Hello fellow kiwi! There is not a shop in Hamilton. There is only really one walk in off the street shop in New Zealand being Rodney's table tennis in Auckland. Other than that, most clubs have people who sell equipment. I know Waikato table tennis has a supplier of tibhar gear. Lots of kiwis...
Donic Alligator. That or you can look on the ooak website, www.tabletennisshop.com.au, at the re-impact combi blades. These are pretty much made for your situation but are a little bit expensive. The quality is second to none though.
Hurricane is made for powerlooping an finishing points with power and spin. Skyline is made for consistency of loops and looping endless balls back. To get a good gauge on the difference, watch Ma Long (Hurricane) and compare to Xu Xin (Skyline).
Although this forum has had hundreds of similar threads, I want to know what the best alternative combination to tenergy 05 and 64 with 05 for forehand and 64 for backhand.
Do you mean acuda blue p3 or acuda p3. They are very different rubbers.
For the bluefire M3. I've only tried it a few times. I found that it was grippy and fast enough to get the ball over the net. Spin would be a 9/10 and speed a 6/10. However, in my opinion the m3 was the softest rubber I've...
JP03 will not be good on the forehand. It is sooooooooo slow and really mushy. If you are using rasaka on backhand, you'll quickly change to using the rasaka on the forehand.
You should look at the Yasaka Gioba 5 or the DHS Hurricane H301 for blades. If you like the rubbers, you should keep them and get as good as you can with them.
I'm thinking about purchasing a new rubber for my forehand. I currently use Barracuda and am pleased with the spin. I want a rubber with a harder sponge but the same/extremely similar topsheet. I was thinking Acuda S1 turbo but don't know how similar it is to Barracuda.
I like the idea of Europe DF but my opinion is that it is more of a backhand rubber. I would recommend Donic Barracuda for the forehand as it it a classic rubber but with modern elements that makes it effective in the modern game but also easy to play with. Also it is Donic so would go well with...