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Pimple Lover 
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 Topic: Best Chinese Sponge ?Posted: 04/23/2007 at 10:43am |
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Any idea ? There are a lot of sponge from Chinese brand now. Which one is best of the best ? |
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cole_ely
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Posted: 04/23/2007 at 11:03am |
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We've talked about this in private, but I want to answer it publicly. There is no such thing as a "best" anything. Only things that fit certain styles of game. If you define best as most comparable to japanese/euro quality I believe the dawei sponges are hands down the best. I also like some bomb and palio sponges, although they are SAID to be made in japan. I have my doubts.
In chinese style for serve/push/hit, I like the magic red sponge (when it's not too hard) and the dhs #20/22. The latter seems better when you buy the sponges seperately. |
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Posted: 04/23/2007 at 12:35pm |
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i have only tried dhs friandship and globe, i enjoyed playing with hurricane 3 and 999t, the particular friendship sheet i tried i didnt like, but friendship has an outrageous number of rubber sheets available, at least 50
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Posted: 04/23/2007 at 2:37pm |
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the saviga sponge is simply amazing !!
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Posted: 04/23/2007 at 10:55pm |
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I have many MRS sponges coz they are great(at least for me) and I also have a DHS #20 for my backhand and if you want a sponge for gluing try the HRS 2.4mm(tried it with 4 layers of glue and got lots of speed with my Globe 999)...
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Posted: 04/23/2007 at 10:56pm |
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Posted: 04/23/2007 at 11:15pm |
what he said |
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Posted: 04/23/2007 at 11:57pm |
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LOL "No comment".
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Posted: 04/24/2007 at 7:51pm |
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Without a doubt the Dawei Saviga sopnge is heads and shoulders above the other Chinese sponges. I would guess the Bomb sponges are Japanese made simply when you look at the price tag. With a couple layers of glue and possibly EEII the Bomb sponges are really peppy. I played Cream on a soft 43 deg Bomb sponge that was treated with EEII, and it was pretty impressive. I haven't played Saviga glued or treated with EEII, but I bet it's pretty solid too. Unglued just pick the hardness that you want and Saviga will suit your needs.
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Posted: 04/24/2007 at 10:47pm |
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I have on my BH Cream on Saviga 45 2.2 . The control is where this rubber shines.Very easy to loop with(low throw),exellent block, very good to smash,medium speed.Rather heavy(52gr) After two layers of EEII became faster, but the spin did not change though.Great combination.Thanks, Cole !
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Posted: 04/24/2007 at 11:54pm |
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My favorite traditional chinese sponge is dhs 20.the only problem is it is not always consistent .
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Posted: 04/25/2007 at 7:59am |
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Cole what's the current batch of Cream MRS like? Is the sponge not too hard? Does it still soften up nicely after a few gluings?
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Posted: 04/25/2007 at 8:54am |
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I'd say what I have now is around 43. For me, I would have to glue it several times and break it in a bit to play with it competitively.
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Posted: 04/25/2007 at 2:02pm |
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cole what would you attach under 802-40 to get a loud cork and great speed?. and recomend me a lite combination for my rpb bh sheet
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Posted: 04/25/2007 at 2:53pm |
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I would use the 388b-1 just because it's exactly the same topsheet but I can sell it for $10. I have it make on a 1.8mm 35deg saviga sponge which is the corkiest sponge I've ever carried.
You could go to something like 802-40 on 2.0 saviga sponge, but you're loosing a lot of touch if you get over 1.8 on short pips. |
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Posted: 04/30/2007 at 7:10am |
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Saviga 1,8mm in 35 dgr, is the best chinese sponge for short pips, if the short pip surface is tricky as Double Fish 820A. If you use two layers of fresh glue then the ball tends to go down.
If you play with 388b-1 or 802-40 then maybe you need Saviga or Canon in 1,8mm in 38-40 dgr. But allways 1,8mm.
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Posted: 04/30/2007 at 7:56am |
I think the dawei cannon, bomb red demon sponge (used in the SHENFENG rubber), Blue reactor sponge(used under the h3 national version/Reactor Tornado), tulpe sponge, Palio Extrem spin (purple colour). These are some of the nice sponges that i have tried.
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