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Yes, the amount of spin that you get depends on so many variables, causing Igor's test to produce wildly unexpected results. Apart from the quality of the stroke, the pimple length, shape, thickness of topsheet and sponge all contribute greatly to the spin you can produce, so just testing the...

Science 101: A hypothesis is meant to be tested against data: if the data don't agree with the hypothesis, you reject the hypothesis

Stiga seem to have quite a few blades with very thin outer plies (e.g. Stiga allround classic), and they don't seal most (any?) of their blades. With the old VOC glues splintering upon removal seems to be less problematic, but with the current water-based glues you'll likely rip-off fibres upon...

I find the sponge to be quite lively for a Chinese rubber. With a new sheet, the topsheet is actually tacky, so perhaps that accounts for the low bounce you experienced?

KTL XT Pro is light, and has a little catapult and good spin. I would not call it low throw though, but the throw depend a lot on how you strike the ball. It's a cheap one to try.

A well written letter, that does well in identifying the issues, good initiative for sure! I might have been useful to offer some solutions as well, although I'm not sure if the ITTF would listen.... but you never know.

I do the same, but use warm soapy water... the dirt rubs off easily and once it's dried the protection sheet is sticky again. Getting it to stick well helps extend the life of the surface.

Looks like quite a thin topsheet from the picture, you can see the pimples underneath very clearly.

I've seen this type of damage before, it happened when some sat onto a chair when a bat (inside a flimsy case) was laying. Without the handle piece the pressure over the whole bat would be quite even, but the handle piece sticks out, making the pressure very uneven, and cracks in-line with the...

I'm a long term user of the Victas 401, and have tried many other rubbers, including the D09C, but I always come back to the 401. I broadly agree with your review, just some subtle differences, which are no doubt because of different technique. The topsheet of the 401 is quite soft and a little...

If you can float the ball back instead of pushing it with backspin, you'll make it much harder for the player to side-swipe it aggressively.

It's going to have some topspin, so I would try and loop it. Just watch the ball very carefully and don't loop too hard. As others have said already, if you do need to push, try and keep it deep, making it harder for him and reducing the angles he can get.

Although a review is always welcome, there is no reason to believe that if another person buys a fake Tenergy, that it will be the same, or even close in performance. Any Chinese manufacturer could make this rubber, and there is NO requirements on it's characteristics (apart from looking the...

He didn't get banned, I have no idea what he's on about! :eek:

Sounds like an antispin. BTW They looks awesome!!!

Why not stick with the hurricane 3 if you loved it that much?

Many blades splinter easily after the first removal, even when glued with proper glue. Think of the Stiga allround or offensive classic, if you don't seal those you'll peal off splinters after the first or second removal. The polyurethane sealers are the best, but even the table tennis ones...

I think it will work very nicely on an all-wooden blade, and will be more controllable and easier to topspin, which sounds like what you're after. I've used it on off- wooden blades before and it felt controlled and very spinny. It will just lack a little topspeed, but should offer plenty of...

I agree completely. It can provide some valuable information when comparing similar blades (tested by the same person and method), but it's difficult to turn the values into useful characteristics and you can actually experience. Certain constructions also give values that are way off the...

It's something that could probably be computerized. A pair of cameras on either side of the receiver need to track the ball and detect the time of contact during a serve. At that point in time it can take a snapshot and calculate if the ball was obstructed. It can call a fault and provide the...