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This is the fastest rubber I've tried, there might be faster but I've heard it's slightly faster than Tenergy 05. In this review I'l majorly compare it to my former Donic Bluefire Jp-01 Turbo. Also, I bought my sheet of Tenzone Ultra from TT-sport*de on ebay, which I am 100% certain is genuine and for a price of 31 GBP (48 USD), and only 7 usd shipping, it is a very good deal. I'm using this on my Hurricane Hao III C-pen on fh, with Adidas P7 bh.
First of, the Top Sheet is not identical, but very similar to that of Bluefire Jp-01 Turbo, you can notably feel the similarities due both being Tensor rubbers. But, Tenzone Ultra's major difference lies in the sponge which makes it rather different, and in this case faster with a tiny bit less spin, which I will come back to. Now, one of the very few issues I had with the Jp-01 Turbo was of how the ball sank into the rubber a few milliseconds more than I wanted and when I countered heavy top spin, it was hard to make it not go too far, if I were close to the table. I'd might have been able to overcome it and I was in good way of doing so, but this rubber made the difference/improvement I was looking for almost perfectly according to my game equipment wise, the con is the spin being slightly inferior. Although this rubber is indeed faster than Jp-01 Turbo, the ball has a faster rebound but drops a bit faster than jp-01 Turbo in it's throw angle therefore at big advantage, Close-medium distance from the table, thinking loop/top spins. Further away from table lobbing would probably be more comfortable than looping, due the more sudden drop in the throw angle, opposed to jp-01 Turbo (think Xu Xin distance lob), I do tbh feel like I have more control in my lobs with this vs Bluefire.
Fh or bh? - In regards to penhold I could only recomend this rubber for the fh. Shakehand it might work out on bh too, but I would only recomend it if you favour a lot of bh blocking if you're a major bh blocker. For all round/offensive game, I'd keep it to the fh. (though this is my subjective thoughts on the case)
So yes, this is the best rubber I've tried so far in regards to blocking which have led me to use the TPB for blocks/redirecting a bit more lately, but I'd have to work at balancing that. (as I would not want to waste the splendid capabilities of P7, block once before RPB/bh might be a good strategy though)
Now, why would you not want this rubber on your fh? If your game consists of a lot of slow heavy top-spin on fh, I'd recomend something else. (Like P7?)
I enjoy pushing under/side spin, and adding sidespin to top spins or the pure sidespin when the ball is on it's way down, the spin on these strokes was generated slightly easier with jp-01 Turbo (and P7 is rather insane in this matter, but quiet a bit slower, is non-tensor and far from as good in blocking), this also makes it not as sensitive to incomming spin as well (jp-01 Turbo is less sensitive than Tenergy 05, and this a tiny bit less sensitive than jp-01 Turbo), but a good touch can still generate a good amount of spin.
Other thoughts?
- I think the only reason Jp-01 Turbo had a easier time generating spin was due the increased rebound time, the top sheets are both similar and grippy afterall, therefore Tenzone Ultra just needs a more precise touch to generate same amount.
- Flicking was a dream.
- Throw angle was perfect imo. ofc slightly lower Than Tenergy 05 I've heard, but there are several lower, neither higher nor lower would not be any better for me.
- A tiny bit lighter weight than Jp-01 Turbo. (did not weight, just based on intuition/feel)
- If you're a Modern Defender, I'd imagine few rubbers matching this one in a fh killer attack. (thinking Joo Sae Hyuk style)
- As for now durability is great, Only used for about 3 weeks, so I'l give an update when I need to change it.
I hope my review was of some help!
First of, the Top Sheet is not identical, but very similar to that of Bluefire Jp-01 Turbo, you can notably feel the similarities due both being Tensor rubbers. But, Tenzone Ultra's major difference lies in the sponge which makes it rather different, and in this case faster with a tiny bit less spin, which I will come back to. Now, one of the very few issues I had with the Jp-01 Turbo was of how the ball sank into the rubber a few milliseconds more than I wanted and when I countered heavy top spin, it was hard to make it not go too far, if I were close to the table. I'd might have been able to overcome it and I was in good way of doing so, but this rubber made the difference/improvement I was looking for almost perfectly according to my game equipment wise, the con is the spin being slightly inferior. Although this rubber is indeed faster than Jp-01 Turbo, the ball has a faster rebound but drops a bit faster than jp-01 Turbo in it's throw angle therefore at big advantage, Close-medium distance from the table, thinking loop/top spins. Further away from table lobbing would probably be more comfortable than looping, due the more sudden drop in the throw angle, opposed to jp-01 Turbo (think Xu Xin distance lob), I do tbh feel like I have more control in my lobs with this vs Bluefire.
Fh or bh? - In regards to penhold I could only recomend this rubber for the fh. Shakehand it might work out on bh too, but I would only recomend it if you favour a lot of bh blocking if you're a major bh blocker. For all round/offensive game, I'd keep it to the fh. (though this is my subjective thoughts on the case)
So yes, this is the best rubber I've tried so far in regards to blocking which have led me to use the TPB for blocks/redirecting a bit more lately, but I'd have to work at balancing that. (as I would not want to waste the splendid capabilities of P7, block once before RPB/bh might be a good strategy though)
Now, why would you not want this rubber on your fh? If your game consists of a lot of slow heavy top-spin on fh, I'd recomend something else. (Like P7?)
I enjoy pushing under/side spin, and adding sidespin to top spins or the pure sidespin when the ball is on it's way down, the spin on these strokes was generated slightly easier with jp-01 Turbo (and P7 is rather insane in this matter, but quiet a bit slower, is non-tensor and far from as good in blocking), this also makes it not as sensitive to incomming spin as well (jp-01 Turbo is less sensitive than Tenergy 05, and this a tiny bit less sensitive than jp-01 Turbo), but a good touch can still generate a good amount of spin.
Other thoughts?
- I think the only reason Jp-01 Turbo had a easier time generating spin was due the increased rebound time, the top sheets are both similar and grippy afterall, therefore Tenzone Ultra just needs a more precise touch to generate same amount.
- Flicking was a dream.
- Throw angle was perfect imo. ofc slightly lower Than Tenergy 05 I've heard, but there are several lower, neither higher nor lower would not be any better for me.
- A tiny bit lighter weight than Jp-01 Turbo. (did not weight, just based on intuition/feel)
- If you're a Modern Defender, I'd imagine few rubbers matching this one in a fh killer attack. (thinking Joo Sae Hyuk style)
- As for now durability is great, Only used for about 3 weeks, so I'l give an update when I need to change it.
I hope my review was of some help!
