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Pimplepark EPOS is a really soft and light weight, tacky rubber. Only available in up to 1.9mm but really nice and controllable for backhand with a tiny catapult. Often around 42 grams cut.

I think you should stay with the Kirin 5 or the Stiga Classic blade and use non-tensor rubbers to learn the technique properly. There are no shortcuts in this sport, so start slow with a setup that you feel that you have control in all situations. In both offensive and defensive. Mark V should...

As you play with Rasanter R50 now that is a really bouncy soft'ish rubber, you should prepare for some difference if you go for H3 directly. But if you have a plan with this and understand the difference between Rasanter and H3, just go for it. But as Passifid said. Go for the 39deg and not any...

Sanwei - Parla is a really nice 7-ply blade.

Boost it a bit to make it bigger. Then it will fit better.

Go for Yinhe Big Dipper. Much easier than H3 for a first time playing Chinese. It's an allround/offensive rubber that works for many players.

I have a nice Chinese setup. Yinhe blades and rubbers are really good as well, so don't just look at DHS...

I think your new coach is very in to Butterfly rubbers, so don't listen to him too much. ;) If you like H3 NEO and want something that lies somewhere between this and the hybrid rubbers you should check out Yinhe - Big Dipper 38 or 39deg. It's a really good rubber with the Chinese feeling and a...

It was a collaboration between the German company Derwind and 729. 729 wanted to try to make a better non-tacky rubber with German sponge and produced Stolz & Rayhe, but the project was discontinued as the cost became too high.

Pimplepark - Epos

1. I'm not a backhand expert, but you have to work harder with your legs and your arm to get that backhand to work all the time. I think you have a nice touch and brushing the ball really good. 2. You have to build up a plan for what you want to receive from your opponent and perhaps a...

The Yinhe Y13 is quite fast and stiff what I remember, and glass fibre right? These types of blades seem to work really good with harder sponges. I don't know what hardness of your Mercury rubbers, but try out a Yinhe Big Dipper 38deg for the forehand perhaps to get more bite. And maybe...

Yes it might do a little difference after all. Nothing I actually noticed, but some players might be more sensitive to these things. :)

Use a thinner glue like TT Revolution No.3. It makes a huge difference compared to many other thicker glues, and you'll have time to even it out before it dries up. I've experimented with applying the rubber and blade with wet glue. It works, but you'll risk your blades health as it sucks up...

Go for a nice cheap 5-ply allround wooden blade like Sanwei Echo that Lazer recommended or Sanwei Accumulator S. LOKI Kirin K2, Haitian AW-002 or somehing like this. Check out 729 Cross General rubbers. Really good performance for the money and a good upgrade for you I think.

My son played with Dignics 05 1.9mm on backhand before, but have changed to Joola Dynaryz Inferno 2.0mm since over a year back. He feels that it has better control, superb spin and enough power when needed. Backhand top spins are easier to land on the table as well. I have another player in my...

I feel that the Asia is harder and less elastic top sheet. Perhaps faster than China, but China gives more spin and effect when brushing the ball.

To learn table tennis properly, start with a quite slow 5-ply wooden blade and linear rubbers with not too much grip. Don't try to take any shortcuts with your kids, giving them too bouncy rubbers the first years. For beginners we always recommend something like a Sanwei - Accumulator S blade...

No I only get them in the "weird" shape :) Some of the Sanwei Taiji rubbers come in the same shape as well.

Yep. The new one is more elastic, lighter weight and has a new top sheet, so it's a totally different rubber :)