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First time I opened a pack to take a close look at this rubber. Bamboozled when I opened up the packet:


I suppose you need to cut this on the line at the bottom to glue this rubber??? Bizarre!!!
Why not cut it flat at the bottom at the factory?

Here are a few more pictures:






The sponge seems to have relatively large pores, and it feel very soft. I assume it's a dampening sponge.

The topsheet feels hard and a little grainy... very low friction.

Has anyone cut one of these sheets before?

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I thought I'd do a little bounce test, by putting the rubber sheet on the table, and dropping the ball from about 50cm. The result made me laugh I think I'd better glue this one down

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That looks..... Different. Doesn't seem to be very consumer friendly though.

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LOL

concerning the shape: looks practical, you can play frisbee with your dog with it..

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The sponge and topsheet look the same as the Toni Hold from the 70s.

Wow, it's been around that long!

Your memory is better than mine carbonman...by about 100x

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As far as I know it was the first anti available in Australia. If you use it for long enough the topsheet turns blackish in the hitting zone.

And I don't think it was Joola in those days.

That's the trouble.. they last forever!
BTW Here is the sheet, cut. I just cut it with a knife along a metal ruler. Easy to put on the blade now.



Still don't know why they couldn't do this at the factory.

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The sponge looks like the dampfungsschwamm I got at Contra,it`s very delecate and mine came apart when I removed it from the blade,maybe better with a glue sheet to strengthen it you might be able to catch the ball dead on the blade then throw the ball lol

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The ball does NOT bounce that low when on the blade... I can assure you.
As I hinted in the description for the video, bouncing it on the table is not a good test as it's not firmly attached to the surface.

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This is a very weird rubber.

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