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It is amazing that after all this time -- almost eight years at this point -- attempts to make something like Tenergy from other companies have only been partially successful.

Oops, I thought people were being literal.... :confused:

T80 and T05 use the same sponge. The only thing different is the pip structure.

It is also good to know when to give up and switch back. There is only one way to know. Try it.

Will do. I very much hope then can do it.

I did however attempt to contact Double Day to see if they can make me a custom blade.

I might try that later. I have found a used ZJK-ALC ST in the right weight.

So of late, I have been wondering if I might do better with a ST handle. So to do the experiment right, I decided I should get a blade as much like my currents ones as possible. I use a Viscaria, so there are two obvious choices -- TBS which comes in ST, and ZJK-ALC. I like the ZJK-ALC a...

I have owned multiples of all of these blades, and have used primarily Viscaria since 2006 or 7 (I can't quit remember). They are all designed for exactly the same style of play. Pick the one that has the handle that is most comfortable for you. That is the main difference but it is not...

From the most recent picture I vote for option 3. A non-Viscaria carbon composite with an Infinity handle.

At the end of the day, no matter how much you read on the internet, the only way to know for you will be to try them both. I like them both, prefer T05, don't like its price. I actually find EL-P to also be worth trying if you like T05 and find MX-P to be too hard.

I very much like composite blades, but i definitely prefer them not too fast. My old black tag Viscarias are not all that fast. But they feel perfect.

The reason ITTF gave is this: They wanted balls to fit into a certain range of weights, diameters bounce heights, roundness etc. More recently they are adding some durability measures. Back around 2012 they thought it would be fairly easy to get balls like that. Later they were forced to...

NL, that's where I ordered too. Hadn't noticed it says October for the 12 box which is what I ordered. Maybe we will get lucky.

I use Tenergy 05 and quite like it au naturel. Let me give you one piece of advice -- if you do decide to boost Tenergy, go very very light with the booster. If you use very much at all, it very dramatically changes the way it plays, and not for the better. Expensive mistake I made once...

You're not going to get any thrown from my direction. I was thinking earlier of the challenge of maintaining ideal balance after attacking with your forehand so you can hit another one and another one after that. As one gets older this becomes a bigger and bigger challenge, and one that is...

I think this is true. But once your strokes get grooved a certain way owing to early choice of rubber, it is pretty hard to make such fundamental changes. Also depends a bit on age and intrinsic athleticism. Chinese rubber is unforgiving.

I just ordered some. In US we won't be able to get them before December.

IMHO Chinese rubber is good if you started using it from day one (or at least fairly early on in your development as a player). Otherwise, it requires a pretty big technique adjustment to use if effectively, and I have known very few people who could do it.

I play with a Viscaria myself and prefer it to TBS, but TBS is still a great blade. I like the handle, also think the one on the TBS is fine, but was just commenting that people who like larger handles, like the original poster specified, will probably not like the TBS handle.