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  1. What is this blade?

    The only thing I know is that an old lady brought it in a while ago (I think from the 90s or 80s?), the brand is hunter. From what I know, it is all wood.
  2. 1 ply JPEN w RPB gluing

    I've been using RPB on my Armstrong APEX 21, which has an black area on the back that is straight rather than curved (unlike standard JPEN). I put tape on top as a layer since the black part is slippery (glue wont stick as well and has air pockets). . How can I stick my RPB rubber (Dignics 05)...
  3. Long pips for spin variation. For chopper.

    Context: My brother is a chopper who uses the Yinhe Neptune 0.7mm on a sword 309 (All/Def), ad DHS H8 After trying Butterfly Feint Soft (25deg sponge and fairly grippy), it seems it was able to produce and vary more spin, with an "OK amount of reversal" as well. Are there cheaper...
  4. JPEN back side Long pips, invert, etc

    I've seen a lot of people recommend me add a sheet of LP OX or inverted on my backhand side of my racket. Ive heard a lot of people try inverted; however, even the cut weight is quite heavy, uncomfortable and almost unplayable. This is basically my racket: 1. Do I need to shave the black area...
  5. JPEN rolemodels/players to imitate and learn from

    I just bought my Armstrong APEX 21 blade and added a tenergy 05 and its working OK. Which JPEN players should I watch for someone to imitate/rolemodel? Off the top of my head I know Ryu, Kim Taek Soo, Lee Jung Woo, Chiang Peng Lung, Lee Cheol Seung, Wang Jian Jun (~2006 era), Lu Lin (only found...
  6. Good JPEN rubbers (budget)

    I'm planning on getting a Yasaka Hasha V (10mm hinoki 1 ply). What is a good rubber for it. My budget is maybe ~25 USD. I'm wanting something that I can fast BH punch with. Maybe tensor-esn/japanese but I can't find budget ones.
  7. Best budget 1 ply JPEN (~$70)

    I can get the Yasaka Hasha V and maybe Xiom Power Hinoki now (its a stretch), as well as Ariex Phoenix Vocational (kind of a stretch). Any other suggestions or what I should pick between these
  8. What's a good blade for CPEN: SP FH and RPB BH

    The blade I'm currently using is the Sanwei 75 ALC outer penhold. I'm not 100% sure what I'm looking for. Just a blade that can help me with the hitting style and can loop, and has good controls (I'm very angle oriented and use tpb sometimes to win points when the ball is fast on my BH)
  9. Shakehand Vs CPen vs JPen equipment (offensive oriented players)

    So according to my understanding, Shakehand setup: FH rubber is usually either chinese-tacky-hard, or euro-hybrid-hard while backhand is a slightly softer, usually a euro rubber CPen setup: Same/similar to Shakehand JPen setup: Is a softer Euro-jap rubber What is the general equipment for...
  10. I am a TPB-only player for now. Out of curiosity, is it easier to do TPB with Cpen or Jpen?

    TPB is just fun to use and I wonder if it is better for traditional penholders to play CPEN or JPEN. I've seen CPEN use it more and more reliably (Toshio Tasaki, Kaii Yoshida, etc), and JPEN players mostly use the push and pivot to forehand (Ryu Seung Min, Chiang Peng Lung, Lee Jung Woo, etc)...
  11. Sapphire Wood 1 ply JPEN

    I was scrolling around online and found this blade: "Xiom MUV Prospeed - Japanese Penhold Monoblade," a 1-ply JPEN in Sapphire - Lightweight Wood. I've only seen 1-plys in Ayous and Hinoki. Has anyone tried this? I'm curious of how this compares to hinoki or how the feeling is etc?
  12. Who is currently the Highest-ranked JPEN player?

    Just out of curiousity.
  13. Forehand rubber: Hard, Chinese, Fairly tacky, cheap (~20 on aliexpress)

    Recently tried the Palio AK47 Blue on my FH with my Sanwei 75 alc cs and it seemed to me to be too fast. I'm planning on going back to the type of tacky Chinese rubbers I used to use. The 729 Aurora suited me well. Do you guys have in mind something similar but maybe hard sponge, tacky, cheap...
  14. Yinhe euro rubber compared

    How do the yinhe "____ iii euro" rubbers compare with each other? For example, Yinhe Mercury III euro, Yinhe Mars III euro, Yinhe Jupiter III euro. Does anyone know how their speed, spin, forgiveness compare?
  15. RPB rubbers for ~$20

    Any recommendations? I want something with very high forgiveness/control.
  16. Red FH rubber similar to Palio AK47 Blue?

    Any recommendations? I enjoyed playing with it, though I'm not sure what kind of rubber it is. It's not a tensor according to online but not seems to be a hybrid style either.
  17. Suggestions: Chinese style forehand rubbers for ~$30 (penhold), I can get more expensive ones since I'll be using taobao

    They just need to be around 20 dollars on aliexpress, fast enough for attack with high control/forgiveness. Any advice would be helpful
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