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haggisv, the 47.5. It was the only one available I could find, and I prefer softer rubbers (05FX, Rakza7 soft) normally

I would agree with this, although it is some years since I played with Rakza7, and that was prior to the new ball, so it is only my perception. Rakza7 would definitely have more control. I think the GA8 is more suitable for advanced level players - faster, lower throw, more spinny. To me, more suitable for forehand - but that may be because I prefer a more controlled rubber on the backhand.

I really wonder how manufacturers like Giant Dragon do their marketing. It appears non-existent nor do they care, resulting in inadequate information and distribution channels for their products. Wonder how they can ever survive? And there are more than a handful of them around.

Agreed, Ckylin, is slower than most of the more pricey rubbers. "any sort of topspin attack shot ends up in the net" ???
I am able to topspin with it quite well on my T11+, mid and close to table. And I can receive topspin well too.
Maybe if it's on my W6, would result in insufficient power and I would need to exert much more force at mid-distance.

Marketing wasn't their problem... but they were a nightmare to deal with for distributors... so I guess most of them (like us) have just stopped carrying their stuff.

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It's also slower than pretty much all the cheap rubbers I've tried.. Even slower than 999. Why did the balls end up in the net? Because I was used to playing with faster rubbers, in fact, all the other rubbers I've tried were a LOT faster. (I did have a sheet of Tackiness Chop almost 40 years ago, that might have been as slow, but I can't remember that far back..)

I suppose the T11+ is also a very fast blade, I suppose that would make up for it.



Actually, that sounds exactly like a marketing problem...

Iskandar

This +1 :mad: :mad:

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"I suppose the T11+ is also a very fast blade, I suppose that would make up for it. "

Looks that way, the T11+ making up the power.
I will be slapping 2 fast rubbers, the Stiga Mantra H and the Donic Bluestorm, on my T11+
I'll see whether I can handle this.
Unfortunately need to wait for 8 - 10 weeks, got a tiny foot fracture to heal before I can play again.

Perhaps we have touched on another interesting topic here "Whether small manufacturers should be supported - The pros and cons"
But this is not the thread.

I agree, excellent idea for a new thread.

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