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Hi toghether

I want tell you about a real alternative in tensor rubbers. For over two weeks, I've discovered the High Point and I'm very impressed. The rubber is a German-Chinese production. The company ESN is in any case involved. In contrast to the pure ESN coverings such as the Nimbus the High Point plays clearly Asian. The upper layer is not sticky and developed to produce much spin after being accelerated much. After a few layers with glue, the rubber softens permanently and plays faster and spinnier as the Nimbus. The sponge is a little bit harder then the topsheet and that's the needs of each rotation player: harder spong and softer topsheet. The versions with 2.0 mm and 2.2 mm are almost identical and differ only by the sponge hardness. The 2.0 mm sponge is often softer then the the 2.2 rubber sponge. This rubber is in any case fit for a stiff wood up to BTY Korbel OFF and higher. The throw angle of the rubber is rather flat and the speed in comparison to other tension rubbers is very high. His strengths lie in the acceleration and in meetings at the highest points of the ball curve.


Serve and return
Despite the obvious only gripy topsheet serves are often underestimated. It is the whole repertoire of spin possible and because of the flat throw angle most serves are very effective. Due to the rather flat curve aggressive returns are not easy to play. An aggressive flip is not very easy. Better make it the ball short and respond in a next step with a topspin. Pushes with a lot of wrist have a lot of spin and are not easy to loop.

Block, Counter and Shot
A strength of the rubber is the safe play with the rotationsless strokes. Compared with a sticky surfaces this strokes can be very safe and hard. Those who previously played with China coverings, you will enjoy the qualities of this rubber. As with many Asian coverings High Point needs a good hand and a secure eye for the incoming ball. If the ball is high enough, however, a powerful blow spin is the highest of emotions with this surface.

Loop and Counterloop
Despite the good opportunities with rotationless balls this covering has their real strengths in a game with lot of spin. Because of the flat trajectory is not easy to opening and it should be played with more feeling than with brute force. With a lot of movement acceleration a lot of opponents are surprised about the fast loops. They note that the ball is falling down very quickly because of the extreme spin after the contact with the table. The ball is often not taken and there are many quick points. The best quality of the rubber is the ability to counter loop. Because of the relative spin insensitivity you can counterloope with the High Point extremely effective at the table.

Push and Chop
As mentioned above, a wide repertoire of variations interfaces. In very flat movements can be produced much backspin and with a more steep racket is a kind of "pushing" possible that hasn't almost nothing in the balls. Although the rubber is more offensively oriented, it will also be well for defensive balls from the mid-distance. As almost no difference to expect much wrist is needed to keep a lot of backspin

The following is some short reviews of strokes on a scale of 1 (min) to 5 (max)

Loops: 4
Countertopspin: 4 +
Hard topspin: -5
Block: 4 +
Counter: -5
Shots: 5
Serve and return: -5
Push: 4 +
Defense: 4

Conclusion
How to obtain used this assessments, the High Point is a covering that is very fit for a play stroking the ball at the highest point of the curve. This means ultimately that this surface per se is suitable for a game at the table or a near half distance. Hope you will enjoy this wunderfull rubber.

Cheers, Martin

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Cheers, Martin

DMS Spinfire OX | STIGA Hornet | YASAKA Cobalt OX

Ahoy, martin! GREAT review!

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Hi Martin,

do you really think it's faster than nimbus, plasma and tensors like that? Where did you bought your sheets and what sponge colour do they have?

Hey sunflex



Theres no difference with 2.0 or 2.2 thickness. Some sponge of the Highspeed are softer and other are harder. With quick glue you can soften the spong permanently. In my eyes is the Highspeed faster then the Nimbus.

Many people can't belive that. Try itself

Cheers, Martin

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Cheers, Martin

DMS Spinfire OX | STIGA Hornet | YASAKA Cobalt OX

nice what do you mean with quick glue? I don't have any speedglue to prime the rubber just normal voc free glue.

Nice review martinspin, we've missed you

The highpoint is 100% German made, and although it's supposed to be very similar to Donic F2, it feels quite a firmer than that to me (in 2.2mm).

It's already a tensor rubber, so you're probably not supposed to speed glue it, but no doubt some glue will give it a real boost!

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Hey Alex



You need only a few layers speed glue to soften the spong. The result is permanent. After this first treatment you don't need speed glueing.

Cheers, Martin

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Cheers, Martin

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Yes good review. Highpoint is a good rubber. I got Joola Tango and for all rouded play and control this rubber (Highpoint) is excellent. Being a player used to chinese rubber, I found the Highpoint best for trying out a euro rubber.

It states on the package that the top sheet and sponge is like complimenting...good combination (something like that). I found that the sponge and topsheet did combine very well. Perhaps the sheet is a little softer, but not that much. It really is a good blend.

It can whip up a good top spin with strong dip, it is not bad defensive and in pushing and serving is very good for a more euro type of rubber compared to your traditional chinese rubbers.

I rate this rubber better than Joola Tango, only because I am more used to traditional chinese rubbers maybe, but it is a very good rubber that I think will not dissapoint. If you are going to try a tensor, I recomend this rubber. It should suffice.

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Cuts hard, but not short and not down. I'm a cut above that, and not a cut out. I cut back, and am fully cut UP! I am cutting sensational.

Martinspin, did you weigh the sheet before you cut it? If so, how much did it weigh? If not, do you know how much a cut sheet weighs and approximate blade size cut for? Thanks!

Hey BrainStorm69



I posted the mass to the rubber mass database: uncuten sheet 56 g / 0.19 g/cm2. The weigth is medium and the spong hardness is from soft to soft-medium. The black rubbers are normally a bit more haevier and the red ones are normally lighter and more springy. I prefer the red topsheets because they are better for softer loops.

Cheers, Martin

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Cheers, Martin

DMS Spinfire OX | STIGA Hornet | YASAKA Cobalt OX

Martinspin, thanks for the information!