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Using words to describe situations might not sound logical to you, but it's how people communicate. It sometimes isn't perfect, but that's life. People use the label "factory boosted" to describe a wide range of things they see, feel and experience. And it's a useful label because it tells us...

Exactly. It's semantics to a large degree. About the distinction between factory treatment and things you do at home - the point isn't that the factory use the same stuff that the public do (or the pros do, even) - they could use totally different chemicals, or the same chemicals in a...

You must have a faulty nose. I would send it back. Different rubbers smell different, and some have very clear booster smells. That aside, I sort-of agree with some of what you say, but not your conclusion. I think some people have an odd idea of what "factory boosted" means, and conflate...

Dimi posted on Facebook today that his grandmother passed away two days before the world cup started.

Not to derail this thread, but if we're talking about awful first custom bats which haunt our arm waving to this day - mine was a Tibhar Rapid Carbon with 729-FX on both sides. Balsa, carbon, abachi, tacky. All the worst things to start with. I should sue someone.

Hahahahahahhaha! Well, it does to me. But Butterfly's price inflation and market rigging seems to just make some people want them more. They are the bad boys of the TT world - smoking behind the bike sheds to attract the groupies.

"Butterfly" and "cheaper" aren't two works which usually live in the same sentence as each other. Not sure why you think there will be less ALC in the new one. Will most likely be thinner wood plies being used.

They use less wood while charging you more, thus increasing profit. (edit...joking, obviously)

The IFL-ALC.S looks to be thinner than the IFL-ALC. 5.5mm instead of 6.0mm. The IFL-ZLF is only 5.3mm as well.

I'm not sure about debit cards with TT11 - I just use PayPal for everything. You can hook your debit card up to a PayPal account for sure though. I've used tt-store.eu before, and they have some great prices on Yasaka blades. Good site in general. They do tend to run low on stock though, so...

TT11 is around €100 for that setup, free delivery, so £85-ish, and they can assemble for you if that's what you want. Jarvis Sports have the blade for £27. probably a few quid for delivery, but they don't have the Vegas. You can order those separately from tibi over at myTT for around £25 a...

It sounds like you have some special speed needs here my friend. One of our better club players has recently switched to MX-P Max on both sides of a Primorac Carbon. He loves it, but I'm just waiting for him to say that he wants something faster.

LOLz - blade selection in reverse in your case.

Shipping is expensive though, and I do wonder if they'll be allowed to ship Butterfly stuff outside of their region. Well, I don't wonder. I'm pretty sure they won't.

He was, but looks to have changed back to the Force Pro BE for the Olympics.

Blade selection seems more important than usual with these rubbers. I've been moving them around from blade to blade over the past few weeks and I've been surprised at how they've performed. I seem to prefer them on bouncier blades, which counteracts some of the lack of low-speed catapult. I...

Really like the new review style. Great to have the informal, in-between comments and the direct comparisons between sheets by flipping the bat around. Top bombing lads.

Look at that Calix. Lovely. One of the most interesting blades I've ever used. Good luck with the sale!

Absolutely. T05 is £50 plus shipping here, non-negotiable. I can get Omega V Asia for £26 shipped, and I play better with it. Less than half the price for a better rubber, and it's super durable too if I look after it. It's a no-brainer for me, but I don't think less of the people who buy...

Not legal, hard to get the boost consistent between sheets, requires planning ahead when switching to a new boosted sheet, commercial sheets vary in quality (improved recently, but still not the best) and are prone to bubbling after boosting, better quality provincial/national sheets are rare...