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I think it depends on your physical condition. I had a similar idea and went back to a Yinhe W6 (Aneigre top) + Moon rubbers (tensor) temporarily from faster blades but that resulted in a smaller sweet spot which didn't help and more work needed for hitting, speed would have been OK. Then I...

I have the DHS Fang Bo B2X:, 91.3g, 1442Hz. 6.1mm, and the Yinhe 970xx-A, 89g, 1291Hz 5.8mm-thick. The B2X is supposedly a little faster than the B2 although based on this review there are other differences. The B2X has a Limba outer layer, the 970xx-A has Koto. I am finding (with the same...

There are also rackets with "soft carbon", "3k carbon", "LD carbon", etc. So at the end of the day the mechanical properties of the carbon layer and the glue to the wood layers (and the wood layers themselves) determine the characteristics of the blade. E.g. I have the Yinhe T6s, T7s, T8s, T11...

If the blade has been varnished and only the handle got wet, the rubbers and edge tape should protect the blade. Just let it dry or use a hair dryer (only on the handle). Or let it dry in the (Texas) sun but if you do that cover the rubbers with aluminum foil, the sun would kill the rubbers...

I got the DHS Fang Bo B2X (internal carbon, Limba top), and from this review it is a little faster than the B2. Mine came in at 91.3g, 1442 Hz, and so is a little slower than the Yinhe Pro 01 (88.8g, 1485Hz, external carbon, Koto top). I put Yinhe Moon medium on the forehand, and Moon soft on...

The Fang Bo B2 and B2X blades have been reviewed at the tabletennis11 blog, see this link. I just got my B2X from princett.com and (after varnishing since it is a Limba top blade, and light sanding of the edges) put Yinhe Moon medium on the forehand and soft on the backhand. These are slower...

I have several Sanwei Fextra's (from Megaspin and princett) and also the Sanwei Pro V5 (from Megaspin). My Pro V5 came in at 71g and 1291Hz so it is very slow. The Fextra's are usually 1400Hz and faster (too fast for me for tournaments). I just got a Sanwei HC-5S (~$30 at Aliexpress) and it is...

Note that flared handles come in various sizes. Really large = Tibhar Samsonov Force Pro Black Edition. "Flat" = Xiom Offensive S. So make sure you try out a racket before you buy it to see whether it fits into your hand. Also if the FL handle is too thick/wide you can sand it down. If it is...

Moon and Moon Speed are different rubbers. The Moon comes with a layer of glue pre-applied, the Moon Speed doesn't. I think the Moon has a little more spin than the Moon Speed. For me the Moon has been very reproducible, I've used probably 10 of them (for different rackets). I bought them all...

The Yasaka MLEO is a 5-ply blade (walnut/spruce/??/spruce/walnut) and the Yinhe Pro-5W also has walnut/spruce as top two layers. Also the build quality is very good on the Pro-5W. I measured 1400 Hz on the MLEO and 1356 Hz and 1335 Hz on my two Pro-5W's, so these are a little slower than the...

I am using Yinhe Moon medium on F/H, soft on B/H. See this link and this review. It is similar to the Nittaku FastArc G1, a little slower. Also slower than the Palio AK-47.

Yinhe Pro 5-W. See this review.

Usually wood stain doesn't seal the wood, it changes its color. So after staining the wood still has to be sealed. I think varnish is the general term for coatings of wood. So, polyurethane varnish is a type of varnish which contains polyurethane. It covers the wood with a thin film of a...

No, I just bought a W6 at AliBattleship from AliExpress for $18 a couple of weeks ago. They are sometimes having sales to reduce inventory (at the time they had ~1000 available. Now they are up again at around $43.75. You just need to wait and buy when the price is low...

I second YogiBear's review at this link. The Pro 5W plays nicer for some reason. I like both. My Pro 5W was a little slower, 1350Hz vs. 1400Hz. Somehow the walnut top layer works for me. I also have the Yinhe W6 and the Aneigre is also nice as top layer. That blade is a little slower, in the...

Yinhe Pro 5W is similar to Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive (5-ply, walnut/spruce/.../spruce/walnut) Yinhe Purple Dragon 437 is similar to Stiga Clipper (Note 437s is a little slower than 437) Yinhe Purple Dragon 537 is like 437 but has walnut instead of limba top layer Yinhe E3 is the standard...

The FastArc G-1 max. thickness worked fine for my forehand. Unfortunately tabletennis11.com doesn't have the pay 3 get 4 deal on G-1 right now so it's $43.03 per sheet. C-1 is $42.07 * 3 / 4.0 if you buy 4. Plus shipping. Shipping is free above a certain $ amount which with 4 sheets you make. I...

Of course you can combine any blade with any rubber, but some combinations don't make sense. I can use the Nittaku FastArc G-1 and the Yinhe Moon Medium Sponge interchangeably at my level, the sponge is approx. the same hardness. The Yinhe Moon Soft Sponge is softer than the medium sponge so I...

Based on some googling, the blade you got is a 5-ply (no carbon) blade, and from the photo it looks like it's not Limba top surface (probably Koto). Since it's an allround blade it probably has 3 Ayous layers under the Koto. So that's a similar blade as...

I have a couple of pure wood blades, and for 5 ply the best is the Yinhe Pro 5W (Walnut top, spruce, ...): http://www.princett.com/EN/USD/product/Galaxy-Pro-5W-Table-Tennis-Blade-5-ply-pure-woodProvince-Team-246.html For 7 ply the Sanwei Fextra.