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Wow tareq, i find it quite surprising that you're askin' this kinda question, since i just read about how you were givin' recommendations on rubbers to a team member of the national cadets and national juniors team of England, and since you been askin' for recommendations for yourself just a...

Anytime, my man. This could have also happened to me as well. So, it's nice, i could be helpful. And i know I can always expect the same from you, when i need correction. ;-) So much valuable information coming from you guys and from this forum. Luv to be here. And... I really gotta tryout your...

On 'regular' rubbers you're right. But not in general. On Anti rubbers and LP rubbers the sponge is often used to dampen the speed. So OX LPs can actually be faster than ones with sponges (also not in general, 'cause some LPs use a 'regular' sponge and not a damping sponge.)

Ok carl, *wise-guy-mode-on* ;-) Vacuum is meant as a baking method. In a vacuum room you can "bake" blades at lower temperatures than in a non-vacuum room, which tends to be more gentle to the wood and hence better for the wood. It's pretty similar to cooking water in a vacuum room, which can...

Good Job. It must have been taken quite some time (and a lot of love for the art) to get a factory-assembled racket to look like this. Well done. Hope you find some nice rubbers that match. How did it play (Except the head heaviness)?

.... and sometimes they lookin in your eye with a wannabe-mean look. Hahaha. :-D

I see, now that is really quite some time. Did you also try to call them? I didn't have any trouble reaching them by phone. Took me about a minute. Maybe they could at least help you to get the responsible person. Hopefully everything turns out right.

I believe playing on a really high level, ones mindset is the most important thing, 'cause their playing levels are pretty equal. So choing can really push yourself to your limits. And second: it can also somewhat distract your opponent from his concentration. But the second reason is rather...

I don't think Butterfly is gonna let their name be pulled through the mud. If you received an E-Mail with a winning notification the balls should be coming... Hopefully soon

So how do they play? Can't wait to try them out.

I also received a mail that i can pick up mine from the store, but unfortunately i won't be makin' it before the weekend after next.

Makes me wanna learn mandarin.

Excellent counteraction, that's a good one... :-) I mostly like that high 'ping' -like sound a composite blade makes when the carbons kicks in combined with a speed glued or factory tuned rubber. It's almost like music to me.

Tareq, sometimes you make me think, you are a pro and you're just pulling our legs and makin' fun of us... :-D Well anyway, maybe you should observe games more closely. Sometimes you can learn more watching others or yourself (on Video) and really try to understand what is happening exactly...

Der Echte is quite right, when he mentioned "there is more than one correct answer" like this: it may be a little harder in the beginning, and might get a bit frustrating, ´cause it´s normal to miss a lot of hits in the beginning, but once you understand spin and spin revearsal and are able to...

One question: Was your opponent kinda old? I might sound like a grandfather now, but back in the eighties there was no two-colored racket rule. So many choppers played with two black rubbers, one inverted spinny, like a tackiness c and on the backhand nittaku's best anti and they were pretty...

Sorry, i couldn't write back earlier... Wow, you've got to get to know very different tabletennis 'cultures'. That must be very interesting and pretty valuable. Well, i've been talking to my friend, who is over here at the moment, (which is probably why you've hardly seen him lately) and you...

This really makes me shake my head. I'm not much into contracting laws, but as far as i know, it's pretty illegal and hence impossible playing without contract over here.

I'm not sure if it's the rubber on it's own, or rather the combination of the rubber with the wood/blade... I must admit, i really like that sound of a freshly speed glued or at least factory tuned rubber. But which one sounds nicest is really hard to tell...

I actually didn't want to post here, 'cause last time i responded to you, it seemed you misunderstood my comment, totally. But anyway, here's the thing: There is no such thing like an ultimate rubber that is totally insensitive to incoming spin and can create ton loads of spin on it's own! (I...