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Btw about split JPens my RSM Max split and it was reglued in a clamp with some wood glue. Feels 90% the same. Plays good. I use it as a back up and obviously can beat good club players with it. No need to discard it. Spoke to an older Korean penholder once. He said his blade was 20+ years old...

Look, I have to be honest. As a long time JPen player, I tried the 982 from a clubmate and it feels nothing like Kiso Hinoki. Feels hard and 'flat' with little control and probably you'd end up buying a Kiso Hinoki anyway. So I can only speak from my experience on that one.

If you're thinking about the T-Mount ones, coach Ishizuka did this helpful guide from his experience recently http://youtube.com/post/UgkxmskjbTnMas-32Zfeyn26xR23QkKOqzmb?si=gvAxIkGMK21HtpNt

I have always played with the RSM Max and now it's renamed to V-Max. When I started playing the T-Max didn't exist but I definitely would have started with that. It's a little slower than V-MAX on the Butterfly scale and super popular. The other one people rave about is the Darker Speed 15. It's...

I don't want to derail this too much! But yeah you're bang on. Mark V HPS is like a 'factory tuned' Mark V. It brings Mark V into the new era so you can do more with it, like a 'fast control' rubber. The fact it's not a tensor rubbers is precisely why it's so popular. It's in its own category...

I get that. I just thought the Original Extra is so slow, R7 would feel a bit mental as a step up. The super soft tensor rubbers aren't really a thing anymore with the poly balls and you could argue are a little outdated. Rigan is a few degrees harder than R7soft, and is obviously designed as a...

I don't know if you've used the Mark V HPS but it's actually quite quick. A very popular rubber in Japan. Suitable for most club players. A good rubber. If you're talking the Yasaka range, Rigan is a better option than Rakza 7 soft imo. More tolerance and easy to play with, with good spin 👌

Without seeing you play, the natural progression from the Original Extra is the Mark V. That's the way that Yasaka market it anyway. My instinct is that you've gone with a carbon blade too soon with a rubber that's too slow. The Yasaka Sweden Extra blade has a very similar construction to the Ma...

Favourite lists are more fun than objective lists. Unfortunately there's not much competition to break into my top ten as not many forehand based penholders are coming through. For men's I'd go: 1) Ryu Seung Min 2) Xu Xin 3) Yoshida (Konishi) Kaii 4) Ma Lin 5) Ri Chol Guk 6) Lee Jung Woo 7) Wang...

I think the problem is hesitation. If you brush fast enough and commit with enough energy it should be enough. I was reminded if this video, so try these tips and see if it solves the problem. The technique is different depending on if the incoming ball has forward energy or not. But it sounds...

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It's a technique issue, sure. There's some vital information missing. You didn't say what spin is on it or what's happening after you hit. Is it going into the net? Long off the table?

If it's especially for beginners, Yasaka makes some great introductory JPens. The Double Face II is a great one. And the newly released Ingress looks good. For Avalox, definitely include the BT550, BT555 and my personal favourite the P500. The J-Tech, too! Really great quality blades I'd...

How did it go? This was my attempt from a few years ago (I don't use this combo now). Did it stick well?

I think the standard choices are Skyline 2 and Skyline 3. I think you can get them in Provincial blue sponge and the national version is rarer. Try prott? The Skyline series is especially made for penhold players. The TG2 was Xu Xin and Ma Lin's rubber. It's got a low throw, less sticky. TG3 is...

I know Tenergy 05 Hard is used by many JPen players. I see many Japanese players have it on their 1 Ply blades. But I think the OP is more interested in CPen and the Chinese philosophy? Wong ChunTing was using 05Hard on the forehand but switched to 09C, which is also what Qiu Dang uses.

When people say about picking a 'slow blade' it's not so much about not being able to control the faster one, as you'll eventually be able to find the table (unless it's super fast). It's more about the blade not doing too much of the work for you, so you can learn the mechanics and learn to...

If you found the FZD Super ALC slower than the Korbel, that's a technique issue. But I think just prioritise spin and tactical placement and don't go over the top with equipment. If you don't like the bounciness of tension rubbers, you may be fighting a losing battle trying to match the Korbel...

There are basically 3 streams of rubber progressions to go down. You can go the Rozena>Tenergy>05 Hard route (or ESN clone) Or Glayzer(05/09c)>Dignics(05/09c) Or Hurricane Commercial>Provincial>National. Reading through, it sounds like you don't like the bouncy nature of the Spring Sponge High...

I have some experience with this. The black side will be too slippery. You need to rough it up with sandpaper to give it some rough texture. I've only got experience with butterfly, so I don't know how thick the Armstrong paint is, but I'd imagine they put a varnish layer on the paint or...