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Avalox P500 is not discontinued. You can still buy it from online store. If I recall correctly, there is hypertt.com (from Malaysia), OOAK TT shop (Australia) and Alphastore?? (USA). You can get Yinhe E-1. It has the same composition. You can get ITC Dynarc T-5, which has the same...

It's been a long time since I used Korbel Speed and back then, I used it for just 2 sessions. At that time, Korbel Speed was not released yet, and somehow the TT store that offered me, got a prototype sample (without the usual BTY serial number printed on the blade's face). At that time, I...

I frequently think about this in the past and now believe that it is true that you need to stick to one blade only. As you progress, you only need to change rubbers. In the past, I have always thought that you need to start with ALL+/OFF- blade first, and then progress to faster blades, and...

I have Apolonia and my friend has Franziska. One time we exchanged bat (too bad, different rubbers on them, so can't really compare apple to apple), but I think that overall characteristics are similar. So my descriptions next, will be based on my Apolonia, which I believe very similar to...

If your are asking me, then I am sorry that I can't tell you anything. First, I have tried HLong 5 from my friend for just 3 - 5 minutes and can't really tell anything special about it. Probably because of the different rubbers on it. Second, I inspected Andro Synteliac VCI Off and I...

I see that your blade is W968 Ma Long Personal Blade. Is it really Ma Long's blade? Is that why BTY Harimoto felt inferior to your W968?

Long time ago, when Dima was still using the Ovtcharov No. 1 Senso (now they scratch Ovtcharov name and replace it with "original"), I had a chance to inspect both the No. 1 and normal one (no senso version) in a TT store. Both of them are ugly in term of quality, especially the normal one...

Korbel Japan is excellent. I have used it for years and it is a medium of medium. You can do everything well with it, but nothing is extraordinary. It is geared towards looping blade though (especially the old black butterfly tag), but the newer one (silver tag) is a bit stiffer. Yasaka...

@Der_Echte Which powerplay do you normally recommend: normal, v1 or v2? I can't really compare mine, as my v1 (FL) is very sweet as it is >25 years old. My normal one (FL) is >10 years old. Both are ~83 grams and I think they lack power, but with very good feeling. My 2 new normal PP (ST)...

I remember that back in the 2010 or 2012 (can't tell exact year), during an event, Zhang Jike showed his muscular physique and referred to WLQ's muscular physique as well. Then he compared them with Ma Lin and Wang Hao, who are chubby. And more or less said that shakehand players have better...

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@hipnotic Thank you very much for the detailed descriptions. I really appreciate your effort in explaining things. (y) (y)

Thank you for your excellent explanation. I always wonder how the TT Technician design a blade, which woods to use and which composite to use. Not only from the point of view of materials used, but also the design of the head sizes, head shapes, etc. Currently, I don't exactly know if the...

@hipnotic Your hand made blades are beautiful. And you are not afraid to use "exotic" woods. What I meant by "exotic" is the type of woods that are not commonly used in table tennis. I have few questions: 1. Let's say you want to design and make a new blade. Let's say you pick one type...

I think Simon Gauzy used Andro SL Off (7-ply allwood blade) and Cornilleau <something> before that, and then switched to Andro Treiber Ci Off. Lebesson uses Tibhar Lebesson Karlsson uses Butterfly SK7 Bernadette Szocs uses Tibhar Bernadette Szocs 1 (sister of Tibhar Force Pro Black) Vladimir...

Alternatives to Donic Waldner Senso Carbon (WSC) are either: 1. Donic Waldner Senso Ultra Carbon. This feels different compared to WSC. 2. Donic Original Senso Carbon (used to be Ovtcharov Original Senso Carbon). This is the same as WSC, but with split-core and a bit thicker. So instead...

Acoustic can vary from low 80s to >90 grams. For offensive play, choose the>90 grams. I know a forum member who likes his Acoustic at ~93 grams, because it is the perfect blade for him, in term of feeling, speed and control. I don't remember the weight of my existing Acoustic (original slim...

This is my issue with XIOM. They keep discontinuing their lines of blades. I can understand if the blades don't sell well. But discontinuing HAL after Hugo's success? Why?

@KY3333 Wow, thank you for your answer and pictures. And the name of the blade is BIG HAMMER. :D I think this answers my question long time ago. I wonder how Lebesson can play fast and powerful with an Allround+/Offensive- blade. Mine is the standard one, with smaller head size. It is...

First I don't have BTY Franziska but I have BTY Apolonia. Considering Apolonia has the same structure as Franziska, then I would say that BTY Apolonia (~= Franziska) is BTY Korbel on steroid. I am very familiar with BTY Korbel as I have played with it for quite some time. Transition to...