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It's hard to keep up with all the latest rubbers, but I'm really interest in the recent hybrid rubbers that many brand have released in the last couple of years. I think they can be identified by the mildly tacky (sticky) topsheet with a firm sponge, and a significant increase in price compared...

Yes you're right there, they do discontinue their products quite quickly, and stock/availability was often an issue for dealers. They're certainly not the only ones that do this, which is always so disappointing if you find something that you really like!

They do (or at least they used to do it), but a distributor would need to buy them in bulk quantity direct from DHS, and it seems there is not enough interest or demand for any DHS dealer to do this.

Thanks a very insightful post, makes perfect sense! 👏

Slower & softer blades have less 'spin reversal', but you return more backspin with a chop-block action. Faster blades like the Diode V has more spin reversal, but because the ball bounces off more quickly it's harder to add your own spin, which can result in less backspin. Finding the right...

The Donic defplay (both versions) and Tibhar CO-S-3 are both quite slow. I don't know about the Diode Pro, but it's likely to be a modern defender blade (like the other diode versions), in which case it will be faster.

That really sucks. They probably delivered to the wrong house, or it got stolen from your door step.

Assuming they've only modified the sponge, not the top-sheet as well, then you're right. Manufacturers are required to send the ITTF rubbers including sponge, but I'm not sure what the ITTF looks at in order to give approval. Of course if there's any truth to the rumours that Igor keeps...

It is a great blade, not sure if it's still made though. I used this blade for several years, also with Dtecs OX on the backhand like the OP. It's not a slow blade though, probably not far of the speed of the Diode V. Eventually I gave it up because it was a little too fast for blocking with OX...

I wonder if that makes his rubbers 'technically' illegal in the eyes of the ITTF, because they would not be the same rubbers as they approved? Whatever you do, don't tell Igor. :ROFLMAO:

Xiom certainly know how to make blades look nice! Their designs and packaging are second to none!

Yes I think what you're saying makes sense, but I also feel it's going to be a lot less stable in your hands for regular strokes. A long handle piece gives you a lot of stability in the hand, and also a lot of feedback through vibration. I'm not knocking this new design, and no doubt it can have...

It looks pretty cool, but it does not look that comfortable. I can imagine getting cramps in my fingers very quickly.

Thank you, that makes sense! I had only heard it the context of gym exercise, which of course is pretty much the same move. Off to the gym now, gotta get those squats done. :)

What's the squat refer to?

JUIC (Japanese manufacturer) made a bamboo blade, called the JUIC Bamboo Shot, which was a very nice blade. That doesn't mean it's legal of course, but it's doubtful anyone would do anything about it.

2 layers for me, 1 on the blade and one on the rubber, never had an issue. I use the Donic Vario Clean.

It's much easier to land the ball on the table when you spin the ball, and you can 'hit' much harder. If you spin the ball it curves downwards which gives you a much higher margin for error, whereas if you hit the ball like you do with short pips, the trajectory is very flat, so you need to be...

Are you using the short pimples shown in your profile (Meteor 845)? Nothing wrong with that, but pimple rubbers are much harder to spin with. Did your coach recommend this? Otherwise it just comes down to practice... we all go through this stage.

Unless you're a defender, a player would not normally move back from the table unless they're forced back. Attacking from close in gives your opponent less time to react. If you prefer to loop from further back, there's nothing wrong with that, but it's probably easier for your opponent. Doing...