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I played Giand Dragon balsa carbon 2C for several years, also one unknown blade with similar construction. Yes, it is stiff, but due to the soft balsa core and thin outer layers, a trampoline effect is present. Depending on the rubbers and applied force, this trampoline effect can add a very...

Balsa carbon blades behave like that. Unfortunately, they have a small sweet spot and are not consistent in very hard hits, imo.

TDE is interesting rubber - very sticky, soft topsheet, very hard sponge, heavy. The factory boost is gone after 2-3 week and the rubber becomes dead. So, manual boosting is a must. I do not expect to be playable after 2 months of regular play, topsheet is fragile. My own TDE is boosted with...

The booster is absorbed in sponge and topsheet. The topsheet became softer and more sticky, depending of the rubber. Softer topsheet is easy to damage. Also, not every rubber responds well on boosters. Different boosters have different effects, for different times. H3 responds well, but will...

H3N BS 39... I tried many rubbers and overall that is the winner for allround play. Best spin generation on service and very good service receive. Can chop, can loop, it is lighter than many others. Bonus point - Honoka Hashinoto is playing with Nittaku version of H3.

The Yinhe 980 is cheap but a very good blade. Depending on the weight variation, speed can reach off-. My own is 83g, 1210Hz, filing relatively stiff all+. Block and push are stable, loop is good, but chop with inverted rubbers is so-so. The soft limba top layer is a bonus for control over the...

Some put 5-6 layers and are in top 10. https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/the-pros-equipment-discussion.12497/post-550162 My advice — put one layer of seamoon yellow, wait a day, glue and play. After some time, put a second layer. Play, see the difference. Put more layers if you...

My green LAC has a fragile white sponge that is 44 euro degrees after 2 layers of booster. The top is slightly tacky with exactly the same geometry as H3. Only the transition from the top layer to the pips is sharp. In H3 that transition is conical. The rubber play good for its price, but it is...

You can use the booster as a rubber refresher. Just one layer of baby oil or falco long/platinum will expand the sponge a bit and will put some spin on the topsheet. Also, the issue with rubber shrinking will be fixed. Baby oil is practically free but evaporates over time. Falco platinum will...

Limitless... quality crab. Each sponge's thickness is not controlled, only the combined thickness. Also, heavy and smelly. For the name of science and cheating play, you can try 0.5mm ultra demping sponge (for example kasfu) under hard rubber. Or 1mm elastic sponge under soft rubber. The other...

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Golden Viscaria with anti rubbers vs 1ply ayous with T05. Will be epic to watch.

I am using 2 layers of glue on the rubber and one on the blade. After removing the rubber, the blade surface is mostly free of glue, so I have a total of 3 layers of glue that need to be peeled from the sponge. If the sponge has big pores, it is usually softer than 50 degrees, and pealing is not...

That is going straight into the sponge like the acetone from speed glue. It is possible to affect the rubber in a bad way. I am using DHS 15. And Dario's YT trick to add a couple of layers with cheap glue before removing. In such way, the glue layer becomes thicker and can be removed in one go...

Can you share a bit more — what are the main advantages of Spinfire Soft over inverted rubbers and over S1? What sponge thickness? I played some time with DMS Spinfire 1.8mm and found it a bit springy for my chops. Considered testing the Soft version and S1, but ended with Spinlord degu 2 at...

Non hybrid but good update for mark v: Nittaku Flyatt spin, Victas Ventus Extra?

My goal was to find good allround rubbers and feed the EJ demons. I can compare next 3 rubbers with 3–4 months of play: H3N BS national BS 2.1mm 39deg without boost, H3 provincial BS 2.2mm 39deg 1+1 layer Seamoon 2 and falco platinum, H3N provincial OS 2.1mm, 38deg 1+1 layer Seamoon 2 and...

My expirience with hairdryer is mostly possitive. The only glue that stick better without hairdryer is DHS 15. So, I wait 30 minutes for the first layer on the blade. Sealing is a huge faktor - best adhesion with the glue is happening with water based PU lacquer.

I don't see a difference in degradation speed between non-boosted H3N BS and slightly boosted non-neo H3 BS. Also, they play very similarly. I am using just one thin layer, Seamoon 2, and one Falco Platinum. Do you consider the red H3N OS? I am using it at 38 degrees, same booster combo. Have...

You can try with a few drops of baby oil on the surface and plastic cover over it for several hours. There is strong DHS product that promises rubber resurrection, but I don't think is worth the money and the risk of chemical exposure.