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Yasaka New Era Review


Speed: 8.2

Spin: 8.3

Control: 7.5

Tackiness: 6.0 - Medium Heavy

Throw Angle: 5.4 - Low in this sense

Weight: 4.9 - Average

Sponge Hardness: 7.8 - Medium Hard

Durability: 6.5 - Lasts longer than average



As soon as you hit the ball with New Era, you will feel the difference from other rubber sheets.

As the name implies, New Era offers new possibilities. For offensive players who want to counterattack, there is a new feeling and a new way to use the energy in the most efficient way.

New Era is a high-tech product with Latent Energy Inside technology. Yasaka uses a new revolutionary gluing technique to attach the top sheet to the sponge. It keeps the rubber and the sponge in a constantly expanded form.

Speed-gluing not recommended.


Spin: Alright. Looping is a bit hard with this rubber because it has a little bit of a spring sponge thing, so after 3 or 4 hits the sponge sort of pops and can send the ball flying of the table. But topspin and drives are very easy with this rubber.

Speed: It's pretty slow. The rubber itself is quite heavy, and the rubber makes it hard to get back into your ready position. The rubber is actually pretty fast though when looping and can generate a fair amount of spin.

Control: Average. It will go where you want it but sometimes it's control is horrible with it's 'pop sponge' effect.





After using New Era for 3 weeks, I found that it is hard to control it... However the spin is very good especially the loop... New Era is suitable for the advance player.


I compared this rubber to a Mark V both of them in max. What I noticed is that is much harder and has lower throw that is what I liked about this rubber which is very good in the backhand but not as good as the Mark V on the forehand.


Here is one photo of the Yasaka New era rubber

Butterfly Tenergy 05 Review

Speed: 9.1
Spin: 9.5
Control: 7.5
Tackiness: 2.3 - Slightly Tacky
Throw Angle: 7.3 - High in this sense
Weight: 6.9 - Medium Heavy
Sponge Hardness: 6.4 - Medium Hard
Durability: 8.4 - Lasts longer than average

I was sold the moment i played my first loop with Tenergy 05. The rubber has an incredible feeling of grabbing the ball and then catapulting it out at great speed with so much spin.

Butterfly Tenergy 05 gives out a much shorter arc in distance compared to other rubbers I've used in the past, making it much more forgiving when I go for a kill shot over the table.

Although this is not a tensor, it certainly is fast enough to play like one, but Tenergy 05 has a much better short game. Overall, it is not the fastest rubber there is, but definitely one more the easiest one to play with in its speed class.

Speed - 9.1/10

Tenergy 05 is a very fast rubber. Its unique spring sponge makes the ball catapult hard off the rubber but the best part of its speed is when you combine it with spin. Most rubbers you have a choice you can either generate loads of spin, sacrificing speed, or lots of speed, sacrificing spin. With Tenergy they have got the balance just right and you get the best of both worlds. Although it is not the fastest rubber out there it’s still a speed demon, thanks to its spring sponge, which makes it such a lethal weapon when combined with the spin possibilities. The best asset of Tenergy 05 is its looping but what makes it better than other rubbers is the speed you can generate with the loop, power looping is absolutely lethal. Power can be generated easily from short strokes but power can be generated so easily from this rubber it can be very effective from even the back of the court.

Spin - 9.5/10

Tenergy 05 generates bundles of rotation. It is one of the grabbiest non tacky rubbers I have ever played with. Not only is it the amount of spin that Tenergy 05 can generate at high speeds it is the sheer mechanical grip of the top-sheet that makes it a world class looping rubber. When playing a brushing shot you can generate loads of rotation and it barely ever looses grip no matter what angle you try. As a result serving with Tenergy 05 is also extremely good as it can generate so much spin at slow speeds. The top-sheet on Tenergy 05 is really the best I’ve seen and looping with this rubber is an absolute dream. When you strike the ball the rubber also gives a pronounced short arc which means you can play attacking shots than you wouldn’t dream of with other rubbers. Almost looping perfection!.

Control and Consistency - 7.5/10

I think partly the reason why I keep on going back to Tenergy 05 is its shot consistency. I can play the same shot 1000 times and it will always do the same thing which is very desirable in a rubber – it is completely stable. The consistency is absolutely spot on.

There are however a few downsides to Tenergy 05 control.

Incoming spin can be extremely difficult to handle. Because the rubber has extreme grip it is very sensitive to incoming spin and as a result the ball tends to have a very strong reaction on the rubber making it hard to control. This isn’t such a problem for pro’s as they have experience and top technique but if you are a beginner you could really struggle to control the oppositions incoming spin.
The other downside is the spring sponge and high throw angle. Tenergy 05 is a very bouncy rubber which aids you in attack but not in controlling shots like touches and blocks. You’ve got to have really good touch and technique to compensate for the high throw angle and bouncy nature of the rubber. This rubber is not an ideal choice for beginners.

