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Emrathich (PingSunday.com) said you'd typically want a backhand rubber 3-degrees softer than your forehand rubber. Top Chinese players frequently use H3 (very hard) on forehand, and Tenergy 05 on backhand, although some are switching to a softer (~37 degree) sticky Chinese rubber on BH. The...

Reply The Acoustic's a flexible blade, with great touch and feel (the Acoustic Carbon, and Carbon Inner are a bit faster and good blades too). Therefore, it's a great blade for harder fast rubbers, like Tenergy Hard and Dignics 05. Get max thickness rubber for speed and spin. The TB ALC is...

HH3 Alternatives I loved the HH3 and the narrow throat of the blade. I'm presently using a version of the ML5, which has the same throat (I'm now 1900, and like the faster blade with slower H3 & 09C rubber). I've also used Butterfly Liu Shiwen and IF ALC, and spent time with the Nittaku...

I have some Nittaku Nexcells to use at certain venues. They play well but are far less durable than Nittaku Premium (White) balls, so they end up being much more expensive. They're less than $2/ball at TT11.

Agreed, Excellent Advice Agreed, excellent advice. Emrathich says the same on his PingSunday web site. My brother and I use Tung Oil, which can be spread very thin (he's used it for woodworking). The last blade I did I also added a narrow second layer around the outside edge. This blade's...

6 months = 26 weeks 26 weeks * 10 hours/week = 260 hours. I've seen people write 80-hours is the typical life of an inverted rubber sheet, so your rubber sheet probably wore out a long time ago. You don't mention your playing style or level. If you loop off of your backhand, Tenergy 05 is...

I like the Innerforce Layer ALC, and used it for several years. It's the next noticeable step slower and more controllable than the Viscaria. You may also want to try Nittaku Fastarc G1 on your forehand. It's the most popular rubber sold at tabletennis11, and I've used it with success on the IF...

Interesting. Thanks for sharing. I'm using a Ma Long 5, and would have tried a Darker Speed 90 were it not for the durability concerns. Your post makes linseed oil seem like a poor choice of sealers. The tung oil my brother recommended only added 0.15 grams for the one layer I added to the...

Butterfly charges different prices in different countries and regions. They officially ban sellers from selling across borders, hence the reason TT11 won't sell Butterfly products to U.S. customers. Counterfeiting is a big problem in China. I'd love to find a reliable source for less...

Excellent advice. All-around all-wood blades make perfect sense. You get better feel with wood, which helps while learning, and the slower speed keeps the ball in play. The Butterfly Primorac is a popular classic, as are various Stiga blades. See pingsunday. com for a list. Fortunately...

I agree with PingSunday. Just make sure you put a very light coating of sealer. Follow PingSunday glue procedure, or search on this forum, or on MyTableTennis.net -- this has been discussed before.

TableTennis11.com sells them, so perhaps one of their customers will sell you a used one. ~$850USD new, as I recall.

Next time Next time, I suggest you buy a blade from a cheap Chinese brand which has the description and specs you want (e.g., Limba ZLC ...). Ethical considerations aside, the quality should be both better and more consistent than the counterfeit blade, since cheap brands count on long-term...