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May be a bit off topic, but I think it is still related. Donic No. 1 (expensive) and Donic No. 1 Senso (more expensive, using premium carbon?) are supposed to be modeled (or made by DHS) after HL5. Can anybody confirm that they play similar? And similar to HL5 only, or similar to W968 as well?

I second this. If you are looking for something faster than Harimoto (ALC inner with limba outer), then next natural progression will be Freitas (ALC outer with limba outer). Unless you want to keep using inner-fiber composite, then I would suggest Apolonia ZLC.

@ejprinz: I am sorry, but what is KLC?

Ahhhh...... My shoulder is hurting also when I play TT (for more than a year now). I have to EJ again to find a faster blade so that I don't have to swing fully (so I can still play TT although it hurts). My point is: I now know that Boll and Gauzy think alike. It turns out that I have...

Thank you for your information. I stumbled upon AK47 when someone praised AK47 Red for being a durable rubber. Since I could only get AK47 yellow at that time, I tried it and felt quite good, considering the price. Before I was playing with Vega Pro and somehow I did not feel that I lack...

I have played with Vega Pro for quite some time in the past. I have never tried Rakza 7 and always think that it is a more superior rubber compared to Vega Pro. So, it is actually a toned-down Vega Pro? So if I consider between Rakza 7 and Fastarc G-1, which one is better? I am looking for...

Here is my take on your original questions (your first post): Let's use Korbel as the reference blade. If you want to have slower blades, then Primorac Off- and Innerforce Layer ALC.S are good. They have the same thickness of 5.5 mm, compared to 5.9 mm for Korbel. Both are slower, with...

What is the thickness of the blade? 6 mm? Similar construction (Clipper like) from Donic is Donic Dyjas Ultra Power and previously Donic Baum Carrera Senso. Thickness is 6 mm, with limba - 5x ayous - limba. EDIT: My mistake. It turns out that Donic Dyjas Ultra Power is also limba - limba...

If I remember correctly, Yinhe made a product that looks like a rubber tube. You insert the handle into the rubber tube, then you heat the tube with hair dryer (set at highest temperature possible). The rubber tube then shrinks to fit the handle perfectly (following the contour of the...

Butterfly Korbel Japan head size is 158 x 152 mm. So I think it is "M" in term of Virtuoso classification.

You can choose Butterfly Petr Korbel. It is a bit stiffer, a bit harder and a bit faster compared to your Primorac Off-. It is natural progression (usually) from a Primorac. Choose Petr Korbel made in Japan. It is better than the European version (made in Hungary??). However, if you...

I remember he said that he preferred all-wood blade (in the video with Dan here at TTD). I guess, even a Pro can have a change of heart. :giggle:

If I remember correctly, FZD becomes World Champion when Ma Long did not play in the tournament (I forget for what reason). I personally have a feeling that FZD is given (by CNT) the world title last time, by not allowing ML to participate. If Ma Long played last time, it might be him who...

@yogi_bear I remember you reviewed Yasaka Falck W7 and you liked it so much that you used it for your regular set-up. I notice that Falck W7 has thick core and 3 thin layers on each side, while Xylo 7 seems to have Clipper construction. 1. How do you compare Falck W7 with this Xylo 7...

I just noticed that someone is trying to sell his blades, including Japanese Primorac for 50 Euros. Check the link here: https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/some-blades-for-sale-here%F0%9F%9A%80%F0%9F%8F%93.30636/

Sorry to digress a bit off topic. I see that you have Stratus Power Wood and Offensive S, which one do you prefer the most and why? As for the original topic, I once tried to bounce ball on Primorac Off- (Japan) and I found that it felt better compared to Primorac Off- (European version)...

Yinhe Pro 01 is more similar to Viscaria compared to Yinhe V14 Pro (slightly thicker than the other two blades). I said similar, not 100% the same. I agree that Pro 01 is slightly slower and has more control compared to Viscaria. But Viscaria has that "distinct feeling" which I can't...

For my comment above, it is based on the chart shown by Butterfly: Rubber with harder sponge (T05 vs. T05 FX, and Sriver's variants) are shown to have more spin (horizontal axis). My comment is based on that (chart shown by BTY). Regarding choices of softer to hard sponges, I choose not on the...

Given all the limitations mentioned above (for the Butterfly Tamasu Rubber Matrix), I see a pattern here as harder sponge yields more spin. For example: Sriver FX vs. EL vs. ordinary Sriver. Or Tenergy 05 FX vs. Tenergy 05. I always think that with softer sponge you will have more dwell...

@Dan, next time let Dima play with left hand. :giggle: