Next Japanese Penhold

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   I've been using Butterfly Hinoki Pen Winner II for about 2 years now. I started with a Chinese rubber DHS Skyline III neo and switched to Xiom Omega 4 Asia shortly. I was recommended to get an even faster blade and also I did see an improvement with my play when I switched to XO4A. I was wondering if there are still any Japanese Penhold players that would recommend a faster blade. My budget is around $100-$150 just for the blade. 
I have no knowledge of terms of rubber being too "fast" or "spinny". I've been getting coached for three years by a friend's dad that has played in the Olympics in Korea but now he went back to Korea. I've always been supplied with rubbers by him so I never really used any rubber other than XO4A. 

I've never been in any tournaments but I've been playing in a club for three years against 2200-2300 rated players. They would say my rating is a bit under them because games would always be close to deuce. 

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samgyeop Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Beginner Joined: 10/23/2014 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote samgyeop Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Next Japanese Penhold Posted: 10/23/2014 at 12:37pm
	I've been using Butterfly Hinoki Pen Winner II for about 2 years now. I started with a Chinese rubber DHS Skyline III neo and switched to Xiom Omega 4 Asia shortly. I was recommended to get an even faster blade and also I did see an improvement with my play when I switched to XO4A. I was wondering if there are still any Japanese Penhold players that would recommend a faster blade. My budget is around $100-$150 just for the blade. I have no knowledge of terms of rubber being too "fast" or "spinny". I've been getting coached for three years by a friend's dad that has played in the Olympics in Korea but now he went back to Korea. I've always been supplied with rubbers by him so I never really used any rubber other than XO4A. I've never been in any tournaments but I've been playing in a club for three years against 2200-2300 rated players. They would say my rating is a bit under them because games would always be close to deuce.

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AMonteiro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: 01/30/2007 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 2042	Post Options Post Reply Quote AMonteiro Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10/23/2014 at 12:55pm
	About the blade, I would look into: Nittaku Excellent A. You can get for 129,00 U$ (presports.com)
	Dynaryz AGR /Yasaka Goiabao 5 / Dynaryz AGR

samgyeop Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Beginner Joined: 10/23/2014 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote samgyeop Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10/23/2014 at 1:18pm
	Thanks, also does anyone know the difference between Excellent A and P?

AMonteiro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: 01/30/2007 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 2042	Post Options Post Reply Quote AMonteiro Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10/23/2014 at 1:23pm
	P has a round and short head while A has a square long head shape. P also has a shorter handle.
	Dynaryz AGR /Yasaka Goiabao 5 / Dynaryz AGR

samgyeop Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Beginner Joined: 10/23/2014 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote samgyeop Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10/23/2014 at 1:51pm
	Thanks again, I'll probably get the A because I prefer "square" paddles.