J-pen why not RPB?

Has anyone measured or calculated the area covered by rubbers on a typical  J-Pen (squared blade) and compared it to typical C-Pen dimensions?

I've been playing jpen RPB with Nittaku Expert-H for the past three years. My reason for playing it wasn't because I felt it helped add value to my game, but because I thought it was very cool to play something unique. I was able to get a pretty strong RPB swing out of it, sometimes stronger than my FH because I'm slightly ambidextrous. When doing the RPB, I never hooked my finger too hard or else I'd get this really nasty crack somewhere in my hand. Plus, hooking it for RPB didn't really let me maneuver as easily. But it was a hit I relied on a lot because I don't have tree trunks for legs (or that I'm a smidgen too lazy), and I think I developed it into a pretty decent BH.

anyone used the following blades for RBH?

http://www.mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19084

Since weight is the main issue here for j-pen RBH...
so how about this square shaped reversibles?

The issue is with the grip. The new breed of penholders do not use the same grip as their forebears. In fact, my forehand does not feel like a penhold forehand at all. When you use a RPB grip it feels less like you're "pushing" and more like you're "pulling".

cole_ely wrote: I may be wrong, but I could swear that Ryu has started using a bit of rpb recently.

C-pen is wider than J-pen, the vibrations go to your hand should be longer than using J-pen, that means the dwell time longer, good for loop.

joris wrote: C-pen is wider than J-pen, the vibrations go to your hand should be longer than using J-pen, that means the dwell time longer, good for loop.

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joris wrote: C-pen is wider than J-pen, the vibrations go to your hand should be longer than using J-pen, that means the dwell time longer, good for loop.

I thought c-pen is usually better for fast and close to table attack rather than looping game

Hi TT_Freak,

Are you using Violin c-pen? with TSP Actor?
I may be getting violin j-pen reversible... but since the price of violin is rather high... and I hope to find out if it is really worth that price.

Could you share with me how you find Violin...

in terms of feel (soft/hard?... as compared to 1ply hinoki if you played that before)
and speed...
Nittaku rated violin to be rather fast but I saw some reviews saying that the speed is only normal... & not as fast as blades such as Nittaku Expert-H, which is a carbon blade

I have a BTY Cypress S that I have converted to RPB(by peeling off the cork on the backside). It worked great, but it becomes head heavy. Though, I also felt the same thing with my Stiga Clipper WRB C-Pen. Either way, the head heaviness is the issue. I think the only solution for that is to practice more, and more to strengthen the wrist. I also noticed that it is easier to uses the traditional BH block with the C-Pen than J-Pen. Because the handle of C-Pen is flat and wider, there is little adjustment when you decide to do the regular block or RPB. Whereas, in J-Pen(because of narrow handle) it is more comfortable when hitting RPB all the time.  If you like Wang Hao's consistent RPB, then J-Pen is for you. But for Ma Lin's style, stick to C-Pen.

Hataw Na

The Violin is an old school blade. Gives you enough feedback and a mild flex without being flimsy like a lot of the new Stiga blades. I imagine it'd be easier to customise the Jpen version since the larger handle lets you adjust the balance more.

 I don't think we will see a top j-pen player using RPB anytime soon.

T h e N A M wrote: cole_ely wrote: I may be wrong, but I could swear that Ryu has started using a bit of rpb recently.   wrong

Could you please share some videos?

If you watch the world vs Korea exhibition matchin YT, where Ryu tried to RPB against Wang Hao out of fun. No use though, ball goes at the base of the net.