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Question for cpenholders: how do you stop your fingers from slipping on the RPB rubber? I get sweaty fingers which end up making the rubber slippery. I think I've seen players like Wang Hao have differently textured rubber in a small square where his fingers sit. Do any of you do something to...

Rakza 7. Soft rubbers will make it harder to play the short game, especially if there is spin involved.

Do you notice any difference between the colors of Spinfire? Especially compared to the black one? I went to great lengths to find a sheet of black Spinfire because they were always sold out but maybe it's not worth it. The black Spinfire I have feels pretty sticky and it doesn't feel that...

I typically do not use pips for RPB. I play with pips mostly on forehand, and I also play TPB with pips. Spinfire is unfortunately sensitive to heavy topspin, but it's much easier to block topspin than with inverted rubber. If you make a "countertopspin" stroke, it will be a very fast punch. You...

Spinfire is amazing. 802-40 is a decent substitute for 1/4 the price. I couldn't tell much difference between them in terms of speed, but spinfire is much grippier (almost sticky, even) so you can create more spin with it. 802-40 is a great place to start to see if you like pips -- it's the...

That's good. So now you can focus on power and technique. Try to learn how to hit from your legs and core, instead of your arm. This will produce shots which are extremely powerful and extremely spinny.

Take the ball directly off the bounce, and use your wrist/forearm to flick. Here are a few video tutorials:

yeah it's possible that the T05 has worn out. That's pretty amazing that you feel like you can control it on a carbon blade, though. Still it's probably a bad idea to use Tenergy on your first custom blade. But if you really like it, then maybe you can switch to it after a year or two. Maybe...

That's really interesting, typically Tenergy 05 is considered as the hardest rubber to control. Did you try Hurricane on the forehand? Maybe you just have a very good forehand. Most people who play with Hurricane on only one side will use black H3. Is it possible that you mixed up which color...

I would recommend it over carbon. Pro jpen players use hinoki. Hinoki is very common in the jpen community. You could play with carbon if you want, but I think carbon negates one of the major advantages of jpen -- the amount of feeling you can get from having your fingers directly on the wood...

Oh my god, where to start I've got the four blades I use regularly (see my signature), and also 1. Stiga Rosewood XO cpen (spare) // Xuperman Powerplay-X FH / Skyline 2 BH 2. 729 Green Goblin 7-ply cpen // Dawei 388D-1 / Hurricane 3 3. 2x Neottec Voodoo Classic (used for testing rubbers)...

Carbon is hard, whereas hinoki is soft. Hinoki bestows a level of touch and feeling that you absolutely cannot get with carbon. I used to play jpen with 1-ply hinoki. I think this is where 1-ply hinoki is the most advantageous, since you put your fingers directly on the wood behind the ball. I...

It really depends. You get different types of loops with each one. Hardwood is better for counterspinning directly after the bounce (while the ball is still in an upward trajectory), and it can create deadly fast power-loops. Softwood allows you to handle spin better, but you have to be...

Oh no, here we go 😭

Ever since we started playing with two sides of the racket, we got lazy with the footwork

A few of my favorites (heavily biased towards penholders :D): - Definitely both of the matches you mentioned. Ma Long vs Dima is an all-time favorite! - Dang Qiu vs Kao Cheng-Jui, Macao 2024. This might actually be the most exciting match I've ever seen. Incredible athleticism, reflexes, and...

Hadraw 5 is not a bad choice. Hadraw has a hard surface, while Korbel has a soft surface. It will be faster than Korbel, so if you get Hadraw then you should definitely put slow rubbers on it. You could learn to play with Hadraw 5, and some might even recommend it. I currently use blades which...

Korbel and Primorac are very similar blades. Either one will be amazing. Timo Boll Spirit is a very advanced blade. I think most people here would advise against it.

Definitely. Butterfly blades are some of the highest quality that you can get. Primorac is a "gold-standard" blade and you'll be able to resell it because it's always in high demand. The other thing about Primorac's quality is that it can carry you to a very high level. It's good enough for...

Yes, slow rubber helps with control and technique development. Chinese-style rubbers tend to be slow, especially in the short game. This means that you can touch the ball very precisely, even if it has a lot of spin on it. With Rozena, it will be quite difficult to control the spinny balls...