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PostPosted: 06 Feb 2019, 02:01 
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Blade: Friendship/729 Z-1
FH: JOOLA Rhyzer Pro 50
BH: Giant Dragon Blast
Should change the FH rubber to something new and fresh.
Looking for a bit more spin and harder sponge

Currently setup
FH: Stiga Mantra M
BH: Friendship (RITC) 802
Blade: Stiga Clipper Wood

Playing Style:
Plays close to the table, max 0.5m away
FH: a lot of blocking, def game, smashing on both low and high balls, almost no loop games
BH: blocking and puching, placing balls sideways, no smashing
Trains about once a week + match games every two weeks. Have played table tennis for 30+ years

I have checked and read some reviews and believe that one of these should suit me:
Xiom Omega V Asia, Euro, Pro or Tour
Xiom Vega Japan or Pro
Yasaka Rakza 7, 9 or X

Is there any rubber above that you think would suit me?
Or something that will not work at all?
Any other suggestion for rubber?

I will buy the rubber from my local store who can also change it and they have these brands:
Butterfly, Donic, Stiga, Xiom, Yasaka, TSP, DHS, Friendship / 729 and Haifu


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PostPosted: 06 Feb 2019, 03:11 
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Blade: Yinhe V14 Pro
FH: Harder Chinese rubber
BH: Softer Chinese/ESN rubber
I'm not sure what "a bit more screw" means but since you're using Mantra M - would Mantra H suit you?

Are you considering Chinese rubbers or hybrids? They would have harder sponges and might as well provide more spin.


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Nothing has more "screw" than Tenergy 05... :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Blade: Yinhe V14 Pro
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iskandar taib wrote:
Nothing has more "screw" than Tenergy 05... :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Nothing but Tenergy 05 Hard! And Dignics, perhaps...


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Anyone hear anything more about Dignics? :lol:

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PostPosted: 06 Feb 2019, 03:45 
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ziv wrote:
I'm not sure what "a bit more screw" means but since you're using Mantra M - would Mantra H suit you?

Are you considering Chinese rubbers or hybrids? They would have harder sponges and might as well provide more spin.


Sorry, I used google translate. It should be "more spin"
I will check out Mantra H, thanks

do you have any suggestions for Chinese rubbers?


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riger wrote:
ziv wrote:
I'm not sure what "a bit more screw" means but since you're using Mantra M - would Mantra H suit you?

Are you considering Chinese rubbers or hybrids? They would have harder sponges and might as well provide more spin.


Sorry, I used google translate. It should be "more spin"
I will check out Mantra H, thanks

do you have any suggestions for Chinese rubbers?

Form the DHS line, that could be Hurricane 3 (Neo) or Hurricane 8.
Friendship/729 have Battle II which is said to be a very decent hybrid rubber (I'm yet to try it). They also offer a variety of more "Euro" feel rubbers which I have no experience with.

All Chinese rubbers should be within $20-$25 price range so shouldn't become an expensive experiment.


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Naah… there's a WHOLE BUNCH of Chinese rubbers between $4 and $20. Pretty much all of them are usable. H3 takes some getting used to, though, it's quite slow. Supposedly the top players who use it boost the heck out of it.

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ziv wrote:
Form the DHS line, that could be Hurricane 3 (Neo) or Hurricane 8.
Friendship/729 have Battle II which is said to be a very decent hybrid rubber (I'm yet to try it). They also offer a variety of more "Euro" feel rubbers which I have no experience with.

All Chinese rubbers should be within $20-$25 price range so shouldn't become an expensive experiment.


Thanks. I have now read a little about these rubbers. Forgot to mention that I do not like tacky rubbers. However, I want them to be grippy.


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Blade: Butterfly Matsushita Pro
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Of the rubbers you mention, I would go with Vega Japan, which I have used on a "Clipper-like" blade. Or you could look at DHS Gold Arc, the softer version of GA8, which is slightly harder but otherwise similar iirc.

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darucla wrote:
Of the rubbers you mention, I would go with Vega Japan, which I have used on a "Clipper-like" blade. Or you could look at DHS Gold Arc, the softer version of GA8, which is slightly harder but otherwise similar iirc.


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