(by Darryl Tsao) Dignics 05 is a high performance rubber made for advanced players. This rubber represents the new generation of table tennis rubbers for the current game. It also appeals to a wide range of playing styles. The top sheet is rather grippy, and the sponge is fairly hard. I have been using and […]
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Viscaria – A Non-Pro Review
Posted onViscaria – A Non-Pro Review (by Steve Hopkins) I recently had opportunity to switch over to a Butterfly Viscaria Arylate Carbon blade. I wanted to focus on the blade, so as a part of the setup I removed the rubber sheets from my old blade and applied those same old sheets to the new blade. The […]
TABLETENNISDAILY BOLL ALC REVIEW FEATURING TIMO BOLL
Posted on(Courtesy of ButterflyMag and Tabletennisdaily) TABLETENNISDAILY BOLL ALC REVIEW FEATURING TIMO BOLL The Timo Boll ALC is an all time classic blade from Butterfly and one of our most popular ALC blades. The blade was developed in association Timo Boll and is now his personal blade of choice after using the Viscaria and Boll Spirit […]
Ask The Experts: Jeffrey Zeng, No. 166, Butterfly Question & Answer
Posted onAsk The Experts: Jeffrey Zeng, No. 166 Butterfly Question & Answer Blade: Viscaria Forehand: Tenergy 05 Blade: Tenergy 80 Question: Hi Coach, I have been wondering which Tenergy to use on backhand. I play lot banana flicks and play close to the table most of the time with loops and sometimes block. Tenergy 05 is perfect on forehand […]
Ask The Experts: Steven Wang, No. 155 Question & Answer
Posted onAsk The Experts: Steven Wang, No. 155 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Butterfly Viscaria & Timo Boll ZLC Forehand: Tenergy 64 Backhand: Tenergy 80 Question: I have been using the Tenergy 64 for a few years now, mainly on my Timo Boll ZLC. The Tenergy 64 seemed great on that blade, but ever since I switched to the Viscaria, the Tenergy 64 seems almost too hard […]
Ask-The-Experts: Xin-Zhou, No.-153-Butterfly-Question-and-Answer
Posted onAsk-The-Experts: Xin-Zhou, No.-153-Butterfly-Question-and-Answer Ask-The-Experts: Xin-Zhou, No.-153-Butterfly-Question-and-Answer Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Viscaria Forehand: Nittaku Fast Act C-1 Backhand: Tenergy 64 Question: Hello Coach, I have been using the butterfly Viscaria blade for 8-9 months, I have heard 2-3 friends tell me what is fast or too fast for me, can you tell me what are they […]
Ask The Experts: Xin Zhou, No. 147
Posted onAsk The Experts: Xin Zhou, No. 147 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Joola Falcon Medium Forehand: NDonic Bluefire JP01 Backhand: Donic Coppa Jo Gold Question: I am planning to buy Viscaria. Will Tenergy 05 on forehand and tenergy 64 work well with Viscaria and will this be a correct upgrade from my current setup.I hope […]
Ask The Experts: Jun Gao, No. 146
Posted onAsk The Experts: Jun Gao, No. 146 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Viscaria Forehand: Nittaku Fast Arc C-1 Backhand: Tenergy 64 Question: Can you please explain the difference between a hard, medium and soft sponge on the table tennis rubbers. can you please tell me the pros and cons. Look forward to hearing your advice. Answer: Hi […]
Ask The Experts: David Zhuang, No. 126
Posted onAsk The Experts: David Zhuang, No. 126 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Butterfly Viscaria FL Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 05 FX Backhand Rubber: Yazaka Rakza 7 Soft Question: What is the proper rubber to use with the viscaria blade? I’m a mid-distance player from the table who likes to loop or top spin the ball. Thank […]
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