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I'm guessing it's the blade that feels really hard? You look offended at the lack of answers but didn't make it easy to suggest anything. What were you using before that?

I'm going to watch that Mima Ito - Ding Ning match for years. Back to my school tactics, the cracks on forehand were just so satisfying. Who got each point mainly was down to whether her attacks hit the table or not, against such opposition it's incredible.

Darn Ito wins against LSW, some fantastic points and she's so creative. Got lucky at crucial moments though. Hard to pick a favourite between them, I was glad to see Ito come back but really hoping for LSW to finish up. Women's TT is better than ever and still changing quite a bit, it's just great.

Ok then, S-1 should suit you quite nicely on BH. There is also a slight drop in performance with R7 after a couple of months (not to mention a fairly long break-in period), but I find it worth the trade-off for even more stability with still above average playing capabilities. You could also try...

Tough loss for Matilda Ekholm against Liu GaoYang, 18-16 in the seventh. That last game took ages, LGY not the fairest in terms of time management (and rightfully yellow-carded).

This match should be a cracker (there's a pun somewhere, with what the balls are going to endure). What a tournament. Also, go Can!!

Hey, I've been in Ahmedabad! Best biryani I'll ever have. Compared to Rakza 7 the Fastarc S1 is a lot softer. It doesn't feel mushy as some tensors do but if you often hit the ball hard from a distance, you'll quickly get right through the sponge (it's the main reason why I changed for R7...

Funny enough, Andy wrote an as always great review for your blade on revspin, citing Calibra Sound as the one rubber not to use. I think Airoc was onto something with Hexer Grip (not that I've tried it) and you could go for PowerGrip on forehand, keeping the harder sponge.

Fair enough. Yogi described Rhyzer 48 as an untamed beast and your blade is no Toni Hold either, judging by the composition. I'm not surprised you're in trouble whenever not perfectly placed... All up to you of course, but I'd consider downgrading quite a bit.

Haha, the amount of pressure between the two of you! Quality stuff, thanks and GG both.

Going for the classics and speaking of what I know best, good old regular Aurus or Rakza 7 (my favourite) are very stable and goldilocksy in terms of feel and properties (speaking of mid-hard tensors, mind). We're all different, but seeing how it so easy to doubt one's equipment wishing for a...

Quality of shots is up there, he's got some of the Simon Gauzy and Tristan Flore about him. Plays alongside Mattenet and Ouaiche (also Nima Alamian!), and he's been on a steady rise: http://www.fftt.com/site/personnes/ruiz-romain. (However?) He's very much of the French school, with lots of...

That didn't last. :-(

Go Kanak! 1-1 Heck of a crowd in Paris cheering for him.

Wait, so this doesn't count? I can live without the notion itself, but I always assumed dwell time was the delta between the first moment of impact and the time the ball leaves. Of course we're talking milli-fractions of peanuts, but regardless, shouldn't that include rubber and sponge...

Thanks, Airoc. Been interested in these since they came out. And yes, the same thing happened with G-1 and consorts on French forums (fora? :eek:). Very strange also to see Tibhar Genius spring out of nowhere, and as you said the same happens with manufacturers resurrecting stuff: recently...

Ahah yes, I'm on the same boat. I also play harder and faster stuff than I would have with celluloid. And, heck, even defining speed is a pain (gears, behaviour, flex and whatnot). I guess the proper denomination wouldn't be "speed rating" but rather "intended type of use in combination with a...

Ahah, cheers for that.

Yes I remember Andy posted a pretty glowing review on these, not sure what happened with Tibhar though. My brother's SGS was about six months ago. Of course, I know this is anecdotal evidence and they are better than that overall. I know what you mean in that you could still play all kinds of...

My brother bought one of these, the one time in my life I have seen a handle not fit the blade surface (when looking at the face itself, the handle was slanted to the side and not adjusted perpendicularly - I wish I had a picture). Overall finishing was just as bad, and I'm not normally very...