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Are you sure you have the right blade though? How closely did you look at choosing the specific weight of the blade (heavier ones play better)? Did you ask them to boost the rubbers or not and are you sure that you made the right choice? You probably should have waited for Bryce Highspeed. ;):p

Definitely not too fast for you. Not sure about the falcon blade but the rubbers are good.

The blades are very similar other than handle choice and differences in year of creation. If they made all 3 this year, they would all be very similar.

The rules for 2012 had players qualifying by world ranking first with two spots per country up to the top 20 players or so based on the May 2011 world ranking list (post WTTC). Then players were sent to trials if they didn't meet this criteria. Total by any criteria is 3 and as Carl pointed...

I think Fan Zhendong will win the World Cup.

Google "Backspin serve like a boss".

When you use what your coach recommends, it is easier to hold your coach accountable by setting goals and timelines. If he is selling you the equipment, then there is a conflict of interest and I understand your reluctance and support your decision . You can get him to recommend alternatives...

That makes sense. IF you play mostly close to the table, Chinese rubbers can be very helpful. In some ways, they are designed to address that part of the game. I just couldn't block passively with them during matches when facing weak balls. Otherwise, I liked Big Dipper a lot and would...

Yes, the Chinese rubbers have less catapult and more control. Depending on what you are trying to do, that can be a good or a bad thing.

DerEchte, How many adults got as good as you did during your time training in Korea? Just curious.

Spin, especially over and close to the table. is not the issue with these rubbers - it is flat hitting and catapult away from the table. I hope you got a Neo though.

It's a Timo Boll ALL blade. The speed is influencing him - koto outers are not my thing so I don't recommend them, but some people absolutely love them. I think that anyone who uses Flextra is going to play a deadball style for way too long. And that's the challenge - if you really want to...

The build quality is different. If I was OP, I would actually consider ordering a Double Day Winner from Taiwan. I heard that DoubleDay was the OEM for the original black Tag Viscarias and TBS. http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72231&title=double-day-winner-blade-impressions...

To be fair again, the way the question he was responding to was worded, you could consider 1.8mm thick sponge as well, though the answer was clearly one that said that one should go to the promised land as soon as possible so that technique could remain consistent. The juniors in my club use...

To be fair, I do use 2.0mm, but in a hard sponge and largely because of weight concerns. As an alternate point of view, Werner Schlager said that it is better starting promising beginners off with thicker sponges as the fewer changes the learner has to make to his technique, the better. The...

You dug this post up from the grave.... why...

It's a loop drive - you use heavy topspin to drive the ball. Smashes do not arc and dip and aren't hit below net height.

Baracuda is relatively slow, so max is not a problem. Max or 2.0, not that much difference if you play a lot and you are trying to feel things out. The one thing is that he is young and young kids learn to adapt pretty quickly. I personally would start him off with Tenergy if he had the money...

MX-P has a good arc, but it is not as high as Tenergy 05 (virtually nothing is). But MX-P has more linear control. This makes it easier to predict when playing with it vs. Tenergy 05 in the short game and many situations where absolute precision is required. That said, if you play with heavy...

Have you tried what the kids around you use and do you think you can control it? Usually, of you had coaching, I would say to use what they were using. Without coaching, it is a bit more dangerous. Do you loop very well? For a blade, I would recommend Tibhar Stratus Powerwood. It is a...