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Now more similar to wood blades? I'm not quite sure what that means in the sense that Butterfly has not really changed the basic concept behind most of their ALC blades in almost 20 years. True a really old TBS or Viscaria is not exactly identical to one you buy now, but the differences are...

Tony is right.

I see kids here with Chinese coaches with composite blades of various sorts. I remember, though, in 90s, all the really good players I knew used all wood blades. Most of those guys are using ALC blades now. I think if you play with something long enough, it may not matter.

Kids that young don't really get fatigued.

A lot of conventional wisdom back in 38 mm ball era was that carbon was excessive, especially with speed glue. I thing that was especially true in China. Things are different now.

OK. Just stick it down your pants for awhile before the match. Plus chicks will dig it.

Next thing you know there will be zombies all around eating people's brains. I fear it may have already begun.

Here at US sites, for the most part TBS and Viscaria have been the same price, at least for most of the last several years.

It will definitely allow you to use the rubber a lot longer. Try it.

I suspect the coaches are telling him to do it, that this is good for him. Some sort of martial arts theory or something. Who knows? But in general people don't do this kind of thing spontaneously, not for the vast portion of the long history of the sport, and it is not like the psychology...

My personal feeling is that these kids are being coached to do this. Otherwise it is just hard to see how screaming like that after every point is in any way natural. It is a relatively recent thing too, at least at this level. Waldner didn't do it. WLQ didn't do it. Zhang Yining didn't do...

You are not alone. There are many very good players who use TB-ALC. But this is without question a matter of taste (as there are many great players using Viscaria also). I did not personally like TB-ALC handle as much (although in FL it was not that big of an issue). Lately I have been...

I agree with this. Excellent blade. My personal favorite all wood (I have not tried that many, though).

Yes. That makes sense, also the time spent at high temperature could be important, so I still wouldn't keep my blade in one of those things any longer that needed.

Some people like the handle shape and weight balance of Viscaria better. They are both good blades, both are used by many good players. I am one of those who prefers Viscaria, and Viscaria is cheaper. I always found it odd that you can't buy it in Japan. I will state again, as a guy who...

I was mostly joking. It seemed like a brilliant marketing scheme like toothpaste manufacturers selling very long tooth brushes. I am not an expert on the physics of TT rubber like some people, apparently. (But bear in mind that oxidation reactions are accelerated at higher temperatures, also...

Interesting. Years ago they were selling a gizmo that would pump gas into your rubber. This is a great deal for Donic if it shortens rubber life.

I have never heard of Kiwis who like to spend money unnecessarily. Odd. ZJK-ALC is a great blade IMHO, but not more so than the others and more expensive for...???? Guy's name? Who doesn't even use it? Odd. Of course it comes in three handle shapes that are very comfortable.

Price a lot of the time. The new ones cost more and usually are not better.

The only one I know uses a Viscaria around 90 grams. I suspect that is not unusual and maybe on the light end of the spectrum. I would be quite surprised if many shakehand players used 85g or less.