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  1. Please advise substitute of TSP XSF-1 21 Offensive Sponge

    Hello all, please can you help me with following - I'm playing with more than 20 years with TSP XSF-1 21 Offensive Sponge and would like to have new one, but I'm not able to find it at any store anymore...Can someone have any experience with substitute of TSB XSF-1 21 Offensive Sponge? I'm...
  2. Dhs Hurricane long V with Hurricane 3 Provincial Orange Sponge

    Hi guys, I am planning to buy DHS Long V blade and slap on an unboosted hurricane 3 Provincial Orange sponge on it on the forehand side. I feel that the unboosted hurricane will be non bouncy and slower and will teach me good footwork and will teach me how to use my legs and body to loop kill...
  3. Butterfly announces new Sping Sponge X

    Butterfly has announced "Spring Sponge X". New and improved sponge from their spring sponge technology. Details and new rubbers will be announced on 7th of January. I've asked Butterfly sales person if sponsored players are already using new sponge but undertandably he said he cannot confirm...
  4. Durable modern thin topsheet - thick sponge rubber

    Hi folks, I bought a sheet of Donic Bluestorm Z1 and after 2 months or 40 hours of play it is quite strongly worn out. Are all of these new rubbers so bad or is there something more durable that I could buy??? The main problem is the TOPSHEET. Yes, the rubber shrunk somewhat - factory tuning...
  5. How Does Sponge Thickness Affect Play

    Hey Everyone, I've seen that on almost every rubber that you buy there is an option to choose what thickness you want the sponge to be. What are the pros and cons of choosing a thicker sponge over a thinner sponge and vice versa? I've heard that most players should just choose a thickness in...
  6. Good place to get cheap legit DHS H3 blue sponge?

    Hey all, I need to get some more H3 blue sponge provincial rubber. I always buy it on TT11, but the price is quite expensive, at 55.91 USD. Is there any other legit sites that you guys have used to get this rubber for a good price? I don't want to run into any counterfeits. Thanks guys Ivan
  7. Can the dying process of the sponge can affect performance of same gen tensors?

    Hi all, When I was younger, my coaches always glued me the red rubber on FH. But I always turned red rubber to my BH, as I felt the black one was grippier. And some time after that's what I've seen in forums, that the red topsheet suffers a dying process that makes the topsheet loose some...
  8. Sponge

    anyone know where to get the white sponge you glue with and a massive amount of it for cheap ? and one of those clip things to go with it for cheap or a alternative ?
  9. Yinhe Jupiter 2 Blue Sponge

    There's this blue sponge version of Yinhe Jupiter 2 in Japan, as can be seen from this website: http://yamaguchi.diary.to/archives/51964958.html. However it seems that this rubber is marketed special for Japan (with WRM - World Rubber Market) as the distributor, but im not sure. Have you ever...
  10. DHS H3-50/H3-60/TG3-60/ vs 729 Super FX Soft Sponge

    Hi all, How can a 729 Super FX-EL Super Soft (Boosted) can be compared to the relatively soft and tacky rubbers like H3-50, TG3-60, H3-60, etc? Could be a even cheaper (and durable :p ) alternative for backhand? Thanks in advance. Best Regards, Eduardo
  11. Manufacturer's myths. Paddle Palace's article on sponge hardness.

    In the Paddle Palace catalog #307, on page 66, there is an article that was cobbled together with input from so called Andro and Tibhar experts. These "experts" are clearly just marketing people, not experts. The article is about choosing the correct sponge hardness. There are 5 questions. 1...
  12. anyone used battle 2 prov player version aka blue sponge

    http://www.prott.vip/Product-Details.aspx?productcode=ProvincialBattle2 iv been using the orange version and happy with it but i do wonder if its like the hurricane orange and blue ? so has anyone had a chance to use this version?
  13. Sponge difference 1.7 vs 1.9 vs 2.1

    I would like to get the details and personal experiences of the direct differences of the sponge sizes. Assuming its the exact same rubber sheet and sponge hardness, what would the differences be. Inverted rubbers only. If possible break it down for as many different types of shots and from all...
  14. What is the difference between H3 Provincial Blue Sponge and H3 Neo Orange Sponge?

    Hi! I want to buy a H3 Provincial Blue Sponge for my forehand. Now I am using H3 Neo Orange Sponge. What are the differences? Is it good to buy?
  15. Review: Skyline2 (TG2) blue sponge

    I know TG2 is so ancient. After switching from H3 national blue sponge to this. I am so compelled to write this review. It is such a great rubber in the poly ball era (details below). My style - penholder with two-wing loop. 70% of my attack comes from FH. My setup: Blade - Butterfly ZJK ALC...
  16. Remove pre-applied glue layer of sponge? (Yinhe Mars II)?

    This rubber (Yinhe Mars II) came with a pre-applied glue on the sponge, should I remove it before gluing on the blade or not? https://imgur.com/a/AeJZZ
  17. Sandpaper vs. Sponge

    Sandpaper vs. Sponge (Leibovitz vs. David) $24.99 Table Tennis Nation Paddle Proves Ping Pong Paddle Superiority In serious match conditions, the Table Tennis Nation sandpaper paddle ($24.99 on TableTennisNation.com) demonstrated that spending hundreds on table tennis rackets is not the key to...
  18. So I decided to experiment once…

    Aloha everyone! So here comes maybe interesting in some way review of my super-customized racket! In short, I decided to make a little experiment when I had some «extra» coin. =) What exactly did I do? I was wondering what will be if you glue the 999 rubber with a «sponge» that's not really...
  19. FS:/ 3 red Rasanter 47R with 2mm sponge

    Closed! Closed!
  20. Theory on hardness of outer ply impacting sponge penetration

    Hey guys, so I have been thinking about my equipment... In general I like it, most things are good, some things could be better. I really like my H3 for looping against blocks and so on, it works really well. Opening up works too but something I think the sponge does not really help me although...
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