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    Posted: 02/22/2014 at 2:47am
Hi all,
I saw all those reviews saying how great darker blades are. However, in the pros' equipment list, I didn't really see anyone using darker blades. Are there any pros using darker blades? If not, what's the reason?
I'm also curious if there are any high level players using 1-ply hinoki shakehand blades.
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No good shakehander uses 1-ply hinoki but there a few Japanese player who use Darker blades. For example, Shiho Ono uses Darker 1-ply hinoki and short pips.
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probably because of their lack of marketing/promoting power.  all the good players are sponsored by Butterfly or other bigger companies.  It is also hard to compete in the sponsorship game when Darker does not really have any rubber products (other than a couple of outdated rubbers).
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Originally posted by ChichoFicho ChichoFicho wrote:

No good shakehander uses 1-ply hinoki but there a few Japanese player who use Darker blades. For example, Shiho Ono uses Darker 1-ply hinoki and short pips.

what pips chicho? do you have the equipment list of the best players in japan? short pips.
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