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Tacky rubbers have some disadvantages. They require a small break in period to loose there "fresh ultra tacky" state. After that period, the tackiness can become inconsistent from the rubber center to edge. Tacky rubbers pick up dust quick and are slightly harder to clean with the palm of your hand (grippy rubbers are a breeze in comparison). The inconsistent tack between center and edge, or due to dust accumulation, can affect pushing consistency. You must clean the rubber frequently to keep the bounce consistent across the rubber surface. In summary, tacky rubbers are rather high maintenance.
Recently, semi tacky (or half sticky) rubbers from non-chinese brands have become popular recently like Butterfly Dignics, Tibhar K3, Donic Bluegrip, Stiga Dragongrip, Razka Z, etc. The advantage of semi tacky is that you get some of the feel and spin advantages of tacky rubbers while minimizing some of the above mentioned maintenance disadvantages, namely better consistent feel right out of the package and slightly easier to clean and maintain.
Many non-chinese semi-tacky rubbers have become popular and have been widely discussed, so on the flip side what are your favorite cheap chinese "semi tacky" rubbers? (I just wanted to make a thread with the title "semi-tacky" and "half sticky" for future ease of search.)
Recently, semi tacky (or half sticky) rubbers from non-chinese brands have become popular recently like Butterfly Dignics, Tibhar K3, Donic Bluegrip, Stiga Dragongrip, Razka Z, etc. The advantage of semi tacky is that you get some of the feel and spin advantages of tacky rubbers while minimizing some of the above mentioned maintenance disadvantages, namely better consistent feel right out of the package and slightly easier to clean and maintain.
Many non-chinese semi-tacky rubbers have become popular and have been widely discussed, so on the flip side what are your favorite cheap chinese "semi tacky" rubbers? (I just wanted to make a thread with the title "semi-tacky" and "half sticky" for future ease of search.)
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