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I don't feel that Rakza 7 is any less spinny than say G-1, C-1, T05 fx, T64 fx, etc. Is it less spinny that Chinese rubbers? Yes.

Ah got it. Thank you for your reply!

Understand. So did Nittaku shrunk the top sheet of G-1 in order to fit in 2.2mm sponge?

I really really like your backhand loop. For your forehand loop, there are two things: 1) you leaned back on your right leg/foot too much. I don't think weight transfer is totally necessary but you lean on your right leg/foot too much, when you loop the backspin (or counter topspin), you are...

I second that opinion. Gozo and I are serious. We are not pulling your leg. Long pips works really well up to about 1800-2000 level. Below that level, people's loops and attacks can be inconsistent. When you slap a long pips on the backhand side and use it well, you can beat a lot of people...

Question about G-1. I heard that due to how think the top sheet is, in order get to under regulation, the max sponge is 2.0mm. Now they have max sponge (I assume 2.2mm), so did they thin the top sheet to make it happen? Does 2.0mm and max sponge play that much differently?

I have always used orange commercial, boosted for H3 neo. I recently switched to Sanwei Target National, blue sponge (it only comes with blue sponge when I order it from the retailer). I have two blacks and one red. I used them and I have only one black sheet left. Maybe when I install that...

I agree. But still, TT11 can probably make at most say $18 on a $28 dollar rubber. But with a $99 rubber, I imagine they can make $50 profit somewhere. I respect them for that. As for Dan, yes the sponsorship situation should be clarified. Or else people cannot trust their product review...

An Jaehyun from Korea got knocked out in the first round. I feel bad for him because he was a semi-finalist just a few years ago in 2019. Oh well, c'est la vie.

I think we can all agree that a 6 yo is too young. He can play with any racket for now, custom or pre-made. He has to show his dad and us if he is serious. And if he progresses then 6 months to a year later, he should upgrade. 6 year old in China might be already selected to be in special...

I like discussions about Hurricane 3. My impression is that you are right; National and provincial have better quality control. However, I also heard rumors that someone at some club members in Europe got hold of the National rubber reserved for China national team only and found the rubber to...

Good point. I have no idea. Most of my H3 neo is black because black is more spinny than red. I have bought some red H3 neo here and there. Let me go check and see if they are just as beat up as the black ones! I just tested Donic Waldner Senso Carbon with H3 skyline neo on the forehand and...

Lol, I cannot imagine that either. But with inflation, people are paying $65k or $80k for a new truck, easily.

TT11's review is much more balanced. The recent video of them reviewing H3 neo commercial v.s. provincial v.s. provincial blue spong v.s national. Half of the reviewers said they could not feel the difference between the four sheets of rubber. I was like shocked because commerical is $28 a sheet...

I remember the days that Dima was sponsored by Donic but was secretly using Butterfly equipment? Just like Fan Zhendong was using Viscaria with Stiga handle? This whole marketing thing is really something else. I resurrected the other thread about Lebrun's current equipment. I have heard...

Came to this thread because another thread mentioned that Lebrun brothers left Butterfly. I am surprised by that. However, I really like Tibhar blades. I am glad that they left Butterfly for Tibhar I guess. I really cannot imagine people shelling out $300-$400 for a Butterfly blade (yes people...

Great! STN and Nittaku G-1 should be a good set-up. G-1 has been the best selling rubber on TT11 for a while. I have a club mate who loved her C-1 but never graduated to G-1 because G-1 is too fast for her. My transition from C-1 to G-1 was pretty smooth. I really really do not find G-1 to be...

Welcome to the dark side (i.e. using Chinese rubber on the forehand side). Did you boost the hurricane? Hurricane 3 neo will become more alive after you break it in a bit. That stickiness will become tacky and the sponge will get a bit softer. That's when the rubber becomes alive. Never used...

I think for the same price, Mark V is probably better than Sriver. And you can get Mark V discounted. Butterfly does not discount anything including a 30 year old or 35 year old rubber in Sriver. I did not think about it that way. Viscaria is indeed reinvented into multiple blades. I am sure a...

Lol, yes I like my old H3 neo's. Yes the top sheet just looks like patches of stuff here and there and a couple scratches here and there. It looks like someone really beat it up. Thankfully most of those sheets are black so I hope no one else can see how messed up the top sheet looks like...