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as per ITTF rules (and Falco’s promotional material, long story short): if you do not touch the topsheet part of the whole rubber, everything is okay. the topsheet of the rubber is ITTF sanctioned and is not allowed to be tinkered with. sponge part of the rubber is a different story. some...

I played with Hurricane 8 for a couple of times now. I liked it quite a lot. now I have Rakza Z on the blade and I really love it. tacky, picks up the ball, ball even can get stuck on the rubber if rubber is freshly cleaned. has catapult, which H8 has just a hint. this week I also got the Rising...

well: "When done right often wins a point straight away or return is often awkward enough to kill with FH." it reads like the rubber wins you a point. I played with Rakza 7. a lot. and it is pretty similar to Vega X. which I played a lot, too. except if we have different understanding of what...

trust me, you don't win points because of the rubber itself. it helps, sure, but it is never "oh, great rubber, just won a point because of it" ... cannot agree it is demanding. rewarding, yes, because when you engage the whole rubber, you can get a nice shot out of it, but couldn't say it is...

anybody seen my backhand?

this numbers are really close. but - if they are of similar speed, ok with me, ALX is speed wise still under control in my book, but if TMXi is as stiff as ALX, then this isn't really good, I prefer softer feel (regular TMXi like feel). so looking forward to TMXi impressions, as I was planning...

mine is 86g. ;) again, what do these Hz numbers tell us? in this particular case - that TMXi is as hard as ALX? as fast as ALX? because ALX is way to hard for my game and was thinking of switching it with Hugo TMXi, but if Hugo TMXi is as hard then I did nothing ...

i thought so, yes ... I mean, they seem to work hard. TMX material and Ice Cream are quite a products which need quite some R&D, I guess ... also rubbers ...

so Xiom isn't active? not sure I understand you correctly, sorry ... 😁

probably also related to the 40+ trend switch ... harder and stickier rubber, bigger blade = more powahh and more spin

well, during WTT in Ljubljana I got Tibhar MXP50 and Hurricane 9 Violet. after that I got Xiom Hugo ALX Pro, as it was nicely discounted on TT11, and finally got Rakza Z. love the MXP50 - a true bomber of a rubber, but a controlled one. Hurricane 9 Violet is nice, but the sponge crumbles really...

so, after 6 extensive playing sessions with Hugo ALX we are a bit in a love & hate relationship. backhand in combination with Xiom Vega Pro is great. with Tibhar MXP50 was also quite good but a bit too fast. bit still playable. on forehand I started with Yasaka Rakza Z and Hurricane 9 Violet and...

I just hope Dignics series price will decrease to cca. 60€ point then … 🤞🏼

sorry to be reviving this thread or even hijacking it … I played with TMXi. loved it. got curious, and got Hugo ALX blade. and I realised that on forehand, I prefer a bit softer, tamed feeling of TMXi and on backhand, harsher, harder and more direct feel of ALX. would AZXi help me get these two...

I took this pic during the WTT Ljubljana Star Contender ... I tried to pull as much detail out of the photo as possible, but it is clearly visible, that layers are just as in the regular hal. maybe thickness of layers isn't the same but point being, as there were quite some discussions about...

was umpire fired from the competition, too? if she would do a fair job, WY wouldn’t lose it. c’mon it’s bh serve, practically impossible to do an illegal serve on bh!!

so they say. importer in Slovenia told me he is going to get some as well ...

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I would suggest an inner carbon blade (Harimoto ALC, ML5, TMXi) - they are powerful blades, yes, but not extremely fast, with a lot, and I mean a lot of feel and control. FH, I would go with Hurricane 8-80 - don't be affraid, it is the best of both worlds, honestly. if it is still too much for...

I have a nice exercise for you - with your practice partner, during warm up stages, go for nice and easy mid distance loop to loop exchanges. start with forehand diagonal. when you feel comfortable (next session or next week, when it suits you), add backhand diagonal. when you feel comfortable...