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If you have used a standard all wood Acoustic, the inner version feels pretty similar but is faster/longer by about 350mm to 600mm something like that, for a similarly hit stroke. You can only say faster or slower for speed, but the real factor is how much further the ball travels. I compared...

Is this the version? Acoustic inner large handle?

Yesterday some new rubbers arrived, a couple of them I have used before & 2 that are new to me. Loki Arthur China and H8 mid-hard (have used previously). Sanwei Target national and Loki Roxton 9 are the rubbers I haven't used before. the STN and LR9 have been glued to a Nittaku Acoustic inner...

the art of blade making may be a thing of the past in the future, which would be a shame. cutting down 200yr old trees for some Hinoki Cypress, etc is being looked at with a frown these days in some circles.

We volunteer, Tuesdays and Fridays 2hr each night. 1st hour is for junior beginners and the 2nd hour for more advanced juniors & adult players. A couple of years ago the standard was varied from beginner up to a junior with a national ranking of around 10 in her age group!! she got there by...

Maybe there is some light at the end of the tunnel, just a small dot, but it's there! The academy that I coach at, has 3 qualified coaches, the coaching is FREE. Players play for table time. we are not profit making as such, spare cash goes towards balls, nets, equipment etc We have a healthy...

Just to throw a cat amongst the pigeons !!! Did you try H8-80?? a little faster than H3, no need to boost, unless you really want to!! the 38 degree version may be a little soft for FH, if it is, then try H8 hard, or mid hard - plays very similarly to H3 provincial orange sponge version for less...

When serving SDC primorac all wood clone.

It was in use fabout 1 1/2 months, 30+ hrs playing time.

No, not really, B2 has more spin when serving, It’s been a while since I played with B2! personally I would choose Any of the B2 variants over B3. I noticed that B3 has noticeably less spin when serving compared to LAC and Winning G wave 120. So I removed the B3 and stuck on the G wave 120. What...

I don’t see any reason why not, but It’s always a personal thing, what you like or don’t !! what I would say is if you do want to try Rakza Z and Z EH, I would firstly remove one sheet of Rozena and put on either Z or Z EH, then the blade is familiar and the only difference is the Rakza Z or Z...

I had used Rakza Z on my BH, it's a solid rubber, Adjustments will need to be made when pushing against backspin, I found both Z and Z EH to be pretty spin sensitive, you have to open the bat angle more than a lot of other rubbers. The 'throw angle' usually people talk about throw angle when...

Today I swapped the sheet of Battle 3 on my match set up for the G-Wave 120 (Gw120) Battle 3 (B3) is a decent rubber but doesn’t have the spin potential of Gw120 or Loki Arthur China (LAC) B3’s lack of spin was very noticeable when serving in comparison to the other 2. I’ll give the Gw120 a go...

Have you tried H8-80? Not necessarily any need to boost, sponge is lively.

Joola Rhyzen Ice may be an option, not too fast, good spin and durable. Tibhar Aurus Sound is another.

I judge the speed by how much further the ball goes for a similar stroke. In this instance a FH top spin or BH top spin, for the inner carbon the ball landed around 450 - 600mm further than the all wood. The all wood feeling was only slightly muted. I have the large handle versions of all wood...

If you are feeling good, then you could get an experimental sheet of H8 hard or mid hard, sure this is going to need more effort but the low fast forward shooting top spin kick on loops / loop kills is the bees knees!!

I think PK50 is being discontinued. Nittaku are releasing some new rubbers soon.

Hi Andrea, What about rubbers? Are they outsourced? Or do Sanwei design formulas for sponges and top sheet, make the sponges and top sheet, cut sponges, vulcanisation process etc etc Over the last couple of days there’s been a couple of ‘Factory videos’ posted, Sanwei and Loki, both...

Did you try H8-80? H3 is likely to have reduced tackiness, which may ( or may not) suit your play style and technique. Depends if it’s old or new topsheet.