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✓ ✓ boosting makes it even better. But I disagree that H3 is slow. For flat hits sure there are faster rubbers but tangential with the right technique? ✓ although I've never tried 09C and probably will never do ;) Not tried yet ;) ✓ DHS balls and derivatives (supposedly e.g. Andro 3S)...

Some interesting new rubbers from 729. The Dragon-F or Dragon Fēitiān (medium-soft, medium hard) has a tacky topsheet on a newly developed ("kirin") sponge. According to https://ttdd.eu/friendship-dragon-f-hard.html sponge hardness is around 42° ESN (medium-soft) and 46° ESN (medium-hard)...

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CNF? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanocellulose Nothing really new but possibly patented by Butterfly for use in TT blades. https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2019093191 Stiga together with the KTH came up with a new shape which might have actual advantages in game.

Wait a bit until you get used to the blade and rubbers. Also both rubbers and blades need some time until they are broken in. Blades will get softer, more flexible over time (at least my all-wood blades did that). Rubbers become softer, springier during the first couple of hours. For me harder...

These blade have the same plies but play way different. A Korbel with 90g+ is in the low OFF range (https://ttgearlab.wordpress.com/2019/02/18/dhs-hurricane-long-5-3-overview-lab-test/ has a nice comparison). Appelgren Allplay or Allround Classic are much slower (ALL or ALL- if below 80g)

More like a spoon of habanero powder. It just hurts if you're not used to it but if are used to it and use it wisely it tastes great ;)

At first these will feel like bricks when coming from such soft rubbers and they are heavier (~10g per side) so the whole balance of the blade will change. That's quite a change and why I suggested only slightly harder and heavier rubbers. Maybe try MXP/ELP on one side first before fully changing.

Aurus Sound is a very soft rubber 35° ESN. Boosted even softer. As an upgrade maybe (boosted and or lighter selected) Victas V>15 Limber (40° ESN), Evolution FX-P (40° ESN) or FX-S (42° ESN) or Tenergy 05fx (~42° ESN). Vega Europe or Europe DF are not as spinny as Aurus Sound/Soft afaik. If...

"Brand stores": https://shop.sport-schreiner-tischtennis.de/ = Donic. https://www.contra.de/ = Gewo, https://www.schoeler-micke.de/ = Andro, Normal stores; e.g. https://tt-xpert.de nice store in Augsburg All of them have bulk prices when ordering 2, 4 or 10 rubbers (different or the same) at...

I also vote for Paul Drinkhall ;)

That's interesting. According to SDC 1) and other sources the anigre outer ply used on the Sweden Extra is harder than limba but softer than the rosewood or walnut that is used on the RW NCT V or Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive. When comparing my SE and YEO than the YEO has definitely a lower...

This lack of rigidity (flex) helps to get spin on and therefore control over the ball and helps a bit far from the table (there are thicker ~6mm Extras and Extra 3Ds with over 90g out there...). Control over the ball wins you points (at least more often) than sheer power. Of course if you are...

The Magical Touch seems to have a 6 mm thick hinoki outer, limba, ayous construction like my Cornilleau Hinotec Off-. If the Magical Touch is similar in speed then a Sweden Extra or Tibhar Lebesson are slower. A light, <80g, Tibhar Lebesson, will be a lot slower and does not really pair well...

Afaik the "problem" with DHS H3 and other rubbers is that the red, dyed topsheet is still translucent so if they would put it on a dark, e.g. blue sponge it would be too dark and therefore illegal to play with in official tournaments. Back in the day CNT players like Ma Lin also used a red...

Depends on how strong your backhand is and if you want to use booster... H3Neo 37° can be a very good backhand rubber. Stable, very spinny, not the slowest out there on full power strokes. If boosted too much can be quite demanding to control when blocking. Had that recently when training with...

Last year we had to play in some venues with lower temperatures. Mainly because of covid ventilation guidelines/regulations but also because some venues had broken heating systems or windows that couldn't be closed... Rubber becomes harder with lower temperatures. So both sponge and topsheet...

Not a real option in Germany if you play in an official league... 1.5 Temperature The temperature in the game room (box) must be at least +15° Celsius. 1.6 Exceptions If a club is unable to comply with the provisions of WO I 1.1 to I 1.5 on a permanent or temporary basis without any...

I didn't find many reviews for the Stiga Carbo 7.6 but 7 wood plies + 6 thin carbon layers should make this a quite fast blade. TBS or other carbon outer blades like the Yinhe V14 Pro 1) that I've tested can be a good fit. But these are still quite stiff, solid OFF blades that I wouldn't use...

Compensating slow swing speed with fast equipment is the wrong way in my opinion. When I came back to TT I made the mistake to use softer, bouncy rubbers on my FH instead of sticking to the hard, tacky rubbers that I used before (back in the good old speed glue era). Result was that I tested...