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I tried the Target 90 on my FH today because it got good feedback on this thread. Target line in general is pretty well known, so I wanted to know how it played. Coming from the likes of Bloom Power, Big Dipper, Battle 2, Tornado V5, I have to say Target 90 is a little disappointing. Its not...

So I tried the Ckylin Pro today. As expected, it was very good rubber. It is cheap, $10 or $11, but feels like a high quality rubber. Sponge is blue and porous, topsheet is soft and relatively thin. It has a good amount of bounciness and elasticity to it. Surface is very grippy, and almost...

I feel like Reactor rubbers are the most underrated rubbers around. I just got a sheet of Reactor Ckylin Pro. It really looks like a ESN rubber, with very soft sponge and topsheet, and porous sponge. I havent played it yet, but just from bouncing it, it has some elastic bounce to in, similar to...

 Sure, but have you tried H3 and Rxton 5 recently? Assuming Rxton 5 is around or faster than any of those rubbers I mentioned, then its not a bit faster, but a good deal faster than H3. Because having used H3, I am quite sure that it is categorically slower than BD, B2, or Bloom. H3 is even...

A lot of people saying that Target 90 is "easy to play with". Can you elaborate one what that means? Specifically, in what manner is Target 90 easier to play with than H3Neo or Battle 2 or Big Dipper?

Are you sure its only a bit faster? Revspin shows Rxton 5 at a 9 for speed, and H3 at a 8.4 for speed. In my opinion, H3 is closer to a 8.0 for speed. If Rxton rating is accurate, then its not a bit faster, but ALOT faster. Big Dipper, Bloom Power, and Battle 2 would all be in the upper 8...

 AK47 is great choice for BH rubber. I also recently ordered the Reactor Ckylin Pro to test as a BH rubber. If you want really cheap ($5), Loki Rxton 1 makes a reasonable BH choice. Yinhe Moon is a good choice. I have a friend who has always used Nittaku G1, but after he tried my Yinhe Moon, he...

I can understand ML, he has already achieved so much, and nobody really can touch him anymore now that he has 2 olympic golds. I am more disappointed that XX withdrew. He is one of the most talented players without winning a WTTC. Really wanted to see XX finally add the title to his career the...

My shallow understanding is: Flexier (usually thinner) blade = more dwell time, slower speed, more spin, more control to execute variety of shots, higher arc or throw angle Stiffer (usually thicker) blade = less dwell time, higher speed, less spin, less control to execute shots, straighter arc...

Especially with the plastic ball, I think Penhold is weaker. Penhold usually relies on short, tactical points, especially on the serve. Shakehand has more consistency for longer rallies, like tennis. Plastic ball reduces quick points and serve advantage.Â

I think new brand Loki is the hidden gem of TT right now. Their rubbers are cheap and excellent, they have many high end blades, and their packaging and branding is nice.

Why do you need such expensive rubber if you are beginner? You could literally play with a $5 rubber and be perfect for you.Â

I have Bloom Power H40. Im not sure the weight, but it doesnt seem heavy or light for a Chinese rubber. The sponge looks dense, so its typical heavy Chinese rubber i think. I havent played HK1997, but Im also curious about that rubber. But from what I have seen, most Palio rubbers are soft and...

 Ive tried Focus snipe, but it feels slower than AK47 series or Yinhe Moon.Â

Just got these 2 rubbers, and I am very impressed. Both are just around $10, so very affordable. Bloom is very tacky, even more than H3 I think. It can pick up the ball for several seconds. It also has good speed, quite a bit faster than H3 and maybe a bit faster than Big Dipper. Probably...

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32827544002.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.11d16f2btI7H0V&algo_pvid=91780ff7-366c-4fbf-9a4b-6c29e4233cf1&algo_exp_id=91780ff7-366c-4fbf-9a4b-6c29e4233cf1-8&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2265007809964%22%7D From this video, you can see that the Hadou has the same...

I just got a new sheet of 729 Bloom Power and Palio AK47 Yellow. Both are very impressive rubbers, especially considering their $10 price on Aliexpress. Bloom is very tacky, and can pick up a ball for several seconds. Its definitely faster than H3, maybe a little faster than Big Dipper and...

 I just got a sheet of Palio AK47 yellow, and its so unusual for a Chinese rubber. The topsheet is so thin, and the rubber itself is so soft and supple. Its so bouncy and elastic, just completely different from Chinese rubbers. Does the HK1997 Gold have the same type of soft/supple quality...

It could be good, but it seems that it is not the same "carbon black sponge" as the other Arthur series. It says hard orange sponge, which sounds like it may be more akin to the Hurricane 3 sponge.

People said that Arthur series is made in Germany, is it actually made by ESN? Or somebody else?