Well, technique maybe helps, but it is true that some pips have really a bad quality. It is also connected with the material they use for making the pips. Not all brands use same quality material.
There is no doubt that quality varies. I have used cheap quality, good quality and everything in between. Pips just don't break for me. It certainly can be a combination of factors.
Yea I agree, it is a combination of factors. Which kind of game do you have, agressive? Defence? Blocking close to the table? Regards
used to be a chopper only. now mostly block and some chopping. hitting is a very small component for me
I have been using Dornenglanz for the last 8-9 months. Not one pip has broken off. I block, push, and also hit hard with it almost like using inverted. And this same sheet has been used on two blades, which means it has been removed from one blade and glued on another. Seems very durable to me.
I have the idea that it is something about quality. In my case I broke pips where the quality of the rubber was low, with the same technique in others I have never break any pip. One think about quality is durability. I have tested pips for more than 20 years and I have neves see pips with more durability than P1V. I still have one tsp p1 (now P1V) since 2015 that I bought it
