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You are not wrong, but the graph is probably more accurate to predict the results of the different rubbers if you used the same stroke against the same incoming ball. For example if you tried to do a slow and high arcing loop with Tenergy 05 versus an antispin rubber, Tenergy 05 would put a lot...

Old, old rubber. It has good spin and is tough as nails but it is slow and undynamic, and it doesn't grip the ball as consistently as more modern rubbers. I'd recommend 729FX as it is a bit more modern and consistent than plain Jane 729

Only Stiga blade I have ever used, that has not splintered without sealer, is Clipper CR- and thats because the CR coating is essentially just a layer of sealer

Makes sense given that stiff and soft is the most ideal combination of attributes for a predictable, stable and linear behaving blade.

There's a good reason why thick single ply Hinoki has been the go-to blade composition for single sided Japanese penhold attackers. You owe it to yourself to try one at least once

A racket that remains in the same condition for all eternity

I think they are still quite popular, they're just old (released in 2009 I think), and in terms of market competitiveness they have pretty much lost out to stablemate picks like G1 and Rakza 7 (2010). Historically Vega Pro has been one of the more popular Tenergy 05 substitutes, and I believe to...

Nittaku Factive

Different players, different needs, different preferences. Just do your own thing

G1 is the easy favorite for me. G1 topsheet just feels crispier and more responsive imo, Aurus is less reactive to me, more straight shooting and arguably more forgiving but G1 just has that edge, especially for me in the aggressive opening, service and flicking departments. Coming from G1 I...

Anything that has the ball rotating with any decent spin will make it appear like a blur. It might only be beneficial to players when there is little to no spin on the ball. In terms of spectacle I think it would only be useful for close up slomo replays

I was referring mostly to Dragon Grip and D09C. But of these modern hybrids I have only had brief hits with borrowed rackets, I have not yet directly owned any of them myself

K2 is pretty old now, I think it was released in 2017, newer hybrids are more dynamic and give spin easier

K2/Golden Tango for sure. K2 is currently on my spare, I think the Golden Tango series has been discontinued by Joola but it seems as though K2 which is a very very similar rubber is still being sold in the Chinese market

I have tried a lot of different ESN hybrids, PK50/K2/Golden Tango+PS, Codexx 52+54, and Rakza Z+EH- and to me, K1E was the softest, least supportive and the least grabby feeling rubber out of all of them. I tried it on a handful of blades before ending up giving it away

Let it be said that there are quite a few different versions of K1. I have only tried the K1 Euro (green/blue/purple packaging with white border) and ngl its the worst performing ESN hybrid I have ever tried, my experience is that the feeling of the K1E is unsure and the grip is not strong, its...

Yes but the fiber layer in those blades is almost invisible unless you get a super closeup view of it. They are 5+2 blades not 3+2, the darker layers visible in the blades are wood layers and not the fiber layers. The difference in color of the layers between blades in the photo I provided is...

Looks just like a regular wood layer to me, not ALC or fiber. Same layer is easily visible in photos of commercially available HAL

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Large headsize blade, looks like rubbers cut with overhang too