level. I feel...

At the end of last season, my beloved Yinhe V-14 (non-pro) unfortunately collided with the floor, and that ended its career. Since I can't find the V-14 on Aliexpress anymore, I’m looking for a suitable replacement. My playing style is very forehand-oriented, with a fast antispin on my...

Maybe you can also consider the Stuor Tamca. I haven't played with it, but it looks quite similar to the Butterfly Sardious to me! Aliexpress link

I'm curious how you find it compared to BP. While waiting for my GA9 sheet to arrive, I threw the BP on my FH just for fun, but I liked it so much that I didn’t even want to switch to GA9.

How do you find it compared to "regular" TTR Killer? Is deception/reversal OK?

I think the GoldArc 5 might be a good fit for you. I've played with GA 5 (47), GoldArc 8, and G-1, and I found GA 5 feels more like an old classic rubber rather than a modern tensor. It is linear, not bouncy, but still fast enough and has quite good grip. I've also tried the GoldArc 5 (42.5)...

Yes, there are clubs and organized training sessions available and there are coaches offering individual training sessions. Here is the link to the Belgrade Table Tennis Association: https://stoni-tenis.rs/, and here is the list of table tennis clubs: https://www.planplus.rs/beograd/stoni-tenis

For me, it loses grip in the forehand topspin sweet spot after 3 months, making it more difficult to attack backspin balls. In the last 2 years, I've changed and tried between 7-10 forehand rubbers, and the only one that has shrunk is GA8. I've read other people's posts complaining about the...

I've decided to give GA9 a try and just ordered it in Black 38d Max. My curiosity got the best of me since I've already played with GA5 and GA8. The biggest issue I had with GA8 was its durability and shrinking. It really shrinks a lot over time. A couple of years ago, I tried Rakza 7, but I...

Halo everyone, I need some help with selecting a new FH rubber. First I played with the DHS Gold Arc 5 47° and found the speed to be good, but I was missing spin and had difficulty attacking backspin balls. I then switched to the DHS Gold Arc 8 Max (47°) and the spin and speed were much better...

Hey QuanQuan, First of all, those are nice videos, thanks for posting them. I'm also an antispin player using YAP on my backhand. Lately, I've been considering changing my anti rubber. With the new plastic balls, it feels like the old antis aren't as effective as they used to be. I'm thinking...