Durability - 8.3/10

I have always regarded Butterfly products to be really high quality but they have really shown they’re pedigree with the Butterfly Tenergy 05 rubber. The quality is absolutely top notch. The topsheet grip is fantastic, it’s durable, it doesn’t easily perish, from what I hear from suppliers there is very rarely a bad sheet. Everything about this rubber screams quality and this is what makes it stand out above the rest in my opinion – it’s just sheer quality.
A lot of players state that Tenergy 05 isn’t as durable as other rubbers but I tend to disagree. Sure the speed glue effect soon wears off like all speed glue effect rubbers do but the aspect that lasts is that grabby topsheet. I had a 2 year old sheet of Tenergy 05 that out performed a 2 month old sheet of Joola Phenix hands down, which is very impressive. It is also a strong rubber that keeps its structural integrity when scuffed on the table as opposed to crumbling.

Other Key Attributes

Tenergy 05 is quite a heavy sheet of rubber and tends to make your blade very top heavy if you have maximum thickness on both sides
The throw angle of Tenergy 05 is very high.
Shot Selection

The only thing I find tricky using this rubber is power driving and smashing the ball. All Tenergy 05 wants to do is grip the ball and this makes it the perfect rubber for looping but when you come in for the kill I find myself making more mistakes than I would with other rubbers. I find it extremely hard to find the shot between heavy loop and the big ‘ole’ slap with Tenergy 05. At first I thought it was just my style and my technique when I tried other rubbers I could drive and smash effortlessly. As much as I can kill the point with heavy powerful loops it does bug me that I can’t just smash the ball effortlessly past the opponent like I can with some rubbers.

Overall - 9.4/10

Tenergy 05 spin and arc is just incredible and combined with its bouncy spring sponge power is a true weapon! If you are an attacker this is a rubber you definitely need to try at least once because there is a reason 90% or the world top players have it. Looping with this rubber is effortless, powerful and unbelievable. For me personally Tenergy 05 is the best rubber for looping in the world – hands down and in my opinion it is still the best rubber for attackers you can currently buy at the moment.


Here is one photo of the Butterfly Tenergy 05 rubber

[h=2]STIGA Polaris Blade + Evo Review[/h]

STIGA Polaris Blade + Evo Review

Hello everyone, this is going to be my very first Review of the STIGA Polaris Blade + Evo Rubber.

So, I was in Stockholm and went in to Intersport to buy a wristband, but then I saw a Blade called Stiga Polaris with a wristband included. The price was about 90 dollars before but now it had a discount being only 15 dollars! I was actually out after the wristband but then I bought the blade aswell. So I decided to make a review of it

I recieved the STIGA Polaris Blade in a red and a black box with a little bit of information on the back.

The rubbers I have been using for the review is Evo on both FH and BH and the ball I have been using is Stiga's Optimum 40+ poly ball.

The weight of the Polaris Blade was 93g.

I have been playing with the Polaris Blade for about 4 hours each.

STIGA Polaris

Weight: 93 grams, with Evo Rubber, 176 grams.

Handle: Flared

Speed: OFF

Test Rubbers: Evo 2.0mm rubber

Test Ball: Stiga Optimum 40+ ball.


7-ply lightweight blade

Flared handle

Evo 2.0mm rubber

ACS system

WRB system

Crystal technology

Balsa construction

NCT technology

Speed:95
Spin:86
Control:47

I was excited to try out the STIGA Polaris Blade because it's a light blade compared to my current blade that im using that is 189 grams. And because of the WRB system and the Crystal technology delivering high speed and spin. The weight was 93 grams and I noticed directly that it felt very light in my hand. The Evo rubber looked perfect on the blade!

I started of with some counter drives and the first I noticed was a decent balance between both power and control, it was a little bit faster than I was expecting it to be, and that was positive because I could feel a great power and control over the ball.

When I started to loop a bit away from the table I could feel the power this blade was able to generate. Together with my Evo rubber I was able to get a good topsin loop with great control. The only thing I noticed when I was far from the table was that I didn't have to put a lot of effort in my loops and strokes as the blade had a great power.

When I started to block and to counter-attack, the first thing I noticed when I was blocking was that it felt almost the same as my current blade with Tenergy 25. The Polaris could generate much speed from using my opponents power and I felt that I could get a good pressure at my opponent. I think that the Polaris Blade is well suited for players who likes to put pressure on the opponent close to the table and a little bit away from the table.

Short play and Serves: it was in the flicks that it required accurate timing when I tested the forehand flicks, if it got mistimed the ball would fly of the table. The blade had great control touching the ball short. With the Evo rubber I had good control over the short game and I could without any problems get really low spinny serves and returns. So a great attribute of this blade was it's ability in the short game.

Mid and Close distance and my experience overall: I could get good pressure playing at mid and close distance. My goal when I play is usually to stay close to the table and to play faster than my opponent. At far range I sometimes felt that I needed to put a little bit of effort into my loops while at close and mid range I almost didn't have to put any effort into my strokes and loops.

I would actually recommend this blade for offenive and agressive players that plays in mid to close range to the table, and that this blade suits all round offensive players very good. I must say that I had some expectations on this blade and I must say that this blade did not dissapoint me at all. I have only been playing with the Polaris Blade for about five practices, so it might be a little bit early to say exactly how this blade plays in the future but the first impression really made an impact on me What I think is that Stiga has made something really good here and this is what makes the blade worth the price

Here are some photos of the STIGA Polaris blade
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