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Yinhe 982 is not Hinoki, it looks a lot like Hinoki but I have tried a few and it is not the same. Whatever wood it is is very hard and bouncy, not like the very soft and catchy feeling of true Hinoki, my Tmax and Vmax are both much better feeling. If its what you want then I guess it can be a...

FZDALC will be the most similar to the ZJKALC in your signature

Skylines are less reactive/lively than H3 and they feel firmer and more direct, but they are more stable and have higher spin ceilings. TG2 in particular is quite slow but you can really load up the spin, and it is excellent at serve/short game.

If you want a Hurricane style rubber that excels in the short game, Skylines might be worth considering

Euro Korbel maybe, I've never used it. All the Japanese Korbels I've used are reasonably flexible.

150usd is right around the entry level mark for buying a decent quality 7 ply wood and 2 midrange German Tensors through mainstream channels (at least in the US), and since it seems they are badge engineering these higher end rackets I don't think its necessarily a bad deal. You could spend a...

Definitely limba, I've never seen koto to have that kind of grain pattern

Maybe FZDALC? The handle is wider than ZJKALC and the balance is more in the handle but the construction is the same

T09C existed though seemingly not for the public, and Timo used it before D09C. Its on the LARC

I was honestly quite confused when reading this because its essentially saying "I want to know how to play better but I don't want to learn how to play better" but then I saw that your last post says you have only been playing at your local club for 7 total hours. By going to the club you have...

If you have already tried the GB5, YEO is basically just a toned down version of that blade. I can't say anything about R9 because I've never used it, but if you want medium and medium hard rubbers I think YEO would pair better for aggressive strokes than the SPW that is softer.

Looks to me like the surface ply of the 03B is ayous and not limba. Yinhe often uses ayous instead of limba or koto on their especially cheap blades. Faster equipment will help you get more speed with less effort, yes. But to make an informed change that will actually benefit you, you want to...

I assume you have a Euro Korbel and my experience is only with the Japan Korbel- Both SPW and YEO are stiffer and more direct than JP Korbel, SPW feels softer because it is thicker than Korbel, YEO feels harder than Korbel because of the walnut outer ply. SPW has a large-ish headsize more...

Its a bit on the thinner side but it is also a bit wider than normal, not thin and skinny like DHS and some Nittakus. It is not as round as Butterfly handles

Imo the SALC is basically just ALC+. SALC is stiffer with a longer but lower arc vs the regular ALC. SALC is more automatic in blocking and counter but because of the different arc characteristics you have to have your angles and timing more on point to benefit from the increased offensive...

I agree. I feel there is just something nice and substantial about LAC that Rxton9 and J3A do not have. I feel J3A is fast but it lacks the pull and spin qualities that H3/LAC offers, and Rxton9 has good spin and pull but doesn't have quite have the meaty support and pop I get when I hit through...

So you went from a slow allwood blade with a Chinese style fh rubber and an extra soft bh rubber, to a mild carbon blade with bouncier rubbers on both sides? No wonder you feel uncomfortable playing with this new setup. Its generally recommended that you change either blade or rubber when...

Did you use fastarc on your old blade?

I dont think a Stiga 2000 would be too fast of a blade, and Factive is not that "hot" of a rubber either. Have you tried the Vega X on backhand?