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Very very light if only using 1 side. I dabbled with RPB, but eventually saw too many cons. Dignics 05 and 09c seem to be the top picks of the RPB pros. I personally found the feeling of 1.9 thickness a little nicer on RPB, especially if not using it further out. Alternatively, you could put a...

The sanding is crucial. Honestly, all new penhold players must learn this, especially JPen. There aren't really any good tutorials for this on YouTube (in English), that explains for JPen in detail. Maybe I should make one, but I don't need a new blade :/ I thought I saw Cazuo make one but can't...

Oh are you going to try an RPB JPen style like Taisei Matsushita? That could be interesting. He doesn't step-around though and has a 'penhold-shakehand' style like Qiu Dang. Garaydia seems like the best option for that. That's a Hinoki top ply, right?

This thread seems to have descended into EJing (and even a bit of DIY 😆) but the true answer here is the Yasaka Double Face II JP (for a harder touch, Nittaku Acute is very popular). It's genuinely all-round, unlike some of the other options listed ("slightly slower than 1 ply" etc) so you can...

Oh I see. This is a specialised topic but I remember watching those videos a long time ago. I tried it and realised my wrist isn't flexible enough for that. Generally your first thought has to be stop/touch receive. In his JPen clinic, Ryu said he NEVER flicked a backspin ball. His stop receive...

I usually imitate from Ryu Seung Min (90% of shots: serves, 3rd ball etc), Xu Xin (not JPen but the tactical patterns are useful) and Kaii Yoshida (especially for service and backhand variation). I too have been enjoying the content from Coach Ishizuka. I also watch different Korean Amateur...

I can't compare to other 50deg ESN rubbers. I find MXP 50 to be unpredictable and lacking touch compared to tenergy.

I used MX-P hard, tenergy 05 before, now tenergy 05 hard. So I can compare these rubbers. MXP very spinny, and VERY fast. Faster than any of the others. Plays well out of the packet. But feels hard, not very elastic, not great touch and feels dead after a few weeks. Tenergy 05 feels like Tenergy...