We've dicussed having some sort of standard proforma of rubber (inverted) rubbers before here:
http://forum.oneofakindtrading.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=3212&highlight=template
I thought it would be worthwhile to re-address, so that we've for something standard for future reviews.
Below I've summarised the basic structure from the earlier thread.
I think it's important to know that if you do a review, you DON'T have to fill in ALL the sections. You can just do what you're able to do, and the proforma just serves as a reminder of all the different aspects to look at.
Here is what I propose... feel free to comment on changes/addition so that we can get it into it's final shape!
Quote: 1. The reviewer: A little about your level and style, and blade used to test the rubber.
2. Physical Properties: Mention colour, sponge thickness, sponge hardness (guess or compare to similar), quality of sheet, grippy or tacky/sticky, any unusual features (eg dome), unusual packing, etc
3. Speed:
- Speed on slow strokes (eg Tensors typically have a high speed here where you can generate decent speed with little effort, chinese tacky sheets tend to be slow here)
- Speed on power loops
- Speed on power drives/smashes
4. Spin:
- Spin on a loops is probably the most meaningful information here, as others tend to be too subjective to strokes
- Spin on serves/pushes
5. Control:
How easy it is to control the rubber on blocks, pushes (short game), loop placement, etc
6. Other Playing properties: Mention the Throw (ie for a loop, at what angle does the ball come off compared to other rubbers... ball going higher means higher throw), sensitivity to incoming spin, glue effect/feel, sound, rubber bottoming out on hard loops, etc
7. Reference: Comparison with at least one rubbers on some of the factors above.
8. Other comments Other unique properties...
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