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CharDef I found something for you i.e. A set is as follows: Yasaka Ma Lin Soft Carbon (straight handle) plus Skyline 3 -60 Mid Hard and TM.
The above blade has very good dampening effect so a control is great. An outer ply of anigre (yanka hardness 900+) and a middle ply limba support a very good
dwell and reversal on chop blocks.

Redspot, I wonder which blade is better for TM : Grubba all + or Yasaka Ma lin Soft Carbon .

I might get hold of them soon . It seems Grubba all + works fine already , according to mynamenotbob

....been thinking about trying Tm on BTFY Zoran Primorac off -. Has anyone tried this ?

Both blades are good for TB but it a matter of a personal preference and feel of the ball.
As your present set up is very light I would have tried fist Grubba All+ which is light blade as well.
I would like to hear some remarks from MNNB but so far he is busy collecting data from an extensive testing

Redspot, the Grubba blade was a great suggestion. I like it a lot and the results have been very good. The feel on the pip side is terrific. The forehand side is excellent control and fast enough. Overall performance is fantastic. Chop blocks working great. Lift shots working great. Getting some really good wins in practice games. Probably added an instant 100 points to my level, so thank you very much! This is why we test. Now I have to get another Grubba and try some different, more disruptive long pips to see what happens.

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My whole set-up costs less than a sheet of Butterfly Dignics

Grubba is a great blade in the all wood category. Without reading all 245! posts in this thread if anyone else wants to follow suit be aware there is an all+ and an all- variant...I believe MNNB has the +. They are very robust blades too, tougher than, say, Stiga allround classic.

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Timo Boll ALC ST
FH Tibhar Evolution MX-P Max
BH Tibhar Evolution FX-S 1.8
185g

I am so glad that you enjoy this very good blade and rubber combination which is so suitable for our style of play. a thin sponge (1mm) supports very good feel and control of the ball. I wish you best of luck with your new weapon

For anyone who's interested, I enjoy using the Troublemaker, but both sheets I've used so far have had pips starting to fall out en masse after just two months of use (I play 3-4 times per week). That's just way too soon to have pips falling out. Might have to try a different rubber, as much as I like this one. Curious to hear if others have had similar (or different) experiences.

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I. Re-Impact Tachi Plus 2019; FH: Nittaku FastArc G-1 1.4mm; BH: Saviga 77 Monster OX
II. Re-Impact Turbo; FH: Spinlord Sandwind 1.5mm; BH: DMS Kamikaze OX
III. Re-Impact Smart; FH: TSP Spinpips RED 2.1mm; BH: Dr. Neubauer Gangster OX
IV. Sauer & Troger Firestarter; FH: Spinlord Waran 1.8mm; BH: Giant Dragon Snowflake OX

I am sorry for a not clear description. I mean an impact of a thin sponge of forehand rubber

I too have been playing with Troublemaker 3-4 times per week for over two months and I have had no pips falling out.
I have had no problems and control seems to improve with usage.

I just want to add my penny to a discussion regarding TM durability. A lifespan of the pimples depends not only on your style of play i.e. more defensive or more an emphasis on attack. It is directly depends on a type of players you practice with or compete against. Because the incoming spin and speed of the ball twists and squeezes the pips. If you pay frequently against a high quality powerful attackers then the life span of your pimples will be much shorter then when your opponents play a controlled game and do not impart on the ball a lot of spin and speed.

Yes, style of play matters, both your style and your opponents', but I've tried out many pips rubbers, and most don't start falling out after two months.

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I. Re-Impact Tachi Plus 2019; FH: Nittaku FastArc G-1 1.4mm; BH: Saviga 77 Monster OX
II. Re-Impact Turbo; FH: Spinlord Sandwind 1.5mm; BH: DMS Kamikaze OX
III. Re-Impact Smart; FH: TSP Spinpips RED 2.1mm; BH: Dr. Neubauer Gangster OX
IV. Sauer & Troger Firestarter; FH: Spinlord Waran 1.8mm; BH: Giant Dragon Snowflake OX

I've never lost a pip on any LP sheet I've ever played, including Troublemaker. I mostly bump, punch, chop block, side-swipe, lift and sometimes hit. Maybe I don't bend the pips that much. I think that's what makes them break.

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My whole set-up costs less than a sheet of Butterfly Dignics

That's incredible. It's not like I'm hammering/smashing the ball with my LP ... though, of course, sometimes my opponent smashes or does a hard drive at it. There are some LPs where I've also not lost pips (some of the ones that come most readily to mind are GD Snowflake, GD Talon, Dr. N Desperado 2 and Xiom Guillotine back when that was around come most readily to mind), and there are other LPs where pips would fall out pretty readily (Joola Badman Reloaded, Dr. N. Viper, Dr. N Troublemaker and Spinlord Dornenglanz are all in this category). So there's clearly a difference in how susceptible LPs are to pips falling out, but I'm still wondering how you've managed to go all these years w/o ever losing a pip. Do you ever need to change your pips rubber at all, then?

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I. Re-Impact Tachi Plus 2019; FH: Nittaku FastArc G-1 1.4mm; BH: Saviga 77 Monster OX
II. Re-Impact Turbo; FH: Spinlord Sandwind 1.5mm; BH: DMS Kamikaze OX
III. Re-Impact Smart; FH: TSP Spinpips RED 2.1mm; BH: Dr. Neubauer Gangster OX
IV. Sauer & Troger Firestarter; FH: Spinlord Waran 1.8mm; BH: Giant Dragon Snowflake OX

..... and there are other LPs where pips would fall out pretty readily (Joola Badman Reloaded, Dr. N. Viper, Dr. N Troublemaker and Spinlord Dornenglanz are all in this category).

If my idea can clarify things, I can say how you play is a decisive factor . I have been usind DG for about 7 months with some occasional hitting and I lost zero pips while the rubber was becoming more and more dangerous .

DG is said to be one of the worst pips as far as durability goes .