Best ESN rubber 50 hardness and above

guni4you · Oct 2, 2019

Hi,

I have been playing with tibhar mxp50 on my forehand on joola aruna off blade. I love the rubber. It has a lot of control and is very fast. Moreover, it is so easy to counterloop with it and love the low throw. But sometimes it doesnt grip the ball properly and there is some ball slippage on occasions.

Can you guys please recommend any similar esn 50 degrees or harder rubbers with similar characteristics but with a more grippy topsheet and no ball slippage.Thanks guys looking forward to your recommendations.

Thanks.

chintanmashroo · Oct 2, 2019

Stiga Mantra H
Rasanter R50
Omega VII Tour

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The Pong Professor · Oct 2, 2019

guni4you said:
Hi,

I have been playing with tibhar mxp50 on my forehand on joola aruna off blade. I love the rubber. It has a lot of control and is very fast. Moreover, it is so easy to counterloop with it and love the low throw. But sometimes it doesnt grip the ball properly and there is some ball slippage on occasions.

Can you guys please recommend any similar esn 50 degrees or harder rubbers with similar characteristics but with a more grippy topsheet and no ball slippage.Thanks guys looking forward to your recommendations.

Thanks.

Andro Hexer Powergrip is pretty good.

guni4you · Oct 2, 2019

Hey Patrick,

What are your views about mxp50?

Patrick Hrdlicka said:
Andro Hexer Powergrip is pretty good.

Airoc · Oct 2, 2019

Patrick Hrdlicka said:
Andro Hexer Powergrip is pretty good.

Indeed, but only 47.5 degrees.

Airoc · Oct 2, 2019

guni4you said:
esn 50 degrees or harder rubbers with similar characteristics

This is not as easy as it looks, since Evolution is from "the last generation" and most of the harder rubbers released afterwards are from the "thin topsheet, thick sponge" recipe. From the previous ones, bluefire M1 turbo comes to mind, but I don´t think it would be grippier, and forget about Joola Maxxx 500 ...

So while I get good feedback about the hard versions of GEWO Nexxus and Joola Rhyzer pro for example, the characteristics would possibly be not as similar as you´d like them to be.

But speaking of GEWO, you could give HYPE XT 50 a try.

And also, according to the first reviews, Stiga DNA H seems a candidate? It is also a rubber with a thin topsheet, but it seems different from others and doesn´t have a max+/maxx/ultramax/whatever more than max sponge.

yoass · Oct 2, 2019

chintanmashroo said:
Stiga Mantra H
Rasanter R50
Omega VII Tour

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Gold Arc 8/50°.

burhanayan · Oct 2, 2019

Airoc said:
But speaking of GEWO, you could give HYPE XT 50 a try.

You meant EL 50 Pro I guess because EL series are for more spin and XT for more power.

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langel · Oct 2, 2019

Xiom Omega V Asia /50deg/, Omega VII Asia /52.5/ and Omega VII Tour /55/.
Omega V Asia has a harder top sheet and higher throw, though the throw result depends on style and control.
Omega VII Asia has a harder sponge and softer top sheet, faster and with lower throw. The sponge has the same lifespan as OVA, but the top sheet is much more durable and keeps the grip, no slippage at all.
Omega VII Tour is with the hardest sponge, the top sheet is similar to Omega VII Asia. Tour is more difficult to play with and is for high level players.
My advise is Omega VII Asia.

yogi_bear · Oct 2, 2019

Omega 7 asia and Stiga DNA H

thomas.pong · Oct 2, 2019

Tenergy 05 Hard or Omega VII Asia.

thot · Oct 2, 2019

chintanmashroo said:
Stiga Mantra H
Rasanter R50
Omega VII Tour

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Stiga Mantra H is made in Japan, no ESN in it.

thomas.pong · Oct 2, 2019

thot said:
Stiga Mantra H is made in Japan, no ESN in it.

Yes, neither is the Tenergy 05 Hard I recommended, but OP seems to ask for more grippy so...

yogi_bear · Oct 2, 2019

DNA H is much more grippy than Mantra H

Airoc · Oct 2, 2019

burhanayan said:
You meant EL 50 Pro I guess because EL series are for more spin and XT for more power.

No I meant XT because of the low throw.
Besides that, there is no HYPE EL 50 anyway, only Nexxus.

yoass · Oct 2, 2019

I practiced against a modern defender playing with Gewo Nexxus EL Pro 50 Hard yesterday, and found his counterspins much tougher to handle than before. Had a few hits with it, and my first impression is that it's an excellent rubber.

thomas.pong · Oct 2, 2019

yoass said:
I practiced against a modern defender playing with Gewo Nexxus EL Pro 50 Hard yesterday, and found his counterspins much tougher to handle than before. Had a few hits with it, and my first impression is that it's an excellent rubber.

A bunch of high level players in France have switched to Nexxus or Hype and seem to like it too.

yoass · Oct 2, 2019

They switched from cornillieau (which seems to be focusing elsewhere these days) gear?

thomas.pong · Oct 2, 2019

yoass said:
They switched from cornillieau (which seems to be focusing elsewhere these days) gear?

Not many people seem to have ever used Cornilleau rubbers, mostly Tenergy and Andro, some Donic and Tibhar too.

guni4you · Oct 2, 2019

Will gewo nexuss el pro 53 with one layer of booster to get it to the right hardness be a good option? Quadri aruna seems to be using it too.

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