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I must say, when I first bought these shoes, they were fantastic! Comfortable, grippy, and very supportive. But after 3 months I had to have them stitched up and reinforced with leather because they were opening wider than Cookie Monster's mouth. After 5 months of use, the grip was gone. And after 7 months, even the reinforced leather couldn't keep this shoe from falling apart completely.

This rubber is a kind of Tenergy80 with a topsheet a bit harder.
Control, spin, linearity, medium-high throw
No real weakness
I like it especially for my backhand. On the forehand I prefer the soft feel of the Tenergy tosheet... but I should try this JP02 once more on my forehand.

This blade is really a very good blade !
The outer limba gives a wonderful feel, huge dwell time for such a fast blade, allows very spiny shots, and makes this blade very controlable in the short game and blocks.
But, I did not appreciate its low throw, especially for my forehand.
It's also very fast, too fast for me.

Tibhar Nimbus Delta S
Weight: 67 grams unct
Harness: Soft
Speed: Off-
Spin: High

The Tibhar Nimbus Delta and Delta soft will be the last Tibhar rubbers I will review this year. These are traditional German rubbers designed for the plastic balls. The Delta S has a orange colored non-porous sponge which is popular among the older generation of tensor based rubbers. The topsheet is similar to other Tibhar rubbers however has a slightly longer pip structure.





In this review I used the Tibhar Nimbus Delta S and the ITC XC carbon blade for this test.

The Nimbus Delta had a classic tensor feel during contact. The Delta feels like a medium/soft rubber, similar hardness to the closer to the Aurus Soft rubber.

The Delta S is a fairly fast rubber but not as fast as modern Tibhar rubbers like MX-P for example. The speed is more like a allround rubber and closer to MX-s. The rubber drives very well, and using a plastic ball the rubber combated the ball well. When smashing the ball the Delta rubber had more control rather than speed. The rubber felt suited close to the table.

When generating spin, I would rate the Delta S rubber quite low in terms of spin in comparison to the Q or Evolution series. The Nimbus Delta needs a stroke that compresses the ball more on the sponge or hitting through the sponge to produce good spin all abecause the topsheets are not as grippy compared to the newer generation Tibhar rubbers.

To conclude, the Nimbus Delta has a great amount of control and blocks very well. I could counter well from middle distance to the table. I would recommend this rubber for new players or developing players that use the poly ball. Once you have developed your strokes you should switch to a higher level rubber like the Q series or the Evolution series. The price is good.

I don't understand why this blade is the best seller in Viet nam?

Tibhar Nimbus Delta
Weight: 71 grams uncut
Hardness: Medium soft
Speed: OFF
Spin: High

The Tibhar Nimbus Delta and Delta soft will be the last Tibhar rubbers I will review this year. These are traditional German rubbers designed for the plastic balls. The Delta has a white non-porous sponge which is popular among the older generation of tensor based rubbers. The topsheet is similar to other Tibhar rubbers however has a slightly longer pip structure.





In this review I used the Tibhar Nimbus Delta and the ITC XC carbon blade for this test.

The Nimbus Delta had a classic tensor feel during contact. The Delta feels like a medium rubber, similar hardness to the Aurus.

The Delta is a fairly fast rubber but not as fast as modern Tibhar rubbers like MX-P for example. The speed is faster than EL-p but is definately slower than MX-P. The rubber drives very well, and using a plastic ball the rubber combated the ball well. When smashing the ball the Delta rubber had more control rather than speed. The rubber felt suited close to the table.

When generating spin, I would rate the Delta rubber quite low in terms of spin in comparison to the Q or Evolution series. The Nimbus Delta needs a stroke that compresses the ball more on the sponge or hitting through the sponge to produce good spin all because the topsheets are not as grippy compared to the newer generation Tibhar rubbers.

To conclude, the Nimbus Delta has a great amount of control and blocks very well. I could counter well from middle distance to the table. I would recommend this rubber for new players or developing players that use the poly ball. Once you have developed your strokes you should switch to a higher level rubber like the Q series or the Evolution series. The price is good.

The T80 is half way between the T05 and T80. Not as spinny as T05, not as fast as T80, with a throw higher than T64, and maybe just less than the T05.

It is a very versatile rubber, and will serve a rounded player well.

Sadly, maybe because it is so good at everything and excellent at nothing, it is also the tenergy that is the least durable. It will remain a good rubber after 2-3 months, but it does not seem to have the same durability as the others. Is this because players tend to use the T05 for brushing (so sponge remains good for longer) and T64 for more puching (so topsheet remains good for longer) while you'd use both to play shots with T80? I'm not sure.

Those playing with T80 could try Xiom Vega Pro or Asia for similar characteristics.

The Tenergy 64 is an excellent rubber. With a high throw (but less than its T05 / T80 brothers), it is a rubber for attackers.

It has a soft feel and more bounce than the T05/T80 but is still very linear.

I found it to be better than T80 or T05 in damp conditions.

The T64 is in theory the fastest of all tenergies, has more than enough spin and thanks to its softness and increased dwell time, it's a versatile rubber.

Great rubber for backhand.

While it can be a bit heavy, the T05 FX has a soft sponge which gives a resulting feel around 40-41 degrees hardness.

It's very spinny and has a medium throw, which results in very comfortable blocking and driving.

The feel and control are very good, and the rubber is durable.

Clearly a good rubber, if it wasn't for the price.

