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This could take a little bit longer... We are back in a partial lockdown since November 2nd with no end in sight. Regarding weight: H3 Neo 37 boosted could be quite close to the Rakza Z (mine weighed 50g). And don't expect an unbiased comparison to the G1. I really disliked that rubber because...

It is on the web https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvxh0OUOpBU The official ITTF channel is currently streaming the top 4 seeds battle one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpaKWYDxGts Battle one session two

Estimating from two slightly different screenshots I would say that the blade is around 6 mm thick (assuming the rubber is slightly (3.95 mm) below the allowed maximum (4.0 mm). One pixel on the screen makes a lot of difference. Viscaria or not? Maybe, maybe not... No blue ALC visible but also...

The Project 12 rubber from Soulspin is also labeled as made in Japan (topsheet made by Nittaku, sponge made in China and glued in Germany... https://nittaku.tt/products/project-12) Other rubbers Made in Japan: - 729/Friendship Visnatura and Pando - Nexy Karis (M, M+, H)

Both commercial/domestic and provincial H3 37. The last time I played an unboosted H3 was when I bought my first one (commercial from a local store)... Not a good idea especially not on an All+ blade.

Tibhar Samsonov Alpha if the handle of the Lebesson doesn't fit (it is quite long and thin). Both have the same construction afaik. Another choice could be the Donic Persson Powerplay. Stiffer, faster, Off-

Nice coincidence... I started playing TT again two years ago... Blades: Tibhar Lebesson*, Tibhar Samsonov Alpha*, Donic Persson Powerplay (my 30+ years old ones and a new one), Friendship F-1*, Friendship Z-1*, Sanwei Green Even, Sanwei Fextra, Spinlord RD2, Yasaka Sweden Extra*, Yasaka Ma Lin...

Same here: No bubbles yet on my commercial and provincial H3s. Reboosted two to three times but I only used paraffin/baby oil until now. Topsheets looks like ... after one or two months but still playing good. Will see what happens with Haifu Seamoon on the next sheets. That's how one of my...

Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive. Faster away from the table than my old (>30 years) Persson Powerplays (lightest 87g, heaviest 96g, the newest is a Senso V2) and still very controlled in the short game. In the first days the YEO even felt a bit too dead but this changed after around a week. For me...

Possibly the new Battle Max Pro 38° if one can trust Google Translate "Specially developed for the era of the big ball, the rubber surface is sticky and durable" http://www.729sports.com/cn/h-pd-772.html#_jcp=3_1 The commercial Battle 2 could also be an option (45°, 47° and 49° ESN)

This one? https://www.nittaku.com/products/rubbers/post-20 Sponge hardness 42.5°. If Nittaku always uses the same conversion that they use for the their FastArc G-1 37.5° = 47.5° ESN than this rubber has around 52.5° ESN or 40° DHS (conversion/FastArc G-1...

Donic Appelgren Allplay, Yasaka Sweden Extra, Donic Persson Powerplay, Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive. Order is from flexible to stiff(er), thin to thick, slow(er) to fast(er) and from softer feeling to hard(er) feeling. Assuming equal weight of the blades. Especially the Persson Powerplay and...

I reglued my Rakza Z twice. First time I only added an additional layer on the sponge + one on the blade for a total of 5 or 6 layers. The second time I could remove this thick layer without any tricks and major damages although some small parts especially at the edges came off. Maybe that...

Do you know if there is any difference between these H3 37 and a H3 orange sponge with 37° hardness or is this just the "old" orange sponge H3 in a new packaging?

If one would throw a TT ball as one would a baseball than this would be true but not when a TT ball impacts/leaves a racket. We have the impact and deformation of the ball when it's contacting the rubber, then the compression of the rubber/sponge, the deformation and flexing of the blade and the...

I see, just a difference in what we mean with easier. Some strokes are easier to do if the rubber has more hybrid effect and/or is less tacky vs. has a higher margin for error/is more controlled. I think this also depends on playing style/preferences. I'm usually (at least I try to be) closer to...

How long does your sparring partner play with the Z/what has he used before? After using the Z for around 30 hours (mainly training matches, some drills, some league matches) I too have the impression that my opponents/sparring partners can handle/attack the higher arcing and higher bouncing...

Hmm... having tried the H8 only once for a short time it might be that on average the H8s tackiness is less than that of the H3 (Neo) but I don't see why it should be easier to use. The H8 is faster, heavier and has an even lower throw than the H3 (Neo) so it's less controlled and has a lower...

Cheap kinesio tape (mainly cotton with some spandex/elastane). Same reason: Most handles are to small (Force Pro Black Edition was the best so far but I prefer more flexible 5-ply or 5+2-ply blades)

From an older blade matrix https://butterflyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/BladeSpecifications.pdf "The Quantified Vibration Frequency:the higher the number, the less vibration you feel."