rubbers

  1. Dignic09c alternative

    Allround/aggressive player. Love to loop /counter spin etc. I use a stiga energy wood blade with H3 on my forehand and raksa 7 soft on bh. Looking to upgrade to a slightly faster setup. Going to keep H3 Fh, probably a faster wood blade. Dignics09c seems to be a good fit for my bh as currently...
  2. Equipment setup and playstyle for a young chilld - 11 years old

    Hello everyone My younger brother has been playing for about 1 year now, religiously. He's seriously young and lacks some basic fundamentals in some aspects. He has received no formal coaching that kids his age usually get when they are serious about the sport. Current FH:cheap hard and tacky...
  3. The hard rubbers, a new trend in tennis table?

    Hello, I am wondering what is all about with this new trend generated by almost all tennis table equipment vendors to bring hard rubbers to the market. Examples: MX-P 50, Tenergy 05 Hard, Dignics 09c, Rasanter R53, etc. Is this a reaction to the new plastic ball? What are the benefits...
  4. Switching Rubbers, help me decide between Victas 15, Rakza 9 and Fastarc G1.

    Hey guys, I have been using mantra M for a while and I want to switch soon, and I'm between Victas V> 15 Extra, Yasaka Rakza 9 and Nittaku Fastarc G1. Some questions: For people that have played with those rubbers, which one of these 3 you feel like differs the most from Mantra? Which one...
  5. Blades with rubbers for sale

    I've two blades with rubbers and a cover for sale. Asking price is excluding the shipment cost. Bat 1: Blade: Stiga Allround Classic WRB (Bought ~ 1.5 years back) FH: DHS Hurricane 3 2.1 mm Thickness, Chinese 39 hardness (Used for ~ 4 months, still tacky and very grippy) BH: Andro Rasanter...
  6. Best racket (blade + rubbers) for an offensive intermediate player close to the table

    Hello, Please advise , I am 50 years old player , trying to attack on both sides - spin/loop attacks mostly, playing close to the table. My goal is a light racket suitable for me.(blade & rubber) I prefer the same rubber on both sides.(correct me if I am wrong...)​ Now I have an 86g blade...
  7. Any experience with these two rubbers??

    Today I have ordered 1 inverted and 1 short/middle pips. Inverted rubber are Yinhe/Galaxy/Apollo 5 in 2.2 mm, its gonna be on fh. Pips rubber are Yinhe/Galaxy Pluto medium pips in 1,8 mm to my bh. My blade is Sauger & Troeger Kasalla, so its a fast blade. My fh rubber now is Xiom Vega pro in Max...
  8. Suitable rubbers

    Hello there! Soon I will be playing with the Stiga Infinity VPS V and I'm wondering what suggestions you have for rubbers. I'm a pretty creative player that plays from close to the table to far from the table. I'm not really an all out offensive player. I am offensive but I don't max out on all...
  9. Why are there restrictions for pips out rubbers?

    Does anyone know why the restrictions for pips are put in place and what happens if the pips exceeded those limits? I always hear how pips players are upset at the bigger ball, but could a change in pip geometry help bring back pips out players?
  10. Changing from esn to Chinese rubbers

    So I’ve been using esn rubbers for a while now, but I feel like chinese rubbers would suit my style better. I attack when I’m close to the table and chop when I’m away from it. Should I change. I’m thinking of going hurricane 3.
  11. BH and FH Rubbers

    This is a genuine question raised because I simply need to know the answer. It is recommended by some coaches that, for a typical bat setup for the modern game, the BH rubber should typically be some 2 or 3 degrees softer than the FH rubber. I have also seen it recommended that, because of the...
  12. When gluing ox rubbers, is it ok to only glue the blade

    I’m ordering a sheet of grass d.tecs in ox and im just curious if i need to buy a glue sheet or anything like that or will i just need to glue the blade.
  13. Yasaka Rakza Z and Rakza Z Extra Hard rubbers

    Rakza Z Rakza Z Extra Hard Rakza Z and Rakza Z Extra Hard Reviews It took me a few years to review something from Yasaka again. The last rubber and blade I have reviewed were, Rakza 9 and Rakza 9 soft with Yasaka Galaxya. I was glad that Olle from Woodhouse Tranas...
  14. best budget rubbers

    I'm going to buy some rubbers for my dad but I don't know which ones to buy. He mainly likes to block, push and chop close to the table on the forehand and backhand but also occasionally attacks with the forehand. I would like the rubber to be quite cheap and have good durability with high spin...
  15. Ways to Glue and Cut Rubbers

    I am just posting this video because it shows cutting with a scissor. But it also shows a razor. There are several ways to cut rubbers. Some people use a razor. Some people use scissors. Some people draw the outline of the rubber and cut before attaching. Some people glue on first and...
  16. Chinese rubbers

    Questions about Chinese rubbers Hello everyone! I've been watching a lot of Chinese and Korean players' matches lately and some of the comments that talked about their equipment made me curious about Chinese rubbers. I'm relatively new to table tennis so I don't have a lot of knowledge or...
  17. 10$ rubbers

    I'm going to start training seriously, I live in Brazil and the dollar went up here, today during the pandemic it is at the second lowest price, 5.50BRL, the lowest was 5.46BRL. I will start training seriously, 6 hours a day + one serving. And I need a rubber at that price, exactly up to 10 $. I...
  18. Table Tennis Paddle & Rubber Advise

    Hi, I'm planning to buy my first set but I find it hard on what to pick, what rubber to pair with blade, etc. So, to sum up I've come up with Donic Persson Powerplay + Fastarc G-1 (FH) and Tibhar Evolution FX-P (BH). And, Nittaku Septear Lead + Andro Rasanter R47 (FH) and Tibhar Evolution MX-P...
  19. Release date colored rubbers?

    Hi there, in an earlier statement ITTF said: But now the Olympic games are postponed What does this mean for the colored rubbers launch? Is that delayed too?
  20. Joola TPE Perform - Suitable Rubbers

    Hello folks, can someone experienced with this blade, or blades similar to it, suggest a range of rubbers that best fit its characteristics?
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