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Hadraw 5 is not a bad choice. Hadraw has a hard surface, while Korbel has a soft surface. It will be faster than Korbel, so if you get Hadraw then you should definitely put slow rubbers on it. You could learn to play with Hadraw 5, and some might even recommend it. I currently use blades which...

Korbel and Primorac are very similar blades. Either one will be amazing. Timo Boll Spirit is a very advanced blade. I think most people here would advise against it.

Definitely. Butterfly blades are some of the highest quality that you can get. Primorac is a "gold-standard" blade and you'll be able to resell it because it's always in high demand. The other thing about Primorac's quality is that it can carry you to a very high level. It's good enough for...

Yes, slow rubber helps with control and technique development. Chinese-style rubbers tend to be slow, especially in the short game. This means that you can touch the ball very precisely, even if it has a lot of spin on it. With Rozena, it will be quite difficult to control the spinny balls...

Allow me to say one more time, though, that modern Butterfly rubbers are not really good for beginners, and you should get Hurricane 3 or Battle II from Ali Express if you can.

There seems to be a consensus that normal Glayzer is just a worse version of Rozena. Butterfly has two top-end lines of rubber (used by professionals): the Tenergy series and the Dignics series. Rozena is supposed to be a beginner-friendly version Tenergy, and Glazyer is supposed to be a...

Glayzer 09c will be good for forehand. Put it on both sides, honestly. Rozena is way too bouncy for learning in my opinion. I guess it is possible to learn with it but not what I would recommend. If you have to choose something, G09c is your best option. Are you forehand-dominant or...

Glue inverted rubber first, then glue the pips

Actually, Sriver may be a better option than Rozena. I've tried Rozena and I thought it was hard to control. Sriver is a classic rubber which has been in use for more than 50 years, and it doesn't have this "trampoline effect" that modern Butterfly rubbers have. The trampoline effect makes the...

Kumpuru has carbon in it. Stay away from carbon until you are an advanced player. Stay with all-wood blades. Carbon is extremely fast and you won't be able to control it. Also, carbon does not give good vibration and feedback, so you will not learn as quickly. Primorac is a "gold standard"...

Primorac is a great blade. Unfortunately Butterfly does not have many rubbers which are suitable for beginners. Rozena is ok. If you can get it, try to get something like Friendship Battle II on both sides, or DHS Hurricane 3 NEO on both sides. Primorac + Hurricane 3 NEO is the ideal setup in...

Xu Xin did not know how to play under pressure. I think one part of what makes Xu Xin such a good player is that he does not care so much whether he wins or loses. It seems like his main objective is to have fun and play beautiful table tennis. Not caring about winning is a psychological...

I've already decided I will become type 2 ojisan, cpen with short pips. Starting at age 26 :)

Tenergy 05 is a rubber for the gods of table tennis. It is not for mere mortals. I doubt that there are any players under 2200 using T05 who are giving themselves an advantage by using T05.

As mentioned above, the Yasaka blades are amazing. Ma Lin Extra Offensive is the gold standard, I think. Can't go wrong with it. There are two qualities which might contribute to a blade feeling "crisp". The first is how hard the surface wood is, and the second is how stiff the blade is...

I'm not a huge fan of booster, but if I boost my rubbers I use falco tempo long. I hear some people saying that falco is not a "real" booster. I've tried haifu seamoon and the rubber felt really out of control for me. Falco tempo long works great for me and I have no complaints about it.

My favorites, in order: 1. Skyline 2 orange sponge (old version) 2. Skyline 2 blue sponge 3. Hurricane 3 blue sponge 4. Xuperman Powerplay-X 5. Tenergy 05 Hard 6. K3 Recently I've been playing with pips on the forehand (and twiddling occasionally) and I think Fastarc G1 is a good rubber to...

Sad to hear that the people around you don't understand the magic of DHS :(

I don't think being tall is particularly advantageous. It means that you are heavier with longer lever arms, so it takes more time to swing your body and generate torque to make a high-quality stroke. I am 6ft 5in and 105kg and I can't play a looping/counterlooping game close to the table...