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Why you say it feels completely different, could you give me more details about it please? Like which ball feels the most and which of the 2 is faster etc.
Basically yes looking to block, push, and smash, but also a blade that allows me to hit flat without as much difficulty as with the HL5 and that when I want to do an FH with lateral sidespin it works for me too, today I will upload a video and show what I say with examples.
JOOLA Nobilis has thick Hinoki outer plies combined with ZLC carbon fiber (Dan did a YouTube review on it). It’s much faster than HL5 for all types of shots, but especially blocks and medium power strokes. Hinoki is soft and has this nice feeling of grabbing the ball and holding it (dwell time). It also has a catapult effect of launching the ball with some extra speed that is the most apparent on soft to medium strokes. HL5 is the opposite. The the inner ALC doesn’t really engage on medium strokes. Doing a compact medium stroke with the HL5 is dead and slow in comparison. Doing a big forceful stroke with the HL5 will engage the ALC and produce good speed. The limba ply on the HL5 doesn’t have the springy catapult effect of Hinoki.
In summary.
Nobilis. Soft during pushes. Fast for blocking (faster than a Viscaria). Fast for medium powered strokes (faster than a Viscaria). Quite fast for powerful strokes and slamming (about the same as a Viscaria). Soft springy Hinoki wood feel.
HL5. Soft and great feel during pushes. Slow for blocking. Slow for medium strokes. Quite fast for powerful strokes. Medium limba wood feel. Not springy.
Side note: Have you thought about playing with short pips on forehand like Mattias Falk? Having my slow spinny loops get slammed back at extremely high speed with short pips is the most brutal thing I’ve experienced in table tennis. LoL
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