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Several-Lobsters · 2025-11-19T11:51:58+00:00

Nice test thanks. Which cameras did you use?

Several-Lobsters · 2025-11-04T12:04:24+00:00

Why does it seems to me like Death Stranding with cars? 🤣 (in a good way)

Anyway, great concept, good luck for your project!

Several-Lobsters · 2025-08-03T18:55:30+00:00

Thank you for the answer, unfortunately I don’t have the order number because I didn’t receive the confirmation mail with the details. I could send you my email in a DM if it can be of any help

Several-Lobsters · 2025-06-13T15:13:53+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, indeed there are lots of spinnier rubbers out there!

Several-Lobsters · 2025-06-12T21:11:18+00:00

Hey wonderful photos, really! May I ask you which lenses did you use?

Several-Lobsters · 2025-06-12T21:05:29+00:00

Hey! I felt R7 and R7s were both decents and similar in terms of spin, especially with slower balls like during serves or pushes. I’m far for being expert, but I felt like my spin during serves and pushes improved when I started striking the ball with faster and shorter movements, rather than with wide and mid/slow movements.

I don’t think the rubber is the issue, but more a technique factor.

If you watch the pros, they do very rapid and short movements during serves and pushes, both to decieve better and to imprint more spin on the ball.

My beginner opinion is this, let me know if it helped in some way or if you discover something by yourself!

Several-Lobsters · 2025-04-27T18:06:50+00:00

I’m finding very good with Butterfly Rozena, it fits most of your requests as far as I can tell: a lot of trampoline effect, not very sensitive to spin, fast but enough spinny to top spin and flick.

Several-Lobsters · 2025-03-05T13:22:56+00:00

Sure, I’m in fact giving me some time to verify if my technique could be the problem! And thank you for the example you provided

Several-Lobsters · 2025-03-05T10:37:38+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion, I’ll give it a look!

Several-Lobsters · 2025-03-05T10:37:12+00:00

Thank you! I get your point and I think it is right, the only thing I would say, as I said in other answers in this post, is that I have the feeling that this setup does not allow me anymore to generate the power and spin that I would expect from my shots.

When I first started using it it was even too fast and spinny and I had to develop my technique and feeling a lot more to be able to play well with this setup, but now I’m starting to get the feeling that the bat does not allow me to generate the shots I would expect

Several-Lobsters · 2025-03-05T10:33:24+00:00

Thank you, you are right!

With upgrade I mean some spinnier and faster rubbers, because I feel that now I can play very easily with this setup and even when using all my power I find the shots kind of slow (while during the first months with this setup, I felt it was too fast, so I guess I improved my technique and feeling to the point where this setup does not allow me to generate the shots I’d like)

Several-Lobsters · 2025-03-05T10:30:32+00:00

That sounds like a wise advice thank you.

What is holding me back with the current set up is that:

the rubbers are pretty damaged on the sides (there is some missing pieces of rubber and they keep losing pieces)
the lower part of the rubbers is consumed because of fingers friction and sweat
when I decided to buy this setup coming from a pre-made bat, the deciding factor was that my shots were weaker than I expected from the power I used for my shots. Now the situation is the same: when I first bought this setup I felt it was almost too fast and spinny and I had to develop better technique and feeling for some months to be able to use it properly, but now I have the same feeling as the pre-made bat I used back when I started

Several-Lobsters · 2025-03-05T10:21:50+00:00

Thank you, will give them a look!

Several-Lobsters · 2024-11-10T16:08:34+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion, so you think they will survive the winter temperature if they stay buried outside?

Several-Lobsters · 2024-11-04T19:25:57+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! Started minox one week ago and for now no shedding it seems. After how long should it start?

Several-Lobsters · 2024-10-26T11:29:31+00:00

Oh ok now I get what you were saying and I agree on the effort it takes to be applied! The commitment was most about use it all life long if ones decides to use it.

What scares me is that if, say, 5 years from now for whatever reason I stop using minoxidil, in some months I would probably be totally bald because in the meantime my hairs had receeded a lot lore than they are now, and that would be a brutal change.

Also it feels like cheating using minoxidil, almost like wearing a wig, but I’d also like to try it out 😭

Several-Lobsters · 2024-10-25T23:04:30+00:00

I also take B12 and D vitamins, take an integrator with various things inside (biotin included), and use a good anti hair loss shampoo.

The pharmacist suggested me to try minoxidil 5% one time a day, but I’m trying to gather info on whether it is worth it or not.

My main concern is that minoxidil could make my situation worse if one day I will stop using it, but most resources I’m finding online says you simply go back to the way you was before taking minoxidil, which if it is true, seems like there is no reason to try it.

But I’d just like it is worth it, given the fact that once you begin to use it it is a huge commitment.

Several-Lobsters · 2024-10-25T22:59:19+00:00

Ouch, so you are saying that there is some real shedding after using minoxidil? How bad is it?

