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Thank you. I use der materialspezialist störkraft on the red side, Butterfly Dignics 09C on the black and Joola Hybrid blade. If you're in the Denver area, recommend that you reach out to Richard McAfee for guidance around this. He helped design my game.

@@VC0122 Thanks so much for the info. I will try to reach out to him. Good luck on the incoming Spring classic!

Thank you Guido

Thanks again. Appreciate the comments and encouragement

Thank you very much

@@VC0122 👍

Thank you very much. At higher levels, it's very difficult to win by relying just on the anti. What Storkraft does well is help set up my attack (which i believe is your point too). Long Pips are easier to play with but hard to stop a good offense

Thank you. Appreciate it

Your welcome. Looking forward to your next video @@VC0122

Thank you. I use der materialspezialist störkraft with 0.8 mm sponge on the red side

Thanks for Answering@@VC0122 I feel so identify with you game style, you use so well your rubber. Congratulations. Looking forward to your next video

I use der-materialspezialist Storkraft anti with 0.8 mm sponge

Hey, I had tried a couple of thicker sponges with DMS earlier. You're correct with higher damping but that's at a cost of lesser disruption. I much rather not let people attack powerfully :) and when they spin , the reversal helps in getting them to push.

you top level guys would find attack anyway so therу should be some optimal solution @@VC0122

Hi, I use the Joola Vyzaryz Hybrid blade and use the harder side for the anti. I recommend using any blade with a hard outer layer for better control and reversal. der-materialspezialist seems to have the best set of options for antispin. I have tried the revolution blade and works great

@@VC0122 Hi, do you use the forehand for the anti? Correct?

@@rechtundfreiheit1883 - I use it mostly for backhand but i can twiddle and use it on the forehand also

Thank you very much. Sorry for the very delayed reply. A lot of travel :)

Thank you 🙏. Lucked out here

Thank you. Yes. it was one of those matches where the swipe caused a lot of issues

0.8 mm sponge if that’s the question

Thanks le.

Thank you. Need to keep improving :)

I presume you're referring to the red rubber I use. It's der-materialspezialist störkraft, an antispin rubber.

Thanks Willy. Appreciate your support as always

Thank you Guido. Der-Materialspezialist antispin rubbers have had a very positive impact on my game. Thanks for the support

Thanks for all the support Guido

Thanks Willy

Thanks Willy. Yes same equipment . Storkraft 0.8 Red , Dignics 09C Black 2.1 and Joola Hybrid blade

Look forward to seeing you back. All material rubbers have some advantages and some limitations. I feel against modern defenders anti is much better than long pips because of the ability to keep the ball short . I will post a video in a couple of days where I had a close match with a super aggressive chopper (high 2300)

@@VC0122 I hope I can show you my equipment . The way I use my long pips is very similar to anti. It s all about the sponge which is modified . But I can hit through way better and easier. I am still in the recovery mode from surgery but once I am clear I want to do over 40 US open

@@rakishman1313- great. See you at US Open . Hope you get cleared to play

@@VC0122 hoping for 2024 this year I can’t do unfortunately can barely hit with TT paddle 😀

Thanks Doug. Missed you at Edgeball. Hope you're doing well

I am, thanks. Was just busy that weekend. Hoping to get back into a tournament soon. Been working a lot on my game, went back to long pips on the backhand. All the best to you and your family.

@@dougwruck70- thank you. Look forward to seeing you in person soon

Hi , I think SG soft 1.2 should certainly have better reversal

Thank you very much for the compliment. I tried the old abs2 and found that the reversal wasn’t as much. I haven’t tried the abs2 pro though.

@@VC0122 Thanks for the quick answer!

Thank you 🙏

In terms of spin reversal, safety, and durability, which one is better?

