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May I humbly suggest a little exploration of the notions of "privilege" and "failing upwards"?

I watch and celebrate Ma Long because of his creativity, his smarts. And I pretty much don't care if he wins or loses; it's the gameplay that I find attractive. That very limited notion of success, strictly confined to winning matches, is examplary for this harmful frame. As a mediocre player...

Very nice. Where's that app? I wouldn't mind having a look at it.

I really think that framing in the thread subject is so counterproductive. At least for me. Only when you utterly reduce the merit of the activity of playing TT solely to winning, winning, winning and gut out the intrinsic rewards the time spent is "wasted". At least in my reality the joy of...

Dignics 05, which sandpaper to use? Which microwave? Which toaster? Which cheesegrater? Which TP?

A little sanding should fix that. Use a fine grain and a light touch.

I fully accept that pros benefit from different gear than hobby players. Most of us aren't pros, or even near that level.

My experience with T05 is that it starts losing grip quite soon. After a month or 3. Sometimes the ball, even when making deep contact, just drops to the floor. Humid playing conditions exacerbate this problem, yet even with dry air it's unreliable (too bouncy) initially, starts to be...

It's nowhere near as durable as Fastarc G-1.

What's going on is the sad playing out of frantic attempts to squeeze money out of a career after its demise. One would hope there would be a more respectable, and more human, post-career life for a once god-like player like ZJK, but somehow that seems to be difficult.

I also had (was gifted) a Stellan Bengtsson Offensive Wood, same era. It had an anatomical handle, and I much preferred the Johansson.

Call me picky, but a rubber that wears out that quickly isn't a good rubber. We have but one planet.

Certainly. My custom blade's handle was modeled after my first blade's conical one, a Kjell Johansson Offensive Wood somewhere around 1980. Voila The Hammer. Ergo, Hammaren, and yes, it's in its third generation.

So what don't you like about Genextion, or the close relative Fastarc G1? You kinda fell for BTY, okay, but you are also concerned with price-performance ratio. Which, I would say, should include durability somehow - price*yearly-changes/performance, or something like that. I like T19...

DIfference is subtle. I've gone from SUPER THICK to MAX on my FH and it's like doppelmoral says.

Planned obsolescence isn't news, indeed. I'm not putting up with it.

Don't think I said anything about China. Nor did I advance a conspiracy theory. I did ask a question, based on personal perception. Which is both anecdotal and subjective, but that does not necessarily make it void of veracity. So I don't know why this reaction, and don't think it serves any...

I'm using both ‘max’ and ‘super-thick’ and don't think it's much of a difference. In the past I've also used ‘thick’, which does bottom out/let you hammer through the ball a bit earlier. Subtly, but notably.

Rubber longevity (or lack thereof) is a strange thing. I have a blade from when I was a junior player. From around 1980. It has (eggplant coloured) Friendship 729, and Butterfly Sriver-L on it. The Friendship is still bouncy and sticky (after cleaning); the Sriver-L is a bit worn at the...

I bounce a few balls of it, didn't happen to have cybershaped slabs around for a quick try. I think he used polycarbonate, but I'm not entirely sure. That few bounces didn't feel all that remarkable.