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I used this rubber for 3 months and I found that this is offensive rubber which can do almost everything. This rubber is grippy style which make me counter topspin easily even when the opponent using very spinny dangerous topspin (if I fast enough to manage it lol) . My topspin is direct and fast enough to kill the point with this rubber. Smashing and punch blocking with this are the best in my opinion. The only thing I don't like in this rubber is serving with this rubber is not spinny that much because of non-tacky surface but with this kind of this rubber's surface giving me good control on service receive. I would recommend this rubber to intermediate level player who want to make the opponent shiver with your aggressive smash and power topspin.

Well balanced blade. You can really feel that huge sweet spot, it's really not a marketing trick and it helps to place more balls on the table. Also why I like it more than all ALC blades - because of the feedback/feeling, you can feel blade better.

Some comparisons with popular Butterfly blades:
Zhang Jike Super ZLC (also huge sweet spot blade): Carbonado gives more feedback to your hand and price is 2x less.
Viscaria: Carbonado gives more feedback to your hand and has bigger sweet spot. If someone using viscaria is thinking about upgrade - I would suggest Carbonado 145. Speed is a little bit slower than Viscaria (just a tiny bit), but better control (you'll really feel it).

Actually I really like Carbonado very much, but there's one bad thing - Stiga quality.. It's full of forums, also I experienced this myself and few of my training partners - outer layer starts to recoil after some time, some wood chips comes off, some coloring on handle logo goes off.. And it's only after using the blade for 1 year. This almost never happens with Butterfly blades. This is the reason why I'm thinking to switch to Butterfly blades - durability. I hope Stiga reads this and tries to fix those quality issues in some time, because technology-wise their blades plays really good.

-This rubber definitely outperforms its low price of just 38 US dollars
-Nice feel
-Good speed and spin, but not uncontrollably fast. In fact the control is outstanding
-Very nice soft feeling
-Topsheet feels fragile and chips away easily
-The sponge has a unique black colour (just as many other Xiom rubbers are)

I have been exploring ST handles, and discovered I very much like rounder ST handles (as opposed to the more square ST handles found on TB-ALC, for example). Donic has the shape I like. I also hoped to find a composite blade with a feel as close to my Viscaria as possible. The Donic Ovtcharov True Carbopn out to be what I was looking for, even more so than the ZJK-ALC I had purchased earlier. The True Carbon is a little faster than my Viscaria blades, whereas the ZJK-ALC ST handle blades were a little slower. So, with plastic balls, this is the winner. Mine is 92 grams, and the handle is very slightly larger than that of my ZJK-ALC, and has no sharp angles, and it makes it very easy to change grip between FH and BH shots. The thickness is identical to the Viscaria. I don't know what the composite material is, but it looks exactly like the ALC material in Btfly blades, at least from the side of the blade.

Build quality was perfect. I have read that this blade might be made by Soulspin. From the quality, I think that is certainly possible.

I have been using MX-P on the blade (both sides) because I didn't want to buy two sheets of T05 for a new blade I had never tried before that I might not like. It turns out they go together really well I have played so well with this combination the last two times I played that I think I will stick with it for awhile.

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Take a look below for my review of Samba 27:

Samba 27 is an ideal rubber for the out and out attacking player. It's fast and its fairly hard sponge means the rubber is very reactive (it comes off the racket almost immediately). If you're the type of player that likes to play with power, then I'd recommend trying the rubber out. It's high friction surface allows for a high level of spin, especially when serving.

The level of grip that the rubber offers, makes it an ideal rubber for players that use counter topspins as a tactic.

Similarly for touching and pushing heavy, the vast amounts of grip means that it's easier to keep the ball lower over the net, as well as crucially adding on those extra rotations on the ball.



I hope you found this to be a useful review.

