TSP Triple Power Chop Sponge Review
I’ve had my eye on the TSP Triple series for quite a while, mainly because of it’s very high spin rating which really appeals to me. I never got around to trying one, since (1) I didn’t know which one to choose, and (2) I didn’t think they were really [...]
Darker Spline Defensive blades
Darker Spline P1, D1, D2 and D3 table tennis blades Darker has just release (late 2012) a new series of defensive blades named Spline. Unlike almost every other Darker blade, these blades do not appear to contain Kiso Hinoki plies. It seems these blades are different enough to justify [...]
Darker Hinoki 3 ply MAI GOUBAN
Darker Hinoki 3 ply MAI GOUBAN Review A preliminary review with details and pictures of the beautiful Darker Mai Gouban kiso Hinoki blade. ~ I just took some pictures of the beautiful Darker Mai Gouban blade, so I thought I’d share the pictures and my thoughts here. Darker discontinued this [...]
New Poly table tennis ball – a video review
Video review of the new plastic table tennis ball Here is another review of the new “Poly” ball, the plastic ball that the ITTF proposes should replace the current celluloid balls. This detailed video review, from my friend and OOAK forum member Debater. This review outlines how the proposal came [...]
Tenergy 80 Review – Part 3
Tenergy 80 Review – part 3 In this final part of the Tenergy 80 review, I test the few properties that I missed before, check the ease of removing glue, comment on rubber durability and summarise my conclusions. Counter-looping I think that counter-looping is definitely one of the strengths [...]
Categories: Butterfly, Reviews, Rubbers Tags: Butterfly, reviews, rubber, table tennis, tenergy 80
Butterfly Tenergy 80 Review – Part 2
Butterfly Tenergy 80 Review – Part 2 In this part of the Tenergy 80 review, I take the rubber for a test drive, checking it’s performance during real play, and compare it to other rubbers to see how it stacks up. Test Setup I looked around through my [...]
Butterfly Tenergy 80 Review-part 1
Butterfly Tenergy 80 Review – part 1 Finally the Tenergy 80 review… I’m excited!!! Thanks to Butterfly Australia, I’ve been lent a new (sample) sheet of Tenergy 80, so that I can test and review it! Note: They’ve not asked me for a review, nor for anything in return, [...]
Categories: Butterfly, Reviews, Rubbers Tags: Butterfly, review, rubber, table tennis, tenergy 80
Tenergy 80 – details so far!
Butterfly Tenergy 80 specifications It seems the wait for latest Butterfly rubber, the Tenergy 80, is almost over… ~ With an anticipated release date of Jan 2013, information has been scarce, and the professional players that have tried have likely signed a non-disclosure agreement with Butterfly, as no reviews [...]
Adidas AdiZero Table Tennis Shoes Review
Adidas Adizero Table Tennis Shoes These shoes have just entered the market, and appear to be the lightest table tennis shoes ever made! High quality shoes by Adidas, read the review by my friend Yogi Bear below: Reviews by Yogi Bear (with permission and thanks!): This [...]
JUIC Nanospin II review
I’ve had a brief hit with this rubber (on someone’s else’s bat), so I thought I’d share some thoughts on it. This is only a mini-review as I did not have the opportunity to do a comprehensive test as my usual reviews, but I thought I’d share my thoughts anyway, [...]
Categories: JUIC, Reviews, Rubbers Tags: juic, nenospin ii, reviews, rubbers, table tennis

