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Main thing, Machine Head, is to have fun. No one size fits all either, so you may figure out that thing, especially if you are making sure to work a lot on short game, which is considerably harder with blades like that. I also have no idea what slyrap means.

I would say just go with XSF 3* They are not that expensive and very durable and play well enough for all sorts of purposes. I bought some Nittaku Japan 40+ ** (two star) and they are actually not bad at all, but cost more than *** XSF.

One last thing. The entire Xiom Novus Carbon series was really fast. The Ignito was actually more like Schlager Carbon, Axelo is faster. I have not seen any of the newer Xiom blades. The Xiom build quality, finish, weight, handle comfort, and balance were always great. They look good...

I think what Carl wrote is right with some qualifications. What I would add is that older players who have played a long time with a composite that is faster than a five-ply wood can get away with it if they have had some decline in level primarily because they are not moving as fast as the...

I think it is possible that at least some pros would not like what boosting does to Tenergy and they don't boost mainly because they play worse that way.

I also had an experience where I was annihilated like that by a 12 year old Chinese at a provincial training facility (in Wuhan, this was probably eight years ago). Only in my case I was done in by a girl, much the same way. She had LP on her backhand and attacked with them constantly and I...

It took me a long time to realize that I play better with exactly the same rubber on both sides. I think it makes transitions from side to side easier and more zen-like. By the way I used SP on BH for several years, thinking it was a fix for getting older. I used very spinny SP and played...

I don't know why it is down. People have sent me texts from other forums asking. Last time it was down to make some systems changes to make it harder for spammers to infest the place.

I was thinking that too.

Everybody above raises good points. But the simple-minded answer is most of the time you will hit it if it's high and spin it if it's low. Speed is good. Always playing at the same speed, not good. The more complex issue is how to know which to do when it is in between? Only experience can...

You know who the top European girl cadets are and also what rubber they use? That is the definition of a fan.

1.9 mm, yes it was APW. To be fair I didn't give the stuff much of a chance. I am just so used to weight and feel of the max that I quickly went back to what I usually use. I was pretty surprised at how different felt. I guess I'm a creature of habit.

I wonder if someone who plays with a substantially thinner sponge (with inverted) and thinks his blade is faster because of it is being fooled by the sharper vibration and different sound into thinking it is faster when it's not? Personally I play with the thickest sponge available. I tried a...

Trying to put a positive view of the thing, which is hard because I dislike the rubber, maybe some women players who play fast from close in use T25? Women don't usually get mentioned in the threads on what top players use, and I can't say I know of any who use it. By the way, T25FX is not too...

I have never quite figured out who T25 is intended for. It has never really found much of a niche.

You have more time than you think you do.

I am glad you mentioned Persson. He could do everything with his BH it is possible to do in table tennis and it was steady as a rock. Overall, when you consider strength on that side of the table with every type of shot -- drive, push, return, block, loop, smash, fish, it is hard to top...

yes, I think that is right. Definitely Spark is (was?) slower than ZLF, but same feel to me for reasons you mentioned. Handles matter a lot. There are lots of threads on various TT forums around the world in which people say that Viscaria, TBS, TB-ALC, etc. etc. are all more or less the same...