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sweetstrike 
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 Topic: Zhang Jike Real Viscaria?Posted: 01/16/2011 at 2:25am |
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I just saw this while watching one of his matches in the 2010 German Open. The intermediate plies look a little thick and it almost looks like 5 ply wood? Is there a possibility Zhang Jike is not playing an authentic Viscaria? That could explain why he uses the edge tape.
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sweetstrike
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Posted: 01/16/2011 at 2:31am |
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This is another picture I found of his blade. Could it just be the camera playing tricks?
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Posted: 01/16/2011 at 2:52am |
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no, they just look darker I think because he uses the blade so much that it is sweat stained heavily on the side plies. The plies around the handle on a used blade always look different than the ones on the side of the blade head.
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Posted: 01/16/2011 at 2:58am |
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That rubber looks so juicy =3
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helmsman
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Posted: 01/16/2011 at 4:28am |
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Well, it might be attributed to number of factors: heavy use of noise reduction, low image resolution, high jpeg compression, distance between the camera and object. Edited by helmsman - 01/16/2011 at 4:29am |
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nicefrog
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Posted: 01/16/2011 at 4:37am |
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That last picture is a great one to remember and keep if you want to spy a national grade rubber in the future. Ridiculously soft top sheet on it for a dhs rubber. You wont ever see a commercial rubber anywhere near that soft, provincials are close but still not that soft
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Posted: 01/16/2011 at 5:43am |
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That's about as Viscaria as it gets...
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Posted: 01/16/2011 at 1:12pm |
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sweetstrike
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Posted: 01/16/2011 at 4:04pm |
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Yea you guys are probably right. Is it true that he already used a butterfly blade before he got his sponsorship? Then there's really no reason not to play an authentic bty blade. |
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Posted: 01/16/2011 at 5:29pm |
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http://www.fotop.net/rxng/cntt/201082414125293027_G
Same issue here with Ma Long...I have no explanation for this one.
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Posted: 01/16/2011 at 5:39pm |
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I think that this is Wang Liqin's racket... |
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liXiao
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Posted: 01/16/2011 at 5:43pm |
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Thats because it is Wang LiQin's racket.
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Posted: 01/16/2011 at 5:54pm |
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You guys are right, but that is all wood.
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Posted: 01/16/2011 at 6:34pm |
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Regardless of racket ownership this is a good example of heavy noise filter application so lot's of details are gone. Here is Ma Long's racket used on World Cup 2009 in Moscow - unprocessed 100% crops. Click on thumbnails for full size.   Processed images can be seen here:
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Does ZJK really use T64? The sponge isn't porous like tenergy... |
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Posted: 05/05/2012 at 10:02pm |
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Looks just like mine. |
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Posted: 05/05/2012 at 10:06pm |
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I think the resolution and depth of field in the lens don't let you see the pores. |
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Does anyone knows where i can buy the sidetape he uses? I like the sidetape only on the edge of the blade and not the rubbers. Any ideas?
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You can get that tape pretty much anywhere. I have a bunch of that tape (9 mm) from Megaspin, although I prefer these days the thicker tape (12 mm) that also covers the side of the rubbers since it keeps them from chipping. I buy them in 100 foot roles.
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But the tape on the Viscaria on Zhang Jike only cover the blade, so that must be a small one. Smaller then the 9mm or the 6mm version right? Or did he just got the wider one and cut it to only fit the blade?
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johnny89atc
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Posted: 05/10/2012 at 5:26am |
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I guess that it's the 6 mm version, I have a similar one around my Virtuoso... |
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