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I played tennis in a club and in league games for a very long time. There is no Ej-ing in tennis. All my club mates played with their rackets for years and so did I. Its something very typical for tt it seems.

Have a look at https://ttgearlab.com/, the articles where he compares 5ply blades and the one about the Samsonov Force Pro Black Edition (and other 7ply blades) . Both articles will give you an idea about the speed and feeling of a large amount of all wood blades. Very helpful. Apart from that...

Btw, Patrick has made a list with ratings of blades he has tested which is very helpful when you want to compare. Darker 7P-2A.7t, your new choice, is also among them. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YlRI0oKmGaWAr1fG--LlzbWMRoLNYwlr/view

I think that Friendship Bloom Power is too slow from mid-distance. I wouldn't recommend it as a fh rubber. I would stick to H3, but that's just my opinion. As I said earlier it won't make your 7t feel harder. Also you are already familiar with H3. Maybe a 39degr version can do the trick. Btw...

These reviews might also be helpful for you: https://blog.tabletennis11.com/two-hinoki-darker-blades On the whole, there aren't many extensive reviews on other Darker blades. What you find are short statements in forums on Darker Speed 90, 7P-2A.7t and sometimes 7p-2A. You won't find much on...

I read that, too, but it's not true. I have paired my 7ply all Hinoki blade with H3, H8, TG2 and Big Dipper (all 39-40 deg) and it had a tremendously soft feeling, comparable to nothing else I had played before. Rubbers, even "hard" ones, are not metal sheets.

I play with the Darker 5P-2A blade which is a kind of Hinoki hybrid (core & outer Hinoki, intermediate basswood). It pairs extremely well with H3 and with harder, less bouncy tensor/esn rubbers. The reason for this is quite logical: Hinoki blades have a more or less pronounced catapult. If you...

Voltaire certainly would be very rational in this pandemic, not so sure about Rousseau though, he would probably we a anti vaccination! :D

What do you play on backhand on the Viscaria? I've been testing around quite a lot with bh esn/tensor rubbers in combination with H3 on fh.

Yes, that's right. It's not a good idea to buy max H3s and then boost. The rubber becomes too thick and that might cause problems. That is why I wrote choose this option only if you DON'T want to boost. With respect to slower blade and 40degr H version I meant that this combination is more...

I find the 40degr a bit less forgiving. Not much, just a bit. The pimples come out when you apply two layers of Haifu Seamoon within 12 hours or so (apply one layer, then wait over night, then the second). The second layer causes a quite extreme doming. I've tried that with an old H3 of mine.

I've been using Hurricane rubbers on my fh since I've started playing again three years ago. So far I've used H3N, H3, H3 Prov OS and H3N Prov OS, mostly mid hard. Currently I use Neo Prov OS in 39 and 40 deg on my two main 5ply off- blades and it works well, although I find 40 deg a tad too...

Where is the Goon Squad when it's needed? 😁

Very good strategy, indeed. And very helpful for your doubles partner. My internal off beat helps me to stay calm and relaxed all the time. :D

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I have never played mit the Clipper CR so can't tell, but it seems that it is harder and faster than the classic Clipper Wood. The guy from https://ttgearlab.com/ uses the CR as a reference blade when he compares 7plies. Speedwise it's always one of the fastest all wood blades.

It‘s interesting what you say about this being a 7ply blade with 5ply characteristics. There is also the other way around IMO, 5ply woods with 7ply features, especially when you select heavier speciments. The Korbel comes to mind and also the blade I‘m playing, the Darker 5P2A. It’s not the...

Love the review, Patrick! Well done!

So here are the blades that I own. The two Darker 5P-2A are my main blades. Those are my absolute favourites, I love the touch when I play with them. I also have a Clipper, a Korbel and an H301, all three are fantastic, too. Furthermore, I own two 7ply Kiso Hinoki blades (6,7mm thick). I bought...

Would have been interesting how heavy their testing blades were. Clipper blades vary a lot in weight. A clubmate has one which weighs 85 gramms, mine is 97!