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Yasaka blades are a bit on the smaller size but they are pretty square. Gewo also makes pretty bulky squared straight handles. Xiom Feel series straight handle are also squared, thicker than Yasaka but smaller than Gewo

JO shape is a shape of racket head used by Waldner. I believe it was pioneered by Banda (which JO was using at the time) and it is a tall and skinny egg-like shape, with very small wings. Dimensions are about 160ish by 149mm if my memory serves correct. Edit: photo-

Is 40 deg #22 provincial in 2.1 the most widely used configuration? Do people care much about 2.1 vs 2.15 or provincial vs national grade?

I often wonder if it was actually the 40+ ball that set off the widespread transition to artificial fiber blades, or just that players were simply getting better at pushing the two winged topspin meta requiring harder sponges and blades that yielded easier speed. Tbh defenders are the only...

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I'd prefer chalk to sweat. A bit of chalk seems makes little to no difference, after all brand new balls come with a bit of powder on them and it doesn't really make a big difference (at least to me) unless the dust has built up on the rubber

I knew a guy who chalked his hands throughout his sessions. Used rock climbing chalk. A bit messy but it worked well for him

Curious to hear what you think about the Tronix. I think it is a good rubber but it is indeed nontacky, and in terms of replacing GT I think K2 is the closest available, RZEH is not quite as lively as GT and K2 and it is also a bit grabbier. To me Tronix ZGR feels somewhat more in line to what a...

No reason to use any H2 for any reason, H3 is grabbier and easier to play with

Most every single DHS and Yinhe blade I've bought ever, have had bigger head sizes than the standard 157mm height. Fang Bo B2, PG series, V14 Pro, V16, Earth E3, Pro Feeling, etc

I think the Advance would be most similar to the one you're using at the moment. Korbel is nice but it's also pretty flexible, and these premade blades tend to be a bit more on the stiffer side which the Advance will give you because it is thicker

Mercury 2 is pretty slow no lie, but it also starts off pretty sticky and becomes faster as it breaks in and loses tackiness

Same rubbers on a faster blade is the way forwards imo. Five ply woods are great at spin but they do not do you any favors in the speed department. However outer carbons tend to be very crisp and somewhat hard which also can see your spin suffer, I am with Creek in recommending an inner carbon...

Whats wrong with your old rubber combo?

If you can get it, I prefer Rakza Z over K1. K2 is pretty hard so it might be more uncomfortable to use on bh if you are not used to extra hard rubbers there. I think K1 would be more similar to TigerS though, it has less grab and plays more straightforwards than RZ imo

From memory you are already somewhat familiar with Rozena, so I'd bet its a safe choice to go with

Whenever I have used soft sponge on single ply Hinoki I always feel a lack of support, these blades are stiff but they are also quite soft. I have had a better feeling from a medium to medium hard sponge and grippy topsheet, like with Donic Baracuda or Vega X, I think hybrids like Yinhe Big...

Yasaka blades come sealed from factory. The Yinhe and Xiom blades I've received are made in China but high quality, very few of them have splintered, and none after sealing

It does work, it's literally shown in the link.

I doubt you'd find any difference for blades I've sealed vs blades I have not... You'd be more successful feeling the difference between a 85g and 90g sample of the same blade model imo. Just a thin layer of wipe on poly does the trick. You don't need to create a thick layer