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That's awesome! Thanks for sharing. He's a very classy and humble player in my opinion, deserving of his signature blade. Surprised I hadn't heard anything about it or seen any advertisement, yet it's already available! I might be mistaken, but it looks like the FL handle is a bit squarish...

Your curent setup is very fast indeed. Xiom Allround S would be a fine choice. For rubbers, the Rasanters are quite bouncy and spin sensitive, if you decide to go with those, get R42 on both sides in 1.7mm. I'd recommend Xiom Vega Europe instead, 2.0mm on both sides, more controllable and not as...

The Korbel is an OFF- to OFF blade that is still a bit stiff. Based on everything you've been saying, the Stiga Azalea Allround (ALL+ to OFF-) or Butterfly Primorac Japan (same) are the better choices, they are less thick than the Korbel and will give you better feel, control and flex to...

Nah!!

For real? If so, source?

It's not necessary (except maybe on balsa) if you are careful when removing your rubbers. Limba and koto outer plies are strong enough. Sealing makes your blade a bit stiffer and you can lose a bit of control, feel and flex. It also makes it harder to glue with water-based glue like the one...

The best and simplest solution I've found is spraying a little distilled water (free of minerals and impurities) after each time I play and rubbing it off with the Yasaka cleaning sponge (black side only). Also covering my rubbers with protective sheets once my rubbers are clean. Doing this will...

What Ioiettino said!

I think Butterfly America got it wrong. Butterfly Japan is usually closer to the truth and often updated: https://www.butterfly.co.jp/players/detail/ovtcharov-dimitrij.html He's likely using an ALC blade similar to a Viscaria or IF ALC/Harimoto, and probably still testing a bit before he...

There's always going to be vibrations, but if you'd like a blade with lower vibrations, then you want a thin soft flexible 5-ply all-wood blade (5.3-5.7 mm), preferably with limba outer (or balsa, if you like that feel...). You'll find the least vibrations in the ALL range. In the OFF- range...

This is not an exhaustive list, Carl gave you many exemples. He mentions the Stiga Offensive Classic, the Azalea ALL sits right between it and the blade your currently using, so of course it would be fine as a step up.

Well like I said, Rakza 7 Soft is softer, has a higher arc and is more dynamic, so technically it is easier to lift underspin with. That isn't to say it's not easy to lift underspin with Rozena because it's an overall "easy" rubber to play with. Lifting underspin mostly comes down to technique...

Rakza 7 Soft (40 deg) is quite a bit softer than Rozena (45 deg) and they feel very different. R7s is more bouncy and dynamic, is more sensitive to spin, and has a higher arc. Rozena is more controllable and forgiving, and linear.

For those who've tried Vega X and the following rubbers, how would you compare it to Vega Japan and Rakza 7? Especially in terms of how dynamic, throw angle and spin sensitive comparison. Spin, speed and control also.

It's announced for Spring so most likely April or May.

Likewise! Better topsheet in my opinion.

Rakza X is faster whereas Rakza 7 is spinnier. I personally prefer R7, it's more controllable and I also find it to be more grippy. Throw angle is more or less the same, although I feel it's maybe slightly more on R7 which is easier to generate spin with.

Marko, what are you thoughts on Vega X? What thickness are you using? Have you tried Vega Pro before, if so how does X compare to it and other runners you've tried?

Let us know what you think between the two.

Butterfly and Yasaka are 2 of the best brands and should cover all your TT needs. Also, pretty sure TableTennis11.com will deliver to you for all other brands too.