Hi , thanks for the question. I have tried barna superglanti soft and use Storkraft . I have just tried to abs2evo just once. I feel like the barna super Glanti seems to have the best reversal and seems to be more durable than Storkraft . Abs 2 is easier to play with but perhaps for my technique it may not work as well

@@VC0122 is it good to pair the superglanti soft 0.8 to non carbon balsa blade like yinhe t9? Or is it better to use stiffer blade ?

@@noobies9361 - I prefer a stiffer blade . Control and reversal is better. Can still be carbon though. I use the Joola Hybrid and stick the anti spin on the super PBO-C side

@@VC0122 wow cool! Thank you 🙏

I had tried the Diabolic (not special) before I chose Storkraft. I was very used to reflection and found Storkraft had a similar feel but better reversal . Both short blocks as well as longer disruptive pushes worked ok. The other one I liked recently was Super Glanti soft

@@VC0122 Thank you very much, very appreciated.

@@henryli1344 - you’re very welcome. Good luck with your anti spin game :)

Thanks for watching. Some day I may learn when I grow up :)

The Storkrafts I have got recently have been a lot more reliable . I also recommend trying the superglanti soft . It’s the same sponge as Storkraft and I feel like it has more reversal

@@VC0122 that’s great to know . I agree fully . I believe the top sheet of superglanti is better for spin reversal and deception than storkraft s top sheet. The issue I had with regular superglanti is it s much faster and makes it exponentially harder to block fast paced shots at the table with hybrid and if the shot is powerful enough it would hit the carbon layer and return faster than expected( I use the hybrid as well ) The soft version in 0.8 could be a best of both worlds . It says it has the green sponge but I guess that’s probably the same as the old red sponge . I m also contemplating and experimenting about changing my blade to something with zlc on both sides like harimoto zlc or Franziska zlc . I tried using the zlc for anti and alc for forehand but I think I like it much better and powerful when I hit with zlc side on my forehand. However I didn’t like the anti on the Alc side of the blade . ( or super zlc vs zlc per joola ) the arc changes significantly when I experimented with anti on different sides and zlc side definitely blocks much lower which I like

@@rakishman1313 - let me know when you try and how it works . I feel like my game has improved when I kept the equipment constant for the past couple of years

@@VC0122 yes for sure . I am happy overall with the hybrid thanks to you for the recommendation . I just don’t want to compromise from using zlc from my forehand side not wanting to give up the extra speed i get from the zlc side which really matches well with high throw tensor high speed rubbers

@@rakishman1313 - makes sense

Thank you very much Doug

Andriy- Thanks for reaching out. I am not comfortable sharing my Facebook link in public. Do you mind sending an email to me on flickeringflame@gmail.com?

Hey Amir- nice to hear from you. Thank you. I use the anti on the recommended forehand side (super pbo-C ) . Feel like that’s a little stiffer than the other

I use 0.8 mm sponge on the anti (Storkraft) and Dignics is 2.1 mm

Thank you mike. I should have updated the equipment on the video itself. I use a Joola Vysarz Hybrid blade with DMS Storkraft 0.8 on the red side and a black Butterfly Dignics 09C 2.1

Hey . Good to hear from you. Sorry about your injury. Hope you recover soon and look forward to seeing you soon

@@VC0122 yea I need surgery unfortunately trying to get it sorted out and be ready for it :) in the meanwhile just playing local leagues .

@@rakishman1313 - Awesome. look forward to seeing you back

Thank you very much Doug. Hope you're doing well

@@VC0122 doing well thanks. Looking forward to some upcoming tournaments in the Midwest. Hope to see more videos and see you at a tournament soon!

@@dougwruck70 - Likewise sir.

Hey Amir. Thank you. I use the Joola Vyzaryz Hybrid blade with butterfly Dignics 09 c black and DMS Storkraft on the red side

It's Richard McAfee. He's an international coach. www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/About-USATT/History/Hall-of-Fame/Profiles/Richard-McAfee

I did consider and try out ABS2. While i felt like it was easier to control, I was much more accustomed to DMS. It did not feel like it was worth changing. Also felt like the spin reversal was better with Storkraft