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I recommend boosted Tronix ZGR or one of the ZGX's. Very good for bh, with enough speed, spin, and tackiness.

To me, boosting is mostly permanent.

Boost. 3/5

Did you try boosting C53? I would give it a 2/5. A decent reaction

Like I said, to me it is the best version of Target I have tried. A legit alternative to H3. I tried it unboosted, but last night I put a layer of booster on it.

I'll try it. But does it really reduce the tackiness? I doubt it. I wipe my rubber with wet towel all the time, and it restores the tackiness.

What's the trick? Just rub the rubber with a dry towel?

I tested the Tornado V5 boosted a bit on bh, and I would say it is 70% a very good alternative to H3 37d on backhand. It has good spin and grip, and it has decent rebound. However, the area where it really fails to mimic H3 is that it is just way too tacky. The tackiness presents a number of...

I was thinking the same thing! HL5 is a bit too soft, and Harimoto ALC is a bit stiff. So far the best thing I have is the Stuor Harimoto ZLC. It's just perfect for me.

Shakehand vs Chinese penhold blade.

I put the boosted Tornado V5 back on a blade to test out. After 2 layers of booster, it now indeed has a very healthy catapult. I'm quite confident that this will work very very well as a bh rubber. I originally got this rubber hoping for a dirt-cheap H3 37d alternative. I think this will indeed...

My technique is much lower than Cadoia, so yeah I also personally find D09c really hard to control. It requires hitting the ball just right, with the right angle and penetration. I find the GTX is much more tolerant and easier to land on the table. GTX makes me look like a stronger player, while...

Not at all. I think its very natural transition, they in many ways quite similar. If anything, I feel Jupiter 3 and BD have more control and dwell time, so they are somewhat easier to use even.

I boosted 2 layers on the Tornado V5 and it curled with a very strong arc. So hopefully there is a nice catapult effect, we shall see. While waiting for that, I tried out the Kokutaku rubber on bh. For $3, its quite decent. It's a bit like the Tornado V5. The topsheet is tacky and grippy, but...

Well there's good and bad. Nothing is 100%. Many foreigners in Japan become very disappointed in their experience, and I would guess 80% leave the country within their first few years. However, many people really love it and spend the rest of their life there. For many coming from India and...

They do tend to be xenophobic or somewhat racist against foreigners. They often believe stereotypes or rely on their image to judge different people groups. Yes, it is somewhat harder to rent a house. Many management companies or owners simply will not rent to foreigners. I own apartments in...

I just opened the Kokutaku rubber, and I am a surprised because it is completely different from the description and picture. The description says cake sponge, and the picture shows a cake sponge with large pores. But in reality, this sponge is very much a Chinese sponge, very much like Tornado...

How did you boost it? Which booster and how many layers?

I finally got to test some of these rubbers unboosted. I did the Sanwei Target on fh and tornado v5 on bh. Sanwei Target - by far it is the best Sanwei rubber i have used. All other Sanwei rubbers have frustrating low throw angle. But this one is actually pretty normal. It didnt feel...