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A couple comments: 1) I do not recommend ALL or ALL+ blade even for beginner. I think OFF- is good (but not OFF or OFF + either). With a good OFF- blade, you can then slowly upgrade the rubber to faster tensor rubber and/or thicker sponge over time. I would basically recommend a good solid...

I second G1. Similarly I have tried Rakza 7, Rakza 7 soft, Rakza X, EL-S, Barracuda, Tenergy 05 fx, 64 fx, etc. I have gone back to G1 at the end. Out of them, Tenergy 05 fx and 64 fx are just too fast but I still liked them. I hated hated Barracuda. If you are concerned, you can start with...

No worry. I have played for decades (on and off). I still find Viscaria too fast for me. I don't see the appeal of it. I like my 5-ply wood blades and my slow carbon blades. I don't think I will ever get used to Viscaria. By the way I have a Nittaku Acoustic carbon with Tenergy 05 fx on the...

I am a proponent of a slower equipement for a 1300 level player. Too many players I see really do not know how to spin the ball. They love to hit hard though. But they have to start with "feeling" the balls. I like my Tibhar Stratus Power Wood. It is a 5-ply all wood I think? It is solid OFF-...

Try it. I think it is worth it. I have tried Tibhar K1 and Tibhar K2. They are fine hybrid rubbers. I have always gone back to H3 neo. Recently I slapped my H3 neo on a Tibhar carbon blade to get more speed out of it. I liked it. Today I slapped Sanwai Target National on my old Tibhar wood blade...

None. Just table tennis. I swear. Some people get endrophine rushes in their brains when they run and work out. I have never gotten that. So ping pong is the only fun sport I do.

I don't see why not. I have put H3 neo commercial, orange sponge, boosted (with Falco Tempo Long Booster), on my forehand side on 5-ply wood, 7-ply wood and various carbons (including Viscaria). It works just fine.

Just adding to an existing thread. I just tried Sanwei Target National today for the first time on my forehand, not boosted. And I was very very impressed. Usually my forehand rubber, DHS Hurricane 3 neo needs to be boosted and take a couple practice to break in (the tackiness needs to wear off...

Got it! Is Fextra similar to Viscaria in terms of the blade composition? The wood and the carbon? Thanks!

I am glad that you are already familiar with TT11. Spending like $250 and you get 30% discount. With some of the tensor rubber being $50 a piece, getting to $250 is like a piece of cake (bad for us in our wallets). Yes, you getting all of those will still be underpriced compared to one single...

Maybe it is me. Does Butterfly just have better handles than say Tibhar? Is that why people talk about "the finish" is nicer for the Butterfly products? I mean, after all, wood is wood. Carbon is carbon.

I just saw that Nanospin being on sales for $34.95. But if you said is true, I rather spend that money on, say, Xiom Vega Europe which is a light, soft tensor that some people really like. Or heck, I will buy three 729 for old time's sake instead.

I would NOT recommend 2500. It is too heavy. I had to call for help to assemble that. I would agree with 1800. And quite frankly, he might need to swap tables out due to humidity. If he is not too serious yet, even 1500 with 15mm top is fine. Maybe he wants to start off with 1500 and see if he...

I also use Tibhar Stratus Power Wood. I have G-1 on the backhand. I have used MX-P. Yes I agree MX-P is faster than G-1 but also less control. G-1 also lasts a long long time, compared to MX-P. G-1 also has more spin than MX-P. I used C-1 which a bit soft to G-1 to get used to it and eventually...

I am going to suggest an even cheaper option. go to gamblertt.com Just get Gambler Exotic Hinoki IM8 Carbon With Mech-Tek Oh-Toro for $45.00. If you want to develop your game, you cannot go wrong with the set-up. I have used Gambler before and I still have some blades and rubbers from Gambler...

Never played Juic Nano Spin Charisma. I just feel that for budget friendly folks, H3 Neo is still the best, boosted. I have tested Tibhar K1 and K2. I just keep on going back to H3 Neo. For everyone in the middle, you can get K1/K3, Stiga Dragon Grip, Yasaka Rakza Z, Xiom China, etc. for hybrid...

Ok this is going to be a long post. I really do think most table tennis players are nice. There are always some snobby ones who don't want to play with people lower ranked than they are. But overall, if you want to hit, everyone is quite nice about it. And for the most part, players like having...

Haha...yes as a fellow EJ junkie myself, I have not set a budget so I really do not want to look at my credit card too often. But I avoid Butterfly products because being an EJ junkie, buying Butterfly products will definitly bankrupt you. In all fairness, I have found Nittaku and Tibhar...

My recommendation is for your son to go around the club and ask to try different blades and rubbers combination before he decides what he likes. I think most club members are more than happy to assist a 10 year old player with a bright future. If he has a good stroke, then pretty much all blade...

I doubt those rubbers are "home made" or "modified at home." I mean some of those long pips, the pips are so long and so squeezed together. You cannot make that at home. What, you are going to buy a legal long pip rubber and then add another one mm to each of those pips to make it illegally...