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Thanks for all the suggestions so far! So far Im gravitating thowards the Butterfly Falcima. I havent looked at this blade before, but after doing some comparison they seem really similair in shape, pretty much identical really. I will post a picture in case anyone is curious; According to...

Hi there, I really seem to prefer blades that have the weight balance more thowards that handle. One blade that I have always been curious about, is the legendary Viscaria. After this season ends I am planning to go to the biggest table tennis store in my country and test the Viscaria, and...

Head heavy setups, particularly the Cybershape works best for strong forehand oriented players. Because you have more weight in the hitting area of your bat, your swing at the ball will be harder. But you may get problems with using your full wrist on backhand strokes. If you look at Truls with...

Alright then, lets leave the equipment part out of it, and then focus on the mental part. I need a little more info though. You say you freeze on sidespin serves. What happens next? It is normal though to be unsure about the opponents serve, it can sometimes take more then 2 games to figure it...

I don’t know how much clearer you want your anwser to be. But I will try; Hybrid rubbers have a tacky topsheet. Tacky topsheet = more grip & less bounce = more time on contact = more absorbtion of spin = less spin sensitive = having to think less about you bat angle = bigger margin for error =...

Im apologise in advance here for my bluntness, but you dont seem to listen to advice otherwise. I dont care you played with all these rubbers and that you may have liked them before. You know what the difference is between those rubbers and the R53? The R53 is not a hybrid rubber, and the lack...

I mean, he is one of the best tennis players of all time. He has talent for racket sports. What also helped is that he probably palyed with a beginners bat that has softer rubbers. It gives you more time on the ball which gives you lots of margin for error. Looking at the rubbers you play...

Sounds to mye like you shouldnt play with a rubber that is this hard. Unless you are a pro player that does 10.000 BH topspins a day, you probably wont have the technique required to play with these kind of rubbers. If you really want to play with a Rasanter rubber on your BH I would suggest...

I have this issue as well that its not necessarily my body that needs longer to warmup, but rather my game that can be a little rusty the first couple of games. I used to always win 3 out of 3, or 2 out of 3 of my singles matches on a league day. But when I lost one, it was usually the first...

You could try Stiga DNA Platinum S. Its 42,5 degrees and you can get it as thick as 2,3 mm.

It really depends on what you want to play like, and what you think would be easier to improve on short and long term. Would it be easier for you to get an even better forehand. And with a little bit of dedicated footwork, cover most of the table with it? Or would it be easier for you to get...

I experienced this as well the first time I tried to use Hurricane. If the contact is too thick the sticky surface will hold onto the ball too long and it wont generate any spin. So you will need to accelerate more and get a thinner contact. You might need some dedicated serve practice to get...

Interesting! Im currently playing with DNA Hybrid H om the forehand and M on the backhand. Also on a Cybershape, but I use the wood version. I like this setup, but the H is a little too hard for my liking. I prefer to wait for the ball a bit while looking at the opponent and then decide where...

I havent seen you play so I cant know for sure what your strengths and weaknesses are. From your description you seem very confident in open rallies, but you struggle to create those rallies on your own. What I usually tell people if they struggle opening up the rally is to stop using short...

Not sure what to make of this, since hybrid rubbers are designed to have less catapult then bouncy tensor rubbers, so that they have less speed on passive strokes. When you say your passive block is vulnerable for attacks, my first thought is: passive blocks are always vulnerable for attacks...

Alright, that makes sense. The Boll ALC is a great blade that suites lots of playing styles. So with smashing, do you mean you like to hit the ball a little more flat when attacking? Or do you mean actual smashing against lobs? If you are talking about actual smashing being a problem, then I...

Im sure it would work, but your current setup looks fine too. What do you feel you are missing out on with your current setup? If we know why you want to change then we are able to give some better advice.

I would say the difference in thickness isn’t very noticeable In the rubbers you mentioned. Especially with the new rubbers having harder sponges, many manufacturers have stopped making thin sponges for their new rubbers. For example the Stiga DNA Hybrid series only has 2.2mm sponges. So if...

Id recommend Fastarc-G1 for sure. Its not a hybrid rubber but it kind of has hybrid characteristics. Its not so bouncy like other tensors. This means it will be slower on passive strokes and faster on fast strokes. Its not the fastest rubber around, but its one of the spinniest and most...

I think the new DNA Hybrid series is really good. I have been playing with DNA Hybrid H on FH and M on BH for 2 weeks now, and I have to say that they are amongst the spiniest rubbers that I have ever used. Even A 2nd division player that I practiced with was surprisingly blocking a lot of my...