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You are ;) The FO and FI blades have Hinoki as outer veneer, the CO and CI blades don´t. There may be other differences in the construction, but that is the obvious one, apart from the fibres used. The CO plays very crisp and less bouncy than the FO. In my opionion, like some of the BTY ZLF...

I guess that sums it up. The simple linear relation to speed that blade manufacturers stick to isn´t really a good model.

I agree here and have recommended FX-S to t05fx users. As far as I know, no-one yet has had any regrets. Of course it is not identical, but the closest.

The Donic Tensor (in this case meaning the trademark, not the style of rubbers, sicne Tensor is becoming an often used synonym) rubbers are manufactured at ESN in Germany. The same goes for all Tensor rubbers from all brands. There is no obvious reason for Donic rubbers to be less durable. If it...

At least I don´t see why it wouldn´t work. It is more a question of technique than rubber anyway.

Yogi, how do you think your recommendation fits Shouldn´t DNA H be even harder?

Well, it certainly feels better than any of the others I have tried. I couldn´t yet make a detailed comparison, and I consider those a bit useless anyway, since one might have played several rubbers on different blades over time. But I can surely remember the lasting impressions. So if it...

Excellent rubber. Not as hard as 53 degree would make you expect, without the topsheet being extra soft - it really all is in the new Energy Cell sponge. My first training session with it was with a pro player, who considered this new "from the shop" rubber better than his selected rubber...

I´d say on an equal topspin stroke the Rosewood provides more arc. If you like that is subjective, many prefer the slightly more direct approach of the ALC. Also (my experience, may not be general) a very light Rosewood (~80 grams) will provide some extra kick - for example you play 5 topspins...

I´d also go with a "beginner Tensor". In any case it needs to be Mark V and as said before 2.0 mm would be my preferred option, too.

Sold. Thanks for looking.

like new, 89 grams This blade was supplied to one of the bigger German brands for evaluation. It is based on the Drinkall PowerSpin, but has "outer" green Aramid Carbon layers. The concept was shelved and the blade remains unreleased in this form. I received it new, still sealed, and was...

Should have said I only considered the German market. Wouldn´t also be a first if an online distributor claimed something as "available" to provoke orders, I´ve no experience with Dandoy but it happened on some other sites when Evolution 50 was released and was exclusive for some days to one...

Well, technically "max" is the thickest that allows the complete rubber to be 4.00 mm at most. I would therefore not call a 2.0 mm a max rubber, even if is the thickest available from a company. Butterfly for example are staying on the safe side, since tenergy rubbers normally come at 3.8 to...

At the moment, it seems only andro´s parent company Schöler+Micke has them available. Contra, another big distributor, for example has not. At the German Open the R53 could be tested, but such test under different conditions and presumably not on one´s one racket wouldn´t produce reliable...

You could safely say that any offensive player would like to have the rubbers produced as close as possible to the maximum 4.0 mm overall thickness mark. If tolerance for an extra layer of boosting is required, this could be problematic with "max" sponges. It is more of a weight thing, which...

It is slower. Korbel is often called "the next step" onwards from Primorac. It´s not a HUGE step, but you´ll notice,

Anyone noticed they now call it "Offensive" in the lens, not Off- anymore? But that wouldn´t mean they´ve changed the blade construction as such, I think.

I thought the same, but I don´t agree with the solution. The very un-bouncy Hurricane gives control, while the not-really-bouncy-either tenergy allows to "blast through". That said, the ideal rubber would have to be hard-ish, not as fast as tenergy, couldn´t have to much catapult - it´s...