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Impossible to call many illegal serves when one sits where the umpire does. They simply cannot see. Need an umpire behind the receiver.

There are some players who break pips often. I am not one. In years of LP play I have probably broken one or two-it has been so long that I cannot remember. One player on another board (OOAK) seemed to break pips all the time. It has to be a technique thing.

I use 1 thin layer of revolution medium on blade and sponge. Never had a problem with the rubber coming loose.

I hate to contribute to thread drift, but was it actually suggested earlier that Hugo C. would have destroyed Ma Lin if they were to meet and play in their primes? I do hate comparing different eras, but I am not sure how anyone could suggest a good modern player would destroy someone like Ma...

The best thing about LP play is NOT winning. The best thing is having someone with some 300-400 dollar ZLC butterfly blade and two sheets of Dignics 09C tell me that I had an unfair equipment advantage, lol. Or that I didn't beat them, but my 25 dollar sheet of LP did. Or them not recognizing I...

I am a fan of Rakza rubbers. I think of RZ and RZ hard as in a little different category than R7, 9, X and XX. If you wanted something faster but similar to R7 then either R7 max sponge or 9 or X make sense. I don't really like rakza rubbers in 2.0, as I really like to spin the ball more.

No. This thread proves the point. The word "best" would be best banned from all table tennis boards imo.

7 ply wood with rakza 7 is as linear as it gets.

Does ESN even make anti or pips?

A couple of thoughts to the OP: I think your first decision point is 7 ply vs 5 ply wood. Rakza 7 is a great do it all rubber, but probably a little slow in all wood set ups. Getting it in max sponge may help a little. Your comment about the koki niwa wood above is not my experience. I have...

Nice video. In the days of speed glue or even rubber cement it was VERY hard to glue OX long pips. No doubt the water based glues we have now make it much easier.

The term "weight" is a very apt metaphor for what the OP is asking. It is not kinetic energy. "Weight" is essentially the combination of velocity and angular momentum. The OP question remains unanswered.