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I happen to have experience of both SP Ax and Victas Vo<102. Besides I am a FH short pips player like you. My advise is that don't change to SP Ax if you already use 102.

1. Sponge hardness: By finger pressing only, 102 is a little bit softer than SP Ax.

2. Spinny: Similar

3. Speed: 102 is faster

4. Control: This is the beautiful part of 102. You can feel that 102 sponge sucks the ball inward and let you feel secure about what your doing. Then push the ball out with good speed. You won't get that kind of balance between speed and control from SP Ax. Don't change to SP Ax if you already use 102.

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Blade#1: Xiom ICE CREAM AZX
Blade#2: Nittaku Acoustic Carbon Inner
Blade#3: Joo Saehyuk
FH: VICTAS 102 2.0mm
BH#1: Spinlord Gipfelsturm 1.5mm (ALC side)
BH#2: Nittaku DO Knuckle 1.4mm
BH#3: VICTAS CURL P1V 0.5mm

Thank you !

Boosted my Vo102 and it was a bad choice. Even with a booster which is supposed to not soften the sponge I feel like it was a tad softer therefore when making hardshots the sponge was bottoming out. Glued a brand new Rakza Po I had in stock to replace it and Holy Moly ! A bit slower than non boosted Vo102 but more controllable in every aspect ! I Don't know if I will come back to Vo102 when my Rakza Po will be gone.

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Setup 1
Blade - Nblades 1 ply Hinoki
FH - Victas Vo>102
BH - Barna Super Glanti

Setup 2
Blade - Siam Diamond allwood
FH - Bomb Hammer
BH - Barna Super Glanti

I guess everyone has different playing style. I also have a Rakza Po but after playing few times, still feel not good for me. I even brought a Yasaka MA LIN SOFT Carbon (Mattias Falck's previous blade) to fit it. Still can't make myself like it. Different people has different taste. This makes table tennis interesting.

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Blade#1: Xiom ICE CREAM AZX
Blade#2: Nittaku Acoustic Carbon Inner
Blade#3: Joo Saehyuk
FH: VICTAS 102 2.0mm
BH#1: Spinlord Gipfelsturm 1.5mm (ALC side)
BH#2: Nittaku DO Knuckle 1.4mm
BH#3: VICTAS CURL P1V 0.5mm

Maybe it's because I transitionned to Vo102 boosted to Rakza Po. If I transitionned from Vo102 unboosted I'd notice less differences in control. It seems arc is a bit shorter on the Rakza Po, therefore a bit safer but again, perhaps it comes from the boost of the Vo102.

Vo102 and Rakza Po still feel quite similar, more testing needed.

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Setup 1
Blade - Nblades 1 ply Hinoki
FH - Victas Vo>102
BH - Barna Super Glanti

Setup 2
Blade - Siam Diamond allwood
FH - Bomb Hammer
BH - Barna Super Glanti