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I'm no EJ by any means; cured of that years back. Even so, in admiration of "the spice of life" Xu Xin and his attempt towards a post-pro life in bringing Xuperman-branded rubbers to market made me curious. Usually, Fastarc G-1 is my go-to; it has been for years. So that's my main frame of...

As an intermediate level, FH-oriented player I glued on Vega X (black, 2.0) while playing a tournament to replace the R53 that I had just destroyed by grazing the table corner. The transition was immediate. Some observation: - Great rubber (for me) when serving. Utterly predictable for any...

I wrote up a little review shortly after having started using Rozena. I've been using it for a long time now, time to restate things. The following pertains to sheets of Rozena used for 10-16 hours/week in intensive training and matches during about 6 months, which is about 300-400 hours of...

My go-to rubber for BH, and on and off for FH too. I've been trying out a few rubbers: Tenergy 05 (FH presently) and —80, Rozena, Rakza 7 and —Soft, Nanoflex FT40, Rasant Grip, Rasanter R42 and —R/V47, Evolution EL-S. My level is intermediate, and as I'm aging my eyesight, agility and stamina...

Having dropped a few remarks about Rozena before and being challenged to do a proper review I thought, well, why not. I'm a Tenergy renegade. A lot of T05 I liked, ut as Scott Yu so succinctly put it, I'm probably just not good enough for the entire dog & pony show. What worked for me: opening...

When resuming play, I started out with the classics I grew up on (Sriver, Mark V, Friendship) then was tossed a sheet of Tenergy 05. My level rose quickly, and I discovered two things: a new depth in spin-based attacks close, near and far from the table - and fragilities in service reception...

After playing with a few months, trying both BH and FH, I find my spins -- both slow and spinny and powerdrives -- gained a lot. On the backhand, the excellent crisp feel compared with a long dwell allowed my to experiment in variations, and I've added a very slow and very spinny service...

Koto outer layers, ALC fiber, Koto core. My blade of choice. I've been a Stiga person, first learning the game on a "Stellan Bengtsson" Offensive, then an Allround Classic Carbon followed by an Offensive Classic Carbon when returning to the game after a long hiatus. Never unhappy, but I felt...