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Haha, agree :D

Are these rubbers new or are they rebranded TSP rubbers? Looking forward to your reviews.

For your penholder style I would recommend stiga rosewood V. It's Xiu Xins old blade and faster than your current blade, but not too fast (very similar to Korbel, see ttgearlab). It's really a do it all blade because its spinny and you can also block with it since its a bit thicker. If you want...

YEO is faster than Korbel, Primorac off- and so on but slower than thicker 7-plies like Clipper and Samsonov Force Pro Black Edition. A 5-ply that is as fast as a 7-ply is Yasaka Goiabao 5. That's actually Yasakas new 40+ version of the YEO.

This rubber sounds very interesting. First time I hear about it. Anyone here who has tried it?

I would recommend Primorac Off- (Japan Version) or Xiom Offensive S, both have Limba top plies, that means they have a soft touch on ball impact, give a nice feedback and are easy to play with (the Xiom blade is also quite cheap). The OSP Virtuoso Off- is also very good, but it's very expensive...

Some of the things you write in your post are really difficult to understand. First of all, Apollo 5 is fast and spinny, so it is definitely an offensive rubber (especially the 37 deg version). Are you a defender or an attacker? Why do you switch between def and off blades? The rubber probably...

This rubber comes in many different degrees of sponge hardness (36 to 40). Which one do you have? I have played with the softest version (36deg) on my backhand. It's a fast, spinny and cheap do it all Chinese hybrid rubber (tacky top sheet, dynamic sponge) which I liked on bh. I couldn't detect...

I bought this racket from Palio when my son started with 8 years. It is actually a quite good beginners racket. It has proper CJ8000 (1,5mm) rubbers with which kids can learn to spin the ball. The racket is light and has a lot of control. https://palioett.com/product/palio-x-ett-expert-2/

No, Nittaku Hurricane Turbo Blue has to go next to Tau II. It has been very positively reviewed by Patrick on the TT11 blog. One of the rubbers I will deffo try once we're allowed to play again. The organge one is softer.

I can't because I haven't tried the other rubbers in your list. I have only tested the K1 Pro. What I can say is that it has a 52 deg sponge and a very soft and tacky top sheet. The sponge is dynamic and bouncy, which I didn't like for my forehand. Its more like a Euro rubber with Chinese top...

I think this list should only contain Euro/Jap/Korean hybrid rubbers, because the number Chinese hybrids is really endless (Friendship, Tuttle, KTL, Yinhe etc.). Tibhar K1/K2/ K1 Plus/ K1 Pro

Is the 5-ply really 6.9mm thick? Must be 5.9mm, no? Quite a unique construction for an all wood 5-ply with hinoki as outer...

Really beautiful blade. Does ist have koto on the outer ply? Maybe more solid version of H301?

I have to say that prott has delivered all my orders very quickly so far. Just today I received my recent one only after just a bit more than two weeks. Tau II and and Skyline 3 BS. I can't say anything negative about their service.

Good choice! 5-ply all wood blades are my favourite blades, too. I've tested quite a few and also very different ones. My three favourites are 1: Darker 5p-2a, 2. Stiga Maplewood V and 3. Butterfly Korbel. I also like the stiff Yasaka Goiabao 5. It's a tad faster than the other blades, but great...

Maybe Darkers Sakura Alba & Sakura Serio could be interesting for you? Darker claims that they have succeeded in reproducing 1-ply hinoki characteristics in these 7-ply blades with their gluing techniques. I haven't tried out these blades myself, so can't tell if Darker is right. Interesting...

I glued it one of my blades last week and had a very short opportunity to test it. Feels softer on ball impact than H3, although sponge is harder than 39/40 deg H3s. Top sheet? Great spin, dynamic, yet controlled and good for short play. Seems to be a very promising rubber, but I have to test it...

All the best for your quick recovery, yogi!

Stringing a tennis racket is very complicated and time consuming. You have to learn how to do it and you need special equipment. I have actually never stringed any of my rackets. Changing rubbers on the other hand is very easy and can be done by everyone in minutes. You don't need an expert in a...