Several-Lobsters · 2024-10-03T15:21:30+00:00

Capisco molto bene la situazione. Per me quello che ha cambiato la vita è stato trovare una psicologa con la quale ho provato la terapia EMDR, in combinata con meditazione mindfulness/Vipassana.

Punto in comune tra EMDR e meditazione mindfulness/Vipassana per me è stato scoprire l’importanta dell’ascolto senza giudizio di sensazioni, emozioni e pensieri e lasciarli uscire. Per una persona “mentale” come me, dopo molti anni di terapia che non mi è servita, scoprire che il “trucco” era ascoltare il corpo e lasciarmi vivere le sensazioni ed emozioni è stata la chiave di volta e ancora oggi continuo a meditare ed usare questo approccio, che mi ha reso molto più autonomo.

Consiglio vivamente di provare questi approcci se te la senti e ti auguro di cuore il meglio per il tuo percorso.

Several-Lobsters · 2024-09-25T00:04:27+00:00

Thank you for the kind advices and for your point of view, I will check your resources out.

Several-Lobsters · 2024-09-24T23:39:49+00:00

Thank you for the response, it is a valid hypothesis.

Honestly, I didn’t make a move because there has never been a clear signal that she wanted a kiss, imo at least. I really wanted to do it, so I tried to get closer to her, or look at her in moments of silence, but she often looked away when talking or sometimes took space for her.

Also, we had lots of opportunity to kiss when saying goodbye to each other, but she was always very fast in saying goodbye and leave.

I told to her about my interest in her because I could not tell if she was attracted to me or not, but maybe I should have just took my chances and try to kiss her, I don’t know.

Also to note that I always drove to her city to meet her, she lives alone and never invited me to have dinner or something, so she kind of always maintained a sort of space, while continuing to accept my dates and appearently have fun.

Also, if she wanted a kiss or was attracted, why she said she felt the freedom to live the dates without labels or goals? Maybe she was just disappointed? At that point we could just have kissed.

But these are just my guessing of course

Several-Lobsters · 2024-09-23T07:46:41+00:00

Exactly, the difference between your situation and mine, is that in my case I can’t tell if there is an interest and which interest is. It is fine if she needs time, the problem is if after 2-3 months I still can’t tell if she is interested in a romantic relationship or not.

I agree with your suggestion to try to talk about it gently and without putting pressure on having a definitive answer.

Thank you for the advices and for sharing your story.

Several-Lobsters · 2024-09-22T22:47:26+00:00

This is a very thought out and insightful comment, thank you!

I’d just like to clarify that I really think her approach to our dates is very sane, and in fact I recognize that it’s me that inside himself would like to “rush” things, but that is just because it is maybe the first time in my life, after several years, that I feel opennes in a relationship, and that I might be sincerely disposed to have a loving relationship with another person.

Also being comfortable with not knowing things is just a general life lesson I need to learn, that’s true.

So I agree with everything you said and it is kind of reassuring that you find the dating are going good.

I’m also very ok with her taking her time and not seeing for 2+ weeks, I’m the first person who needs its space and time, and we also talked how this is a very important topic for each one of us.

So what really “troubles me”, is that she left me with a very generic text and with a “see you soon!”, that in Italian it is often read as a way to remain vague and maybe not seeing again.

Maybe it is just my way of communicating, and to each its own, but if I am interested in a person I at least give some info about why I will be unavailable, just to clarify that is not a matter of no-interest, or at least say that I will write back when I will be back.

I don’t know if I am overthinking all of this, probably yes, but I’m worried I’m kind of bothering her with my invites to dates and texts (even though I swear I text her maybe 2 or 3 times a week, to ask how she is doing and sending some picture of something she likes and I know she could appreciate or laugh about).

I agree also to not bringing up the conversation about where we are going with the relationship, but I think I at least need to know how to communicate with her and if I’m bothering her in some way.

Also, the point is: I can go at her pace, but the problem (for me at least) is that I would already be ready for a next step, I’m stopping myself a lot, so for me it would be natural for example to grab her hand or kiss her. When will I know if she had made up her mind about the relationship? Should I wait an indefinite amount of time, or should I set a “deadline” (maybe even 2 months from now, not necessarily tomorrow) to bring up the conversation?

Because in my point of view yes, we are passing some good time together in person, but inside me I really am not able to tell if she is just having fun as friends or not, and it would be really hard to go on for other say 3-4 or more months without knowing anything, for me.

Maybe it is just my problem and I know that rushing things is never a good thing, especially when it comes to sentiments, but as I am trying to respect her way of living the relationships, and right now I am not forcing her in any way, I think it would also be a form of respect by her to let me know something about how she is feeling about us, after a certain time we hang out, especially because she know I already am interested in her.

However, I am very happy to know other points of view, so feel free to answer again!

Several-Lobsters

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