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I'm now a fan of the Tibhar Hybrid MX on the FH. Great spin capabilities and power without too much of the catapult effect. I'll soon try Stiga's DNA Hybrid M Not sure about there ever being a best rubber for anything though! ;)

I still rate the Sanwei Gear Hyper very highly and the Sanwei Target National is also a very good hybrid (that I switched too many years back from Tenergy 25). The Gear Hyper is bouncier than the STN without feeling like you're playing with a trampoline in your hand while the STN is much...

Discovered this thread late - Sanwei issued a statement about 4 years back that they've removed these balls from the market - https://www.facebook.com/SANWEISPORT/posts/sanwei-official-statement-about-abs-tr-balls-and-abs-club-balls/439107003467452/

The Kokutaku feels softer and a bit more elastic. I feel the Rxton 1 has more speed reserves that more skilled players can get while the Kokutaku 868 Blue is an easy-to-play choice for beginners and advanced beginners. A couple of skilled players in my Stratford, London TT community enjoy using...

After extensive hours of research and play testing, I settled on Mercury 2 rubbers for my starter builds (for those moving from prebuilds to custom). For those in that camp who need a slightly slower rubber (I've noticed that the Mercury 2 on a Yinhe N11s can be a bit fast for beginners), I tend...

I've finally done a setup with scissors. First time in a long while so I had to start slowly. I've noticed two things that mean I'll pretty much only use scissors for certain occassions. 1. For rubbers with the thin plastic covers on (Typically, Chinese ones), I haven't gotten a perfect cut...

Hah! Thanks for the useful info! Looks like I should now do a Super Complete Guide 😄

Glad it helped motivate you to have a go at it - practice makes perfect 😏

Lol! I probably missed a trick in not having an affiliate link to the rotating cutter thingy (aka lazy Susan for table tennis blades) 😄

With softer sponge rubbers, I've now found that pressing down hard and going with a single pass works better than several smaller cuts. The oil and a fresh blade does help. I'll look to update once I've tried out the scissors - feel free to give me a nudge here in March if I haven't done...

Glue sheets have strong adhesion on the blade so I definitely recommend varnishing the blade, especially if the top layer is a softer wood (rule of thumb = anything light in colour). For OX rubbers, you probably only need a single thin coat of varnish on the blade

I recommend praying :LOL: They're not easy to glue on. I've tried both methods. Glue sheets are preferred cos they give the rubber 'structure'. A firmness that you don't get with just using glue. The way I've done on my OX setups is put 2 layers of glue on the rubber and the blade and then...

Tends to be a few possibilities: - Rubber was domed shaped before applying and wasn't rolled on/applied properly without any gaps between the rubber and the blade. Tends to happen to rubbers that are already curled up before applying. Solution = Get someone else to help press down one part of...

About once every 4-6 rubbers depending on how hard I had to cut them. I use a hard plastic rotating cutting board too so that'll dull the edge slightly faster than a cutting mat. It does get pricey so, because I need to be more efficient and smart about my expenses, I've decided that the LWB...

:cool: That's more good feedback - glad the care for the equipment is coming across on video.

Thanks! Yeah, the oil does help - basically anything that reduces the friction between the blade and the rubber sponge. Rubbers like Butterfly's Tenergy, Tibhar's Evolution, Xiom's Vega series tend to have softer, more brittle sponges, particularly when compared against the hard sponges in...

Finally finished a complete video instructional guide for how to cut, glue, and assemble a table tennis bat from scratch. Recognise there are other really experienced people here who are also great at setting up bats - this was my method. Background: A film student approached me to ask if I'd...

No, it isn't. The M8 feels stiffer and faster even despite it being a training class blade. What I've noticed about the M8 versus the Echo is that the Echo has a much nicer feel, design, and stronger level of control.

I would say Saturday mornings would be best - I'm quite tied up with other things this September but October is a possibility. I'm also occasionally around on Wednesday/ Thursday evenings but there's usually already many playing there so I tend to only go by to engage with the community and my...

Been VERY tempted to try out the Yinhe Pro 01 and 05 - I'm focusing my attention on other blades at the moment though. I'm not yet at a stage where I can buy loads of blades and try them all out so I have to choose my niche. The current plan is to trial a range of hyper budget blades, purely...