Search results

It depends on you mean. Premade paddle is usually premade because each of the components (wood and rubbers) are not that good. Killerspin basically sources its paddle to China. If you like Chinese blades and Chinese rubbers then Killerspin is an ok choice. However I can get Chinese blades and...

A few comments (to the OP, the original video and various comments): 1) The tester in the video seemed to enjoy A2 quite a bit! He was able to lift A2 for a second or so on his test. I think it is tacky enough. 2) I have boycotted any ESN rubber above $50. No way I am paying over $50 for a...

For colestt.com, Cole will assemble it for you. For most table tennis retailers, I understand that they would assemble the blade and the two rubbers for you by default but you can always add "assemble please" in the comment section. I agree with Carl. I love love Tibhar Stratus Power Wood. It...

Really cool! thank you for sharing. You make it look so easy! I am sure it is not that easy to play so well with this rubber!

I think G-1 is a hard rubber so I like to put it on a 5-ply all wood blade such as Tibhar Stratus Powerwood. I tried that combination for 3-4 years, hurricane 3 neo on the forehand side and G-1 on the backhand side. I think Tibhar B. Szöcs Signature 1 might be similiar in composition to Tibhar...

I think your Target 3 Pro (silver package) might be orange sponge. I got the Target National in blue/yellow package from Aliexpress. I like it. That one has blue sponge and plays similarly to the one I got from Megaspin (on Megaspin, that has silver packaging but yet the sponge is blue). Yeah...

Agree. Hurricane orange sponge is easy. Butterfly is not bad but harder to get off. The hardest is ESN rubber such as Tibhar Revolution series, Xiom Vega series and Yasaka Rakza 7's.

I think we all have our own favorite 5-ply wood blade that is in the OFF- category. Mine is Tibhar Stratus Powerwood.

I am another person who says, do not mess up with what is good! I mean, if you feel like your play is being slowed down by your rubbers, then go up to 2.1mm. I might go up to 2.1mm on Rozena first before you go up to 2.1mm on the Tenergy. Always always only make one change to your equipment...

Taiwan is a great choice!

The only Butterfly products I use are the glue and Rozena. My forehand is either H3 provincial blue sponge ($60 from Aliexpress) or Sanwei Target National ($30 from Megaspin). My backhand rubber is all ESN except Rozena. Regular prices are $35-$45. With 30% discount from TT11, they are $25-$32...

That is exactly how I feel as well. When I boost the heck out of the orange sponge, it has a certain catapult effect but not too much. I have lightly boosted my blue sponge. When it is time to re-boost, I will try boosting one blue sponge sheet by quite a bit and see how it reacts. I just...

The evolutions series from Tibhar, MX-D included, are known to be very bouncy and catapulty.

I don't know how you play but you should give blue sponge a try (and blue sponge is only available from provincial level and up). I feel that orange sponge, when boosted the heck out of it, it has this springy, ESN tensor-type of feel to it but yet it is not tensor. That's why some people...

I think you should watch the video of Timo Boll gluing his rubber. I think he literally weigh all the rubbers sent to him by Butterfly and choose the one he likes. He also weighs different blades sent to him by Butterfly and pick the blades he likes. I think he also discussed how he likes to use...

I agree completely. Personally, I have used H3 commercial orange sponge 39 degrees for 5+ years. Three months ago, upgraded to H3 neo blue sponge 39 degree. And I am done. In between I got seduced into buying a sheet of H3 national orange sponge. I did not feel that that sheet is anything...

That is why I am not tempted to use ESN hybrid rubbers. I am sticking with either H3 provincial blue sponge or Sanwei Target National on my forehand. I am not really missing out not trying K3, Dragon Grip, etc.

Nattaku Fastarc C-1 is pretty light. Good all around rubber.

Ma Ling Carbon is not that fast. I think your clubmate does not understand that. It is hard enough to adapt to long pips on your backhand side so I think you should stick with a second racket that is Ma Lin Carbon with G1 on the forehand and Feint Long 3 on the backhand. Maybe you want to...

Lol, you don't want to know how much I have spent on EJ'ing. I don't want to know either. Too afraid to add up all my credit card bills....lol! :) :)