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New Era was a series of rubber made by a Chinese company but licensed by Yasaka. Same as Zap if anyone else remembers

Blue sponge has a softer feeling but its less bouncy. Orange has a crisper feeling and is a bit bouncier. Blue creates a lower arc on hard shots but it also requires you to hit harder to hit through the rubber The difference between quality grades is that commercial can be pretty inconsistent...

We can talk as much as we like, but if you've got the gear in your hand and it plays well, who's to argue with that?

I've only used them on friends rackets but the Turbo Orange is at least lighter than 55g cut to standard shakehand headsize. Turbo Blue immediately raises the weight in comparison

You'd be more comfortable using Turbo Orange. Turbo Blue is incredibly hard and difficult to play with, even more demanding than regular 41 H3 imo. Its the heaviest rubber I've ever seen

Who is this man and what have they done with Chen Qi 😂

Not often but the guys who only want to warm up at mid distance because don't know how to warm up at the table with compact strokes

D09C is "fast" compared to hard and sticky Chinese style rubber like Hurricane. In terms of Japanese/European style rubbers it is not really all that fast. The good part about D09C is that it strikes a really good balance between the lively/bouncy behavior of Euro/Jp rubbers and tacky/dead...

Aurus Soft, its a medium hardness rubber but its firmer and steadier than Vega Euro (42.5 for VE and 45 for Aurus Soft)

Super anti is a classic style antispin, meaning it has a bit of usable grip and a relatively normal (if soft and slow) sponge. I think you will find a modern style frictionless antispin to be a hoot. Classic style antis are generally only good for killing spin when you're blocking passively but...

Some frictionless style (modern) antis are more absorbent or more slick than others. Though the general rule of thumb is that the slower an anti is, the more it will tend to react to spin. The ones that have the most absorbing effect will often have a really thick sponge, for the most cushion...

Seems interesting. Visually the SP structure looks a little similar to 802-40

Donic Coppa JO series are pretty fast, faster than the Nexxus 43 for sure. What you're probably experiencing is finding out that you lack good fundamentals to support shot making ability when using slower stuff that requires more physical activity. I'd keep using the Gewo combo and start...

You'll know. And if you can't feel a noticeable effect that changes the way your shots come out, then you are in luck

Probably not totally frictionless but definitely treated to reduce friction

G1 normally has a 47.5 degree sponge

Don't even need soap, just rub off the crud under a stream of warm water will do the trick

Regular Aurus is not boosted, maybe you're thinking of the Select or Prime versions. Its slower than G1

Aurus and Rakza 7 can both fit your criteria

Its easier if you have a more choked down grip. Because there is more handle impeding the rotation in your hand, you also have to let go of the handle more to cleanly twiddle. But then again I don't think its difficult to do at all regardless of handle type so ymmv