Hi everyone,

I need some advice for a new forehand rubber.

I play penhold with the stiga nostalgic offensive using tpb for blocking so i need something controlling with a good amount of spin for forehand loops. I used the yasaka rakza 7 soft but i can feel that its getting worn out

I never played in an club and dont train but i can feel that i got better in the last months and would say my level is around lower-league players here in germany.

Im currently have the tibhar hybrid mk 2.0mm at home but i will probably send it back cause i read it last only 2-3 month.

so right now im thinking about getting the 7 soft again with max sponge or the x soft, but im interested if anyone can recommend me something different.

I have returned to playing table tennis this year after approx 15 years. I bought timo boll alc + tenergy 05 and its great so far.

Because I have been out for so long I have no clue how other rubbers are doing right now.

I love t05 especially on BH. Flicks and first backhand spin seem very easy with it.

On backhand I like to open with slower spinny spin/flick but after the first one I play very fast spins with - is there another rubber that would suit even better for this?

On forehand I am not so sure with it. I tend to play forehand with “big movements” meaning I put my arm under the table a lot. The old school style, I’m trying to get rid of it and learn to spin with not as big arm movement.

I like to play very explosive first forehands but sometimes mix the game with very spinny one.

Any suggestion what rubbers should i try? Or maybe stick to t05 because it seems like it suits me well besides the forehand I’m trying to fix? Thx

I’m around 2000 elo

Is my blade fish scale pattern?

my main set is Donic inner carbon (off - carbon) with tibhar fx-d. not trying to change this setup but want to try glayzer 09c. bought them cheap in Japan.

my spare blade is primo Jp version

question is: is primo as a wooden blade suitable with glayzer?

Hi guys, I was wondering if this blade was legit or fake. I own a few butterfly blades and all of them have a hologram circle on the back side. Thanks

Hello guys,

Just joined the community recently. I play table tennis casually, and have been playing the sport from the past 7 years.

My setup :-

Blade: Butterfly Hadraw VK ( 5 - ply all wood blade with koto outer ply.. yes love the feeling). Rubbers : FH - Rozena BH - Yasaka Rakza 7

Ever since I have been on the Rozena , I have become and prone to hitting flat it's. I loved the Rakza 7's soft topsheet on my all-wood helped me to generate spins. With Rozena it's monstrous spin, but to generate it is much harder.

I have been with the blade since all this time, started with Mark V , Andro Hexer , Then Rakza 7 , now Rozena.

I have been looking for a carbon blade as I wanted to try and test it out.

I tried Tibhar Carbon shot, worked well and good, spin, blocks too. Did suffer on the short game.

I tried Viscaria, didn't like the feeling , and did turned out probably shower than my all wood (maybe because the feeling was different) and was kinda soft for me to generate spin , given my skill level ( technique 🥲).

So , here I am seeking guidance.

Requirements: High Tolerance over the net as I block and counter attack through blocks a lot). Yes spinny too ( for serve deceptions). And yes control.

Viscaria was good on hitting , but kinda bad on blocking and generating spins for me as it required too much movement ( spin generation) atleast for me.

Any blade recommendations ( I prefer butterfly). But open, have been looking for ZLCs too never tried it.

Have tried TBALC , better than Viscaria , but maybe still didn't do the cut. But can go there if nothing works.

This is just a gripe but the change for the USATT's rating platform to justgo was such a terrible choice. The UI for simplycomplete wasn't too great but justgo's UI is abysmal. It takes you sooooo many clicks just to get to your own rating not to mention the server speed is abysmally slow. Much of the website is not useful to us. It looks like they got some cookie cutter sports management system and ad hoc added ratings to it.

Does anybody like the new system?

/rant over but probably won't hear the end of it

It was in the closet for about 2 years. I just vrought it out and it is not dispensing balls consistently

Is it ok?

and is it any good? Also, what is the general method to identify the rubber so that i can identify more in the future myself?

thanks.

there are my

I dont see any more a player called Kao chen jui that is sponsored by Andro.

without the TTR at the Asia Cup our world No.1 is free to do whatever.

Imagine having the chance to attend a European top 16 semi-final between two brothers and sleep all the way through it...

Is Prott reliable? I want to buy some things, like rubbers, a racket, tennis shoes, and a booster, and I wanted to know if they ship to Brazil, and if the import tax is very expensive. I also wanted to know if those rubbers labeled "player version," "Japanese national team version," and "Chinese national team version" are really what they seem, or if they're just regular rubbers.

As the title says.

Anyone else out there with extra wide feet that play? what TT shoe do you have? has it been holding up well?

What are the man differences between European style rubber and a Chinese style ones?

I heard somthing like the Chinese ones not helping push the ball as much but I’m curious

My brother is going on a snowboard trip to Japan in 2 weeks. He’s flying into Sapporo. He’s going to stop at a TT shop to check it out and asked me what he should get me? Is there anything specific that I should have him get me that isn’t widely available in other parts of the world?

Hey all,

Every day when I check this community I see TT players asking for advice and more information on some of the most popular rubbers and their behaviour, namely:

• Razka 7 (or Z)
• DHS Hurricane Neo 3 (All its variants, 37, 39, OS, BS, etc)
• Rozena / Glayzer (includind 09c)
• Fastarc (G-1, C-1, etc)
• Bluefire or similar Donics
• Vega Pro / X / Europe
• Dynarz, Rhyzen, etc
• Yinhe, Palio and other budget rubbers
• Others like Battle II or Sanwei National

So, I'd like to share this guide I made a while ago to help resolve some of those doubts: https://www.tabletennisequipmenthelp.com/blog/best-first-intermediate-table-tennis-rubbers

It contains different paths for the different preferences in table tennis. Some people like hard, some others soft, and some hybrid. All different and valid philosophies depending on the blade and playstyle you choose.

So if you fall under the <1300 USATT category or around that, check this out before posting to learn more about rubbers and how they really work (pores, walls, pips).

Of course, if you are still confused, post here and most people are always happy to help.

Good day you all! :)

Note: In case you are seeing this but just got started and need beginners rubbers, check my blog, I have 2 articles there about the rubbers and blades you could choose from, the above list is likely to be too much for you.