I had a chance to hit XIOM RSM Athena Platinum JPen today. I’m not a JPen player, but I was trying to get the feeling of the hinoki blades. I had DHS Hurricane III 2.2 Regular version on the blade.

I was really surprised at the great feel of Hinoki with a hard rubber like Hurricane III. I have tried RSM Athena with Omega III before. I’ve never had that kind of touch and feel with any other wood like this one. It’s a great blade to put a lot of top spin without much e ...Read More »

I was little confident that I could perform well in the tournament, but not to grab a medal though. There are few preparations I had to do to raise my confidence level at this tournament. (1) On Friday at the Salt Lake club, I’ve tried hard to make sure my forehand and backhand are working okay. I was pretty happy. Everyone here in this region knows my ...Read More »

My favorite among Nittaku products is their 3 star ball. An year ago, I bought one of their Haneyoshi defensive table tennis blade. That was not a suitable blade for me.

For a while, I have been looking blades made of willow and came across Nittaku Willtria. My expectation of Willtria was less speed than Butterfly Defense II and more rigidity. As usual, I prefer weight less than 85 gm. Unfortunately, the Nittaku Willtria could not give me anything that I was looking ...Read More »

To test the effect of sponge hardness on long pips, I have selected XIOM Guillotine 1.3 mm and TSP Curl P1R 1.3 mm. Both are best selling long pips rubbers and being used by professional players.

The TSP Curl P1R has more like a dead rubber feeling. The sponge is very hard – the hardness is close to 60 degree. The XIOM Guillitine has a very live feeling. It is built of tensor technology. The sponge of XIOM Guillitine is soft – the hardness is close to 45.