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My friend said his company is giving him some budget to order table tennis equipment. He asked me what are some cool hot new rubbers from aliexpress that I wouldn't normally get for myself. Any good recommendations for fh and bh? Im thinking: Xuperman Powerplay X, DF Polestar for fh Loki...

MJB does the same reverse pendulum serve every time, and every time I can't tell if its underspin or topspin. How do you even read this??

I have TB alc, TB zlc, and super viscaria. They are snappy but dont have good catch at all. I tried someone's Harimoto szlc and thought it was quite good. Harimoto alc feels a bit soft and without the snap if i recall.

In the hands of Ma Long, the W968 is a very dangerous weapon surely. But for just me, I am very particular about the blade that I like. I want a blade with a very good catch, that has a very thin and light feeling rather than a dense/bricky feeling. This is probably my #1 demand for the blade...

Today I practiced with my friend's W968 with Dignics on it. Just to be 100% honest, I found it very underwhelming. It has a fairly soft feeling with a good catch and flex and a little bit of snap. Probably feels slightly more responsive than the average Long 5. But honestly I think my...

Yes i do use the durometer to measure. But im also experienced enough that I can just push the rubber and know if its dramatically off from the expected spec. Rxton 5 is supposed to be very hard, but it often comes in softer than rxton 1 or 3.

Well i wish they could at least label the hardness of the rubbers. They claim they measure the hardness of each rubber. Why not separate them into 40d, 39d, 38d etc.

I've had several Rxton 5, and the hardnesses were all over the place ranging from 41d to 36d. Had Rxton 3 Pro, one soft and one hard. Had 40d Rxton 7 that felt much softer. I like their rubbers and prices, but I just hate that the hardness isn't accurate.

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Loki-2024-New-Arrival-K3-Rubber_1601215343359.html?spm=a2700.details.you_may_like.25.78ed3921JT3OtK I stumbled upon this video of the Loki factory testing the sponge hardness of their rubbers. Loki has the absolute most inconsistent sponge hardness of...

The maker of the blade is Lemuria. I have had several blades from them in the past, and they were all excellent.

I already have D09c, D90, T05 etc. They are fun to play with, but I don't find them to be so exceptional for my style. W968 I sometimes borrow for weeks from a friend and test my own rubbers on it. I dont' find it exceptional. My Lemuria Long 5 is just as good for me. Most of the stuff I...

Aliexpress Summer Sale started and I noticed they have some pretty decent discounts and coupons. So I made a small order:

Cool, what is the LJK model?

If Sanwei is trying to clone the 968, why did they make the core so much thicker?

Ive had mixed experience with the thick core blades. The xvt zl 600 is excellent. But the yinhe pro 05 is terrible

The core looks thicker and the fibre looks closer to surface to me

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mr5WlPH What about this?

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mLg6HYr Anyone tried this rubber? What is it meant to be? Why is the black rubber different sponge and topsheet than the red?

https://a.aliexpress.com/_m01xzoR I stummbled on this blade, the Sanwei 968. Is this meant to be a clone of w968? The construction looks quite different though. Anyone tried this or have info?

yes, good observation. This is also my guess. It's very expensive to produce that 10k weave. So I'm guessing they just use a cheaper normal alc weave, and copy the design of the SALC for the handle. I previously had the Lemuria SZLC Zhang Jike. Again, I highly doubt that the fibre was a real...