Done. 5 complete rackets (or 4.5, since the Primorac is in single-sided penhold config) which is just the right number of rackets to satisfy every mood. Why does one need 4 extra rackets? Haha, a moot question - table tennis was never meant to be a minimalist’s sport, it’s already so frivolous that it can be enjoyed by a fun fair booth uncle, so why won’t the construction of its equipment be so too? The more serious reason is simply the excess of TT talents in my area, which means solutions to the challenges they pose, which means new weapons, or servants. Now I have at my disposal:
1. Mr Middle-aged Japanese gentleman: Victas Quartet AFC, straight handle with hard, sticky rubbers. Never unruly, not too powerful, yet capable of old-fashioned surprises.
2. Mr High Tech monster: All, pure Victas combo, with Sticky FH & all-round BH rubber on Koki Niwa’s current blade. A "screw-up" by some accounts, which might be why it's so difficult to get used to. Fastest racket in all of my downtown, easily.
3. Mr International, the East-West Hybrid Muscle: Dynamic JC - a top European blade (Darko J.) paired with Hurricane 3 as main attacking rubber, an offensive powerhouse combining the east and west. Still experimental, making it hard to use in more ways than one.
4. Mr Hardy, Occasionally Wild: Primorac Offensive blade (the only all-wood here) with medium soft rubber from Stiga.
5. Mr Ice-cold power: Kuikma blade + Tibhar MX-D dual (attack / defense) rubber, a heavyweight blaster, more often used as spare.
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