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mickd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 04/27/2014 Location: Japan Status: Offline Points: 1231	Post Options Post Reply Quote mickd Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: New Racket Pictures Posted: 08/27/2015 at 6:29am
	It's nothing special, but I finally bought my second racket! About a year ago I bought my first racket; a Timo Boll ALC with Tenergy 05s on both sides. About 5 months ago I changed the rubbers to Tenergy 80s. But with the recent price hike, I decided to try something else. Actually, about half the people at my local club stopped using Tenergy recently. Some say it's because it doesn't feel as good with plastic balls, and some just because of the price. For me it was the price. So say hello to my new blade! I'm really looking forward to trying it out tomorrow night. Interforce ZLC (one generation old, not the Interforce Layer, since it was a lot more expensive) with Hurricane NEO 3 on the forehand, and Nittaku Fastarc P-1 on the backhand. The Fastarc seems to be one of the Tenergy replacements a lot of people around here have been using. This is also the first time I'll be using different rubbers on each side. Sorry, I know I haven't said a lot. I'm just excited to try something else and wanted to share it with someone!!

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TurboZ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: 05/31/2012 Status: Offline Points: 1298	Post Options Post Reply Quote TurboZ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08/27/2015 at 7:54am
	Awesome setup you got there! Hope you can give some words on the new Fastarc P1 after you spend some time with it. Is it good for FH as well?
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Leftyy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Super Member Joined: 02/14/2015 Location: Europa Status: Offline Points: 210	Post Options Post Reply Quote Leftyy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08/27/2015 at 2:39pm
	I have read that many don't like Tenergy as much with the new ball. Which ball are you using? Nice looking blade btw.

mickd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 04/27/2014 Location: Japan Status: Offline Points: 1231	Post Options Post Reply Quote mickd Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08/27/2015 at 6:06pm
	@TurboZ I'll let you know how it feels :) I suspect it'll perform great on the forehand, too. @Leftyy We mainly use 3 balls. TSP40+ 3, Nittaku Premium 3 40+ and the Xushaofa 40+ 3* balls. TBH, the only reason why we have the TSP ones is because a lot of the local tournaments here use it. I personally like the XSF one, but I'm also okay with using the NP. Either play really nice.

kolevtt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: 06/13/2011 Location: European Union Status: Offline Points: 2577	Post Options Post Reply Quote kolevtt Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08/27/2015 at 11:19pm
	Great paddle! I'll be glad if you can compare your TB ALC with this ZLC blade in blocking/cutting/looping. XSF new plastic balls are best for me! I haven't tested TSP and Nittaku Premium, but the last month I have trained only with Nittaku SHA and finally I can say is these Nittaku SHA are garbage!!! But these are approved for a tournament that I will play some days later and I hadn't choice.

mickd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 04/27/2014 Location: Japan Status: Offline Points: 1231	Post Options Post Reply Quote mickd Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09/01/2015 at 1:45am
	Sorry for the late reply, but I didn't have much to say until now. First, I just want to say that the H3 felt EXTREMELY tacky out of the package. I actually really liked the feeling while playing, but it only lasted about 10 minutes. Now, it's only slightly tacky. What I mean by this is, out of the packet, I could press my racket against a ball on the ground, and flip my racket around so that the ball lands on the racket. Now, I can only lift the ball by about half a cm at most doing the same thing. In contrast, the Fastarc doesn't lift the ball at all. Okay, so on to how they play. The H3 rubber on my forehand feels noticeable slower than the Tenergy 80 (2.1) I had before. The ball doesn't bounce as far on blocks. It does seem a little more forgiving when looping a ball though. The Fastarc P-1 (2.0) feels great. For half the price of a Tenergy rubber, I feel as if it performs just as well. I haven't had a lot of time to play with it, so I don't know how it'll do over time, but so far it feels great. Overall, I really like this new setup. I'm not sure if I'll keep the H3, but for now I'm enjoying it. The Fastarc though is definitely a keeper for me. As for the blades, I can't really compare since I have very different rubbers glued on.

TurboZ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: 05/31/2012 Status: Offline Points: 1298	Post Options Post Reply Quote TurboZ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09/01/2015 at 5:07am
	Good to know Fastarc P1 is comparable to Tenergy. Is it more like G1 hard or S1 soft? Does it bounce like a tensor?
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