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I tried D09c a couple years ago on my forehand side while playing penhold with an offensive hardwood blade. Coming from Hurricane 3, I found it very difficult to control because of the high throw angle. My loops often went long. I could not touch the ball softly, which is a big part of my game...

I played with 388D-1 0.5mm as penhold forehand rubber. This is where the rubber shines for high-level players. Amazing for attacking with wobbly deceptive balls, and gives great spin reversal. Best suited for a hardwood blade, like ebony or rosewood. 388D-2 is also quite good, but suits a more...

My setup: Diode Pro ST Loki Arthur China 2.1mm + 2 layers Haifu yellow Dawei 388D-1 1.0mm sponge My background: usually I play penhold with 2x inverted DHS rubber on hardwood blade such as YEO. Typically defensive style with counter-loops, lobs, and snakes from behind the table. I've chopped...

Usually I play with hard tacky Chinese rubbers like Hurricane 3 and Skyline 2, on a wood or woody-feeling blade. My impression of Zyre 03 is that it's made for an all-out attacking game with little flexibility for anything else. This seems to be in line with how other amateur players feel. I...

This was a really interesting racket to use and I liked it a lot. I used the cpen handle version of this blade. It's a very fast blade which suits an unrelenting continuous-attack style, while still having relatively good touch and control in the short game. The feeling is extremely crisp, and...

I bought one of these blades as a backup for my Rosewood NCT V. It feels pretty similar, but not exactly the same. With both of these blades I used tacky Chinese rubbers (Hurricane, Skyline, Xuperman). I left a review of Rosewood NCT V here. I'm somewhat of a connoisseur of 5-ply...

I think this is supposed to be a rubber for beginners, because the sponge is very soft. For that purpose it's fine... but there are better options. This rubber is bouncy and fast, but it bottoms out very easily. This means that (1) you won't be able to create slow balls because the rubber is...

I already reviewed 802-40 soft here, so I won't repeat things unnecessarily. Mostly I will compare this rubber to the 802-40 soft sponge version. The red rubber and the black rubber have different sponges. The sponges are different colors, and they have a slightly different feeling. The red...

This is a very good blade for beginners looking to build their first custom racket, and it's an excellent blade for experimentation with rubbers. If you are still trying to learn what kind of rubbers you like, then this blade will help you figure it out. There is a reason that the TableTennis11...

I think that this rubber is very good for playing a traditional Chinese penhold style (short pips FH, optional inverted BH). Serving is quite spinny (especially compared to other short pips) but not as spinny as inverted. Chop-blocking is incredible, and allows you to return extremely spinny and...

I tried a sheet of red Vega China on the backhand side of a penhold Neottec Voodoo Classic. It plays mostly like an unboosted Hurricane 3, with a bit more speed on certain shots. The differences are: 1. You really need to dig into the sponge to get a spinny ball. Brushing is not great for...

I've played with this blade for a few sessions and I'm already liking it a lot. The thing I noticed right away is how controlled this blade is in the short game. I can receive serves and place them close to the net. I can also return powerful loops very softly. 10/10 in this regard, this blade...

This is the Dignics 09c substitute that you have been looking for! This rubber can actually compete with Hurricane 3! This is a proper hybrid rubber with amazing playing qualities. I tried this rubber on a Ma Lin Extra Offensive blade with Hurricane 3 on the other side, and I tried using it on...

Allow me to start by saying that this is probably a really good rubber... for professionals. But for amateurs I think most of us are not good enough to take advantage of it. I wanted to see what the hype was about, so I bought a sheet of this rubber (for way too much money) and was not so...

Nittaku Miyabi has a lot of nice qualities. This was my main blade for a long time, and currently I am still using it for about half of my playing time. I have this blade in cpen, jpen, and handshake (FL) but mostly I use the cpen. I started as a jpen player, and I really like the feeling of...

Personally I think Xu Xin has amazing taste in equipment and this blade is no exception. If you like Skyline 2 rubber, Xuperman rubber, or the Stiga Rosewood blade, you will probably enjoy the Dynasty Carbon. Stiga Dynasty Carbon is not exactly a "carbon" blade. The carbon layer is extremely...

This is a fantastic blade that allows you to play some really amazing shots with ease. It's made specially for Ma Lin's style, and that shows. I am reviewing the penhold version of this blade (the version that Ma Lin used). Design: Ma Lin Extra Offensive is designed for playing penhold in the...

This is my favorite rubber of all time. Before I found this rubber, I was using Hurricane 3. All of the characteristics of Hurricane 3 that I like, this rubber has even more. If you like Hurricane 3 I highly suggest trying this rubber. I currently use Skyline 2 on both sides when I play...

I got my hands on a sheet of Xuperman Powerplay-X and tried it for a 3-hour playing session tonight. I thought it had some really unique qualities, and wanted to share my thoughts about it. A bit about me: I'm around 1500 USATT rating and I typically play 1-sided penhold (with occasional RPB...