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If you get a chance, try out an inner carbon ALC type blade, especially the DHS Hurricane Long 5 which has the control and feel of a 5 ply wood at low speed and accelerate to carbon power when you hit it hard. It is like the best of both worlds. Might just be what you are looking for. If you...

Does all this number theorizing take in account that as an old offensive style player, that even at a decently high rating, by the end of a gruelling 6 match in an afternoon round robin, you don't have the energy to go against a kid half your rating and can only donate ratings points?

The idea of equipment "beyond" someone's level is misleading and skewed, containing insinuations. There is suitable and not so suitable for someones style and preference and it has nothing to do with the level a person is at in table tennis.

Harder Chinese style tacky rubbers can loop much better if you can generate the racket speed. Not that expensive to throw on something like Loki Arthur China, which is like a boosted H3 you can get from aliexpress for $25.

Fastarc G1 can be used for flat hits quite effectively ala Mima Ito.

You're not extending your arm enough in your swing. Instead of "Saluting the colonel" when you loop, think "Smell my own armpit". You won't be smacking your own forehead after that. Maybe. :>.

From my limited experience, a blue provincial NEO sponge at 39 degrees is completely different from and much faster than a commercial NEO orange sponge.

I see no video.

Thos 999T rubbers are a hidden gem if and only if you boost them. Then they will be fast and soft enough to not only be playable but also be quite dangerous. Otherwise they are not great to play with.

WTF, this is getting really out of hand. The entire front page is filled with spam. it's more like a DOS attack now.

I did not have any issues with the top end speed with the Stuor, pretty close to the the real HL5 I have. The HL5 has a more forgiving feel though but the Stuor more than decent for a $26 blade. The club mate did complain that the second HL5 he got is slower than the first.

I also got the Stuor HL5 copy and I also own a HL5 as well as the Donic Ovtcharov No1 senso. The Stuor is in the same ballpark but it is a bit harder and faster on the low end and feels less forgiving/controllable as a result. The Donic and HL5 is pretty close except for the weight balance...

The Neottec X5-M has a topsheet that is not very elastic/soft compared to many ESN rubbers on the same sponge hardness. It seems to break in over time but it might just be me adjusting my strokes to it. Slower strokes don't seem to have as much spin but harder ones are fine. Might need some...

Not saying that the Glayzer series is another BTY cash grab attempt at the lower tier but given their history with Aibiss and Rozena, I'm waiting for some other sucker in the club to get them so I can try it.

11-5 to Dima.

The Hinoki Chinese rubber combination is not popular because manufactureres tend to make fewer blades with Hinoki due to cost and availability. The pros while growing up probably did not start with a Hinoki blade as they tend to be more expensive but a Limba or Koto topped ones instead and so...

I use a 18mm snap off blade utility knife and it does a good job if I'm careful about applying pressure evenly against the edge of the racket to make sure the cut is flush but that is a pain the ass to get right. It also helps if you have a setup that allows you to rotate the racket on a raised...

Arthur Loki China is like a boosted H3N. It's got the crack, the tack and I don't remember any smells. You can always remove the packaging and air out the H3N somewhere you won't smell it for a week before using it.

Did not know Donic uses bandsaws to trim the rubbers in their pro prepped rackets. As an EJ that would be so much cooler and faster than screwing around with a pair of scissors or utility knife. I wonder if its a special rubber cutting saw blade or if it's all in the hands.

I have the Victas V11 Extra I bought specifically because they were designed to be lighter but haven't got around to using them as my current rubbers are still in good shape. Might want to check them out yourself. How heavy is your current setup? As Der Echte from the forum has suggested, you...