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DTecS and P4 are on opposite sides of the long pip spectrum, P4 is very slow and grippy and DTecS is fast and rather slick. I think you should go straight for the most popular chopping long pip, Curl P1, it balances reversal with grip very well. There are lots of other long pips that do other...

D80 feels like it has less spin, but its also more stable and predictable than T05. Imo T05 is better to loop and add spin with but D80 easier to gauge impact and control where you hit

I like D80 but I really can't say it does any one thing particularly well. It loses in spin and arc to D05/D09C and it also loses to D64 in speed and spin-insensitivity. Its not as explosive or as reactive as T05 either. I think D80 is the control/balance Dignics, it is easier to use than...

My favorite 7 ply wood right now is the Xiom Solo. I generally mesh better with the harder Koto outer ply blades than Limba, Solo is right up my alley. I do also like the Yasaka Extra Special but it is a bit much in terms of hardness and directness for me sometimes.

Turbo Blue is still heavier. Cut to standard Butterfly headsize it can weigh as much as 60g

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Asides from the price, I think National is just a better quality product- the Nationals I've received have on average looked better and more consistent than the Provincials. Playing-wise I'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference, the end product is still Hurricane after all.

Glayzers would save you some weight and I think they are more focused on control, but that means they are also softer and less powerful rubbers than G1/Turbo Blue. Depends on what you want. I think you're current rubbers are fine, though IMO it might be enlightening to play with Turbo Orange for...

I like to put heavy topspin on the ball

Turbo Blue is the heaviest and hardest rubber I've ever seen. G1 is no lightweight either, and SPE is a pretty chunky blade, overall I would guess that the setup would be pretty heavy. Turbo Blue being really hard is also kind of slow and dead unless you have a really strong impact, personally I...

All the Stiga Cybershape blades I've bought recently (Clipper, Pure, Aura) have been factory sealed a little bit and seem pretty resistant to splintering. I bought a Dynasty Carbon for a friend but it splintered on first rubber change. I've also had VPS technology blades splinter on me in the...

Stiga makes a smaller Chinese penhold handle style called Pen Ace (penace) that is not so widely available but not difficult to find if you poke around

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Orange sponge (#20) and blue sponge (#22) have different performance. The Neo versions of orange and blue are a bit more elastic out of the package and have a glue layer installed on the sponge already. If you are boosting the Neo reacts a bit stronger to boost but you can get non-Neo up to...

D1 has thinner and softer pimples. It has a better feeling of the ball sinking into the pips and it is also much easier for the pips to bend so it has better control, but D2 has better reversal and it has much better aggressive potential in terms of punch/hit and swipe. I think D2 plays more...

I felt Mercury 2 Medium was a much better rubber than the Tornado. The Tornado felt kind of hard and clunky, where the Mercury was bouncier with more elastic/alive feeling and higher arc. Still not quite Vega X type bounce and I think it was still slower than AK47 Red but it was a pleasant...

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Ventus Limber is good but it has a slightly harder topsheet than VE. I mostly recommended F3BS because it is very light

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