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I can't see how that's in the interest of players. I CAN see how that's in the interest of the ITTF though; e.g. a rubber which was released with the 3 different sponge hardnesses only required a single fee for ITTF approval... with this new regulation it will require 3 fees for approval.

Are you saying that it loses weight because the booster evaporates over time? I can't see how else it can lose weight, but if it truly evaporates, surely the enez (or whatever the latest ITTF sensor machine is) would pick this up when testing bats.

Are you saying that it loses weight because the booster evaporates over time? I can't see how else it can lose weight, but if it truly evaporates, surely the enez (or whatever the latest sensor is) would pick this up when testing bats.

The DHS 301 blade has a very porous outer ply, so water (from the sealer) soaks in more easily compared to most other blades. I've not used the Joola sealer before though. I often use the sealer from Donic/Tibhar/Xiom, which are all the same and have the little sponge on the top of the bottle...

Yes it does, but it can also make it inconsistent as you might not be able to stretch it consistently over the whole surface. It can also cause the edge of the rubber to come loose, as the tension pulls in the rubber from the edge.

DHS makes pre-made bats with long pimple on one side (Cloud & Fog), not sure who sell this in the UK though.

The Ma Lin Extra Offensive is not that expensive... why look for a clone? Cheap clones generally don't have the same quality control as original blades... that's at least part of what you pay for.

Awesome looking blade!!!

Perhaps it's like one of short pimple rubbers that can be glued onto your blade in two orientations? Although you would not be able to see the pimples, the orientation probably still has an impact.

The Rakza X are already high-end rubbers. If these do not give you enough power, you should probably look at a faster blade. In saying this, since your rubbers are 2 years old, a couple of new sheets are already going to give you significant;y more spin and a little more power.

Are there any other sports, where the international federation continues to make changes to the rules, to make the sport more interesting for non-playing audiences (often at the detriment of the players)? Extreme speed and spin makes our sport special!

It looks terrible from the picture... like a cheap pre-made special. Perhaps the blue scuffs more easily?

Some blades have outer plies made of very porous wood, which can absorb the water in the glue very quickly, which gives you very little time to spread the glue. The solution is to seal the blade, which will slow down (or stop in the case of polyurethane sealers) the absorption of the water in...

I'm so jealous!!!

The best place to check which new rubbers will come out in new colours would be the ITTF LARC, which you can find here: https://equipments.ittf.com/#/equipments/racket_coverings Rubber need to be on this list before they can be released, so it's a good way of seeing which brands/models are...

I'm curious to know, from anyone that glued rubbers onto this blade, if it's easier or harder to cut the rubbers for this blade. I suspect it will be harder if you use a knife, because the corners will be harder to get the knife around smoothly.

I don't know if this is a bug or intentional, but regularly when I click on a link within this site, I get this pop-up saying "This page is asking you to confirm that you want to leave — information you’ve entered may not be saved." it takes an extra click to proceed. I suspect it's designed to...

From memory the two blades are quite similar, both have that unique layer of balsa with fiber direction towards the surface (usually the direction is along the surface). The 5.0 is just a little faster, as the balsa layer is thicker. Both blades are a little bouncy, but since Rakza 7 is not that...

It's pretty clear that some of these cheaper brands use the claim that one of their blade is a clone of a famous blade, very much for marketing purposes. What you get (and pay for) with the majority of high-end blades is (1) a much stricter selection of materials and (2) much stricter quality...

The bottom and back look right. I've not seen Butterfly blades come in the plastic shrinkwrap like that though. It's possible that only the Chinese distributor get it like that. On your first picture I cannot see that shrinkwrap, was that taken after it was removed?