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Craig

I have been using this blade for a few months now, mainly with MX-P max thickness both sides and at the minute MX-S max on forehand. It is quite a nice designed blade, smooth veneer on head of the blade and quite a thick handle (straight) which is nice I think as usually straight blades are quite thin. Very comfy in the hand and mine weighing 86g felt quite well balanced towards the handle not the head with max thickness rubbers glued on.
With the MX-P topspin strokes felt crisp and the throw (or my throw) was producing a nice arc over the net, backhand too. Touch shots were tight with good feeling and a sense you could place them short, low and accurately where you wanted even with the aggressive rubbers on. Stepping off the table a little in the top to top rallies it also felt very safe and that I could place the ball anywhere on the table, with the MX-S this was a little harder to use off the table but I would say that was down to a little less power from the rubber not the blade. Good feedback was felt too giving an extra sense of security. There are other carbon blades like the butterfly alc’s that I think have that little extra power way off the table but you also sacrifice a little control and I would rather be playing mid/at the table any way and don’t mind this minor lack of power.
Open ups against backspin using MX-P on Powerspin Carbon were easy if your stroke and footwork were spot on, a little more difficult if out of position or if you couldn’t propel the ball from your legs. I found the MX-S slightly better on this blade for opening up against backspin though, I assume from the extra grip on the rubber. I could play against many backspin balls and felt I could loop drive and win the point. Also if the opponent gave heavy loop in my direction then I could counter loop with great control and ease, if I wanted I could also just smash straight through the spin which I find quite difficult with other carbon blades.
Overall I think it’s a really nice carbon blade with good feeling and nice control, enough power for away from the table strokes but I think the rubber you use will help here to. If I were to have any negative comments it would mainly be that unless you struck the ball dead centre sometimes there would be a funny sound, or a vibration from the blade, if you are striking the ball well no problem. Maybe as already said in other reviews the slight flex from the blade caused this vibration, I don’t know but it is a little distracting for me. I would recommend this blade as it is a very good price and if you are looking to change from an all wood blade then the control this carbon blade gives will help with that transition too. It has good spin, quite a nice sweet spot and I personally (even with aggressive rubbers) think it has loads of control.

great budget rubber. The soft sponge isn't the greatest, but the top sheet is topnotch. good for beginners.

Hello Everybody, I have tested the Butterfly Tenergy 80 on my forhand in 1.9mm thickness. First I can say this Rubber feels very grippy like the other Tenergy Series. I tested the Tenergy 05 and the Tenergy 80. The T80 played more soft and straight. The Tenergy 05 has got a really high bounce, so it was easy to played Topspin against Topspin. With the Tenergy 80 I had more fun in Blocking and in the Short game. This Rubber is in the middle of Tenergy 05 and Tenergy 64 it's for Players which want speed spin and Control in all ways

Hello Everybody body, I have tested the Tibhar Evolution Fx-p on the Backhand in 1.9 mm to 2.0 mm.

First I can say, this Rubber is really great and has got a grippy Top sheet. On the packaging says that the Rubber has got 39 to 42 degrees. When I have played the Rubber my first opinion said me that the Rubber has a Lot of spin and feels really soft. Topspins against Topspins where difficult because I had to use Lot of my arm to bring the Ball on the other side. In Short to Short game the Fx-p has really good Control and for the First Topspins playing against Backspin the Evolution was brilliant. I think all in all the Rubber is for Players who want a good soft Rubber which cost not so much and is good to make Backspin.

The provincial is slightly faster than the commercial in terms of power.I would say that this rubber would suit both beginners and higher level players as this rubber is designed to play well with good technique,therefore to get the best out of this rubber you will have to use arm,body and legs for the forehand completely, for example.However,this spin is amazing if you can brush the ball and the rubber is more controllable compared to tensor's but can still provide you with speed,especially with the provincial.Boosting would help speed up the rubber but as its the provincial rubber it works fine without.Be aware you need to break in the rubber after 2 weeks of playing the rubber plays faster after breaking in!

