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I like Spinfire. It definitely generates quite a bit of spin. On the forum and at my club, no one has used OX. I have purple 1.8mm and I still use it time to time to play against club players who have NO CLUE on how to play against pips, just to mess with them. I went on a journey to play...

Sorry this question got buried in the forum and I never answered your question. It is the regular Ma Lin Carbon. I still have it in my house somewhere. I have not played with Ma Lin Carbon for a few years. If I recall, Stratus Powerwood was just as fast as Ma Lin Carbon. I did just check...

I personally have a sheet of Xiom Omega VII Euro Red 2.0 for US$36.49 from Dandoy when they had it on sales (and it is still on sales at that price; I just checked Dandoy website). I have not gotten a chance to try that yet. I am just busy wearing down the various ESN rubber I have on my...

I don't want to get in between the debate between @PoorPingPong&PianoPlayer and @Zeen too much. I can see both sides of view. I have played with 802-40 and Spinfire. I think 802-40 is easier to start off with because it is less bouncy. Eventually I think upgrading to Spinfire would be good...

All of us have different financial restraints. I am in my 40's now so I have money to spend. I started playing when I was 13. So when I was a poor university student, I would make my equipment last. Plus back then, Paddle Palace was super expensive (well Paddle Palace is still super expensive...

To me if the rubber really works well for your game and you get to beat a lot of players and win close games, how much is that worth to you? Compared that to the price of the rubber? I personally would change my rubbers more frequently if I get walk around like a champ! :) :)

You do what you are comfortable with. The "more open blade angle aimed downwards" backhand flip is the new technique. The parallel backhand flick with closed angle is more like the old backhand flip technique. To me, at our amateur level, whoever gets to keep the ball on the table the...

I agree. We are not talking about gold or silver here. Blades are to be used and have fun with, not for collection. In addition, I think people talk about having more "feel" with older Viscaria than the new Viscaria. I don't know what that means. But to me, if you buy the blade, "old in great...

Here is what I think. You should do whatever you want that is enjoyable. When you ask a question about equipment, I answer. I don't go on a tangent talking about playing style or not. I am not at your club looking at how you play. I have no interest how you are developing as a player. So I keep...

The OP plays away from the table. Short pips in that situation would be a bad idea. I have played with 802-40 and Spinfire before on the BH side. I like them. But short pips are just not for chopping away from the table. Some ultra-aggressive pro-level defenders have used short pips on the BH...

To answer a few questions/scenarios here in one post: 1) Yes, this forum has a lot more pro Chinese rubber crowd. In my club out of 100 players, only 3-4 use hurricane. The untrained crowd buys Butterfly from the club coach/owner. The trained crowd (people who have played and trained for years)...

Yes all those rubbers have good top sheet. You will be able to spin with them without a problem.

Speed. I don't want the set up to be too fast for you. But I don't like sponge thinner than 2.0mm because your goal is to continue advance your looping skills. So you don't need max sponge. I think 2.0mm would be perfect. Xiom Vega Europe has a certain amount of catapult but not too much. So I...

Agree with the blade. Agree with Rakza 7 FH and do not go thicker than 2.0mm. Backhand should be Vega Europe BH 2.0mm.

I think Ruwen Filus uses Feint Long? You can google it and find out. I am not saying you will be a defender all the time. But when you switch from inverted to long pips, you want a stable long pips to understand what pips is all about. Then after that transition period, if you want to find a...

Didn't Xu Xin ask Adam Bobrow for permission to trademark Xuperman? I think it is in one of the video made by Adam. I think it is very gracious for Adam to give Xu Xin permission to use the Xuperman phrase. It is so cool! Just the name. I love Xu Xin and his style. I rooted for him for many...

Ok, about Hurricane. I always boost right away. However, I can totally see how the sponge is hard. So you play with it for a month and the sponge softens a bit. And then you boost it at that point to get more catapult/spinning effect out of it? I mean I don't do it that way but I can totally...

I do not like my Fang Bo carbon from DHS and Yinhe blades. I would get Donic Persson Powerplay: cheap (like DHS/Yinhe cheap), fast with good control, 7-ply. I assume you want a bit of upgrade in speed. Rubber: I don't know what is your level. Beginner: FH Mercury II, BH Sanwei Ultraspin T88...

It is important for you to enjoy your playing style. I am a bit dumbfounded by people trying different blades with different rubbers. You cannot tell sh*t. You have to either keep the blade the same, or keep rubbers the same across different blades to have any idea what you are doing. I...

Three comments: 1) That's why people say that Hurricane is difficult to use is a semi-myth. Either you really like or you don't. Just give it a try. Commercial orange sponge 39 degree is a good place to start with. It is really not that expensive. Just give it a shot. Some people find the...