(At 4:51) You can see a close-up view of Chiang's dragon eye J-pen Single Ply Hinoki blade with single rubber. In fact Taiwan is the vast market place for J-pen single ply Hinoki blade, because a lot of amateur players, you can find all over the country that uses this style of paddle.
(At 4:53) Please pause at this frame, you can see Chiang modified the raw blade structure by grinding down wood plank around the cork stand-off, this will change the dynamic characteristics of the blade response (probably more feel for the ball due to the thinning)
(At 4:51) You can see a close-up view of Chiang's dragon eye J-pen Single Ply Hinoki blade with single rubber. In fact Taiwan is the vast market place for J-pen single ply Hinoki blade, because a lot of amateur players, you can find all over the country that uses this style of paddle.
Congrats, Oh.
(At 4:53) Please pause at this frame, you can see Chiang modified the raw blade structure by grinding down wood plank around the cork stand-off, this will change the dynamic characteristics of the blade response (probably more feel for the ball due to the thinning)
with a thinner racket its also easier to change from backhand to forehand
I think the j-pen players peel off the wood mainly for comfortable and easier change from forehand to backhand
0:40 forehand flick done right
(At 3:59) great point by Chiang combined with TPB backhand loop
I didn't see a real loop there, just a conventional back-court ph drive.