Good blade for beginners. The flex kills a lot of the speed but makes up for a good BH dominate style. The large sweet spot is very forgiving with not to bad of vibrations. Very light blade

One of the the best by stiga. This blade can do it all. Great touch for close attackers and defense. Perfect dwell for spins and control. The best part is its affordable, $75. It slightly lacks in power, but makes up for it in precision.

Great rubber for a fast control, and close to the table play. The rubbers quick responsive sponge will keep your opponent on their toes, not giving them second to think. The only thing that makes this rubber lose a star is the topsheet. The topsheet has no tack, and no tensor, nothing to improve spin.

Slow for a rubber engineered around speeding up the game for the poly balls. Not to bash this rubber all the way, but the durability isn't good. Spin fades off in days and your left with a dead, slow rubber.

I love this rubber, it improved my game a lot in my serves, and spin kills. The rubber has a medium sponge with a tensor that tightens it up to a medium hard, that gives u a perfect dwell for spin, and control without losing speed. The quality and durability is unreal, with care it will last a long time.

Hello Everybody I tested the Butterfly Marcos Freitas Alc blade.

My Blade wheight 86 gramms so it's a light one.

The blade Should be similar to the old Butterfly Michael Maze Alc blade. In some points the blades are the Same, but my tests showed me that Freitas is a bit faster than the Maze. Both blades are very good and easy to play with. The Carbon of the Freitas is very soft so it's not a Hard Carbon feeling like the other Alc blades out there (Boll Alc, Viscaria etc). I tested the blade with Tenergy 80 on forehand and Tibhar Evolution Fx-p on Backhand. Both Rubbers are not so hard so the bat is not Hard and heavy (177 gramms overall). Everybody Who want's a fast soft Carbon Blade Should take the Freitas. The blade has good dwell and helps me get a lot of spin in my shots. I think it's one of the Best alc blades for spin. With the Boll Spirit I could not produce so much spin. I like the Freitas more than the Boll Alc. The only downside is the price. There is a difference from the Freitas to the Maze blade but the Maze price was a bit over 100 pounds. The Freitas costs over 150 Pounds. That's to much. And with Tenergy Rubbers, the Freitas plays the Ball very high. That's not for Everybody nice. However a great blade.

I have played two practises with Genesis M and I loved this rubber directly. What I like the most is the spin this rubber is able to generate, my serves got much spinnier and I really like the balance between speed and control. It's kind of different in feel from the earlier Stiga rubbers I have tried, maybe becasue it's made in China, however I think it feels much more like a euro rubber than a Chinese rubber when it comes to how it plays.

If I compare to Tenergy I think this rubber is more spinny and and got a little higher arc. As Tom wrote I think this will be a popular rubbers that suits many offensive players.

I have been using the Genesis M 2.0 rubbers for the last few weeks and it's a fantastic rubber. The high amount of grip it has is key for the spin it can generate, I found in comparison to the Tenergy series it has even greater spin. However tenergy does still have perhaps a slight edge on speed, but for players looking for a controllable and spinny rubber this is perfect. Don't get me wrong Genesis is still fast with a good high arc and spring. Very impressive new release from Stiga I think it will become extremely popular, it is a great middle ground between a Chinese style hard hurricane type rubber and a European style high tension type rubber!

Great rubbers!

I'm using the 2 mm medium hardness variant (FH)

I'm using these rubbers for 2 years (2 sets, one a year) and they are just perfect.

When you score a lot of points with your serve this rubber is made for YOU.

It gives lots of spin and much of control, this means you kan get it everywhere with every kind of spin but of course, technique is the major part

In game it is a great rubber to set up the ball, when the ball has got the right speed you can start playing. You can chop-block to suprise your opponement or you can easily take over every kind of ball

Overall, when you are a player of serve, spin and tactics, this is the best rubber you can get.

The rubber is very thick which is good for porous rubbers. It wont seep into the pores so you can just allow it to dry and then it's great. The problem is taking the rubber off the blade can chip the blade if you don't laquer it well, it's also pretty difficult to get the glue off the rubber so if you want to reuse the rubber you're a bit out of luck.