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Chicobo 
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 Topic: Blade/Rubber Discussion (in-depth)Posted: 05/05/2015 at 12:20pm |
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I found this particularly interesting article:
Now you may ask: why is this article interesting to me? Besides the very very long length of the article, it gives opinions/thoughts on several issues that question even the most veteran equipment pros in this forum such as: 1) From the Nexy Kanaph thread started by BH-man:
2) My own personal question to someone else at my club that did not get answered: Why do pros (and others from gluing guides that I've read on this forum) recommend cutting 1-2mm more on the rubber than the actual size of the blade? The common answer is that rubber shrinks but the article provides another explanation. 3) Controversially: What should beginners use for their blade/rubbers? His answer may surprise you. 4) Analysis of blades - plies?, carbon/composite?, sound?, and combination with rubbers. Disclaimer: I did not write this article but I definitely believe it is worth a read. I actually skimmed it the first time and read the conclusion, but I went back and read the whole damn thing afterwards. While everyone may or may not agree with what the author writes, I love how he gives explanations to his thoughts. Edited by Chicobo - 05/06/2015 at 5:30pm |
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Da Baobei
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Posted: 05/05/2015 at 2:19pm |
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Great in depth article, thanks for sharing.
Although I couldn't find the answer to 2) you mentioned |
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Chicobo
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Posted: 05/05/2015 at 3:44pm |
On the very last paragraph of Section 2 (roughly halfway down the article): "As an interesting side note, there was a time when it popular to cut your rubber which a rather large overhang on its sides and the grip. These were called wings or flippers. This artificially made the blade/rubber combination more flexible ( ruler comparison: case 2 becomes case 1 ) and the blade vibrated noticeable more. As a self test, the next time you cut a rubber glue the complete quadratic rubber sheet to the blade and bounce the ball a few times while holding your blade in your hand. It will vibrate heavily."
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lineup32
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Posted: 05/05/2015 at 8:22pm |
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Interesting read for plywood blades, I did download Audacity and recorded the sounds of all the various blades I had laying around, and learned quickly the relationship between sound and vibrations. Great feedback.
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OldSchool
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Posted: 05/06/2015 at 6:44am |
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Good stuff, thanks. I can relate to what he says about how soft, medium and hard sponges react at different racket speed. I used to play with Acuds S2 and it was great on the soft spiny shots but was plain bad when you wanted to power loop.
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BH-Man
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Posted: 05/06/2015 at 2:02pm |
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I think everyone should understand concepts, principles, and how to apply them, the article is good reading and should cause people to think and question.
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Posted: 05/06/2015 at 3:42pm |
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Thanks for the link.
If anything I learned the difference between low quality and high quality blades and what to look out for. |
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lineup32
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Posted: 05/07/2015 at 1:06pm |
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Sorry about this post made a bit of an error copying this section onto another file... Edited by lineup32 - 05/07/2015 at 7:24pm |
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