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I am not looking at the code. On H3 Neo sponge, the printing is more prominent and the letters and numbers are larger. On the regular H3 sponge, the printing is more "faint" and the letters and numbers are smaller. When you put them side by side, you can tell. Please see the photos below: The...

A few things have happened: 1) Remember my impulsive $320 purchase on July 9th? Well the winner of fastest delivery is the shop Stuor2017! The blades arrived today. It has beaten the (fake) DHS Table Tennis Store, BEO (my previously fastest Aliexpress merchant) and Table-Tennis Store. The DHS...

I don't buy from Paddle Palance anymore. The only recent purchase from them is a recycling net. And that's it....nothing else. Recently, my Revolution 3 500ml bottle from TT11 is barely sticking any rubber on my laquered blades. I had to buy Butterfly Free Chack Pro II from Megaspin. I bought...

I agree. H3 regular or H3 neo, all feel the same. I am mixing and matching old H3 regular or H3 neo. I cannot tell at this moment anymore. Even the sponge looks the same. When I peel the rubber off, the printing on the sponge is different. That's how I can tell if I have been playing with H3...

I don't know about the legivity of Rozena v.s. Vega products. However, I don't use Butterfly products just for the principle of it. Butterfly does not give discount no matter how much you want to order. Frankly, for us mere mortals (not playing on ITTF tours), many brands have the right rubbers...

I have not weighed the sheets I got from BEO. NewNew store apparently carry 2.2mm sponge. The store seems to have good ratings but that store has not been talked about on this forum before. Each sheet is about $12.50 or a bit more including tax and fees. That is double the 2.0mm sponge from BEO...

It is actually fun to rip rubbers off and then put them on a new blade. Once you practice a few times, you will do just fine. When in doubt, get a couple sheets of Mercury 2, medium hardness. It is like $6.80 a piece (at BEO store) including shipping and tax on Aliexpress. If you mess up a...

Xu Xin playing? I thought he retired?

I think you should do what is fun and entertaining for you. We can be honest. You are not training to be Olympic champion. So table tennis is about bring you joy and some physical exercise. Don't take fun out of table tennis. So pick the grip that you enjoy the most. There is no perfect grip...

Tap water here in Canada. No issues.

Which shop do you get Mercury II in 2.2 sponge? I think most of the shops offer 2.0mm (they don't even specify the thickness so I think 2.0mm is the default). The shops offer either medium hardness or soft hardness. I am not aware of any 22mm sponge sheets being offered. If you can send me a...

I second that. No. I have Power Pong which is basically amicus robot (they both were built in the same factory). You can set up drills but it cannot hear you serve.

Agree. I am having a big issues with Revolution 3. Chinese rubber curled up and C-1 and Rakza 7 white sponge do not work well with Revolution 3. I am trying out Neottec glue v.s. Butterfly Free Chack 2 Pro right now. Revolution 3 normal = least viscosity. That is only one I have tried and I...

there is a reason many many players in the US are shooting to reach a rating of 2000. Getting there is an incredible feat. Once you get there, it is always easier to stay there. I have been stuck at 1700 in like forever.....

I had a JPen carbon blade back in 1994. I don't see them around as much anymore. I also don't know where that blade went. Back in 1994, adding carbon to the blade (shakehand or penhold) was new and novel.

I don't think empire can argue with you either. Some existing outer carbon blades are already too fast for me. I would hesitate in that situation and my backhand strokes go haywire. I think I will pass on external carbon blades. I like softer inner carbon blades where I can execute my strokes...

I have Nittaku Acoustic carbon and Viscaria. And I keep on going back to my cheap $40 Gambler carbon. It just works the best for me! With the Gambler Blackout carbon, I have found H3 neo on the forehand with Rakza 7 soft or Fastarc C-1 at 2.0 mm sponge works the best on the backhand (Fastarc...

Good! If you know how to use long pips properly, I highly recommend it. First of all, the back of a Jpen blade is usually a little slippery. I recommend putting long pips on the back with no sponge (i.e. ox version). Once you put on the long pips securely, you can actually grip your paddle...

Great! For my ESN rubber, I always give them one layer of booster. So far that method has not given me any bad results. This is especially true because a lot of my rubbers sit on my shelf for 6-month to a year before I install them. I have the bad habit of buying too much all at once and then I...

Rakza 7 would respond differently than Xiom Vega Europe. Rakza 7 soft should be a bit faster than Xiom Vega Europe but not too fast. Rakza 7 soft/Rakza 7/Rakza X soft/Rakza X are ESN rubbers. They are more durable. I would say people say in general, they are more durable than Xiom Vega series...