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Yea, personally, I'd try D80 on the FH, but would most likely stick to T05 and T80 on the FH, and T05FX and T80FX on the BH. I've found T64 and 64FX to be too mushy for my taste, but I'm interested to read what you think of your friend's D64 and how its more spaced out pimple structure and...

Rakza 7 has a very smooth non-porous sponge compared to most of the rubbers you mentioned, so the glue sticks to it but doesn't penetrate. It's also the reason why it can slip off from a varnished blade which makes its surface slick and non-porous. I've used Rakza rubbers quite a lot and never...

Airoc pretty much summed it up here. You should use the same setup all the time: for training, practice, league play and tournaments. The only thing I'm really going to add is that you could have a separate setup but only for training others, meaning coaching, ball feed, blocking... Our coach...

I feel like their sponges and topsheets are quite different. It'll be interesting to read your thoughts on how it plays and compares.

Yea, your technique looks very good, especially after only 1 year of serious play, and it seems like you have a good training environment too. I would take the ratings given by stores, manufacturers and especially revspin (user-generated) with a huge grain of salt as the latter come from users...

Thanks Yogi!

Nice re-design, even the boxes look nice. I wonder what the "T" stands for in the crest/shield logo for these blades? Also, what are the overall specs of the Tau II rubber? Chinese type, hybrid...?

You went with a much harder and faster blade than what you were accustomed to and you also changed to rubbers than are much much harder (47.5 deg) than the ones you were using (37.5 deg). That's a huge change and it's going to be very tough to adapt to without proper technique! Question is, why...

The Stiga Allround Classic is an excellent choice. I'd pair that with Xiom Vega Intro rubbers in 2.0mm on both sides.

It's entirely up to you. Vega Pro is a very good rubber, especially at 28€. Vega X is set to be the upgraded version on VP and should be available sometime between Jan. 15th-20th for 39€ from stores like TT11, Contra, Dandoy... Some of these stores might run introductory sales when it comes out...

Yea Vega Pro in 2.0mm is good on both sides for a developing player. Would work well on your W6.

Video of you playing will definitely help us give you better advice. In the meantime, your current setup is very fast after only 1.5 years of playing, especially with no coaching. Your original setup of the Allround WRB with Rakza 7 could be good for you for at least another couple years. You...

A 5-ply all-wood blade is a good idea if you current blade doesn't suit you, but I'd go for OFF- and stay away from OFF since you're an intermediate player and haven't played in 4 years. If you like Stiga, the Azalea OFF or Offensive Classic are excellent. For rubbers, the Xiom Vega Europe (42...

Like he said, he was using D05 as his BH rubber of choice and has now decided to switch to D80 for his BH, while most likely keeping T05 on his FH (although he's thinking of D80 for his FH as well).

Thanks for another great review Dan and Tom! I had tried D05 on both FH and BH and did not care for it. Like you and many others have said, it requires a lot of effort to produce the desired spin, speed and arc while not feeling as dynamic and fun as T05. I was hoping/expecting that D64 and...

Nice DIY solution! Thanks for sharing, I'll have to give this a try. I use the Nittaku protective sheets and have to change them every month or two. They cost $2 per 2 sheets (and shipping), but it still feels expensive and is annoying to have to reorder a bunch of them every few months.

The Lezoline Mach are good and wide. I prefer the Lezoline Rifones which are similar but more flexible. I also recommend the Mizuno Wave Medal which are wide as well.

Yea, I'm an FFTT ref, you get 4mm total per side.

Yea, it'll be interesting indeed to see if they've made any changes/upgrades to the topsheet and if so, what it'll translate to: thinner or regular topsheet, harder or soft feel, different pimple structure...? I have a feeling the RZ might have that harder sponge but softer feel that R53 and...

Yasaka Japan just announced the releases of the Rakza Z (47-52 deg) and Rakza Z Extra Hard (52-57 deg) for the Spring of 2020! Nice to see Yasaka extend their popular Rakza series with these 2 rubbers which follow the harder sponge trend of many manufacturers...