New Equipment 2021

Originally Posted by yogi_bear

Xiom Sigma 3, 4, and 5 plus Xiom Vega Switch rubbers and Vivid blade in a few days time.

what kind of rubbers are they in comparison with other Vega rubbers? and how is the Vivid blade compared to the 36.5 , thanks

Originally Posted by tt_beginner

what kind of rubbers are they in comparison with other Vega rubbers? and how is the Vivid blade compared to the 36.5 , thanks

If I understood this correctly they will be known variants (Pro, Europe...) with new glue technology added to make for easy montage and removal, hence SWITCH.

So no new rubbers as such.

XIOM Sigma 3, 4 and 5 are available in S. Korea since last year.

What will the Xiom vivid be like? Any information about composition?

DHS 2021 Product Catalog:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/H5ClRdZ8a...pcAKl3gPkRYuuc

Originally Posted by AndySmith

DHS 2021 Product Catalog:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/H5ClRdZ8a...pcAKl3gPkRYuuc

What the...
Just trying to compile a list of Hurricane 3s...
6 special, 7 national, 7 provincial and 6 commercial/professional versions... 26 versions... Including a commercial H3 Blue Sponge.. and all available with different sponge hardnesses...

Additionally we now have Hurricane 8 (39,40,41), Hurricane 8-80 (37,38), Neo Hurricane 8 37 and Hurricane 8 37

Originally Posted by ttarc

What the...
Just trying to compile a list of Hurricane 3s...
6 special, 7 national, 7 provincial and 6 commercial/professional versions... 26 versions... Including a commercial H3 Blue Sponge.. and all available with different sponge hardnesses...

Additionally we now have Hurricane 8 (39,40,41), Hurricane 8-80 (37,38), Neo Hurricane 8 37 and Hurricane 8 37

Balls (table tennis balls that is ) is something that bugs me a lot. I remember those yellow'ish DHS 3 star balls where 8 out of 10 were consistently round and very durable.

Now it's regular white'ish 3 star balls where 4 out of 10 are rather round, 3 out of remaining 6 are ok and other 3 are just eggs. At least durability is still acceptable. And we have to buy those premium WTT, Busan or whatever DHS balls where (in my experience) not all of them are perfect as well...shame that money mean that much in table tennis these days, because training with egyy balls is very difficult at advanced level and higher.

Originally Posted by yogi_bear

Basing on the new DHS catalogue, the new DHS 08 is a carbon blade. I thought they remade the old 08. Tsk!

Yea, the 08X is a carbon blade.

Already available on TT11: https://www.tabletennis11.com/other_eng/dhs-classic-08x

Originally Posted by yogi_bear

hmm off-, the original all wood DHS 08 was at off+

Isn't it supposed to be a defensive blade anyway? Used by Hou Yingchao?

Originally Posted by yogi_bear

T11 rates it as off-

Yea, DHS presents it as an OFF+ Defensive carbon blade for chop and attack in its 2021 catalog.

Fit for a modern defender who also plays attack à la Hou and Joo Saehyuk.

I wonder how large the blade's face is.