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February 2010 Monthly Newsletter

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Bryce Speed FXButterfly Bryce Speed FX
I am giving it -1 , not 10 , because 1 pair of 1.9 was not identical like previus 1.9 or 2.1 I have tried. Last pair has much harder sponge and effect is loss of touch , control and speed. And one more -1 becouse 1pair=70 euro.
Reviewed by Alexa on February 02, 2010
Lightening (Lightning)Friendship/729 Lightening (Lightning)
It starts out slow and tacky, but then it loses its tackiness and speeds up noticeably. It's a surprisingly fast rubber after this point. So make sure to break it in before you start using it in tournament play. The weight of my sheet was 44g when cut, so it's about average weight, not light.
Reviewed by ppgear on January 31, 2010
VolcanoTibhar Volcano
there arent many reviews for this rubber but the few are very promising. First off this rubber comes in w/ paper rather than the plastic. Completely non-tacky and has a very nice topsheet. One of the reviews ive read mentioned that this rubber help impoved their game and i do agree. It is a great begineers' rubber. It responds well to your strokes and the changes in speed when you execute them. Also someone mentioned it is similar to Butterfly's Sriver but slower. With that mentioned it, it was perfect for me who needed a controllable, longlasting and forgiving FH rubber to my new blade(korbel sk7). It is also much cheaper than sriver, which will be my next choice of rubber when i decide to go faster on my FH.
Reviewed by Mon22 on January 30, 2010
Toxic 3LKT Toxic 3
6 years of chopping have passed by and I've tried different paddles. Sigh! I've given this paddle every opportunity and then some to shine. I've even blamed the rubbers I put on my 3! toxics. This was my most inconsistent paddle, period. I tried a few combinations of ritc long pips and the results come back the same: this paddle is inconsistent from a noobs perspective. You might think I had something to do with the inconsistency...we'll my response to this is since I am a noob (with experience) the paddle should be easy to use like my Mat.Pro or even my DHS premade or my waffer thin carbord-like Canadian Tire special paddle with short pips on both sides. Pop-ups and throwing high with all ritc rubber combinations! The best lps that worked with the toxic was 1.0 837 and the feint long 2 0.5. Feint was overall the best lp for this blade. I thought I just needed to make a few adjustments but after some succes I would return to inconsistency. In the end I still chop with them for practice vs my robot but vs a live player you get the odd high arc, pop-up, or long ball. how do I know its not the rubber? We'll for instance my dawei gts with red 755 ox gives a great chop that is consistent and easy to execute. As a developing chopper you just want to pick up a paddle and start chopping, the toxic 3 just gave me disappointment. However I learned a great deal about paddles and rubbers and I could compare them easily with 3 toxics. Overall the toxic 3 didn't give me the control that I had desired. I would suggest trying out a toxic 3 first just to get a baseline so that you can see what a traditional defensive setup should be like. I recommend a 1.0 mm sponge so that there are less vibs and better control. After that try a GTS and you'll discover and appreciate the difference. ***OMG how many times will I update this!!!! This is a noob's review for noobs, remember that. My GTS has superior control for blocking and chopping but I have difficulty hitting with it. Strangely enough, my toxic 3 with 1.0 837 plays the inverted strokes well. The chopping throws a little high and sometimes long but overall the versatility of this setup is effective. This is the set up that I use now. I have 2 Mat.Pros with feint and Ortho but they're just collectors items because I can't keep buying expensive stuff. Later I'll try a 1.0 837 on one of them and see if its better than my toxic. ***Nails on the coffin!!!! This is it! I don't like them and they don't like me! Maybe there's something wrong with me (like I have too much time on my hands). Every now and then a ball springs off the toxic and I'm sick of this. Reconfirmed this with cheap and pricey paddles. Is it me, the rubber or the paddle????????? Will stick with the GTS and stp the self torture. Anyone thinking of buying this blade or 3 like stupid me, be warned! Great looks and advertisement but not so good control. Good luck! *****Does anyone but me read my online reviews???? OK I flip flop alot but so do most noobs without coaching. I just document my opinions. Yes I've had two paid lessons from a chopping coach but I play regularly against club players with wins over div 1 player! So I'm not a complete noob. I would be alot better if my wife & kids would let me go out more often! I have a better idea of the toxic 3 now. With ox ritc lp its a difficult setup because its a light 3 ply. Chopping vs the robot at 5 can feel like there's a rock on your paddle. But the players I usually play do not exceed the speed spin of my newgy consistently. So playing live opponents is actually fun with this paddle. it doesn't have to be perfect like my BTF stuff or good like dawei for chopping. It offers attacking potential through quick blocks close to the table. With 1.0mm ritc, it excels for various blocks with a big head wider than matsushita but shorter in length. So in the end the cheap toxic with cheap 837 1.0 and sst 1.5 is good vs live opponents. You can mix it up with an allround style game. Its faster than the Mat.pro.
Reviewed by pippy on February 01, 2010
Dynasty Hinoki CarbonFriendship/729 Dynasty Hinoki Carbon
I'm a big fan of this blade; I've been using it for the last 2 years. It's very fast (the fastest blade I stock) and at a very comfortable weight at 85g. It may be too fast for most people though. It has an odd high-pitched "ping" sound, and does not have a lot of vibration.
Reviewed by ppgear on January 31, 2010
Korbel SK7Butterfly Korbel SK7
The korbel sk7 is a very well balanced blade. Because the weight is concentrated on the handle, any set up (especially chinese rubbers) tend to feel lighter. Allaround play leaning towards Off can be easily achieved because of its high control. So controllable w/ a great balance between speed, the user can easily play a soft game or rev it up and attack with fast speed. Aside from its performance it is also a very nice looking blade. So nice even retailers increased their prices $7 more(orig: $63).
Reviewed by Mon22 on January 30, 2010

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