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I think that is a realistic bar to set. The Hoverind Dragon with the Japanese sponge is a very fun rubber to use. It's fast enough, spinny enough, insensitive enough and has nothing offensive about it while being very light. So it's probably the best grippy Chinese rubber. The Hovering Dragon...

Aww my good old D715 with the Japanese sponged Hovering Dragons. Such a cool rubber. I am wondering who is making the Dragon series for Yasaka. The new Rising Dragon 2 sure gives me LAC vibes, well maybe LAC with a better sponge actually.

No, it is not like the G20. The G20 has kinda cut marks on the topsheet. Anyways this pattern you can see on your topsheet I have seen before on LAC too. It's a Loki thing it seems.

I think his first post about this was just around 1st of April, so he's was on point. I'm not sure about the "boosting" it does, but I can imagine this method breaks the sponge in. Or softens it compared to out of package hardness.

I suppose they did, my sheet is 1 month old, I don't use plastic cover on it, I can't see oxidation and it can pick up the ball. It doesn't hold it but it can lift it up easily. Even as new it was pretty much the same. Actually the Battle 2 and Battle 3 seem to have decreased in pricing. I...

I agree, after about 50 hours the topsheet holds up great. No oxidation, the stickiness is the same or even better than new? I don't even use a plastic sheet on this rubber, just clean it with revolution cleaner. By this time sticky ESN rubbers look like poop, same with D09c or G09c but at least...

🇹🇼🇭🇰🇲🇴 Realme master gt here Didn't find a xinjiang flag tho

My experience with Li-Ning shoes too. I have one from 2018 similar look as the APPP003 (I think it was called Whirlwind back then) but has a "rubber" like top and it has not fallen apart anywhere, not even a tear, the glue held up everywhere perfectly, the inside lining is also like new. By far...

Rakza X, Rakza 7, V>15 Extra, MX-S, MX-P. These are typical BH rubbers that were used by pros in the past or still in some cases. Rakza X and MX-S are a bit spinnier like T05, MX-P and V>15 are a bit faster and less spinny. Generally, the Rakza X and V15 have much better durability, the Tibhar...

Aw man, I wouldn't hold my breath. Yasaka doesn't even list it on their site. I don't get how braindead a company can get.

Recently I bought a Kawasaki A3305 to use in gyms where there is basically PVC floor right on top of concrete. So to have more sponge in the midsole than in a table tennis shoe. This Kawasaki to me is basically a Yonex Aerus Z clone, and I don't mean that it looks the same but function wise...

Yes, I would say by press and basic bounce test it's in between G09c and B3. For sure it's more Chinese like than G09c, and more Chinese like than the old Rising Dragon. The old Rising Dragon had a pretty soft topsheet, this one a bit firmer. I can't help it but the topsheet reminds me of LAC. I...

The dragon is rising again. 170x170mm probably around 66g without the plastic foil. That should be around 46g is on a normal blade, I guess on the Cybershape it will be around 48g. So pretty light. Sponge feels a bit more porous than the original Rising Dragon. I'm not sure who made the original...

It has a nice smell.

I'm using 40deg. I think Tenergy and Dignics are much faster. But there is always an asterisk. I use grippy rubbers or bouncy rubbers differently than Chinese sticky rubbers. With grippy rubbers I try to find friction and stretch the rubber and the sponge so it imparts as much spin and speed...

This is a pretty cool idea, I remember from my childhood that the adult top players in the club used to wet glue the speed glue. They used the sponge of the rubber to spread the speedglue on the blade and the sponge itself. Once spread "evenly" they immediately slapped the 2 mofo together and...

I find her explanation to be the best. The subtitles kind of suck and you need to look behind the meaning but I think the most important part comes through. Using a brush instead of a sponge is kind of a waste. I am not sure if the brush would be usable after one use. Also the hair is very weak...

That makes sense since FTL is the defacto booster for G-1 in my opinion and it's not that great with H3 or dense sponges. B3 has some pores in the sponge so maybe that's why FTL is better. I also used a very thin layer of FTL on the sponge but not for boosting but to make the sponge stick to the...

I think I broke in my B3... It was a bit of an effort and an endurance run. I played with it for 20 hours and now I think it's broken in. I was kind of swapping around the B3 and Palio The Way on my blade but while the Palio is a pretty surprisingly cool rubber the B3 is just such a beast. Even...

Yes, but let's hope it doesn't last as long as a condom😅