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Curious to hear what you think about the Tronix. I think it is a good rubber but it is indeed nontacky, and in terms of replacing GT I think K2 is the closest available, RZEH is not quite as lively as GT and K2 and it is also a bit grabbier. To me Tronix ZGR feels somewhat more in line to what a...

No reason to use any H2 for any reason, H3 is grabbier and easier to play with

Most every single DHS and Yinhe blade I've bought ever, have had bigger head sizes than the standard 157mm height. Fang Bo B2, PG series, V14 Pro, V16, Earth E3, Pro Feeling, etc

I think the Advance would be most similar to the one you're using at the moment. Korbel is nice but it's also pretty flexible, and these premade blades tend to be a bit more on the stiffer side which the Advance will give you because it is thicker

Mercury 2 is pretty slow no lie, but it also starts off pretty sticky and becomes faster as it breaks in and loses tackiness

Same rubbers on a faster blade is the way forwards imo. Five ply woods are great at spin but they do not do you any favors in the speed department. However outer carbons tend to be very crisp and somewhat hard which also can see your spin suffer, I am with Creek in recommending an inner carbon...

Whats wrong with your old rubber combo?

If you can get it, I prefer Rakza Z over K1. K2 is pretty hard so it might be more uncomfortable to use on bh if you are not used to extra hard rubbers there. I think K1 would be more similar to TigerS though, it has less grab and plays more straightforwards than RZ imo

From memory you are already somewhat familiar with Rozena, so I'd bet its a safe choice to go with

Whenever I have used soft sponge on single ply Hinoki I always feel a lack of support, these blades are stiff but they are also quite soft. I have had a better feeling from a medium to medium hard sponge and grippy topsheet, like with Donic Baracuda or Vega X, I think hybrids like Yinhe Big...

Yasaka blades come sealed from factory. The Yinhe and Xiom blades I've received are made in China but high quality, very few of them have splintered, and none after sealing

It does work, it's literally shown in the link.

I doubt you'd find any difference for blades I've sealed vs blades I have not... You'd be more successful feeling the difference between a 85g and 90g sample of the same blade model imo. Just a thin layer of wipe on poly does the trick. You don't need to create a thick layer

You are not wrong, but the graph is probably more accurate to predict the results of the different rubbers if you used the same stroke against the same incoming ball. For example if you tried to do a slow and high arcing loop with Tenergy 05 versus an antispin rubber, Tenergy 05 would put a lot...

Old, old rubber. It has good spin and is tough as nails but it is slow and undynamic, and it doesn't grip the ball as consistently as more modern rubbers. I'd recommend 729FX as it is a bit more modern and consistent than plain Jane 729

Only Stiga blade I have ever used, that has not splintered without sealer, is Clipper CR- and thats because the CR coating is essentially just a layer of sealer

Makes sense given that stiff and soft is the most ideal combination of attributes for a predictable, stable and linear behaving blade.

There's a good reason why thick single ply Hinoki has been the go-to blade composition for single sided Japanese penhold attackers. You owe it to yourself to try one at least once

A racket that remains in the same condition for all eternity

I think they are still quite popular, they're just old (released in 2009 I think), and in terms of market competitiveness they have pretty much lost out to stablemate picks like G1 and Rakza 7 (2010). Historically Vega Pro has been one of the more popular Tenergy 05 substitutes, and I believe to...