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Xiom Vega series are priced very very well. Among the ESN rubbers, zero doubt in my mind Xiom Vega Europe, Asia, Japan, Pro and X offer the best performance for its price. For my spare paddles that I use to fool around with, I have been buying Xiom Vega instead of Rakza series because the prices...

Xiom Vega X is literally on sales at TT11 for $27.46 right now, weekly sales. TT11 also has DHS Hurricane 3 Neo Hard on their weekly sales right now for $20.05. I know that many people love AK47 red and Rxton 3 pink. They are very respected table tennis players too. It is just for me I have to...

Agree with @latej Rakza X and Rakza 7 last like forever, forever. Like G-1 and C-1 forever. They just won't die. Rakza X is definitely faster than Rakza 7. Rakza X is already too fast for me. I have not tried Rakza 9 but from all the specs from Yasaka, I believe it; Rakza 9 is probably the...

I have played with AK47 blue (not red), Big Dipper (two different sponge hardness) and Rxton 3 pink. I don't like them. I know some people like them but they are not for me. They are just not bouncy enough. They do not have the catapult effect you get from an ESN or Butterfly rubbers. Trust...

Both Stiga Mantra Sound and Joola Rhyzen CMD are softer, slower and yet have more control than Rakza 7 soft. All three have the same sensitivity to incoming spin; after all, they are all inverted rubbers. Joola Rhyzen CMD comes in blue color, which is why I got that sheet to try!

If your son enjoys it, then don't touch it. If you really want to change it, then consider 2.0mm sponge for K3 and 2.0mm sponge for Vega Korea.

I don't like the first version of Fang Bo so I don't have any opinion about Fangbob2x. If you like to play away from the table and a bit more speed, I would recommend Stuor ZJK clone or Stuor Viscaria clone from Stuor 2017 store at Aliexpress. Both are fast, solid blades for playing away from...

To answer your questions: 1) Xiom Vega Europe is slightly softer and slower than Rakza 7 soft. I like both of them. 2) No, Rakza 7 soft is not sensitive to incoming spin. 3) If you like soft rubber and not too fast I would recommend Stiga Mantra Sound and Joola Rhyzen CMD. I have tried both of...

Yes I used to use regular Revolution 3 (which is the thinnest) but to me, glue is cheap so I am going to pay up for Butterfly. Each rubber is like $40+ per sheet for ESN. I don't want to botch a glue job 2-3 times in a row and have to throw the rubber away.

I like it. The rubber sticks. I think it is the best glue! I have no intention of removing glue from my rubber so that's why I like it. When I move rubber from one blade to another, I just put a layer of booster on it and it dissolves the glue a bit and then I just leave the old glue on. Each...

Agree. I don't like Yinhe blades. And every blade depending on the tree it sources from is different. Don't get seduced by one person's opinion.

Korbel first then spirit

Ok, I have read through the whole threads. Here are my thoughts: I am going to go back to some earlier posts from @blahness 1) Pips does not have a ceiling for 99% of the players out there except maybe the top 50 in the world. I agree with that statement. His statement got buried in five pages...

I think Mima Ito would agree with you.....

Please see below for the list of stores I have ordered from Aliexpress. I find all of them trustworthy. Of note, their shipping times vary vastly. I don't remember the details except that HWSPORT Store and stuor 2017 store are very very fast. BEO store and Forward Sport Store are really slow...

That is the best review of Rakza Z I have ever heard! I have one sheet and the throw angle is so high, I don't know what to do with it! I am used to the hurricane low throw. I will figure it out. thank you for your feedback!

I think it is the blade. I think Timo Boll ALC is overhyped and does not have the control you need. I like Rozena just fine. And Xiom Vega Pro is not a slow rubber. It is literally Tenergy lite. When hit hard, Xiom Vega Pro even has the Tenergy clicking sound coming out. But go for the setup...

How many sheets of Sanwei Target National have you tried? Is it the blade issue or the rubber issue? I like Sanwei Target National just fine. The throw angle is low, just like Hurricane Blue Sponge. Isn't that what Chinese rubber supposed to do? I don't like Rakza Z because the throw angle is...

I boost my STN. But my first two sheets of STN from 1.5 years ago, I did not boost them and they played just fine.

Safety and control do not go together with long pips. If you want safety and control, maybe try short pips? You can try short pips in ox version as well. If you want something harder than Europe, then try Xiom Vega Asia or Xiom Vega Japan. I am not sure you want to go hard, all the way to Xiom...