I never risk playing commercial H3 on FH, BH is ok.
A Chinese reviewer on Bilibili has tested a number of commercial H3 sheets. Despite the indicated hardness, the actual sponge hardness can vary by 1 degree, sometimes 2 degrees from what the package says.
So potentially your 40 degree...
Harimoto's core issue is his play style - almost everyone has analysed him and he has nothing else up his sleeve.
Unlike Harimoto, if you play better close to table ML can exploit your short game or counter. Harimoto has a limited amount of techniques in his arsenals.
But who knows, time will...
I am concerned because I want FZD to win the next Olympic 😄 which will likely be FZD vs WCQ. You never know how much more WCQ will improve in a year. And they know each other's play style really well
You can check out this site from Taiwan. I've bought from them. A few smaller manufacturers make these blades at a lower price.
American Hinoki blades
Kiso Hinoki blades
Thanks for the review. They represent two different play styles. In the club level it seems more people are using Viscaria variants.
In the professional leagues, it seems more are using the HL5 variants.
After the mens single final in Hangzhou, Chinese professional tt players had done some analysis on the match.
What got my attention is a pattern in FZD’s achievement:
Silver in Tokyo Olympic
Silver in Asian Champ
Silver in Asian Games
It almost felt like in 2011. Wang Hao was choked between...
I've been saying for months.
WCQ to FZD is almost like ZJK to Wang Hao. When Ma Long is not playing in the next Olympic, FZD is now facing the roaring WCQ fast improving. Just like 2011.
G09 is durable no doubt. What the reviewer was saying is, for $50USD at his performance, there are so many other equivalent competitors for less $$.
But nothing can compete with D09C full stop.
I bought it secondhand from the UK in early 2022. It’s on one of my W968. I only play 3-6 hours a week and after 18 months it’s still tacky and grippy. The sponge still has good catapult feel, I would say the sponge is performing at 80% compared to 18 months ago