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You may want to try the Butterfly Glayzer as well. My experience is that it's easier for playing openers and responds more predictably in rallies and is just generally more forgiving. I find it responds a lot better to controlled contact. The G1 is amazing for touch shots and very committed...

You can always use C1 both sides. Nothing wrong with the C1 as a forehand rubber. General advice is to use harder forehand rubber, but that doesn't mean you absolutely have to. The C1 is also an excellent attacking rubber.

You can still improve at something even after years of doing it, but it happens in smaller increments and requires more deliberate and targeted training. Just playing frequently and improving with exposure over time is important, but has its limitations.

Then you start working on match-specific problems. How do they win most of their points? How do you win most of your points? There are always improvements and adjustments that can be made. Sometimes the skill gap is also too big to be able to go from losing to winning right away just by...

ZLC is softer than ALC, but is less flexible. The ball sinks in more easily to the softer surface, but the ZLC layer does not flex and the ball bounces out more directly (faster). ALC is harder but is more flexible, the ball does not sink in as much but the ALC layer will also flex and give...

Reasonably priced rubbers: most of the Xiom Vega range, Fastarc series, Rakza 7 and Z. Maybe controversially, I think Butterfly rubbers are reasonably priced, in the sense that there isn't quite any other rubbers which have both the same performance + durability. Yinhe is also good value. They...

Nothing is overpriced. The player with the most expensive setup wins every time.

Don't be fooled by Big Rubber, your blade is beautiful just the way it is.

The most logical change would be to make the rule that the ball should be always visible from the centre-point of the table on the receiver's side. That way both the server and the receiver know the exact boundary between legal and illegal, and it only takes a single fixed camera to accurately...

Vega Europe should be 42.5 degrees, Europe DF is about 37.5. I wouldn't ever recommend lower than 40 degrees ESN for either wing for someone who likes to play any offensive type of shots from there. Some people do like to play a very controlled backhand and rely on their other wing to attack...

Yasaka Sweden Extra was my first blade, it's very controlled and I think almost anyone could learn control in the short game with rubbers like Rakza 7 Soft, Vega Europe or Powergrip SFX. They are all fairly forgiving, have enough speed and spin to loop consistently and occasionally smash. That...

Have you considered or previously tried a 7ply like the Clipper wood? At least for me, the feel of solid 7ply blades is fantastic and is not far off inner carbon. Smashes don't feel as crisp, but they have such a nice predictable feel and I think a lot of people who play with carbon blades...

Pick one setup and stick to it. There are pros and cons to every type of setup, and every setup you've listed is perfectly fine. The only thing to do at this point is stick to one of them for a long enough time that you can consistently improve.

Butterfly seems to put the speed of the ALC.s around the same as the Korbel. It's a thinner version of the Innerforce ALC which is around the same speed or a little bit faster than a Clipper or other sturdy 7ply, it would make sense that the ALC.s is probably about the same speed as most ALL+...

This is an underrated choice too. Very light but surprisingly fast.

I didn't like the d09c on the Harimoto ALC, but the d05 feels pretty nice. d80 feels even better on it though. I think the d09c feels a lot better on the Viscaria, and the d05 is nice on the backhand.

There is definitely enough power in the Innerforce ALC + Fastarc G1 to play at midrange, but it does require you to generate most of the power, as well as brush the ball. I find that as long as I brush properly, I can hit the ball really hard and it will almost always still land on the table at...

I found the Stratus Power Wood to be fantastic, and if you get one on the heavier end (90g or more) it has plenty of room for growing into a more offensive game. The handle is slightly thicker than most other blades. If you want to buy something more premium with a smaller handle, Nittaku...

Finding that you have to hold back with the MX-P is pretty normal - it's a very fast and bouncy rubber. Swapping that for a less bouncy euro style rubber would be the safest change, but if you want to play with Chinese style rubbers then some of the suggestions made are all pretty reasonable...

d09c is not as demanding as something like H3, but is more demanding than any non-hybrid I have tried and most other hybrids. If you want a rubber that helps you when attacking slower balls, d09c is not it. You also have to accept that rubbers which help you attack slower balls more easily are...