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12mm Super Shock Guard. Nittaku (It adds some protection. I invariably hit it on things accidentally. But it does splinter the edge and leave sticky residue if you care about that. I don't care as long as it's not broken and plays well!)

It appears the issues stem from the blade which is quite stiff, hard and unforgiving. You are thinking the solution is a soft flexible topsheet which will allow the ball to dig in more, giving you more time. This may help, but I think the solution should be a softer blade with more dwell. This...

The V-Max feeling is unique. Happy for you. Now let's beat some shakehand players with it 😄

What did you expect lol? Butterfly's own blade matrix puts it well clear of their Super ALC and ZLC blades. And the Garaydia is at the opposite end of the scale! https://www.butterfly-global.com/en/products/blade/matrix.html If you're a close-to-table player it's not the most conventional...

Oh yeah for sure. Dignics is probably the most durable high performance rubber on the market. I still prefer Tenergy though. Relatively good value if you consider the insane prices of the other brands.

I actually think the Master V49 looks better for forehand with more catapult. Made in China but only slightly tacky, so not as 'hybrid'. So G52 is more of a classic hybrid rubber.

I would say the Dignics 09c is your most obvious choice. Slightly tacky and very good consistency if that's your criteria. Good from mid-distance, fast. You've got the ESN ones which you said you don't want, like the J3 and C52.5. So you're left with more obscure non-ESN options. I liked the AVX...

It sounds like a H3N/8-80 combo would work well for you. Especially since it combines with your blade. Many DHS sponsored players use that exact combo. H3N probably has the advantage of availability. You don't want to have supply issues if you're competing.

From experience, the TG3 is a bit higher throw and the TG2 is lower. I found the TG2 harder to kill the ball with. Also the TG3 Neo was quite sticky, similar to hurricane and the TG2 Neo was not really sticky, I've never seen a sticky commercial version of it. I tried TG2 national and that was...

If you love hybrid rubbers, don't like catapult too much, don't like heavy or hard rubbers and are looking for a 'learning rubber', you could try Glayzer 09c. You've set yourself quite a narrow set of parameters! The AVX Purot or Pronte rubbers could also work well if you're able to get them...

In that case, maybe consider Zyre 03 when you replace the rubber? I see Park PD plays with it, it seems 2.5mm offers better control compared to the 2.7mm. You can see him playing with it. He used Rasanter R53 for ages. Apparently Zyre 03 is very stable against topspin. But interested to see how...

Park PD did a good video showing the difference between the 2 approaches (drive Vs Shoto style). So you basically have to pick which approach is right for you (and realistic for your athleticism etc).

Yes exactly. I think the OP mentioned looping from mid-far distance, so I assumed a full swing. But if the swing is a bit smaller, a 'shoto' style like Park PD, then 2.0mm could be preferable. Actually I think the Dynam is more suitable for the Shoto close to table style. The V-MAX has a lot of...

I would say 2.0 is better as a close-to-the-table player as it's less spin sensitive, but it would be more difficult to spin and not so great from far distance with a full stroke. If the Max thickness is too fast on the V-Max, it probably means you need to go for a slower blade like the T-Max...

No I'll still play with it haha. Hopefully I'll meet some JPen legends in the future. Good luck with your V-Max. It is very fast!

As long as you don't use the back, no-one will make a fuss in local league play. Obviously you'd need to have different colours in a tournament with official ranking points. Ryu used a black rubber in a few tournaments and it looks a bit odd :giggle:

This is spot-on advice. You want a stiffer all-round 7 ply. 802-40 on the FH and 729FX on the backhand. It's no more complicated than that. I don't know much about 7 ply blades on the market but those sound suitable.

Yeah it sounds a decent set-up. Probably the 40 is too hard - these sponges are built to be boosted which softens them by a couple degrees. My favourite Chinese rubber Globe 999 is great for forehand. You could maybe get it in 38 degrees? With the plastic ball, more and more players are using...

I used this in CPen version. It had a sharper feel than the V-Max which has a softer mushier feel with more dwell.

Honestly I remember going on the forums as you're doing now, in around 2013, looking for advice. And I remember finding people recommend 95-100g. So that's what I asked for. The store said "the heaviest we have is 94", so going forward I just kept at that weight for new blades so I didn't need...