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Fextra 5 and Fextra 7 are great blades as well. (And some people here swear by their shoes, though I didn't care for them.) But agreed, they definitely need better attention on their marketing...

I didn't find Mantra Pro good at open-ups. Great at blocking and countering, but having used it and H8-80 Power for BH on the same blade I think OP will not like Mantra Pro if they like the H8-80P. Glayzer could work; it's harder than Mantra Pro (M anyway) but I feel like it grips better. It has...

Sounds fun! I won't be making it to Thailand for it but I hope it goes well 😄 Nice indoor facility!

Not exactly mine (I built it for a coworker), but I had to share for the reactions.

I still do not comprehend how a rubber can have a 7.5 "catapult & click" rating but a 3.0 in speed. Does Xiom even know what they mean? 😐

Somehow I completely forgot about hardbat. It is a shame it isn't promoted more. I wonder what the general public would think of the sport if there were a hardbat Olympic event alongside "regular" TT. The thing about badminton is the shuttlecock slows down almost immediately. The thing is...

A comment by @Sp8e00 (about table tennis becoming boring to watch if nixing serve rules pushed outright serve success much higher) got me thinking. For me, the amount of points currently ended on the third or fourth ball already make high-level table tennis matches a bit of a dud sometimes...

This is the best answer so far, from someone who struggled with this for months before going to see an orthopedic doctor. Injury is one thing, but if you're not injured then lack of joint support is the most likely cause of pain in the knees. I always thought I had strong legs so I was...

Visible, but I'd be willing to bet that toss is >30° from vertical :LOL: To be honest, I find the verticality rule more ridiculous than the hiding bit. As long as it's tossed and visible the whole time, who cares if it's not vertical?

I think that's reasonable. I've played with both Mantra Pro M and Glayzer. I found Mantra better for punching and blocking than looping, to be honest. I have Glayzer on two inner carbon blades right now. My Yinhe Pro 05 is similar in construction to the Chrome though with a "standard" head...

Really? As I read it it just means "keep it in front of your body," which most serves already should be. Imagine your outermost ear (so your right ear if you're a righty, your left ear if you're a lefty) as the barrier. The space between the end of the table and that plane is fair game. That's...

I agree, but it's simple enough to just turn the blade around and hold it the other way...

Awesome! I actually just swapped out a M- (medium soft) for M+ (medium hard) on my Donic Skachkov Carbon and I'm also really liking it, for the same reason - grippy (even a bit tacky?), direct feel, linear, but not as slow as the M-. I would say I don't think it's harder than G1 per se but it's...

Don't cover that beautiful wood! 😭

Ohhh that is beautiful.

Yeah, it's Canadian cypress, not true hinoki. So I would expect a similar but less premium feel, but also a less premium price. Kiso is expensive. But if budget isn't a concern, definitely get the good stuff! Even the smell is better👃🥰

Great thread and advice! One thing I will specifically call out/clarify is that it's unlikely he is going to do any sort of training or learning proper technique - he already plays "ping pong" fine so he's not an absolute novice, just not classically trained. Basement trained, if you will. He...

Unless you're looking to jump straight into the higher-end stuff I'd save a little money and get the Yinhe 982. A friend of mine uses that with AK47 Blue and he has one of the fastest, hardest-kicking, low to the net loops I've ever played against. I imagine T05 would be even deadlier...

We have a dozen premade rackets at our office in varying degrees of usability. He wants something better, and is interested in pips. I order it and glue it and he gives me a little commission on top of the materials. It's the little side hustle that helps pay for my EJ habit ;)

After some more research I found there's a "802-40 Special Super Soft," 35°. The Mystery III is 38/40/42. I'm pretty confident 40/42 is too hard for him as a newbie, but as an entry point to SP do y'all recommend a softer sponge (similar to inverted, for more control) or slightly firmer for...