OOAK Table Tennis Forum

Reviewer: City level player (semi-finals in city championship) in India. Play regularly in club tournaments. Have been playing for more than 10 years now.

2. Physical Properties:
Red(Max):
Weight Uncut: 64 gms
Weight cut to 151mm x 160mm: 43 gms
Packaging: Vacuum sealed
Quality of top-sheet: Excellent, very grippy top-sheet
Tack: Medium tacky when new (6/10). 3/10 Tackiness remains after 30-40 hrs of play.
Hardness: Marked as 39. Feels more like 36. Softer than T05.
Grip: Excellent grip, as good as T05.
Sponge Feeling: 80% as bouncy as T05. Ball pops up sometimes close to the net.
Control: Average control in short game. Mid-distance game good.
Looping: Good on loops. Can get enough kick without putting in a lot of effort. Bottoms out on all out power loops.

3. Speed:
Fast when you dig into the sponge at mid-distance. Cannot generate enough pace on on returning slow serves.
Very linear and good response when you can commit to the stroke. Lacks top most gear compared to T05.

4. Spin:
As good as T05

5. Control:
Excellent control in the mid-distance game. Return of short spinny serves is a strong point of this rubber. A bit bouncy for close to the net play, although not as uncontrollable as T05.

7. Reference:
Comparison with T05:
Throw angle: A little lower than T05 on looping. As high or higher brush looping due to the tack. High throw on pushing which is not useful.
Short game: As bad as T05 close to the net. A little less bouncy, but still not good. Pushing long is easy and very controlled.
Mid-distance: Not as spinny as T05 in the mid-distance game (70% spin perhaps). Good control on and off the table. Unreactive to incoming spin. Make is good for blocking.
Far-Off: Lacks that top most gear to challenge anyone far off the table. Maybe a OFF blade instead of an OFF- one would help.
Life: Lasts longer than your typical Chinese rubber. The tack tack and the opsheet seem as good as new after 50 .
Cutting and gluing: Cutting this rubber to your blade size is difficult. The sponge is very dense and firm and using scissors is advised. The sponge is extremely easy to glue on as it lays flat on the blade with no doming whatsoever.
hrs of play.

Blade recommendations:
I have used these sheets on Galaxy MC-2. As with typical chinese sponges, a flexible blade does good. I would recommend a OFF- to OFF flexible blade. A medium hardness blade should do well.

Conclusion:
The best way to describe this rubber would be to compare it to a Mark V HPS Soft, but around 25% faster. The spin is excellent mid distance, decreases a bit far-off from the table. The short game is difficult because of the bouncy sponge. It shares the soft-tacky topsheet with medium sponge formula with the Palio Thor's. At $15 from eacheng, it is not a bad rubber at all., probably suited for those used to classic rubbers like Mark V or Sriver and looking for a cheaper yet better alternative.

_________________
Yinhe Venus V-1/ Rasant / Omega IV Pro
Ebenholz NCT V/ Express 2 / Thor's

Thanks for the review ashishsharmaait!

Unusual for a Chinese rubber to feel so bouncy. Do you think the rubber is factory tuned?

_________________
OOAK Table Tennis Shop | Table Tennis Reviews / Articles | Table Guide | Robot Guide
Re-Impact Blades | Avalox Blade Overview | Table Tennis Robots
My setup: Blade: Re-Impact OOAK Dark Knight | BH: Dtecs OX red | FH: JUIC 999 Turbo 2.0mm blk
Check out my huge 'for sale' thread here | My OOAK Interview