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How about Hinoki carbon blades, like Joola Nobilis/Stuor Nobilis, Sanwei Hinoki Carbon etc. Would they be as direct as outer carbon blades?

He isn't my official trainer, he just had a few rallies with me and saw one of my matches. He made a fast, passing comment, and got me curious about trying out outer carbon. Then he allowed me to try his FZD ALC with a black oil boosted Hurricane 3 National fh D05 bh, and that thing was insane...

Funny, just yesterday I got to try a club mate's Yinhe Pro 01 with D05 fh T05 bh. I actually found it very controllable, even with T05 forehand. Also I expected the cheaper Yinhe blade to feel noticeably unrefined compared to the Butterfly, but the differences is subtle enough. Yinhe Pro 01...

Interesting perspectives. The one on how outer carbons might be less spin sensitive is interesting. It's like how spinny rubbers are also spin sensitive, so blades also work like that. The more spinny inner carbon is more spin sensitive. While you can produce more spin with it, you'll have to...

The question I gave was what suits you best? If I needed an expert suggestion for me personally, I'd ask that ITTF coach 😂. Just want to know how others feel about the differences between inner and outer carbon.

I've been playing Inner Carbon for a long time. I don't upgrade the blade, only the rubber. Specifically, I use the Ovtcharov Innerforce ALC and have loved it. I would say I sit squarely in the intermediate level; I know my strokes and can read spin, but have room to improve in terms of...

For intermediate to advanced players, or players who are used to high catapult in general, G1 probably feels tame. But I remember how it felt when I first upgraded from Glayzer to G1 on my forehand on the allwood Falcima. G1 flew way off the table in my first few drives. I could get used to it...

You cannot go wrong with Glayzer if you like D05 but want a tamer version of it, because it's exactly that. If your struggling with D05, the Glayzer will up your confidence by many levels. I know because I've downgraded from D05 to Glayzer as well, and all my shots started landing on the table...

Yeah, the G09C is indeed spinnier, but it does require more strength because the tack it has makes it really noticeably slower than the already slow normal Glayzer. I can generate my own power, so the normal Glayzer on forehand, while not spinny enough, can win points from speed sometimes, but...

Losing the feeling of tackiness on the topsheet is not the same as losing its original playing characteristics. Not at least for Glayzer09C or Dignics09C in my playing experience. I used my Glayzer09C for 3 months playing 5 days a week for 2-3 hours, with high intensity rallies and match games...

My first real setup after premade was a Falcima with Glayzer09C forehand and Glayzer backhand. After crossing the beginner stage I went to try rubbers from other brands like DHS, Stiga, Xiom and Nittaku, and even from the same brand. I eventually circled back to Glayzer/Glayzer09C. Only last...

I used and replaced both. The Fastarc G1 probably edges out a little bit in terms of MAINTAINING original playing characteristics for longer, but in actual practice, I actually feel T05 beats it, because T05 starts off a lot more dynamic (catapult and spin). Because of it's higher dynamics when...

Performance wise there are probably many other rubbers that match or outperform it, but what makes the Tenergies (T05) special is the clicking sound and feel of the spring sponge that's pretty unique. I guess lots of people stay with that rubber due to the unique feel it gives.

Cool. How do you compare the Big Dipper V H38's catapult to tensor rubbers like Rozena or Vega X? Rozena is my favourite backhand rubber of all time, once you go spring sponge you cannot go back

Big Dipper is less of a chinese traditional rubber, more of a true hybrid. To me this is the better choice for backhand because my forehand is wide-stroke but my backhand prefer short-stroke

From what I remember (I sold my H3) I felt that the Yinhe is a little lighter than the H3, but I didn't weigh the rubbers. But Chinese rubbers have lots of variance due to questionable QC, so no fair warning on their weights. However QC wise I find Yinhe rubbers to be slightly better than DHS...

I would guess that if OP also boosted the Jupiter 3, it's throw and arc would be medium to medium-high as well. The softer hardness at 37 may also increase arc height. But I could be wrong.

For absolute beginner - Yinhe Mercury 2 Soft For early intermediate - Yinhe Mercury 2 Medium if you like tacky, Yinhe Moon Speed / Moon 12 Blue if you don't want tacky For mid-advanced intermediate - Yinhe Jupiter 3 Asia H39 or H40. If you don't want tacky, look for ESN tensors I could see an...

Blade : Nittaku Septear (7 ply Kiso Hinoki all wood) I used both for quite a while on this blade but both unboosted. I played the Hurricane 3 H40 unboosted on forehand and felt it was unplayable unboosted. The Hurricane 3 H37 unboosted felt mushy on forehand and felt decent for backhand. But I...

The EJ purchase I swear is my last (that's what we EJs say everytime) Nittaku Miyabi 1 ply Kiso Hinoki shakehand blade. My first 1 ply Hinoki wood. Always wondered how a one ply thick Hinoki blade would feel. I've always loved the feeling of softer woods that have lower, musical pitch...