I've played with Boost TC when I started playing TT again after a 14 year gap. I used to play with speed glued Mark V GPS, and when told the speed glue / boosting was not allowed anymore, I tried Boost TC.

The feel was great, and I found this 38 degree hardness rubber to replicate the feel I had with my old Mark V GPS.

The soft sponge really allowed good spin and sufficient speed. Unfortunately, the bounciness is such that you lose a bit of control on short balls.

Also, as this is now an old rubber (one of the best of the first generation tensor though), they do not last very long. The spin potential is great at first (while nowhere near current top rubbers), but dissipates very quickly.

It's not the cheapest (nor the most expensive).

It is a light rubber, with a low to medium throw.

7 years ago, with the celluloid ball, it was a good rubber. It is now an outdated rubber, as others have more speed, more control, more spin, same softness, last longer, and can be found as cheap or cheaper (e.g. Xiom vega europe, Bluefire JP3...).

I use it with MX-P. So it is a really good combo! Very good control in block and counter. Very easy to loop with!

The blade has a great balance between speed and control. The blade is light with lots of feeling.
Recommended !!!

I find this ball breaks easily after only a few hours of play. I have also found that the ball is considerable slower compared to other poly balls but a bit harder too. As I was a big fan of the celluloid balls from Nitakku I was fairly disappointed.

The rubber needs to be cleaned each time before you play and even during play as the ball picks up alot of dust that goes on to the rubber.

it's not at all bouncy if you prefer something more bouncy try something else.

It has excellent control and especially when you have good technique. Good at blocking and returning and flat hitting and looping, it's a solid all round rubber.

I used the Skyline 3 TG Neo primarly on my forehand side.Since I use a bigger arm motion with a good acceleration,the spin I could generate,especially on loop,was great. The problem about that is that you have do develop a really good speed and resistance to do this big movement multiple time during a match and if you don't train properly during the week this rubber is just not worth.
Even though the spin was good,the forehand was lacking in speed and for me was just too hard to flip the ball since the tacky rubber needs a different tecnique to be used properly.
Really sensitive to spin,if you have a good understanding of your opponent,the short game is good.
This is just my opinion that comes from 3 months of playing with the Skyline TG3 Neo unboosted, of course if you have a different tecnique you could find the best rubber of your life and disagree on everything i said. Since it's worth its price i suggest you to give it a try.

I tried this really cheap rubber after playing for several months with tenergy 05 and aurus sound. The big difference with other rubbers is tackiness and you have to adapt your game,it just change your style completely.
Tried both on forehand and backhand.Even though they are really slow(a lot of players use to boost them),i was impressed on how much spin i could generate,but it's required a really fast and strong movement,maybe too much efforts are required for a match.
I was really satisfied by the spin and control that the 729 was providing during the loop phase.
What i found unpleasant was the control on block(especially on the backhand side),the 729 is really sensitive to opponent spin and at the same time really slow,so it was hard for me to find the right blade angle to play this specic shot.
The second negative aspect was the flip...i find really easy to do that with european rubbers(Aurus Sound,Tenergy05,Xiom Omega ecc...), but flicking with a chinese rubber was just too hard.

I don't think i will buy this rubber again,my playing style just suffers too much the tackiness of the rubber. If you share my perspective and you need a cheap rubber i suggest you to go more on a soft rubber like Palio Biotech or Dawei 2008 xp.

Alexander.

first to me and my review.
I am a young player with a modern and good technique. I prefer mostly topspin.
Block and counter is almost not presented in my game.
It's medium-hard and very sticky.
I played him on the fohand and on the backhand.


On the forhand he was from the beginning in topspinns very good, you had a good control, much spin and pace.
The counter was very chaotic. The ball flew and it has not felt good. Block was ok.

On the backhand I had many problems first. The opening topspin didn't worked. Although it could generated spin, but it doesn't came to speed. The same even with flips. While the ballchange, however, it was better. Counter and block was the same as on the forhand.

After some time I have the problem with the backhand in the hand without getting the technology switch.
The forhand was still a dream.

For even a longer time the rubber became hard and slow. Although he was already in front of it quite hard and slow but this time he felt played off, so i have decided to boost him.
After the boost he was like reborn. He became softer what had a positive effect. Forhand as backhand was a Dream. Everything worked perfectly.


All in one I can recommend covering only.
Without boosting it is very playable, but with boosten I find him much better.


A proper weapon for attacking player


But what you have to say, he stinks.


And sorry for my bad english.

I've only tried the China version so far, and it's definitely rounder and way more durable than the plastic balls I got a year ago. I play a very spin oriented game, and this ball just DOES NOT spin close to as much as celluloid balls do. Rallies do last longer, but I'm not able to produce as much spin as I normally play with.

Currently using the H3N on my FH, unboosted. It plays incredibly with a "Chinese stroke", so you really have to develop your stroke to play with this. Exceptional with touch shots, produces wicked amounts of spin, and looping with this is an absolute joy! It tends to be slower than tensor rubbers unboosted, but if you boost the H3N, all hell will be unleashed on your opponents! For some reason, the sheet I bought was barely tacky.
P.S. Red DHS rubbers tend to be less tacky compared to the black ones.

Very good ball considering the roundness, speed, and spin but it is not durable. It breaks very fast

I've used one sheet of Skyline II NEO on my FH, and then one on my BH. Both rubbers were unboosted. Touch game and looping with this rubber is great, relatively easy to control, although it's quite a slow rubber. Not the best for smashing lobs. My only problem is that, for some reason, the second sheet that I bought wasn't even remotely tacky!