Can anyone suggest a good backhand rubber, I'm looking for something with a soft feel that will also be very good mid distance away from the table. I am not much of a backhand player so id like it to have a bit more control than normal rubbers like tenergy for example.
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Control is your skill and racket not so much rubber, if u r not much a back hand player so start to work on it as much as u can 
far from table or mid stand tenergy 64 is best , close to table 05. So start training .
far from table or mid stand tenergy 64 is best , close to table 05. So start training .
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I like Xiom vega elite or xiom vega europe on backhand. (but these felt too soft on my new blade)
Currently using Dawei inspirit quattro ultralight (42), it allso works great. (not soft rubber, but great control and spin)
Currently using Dawei inspirit quattro ultralight (42), it allso works great. (not soft rubber, but great control and spin)
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When someone says they want a rubber with good control, it actually means they want a rubber that is not so difficult to control. So, no need to parse semantic terms.
T64 and T05 are great rubbers but not everyone has good enough technique to control them. So, when that is the case, a rubber that is more easy to control, less responsive to incoming spin, is usually more useful.
The rubbers MDP recommended are all excellent choices. Der_Echte used Dawei 2008XP for several years for backhand because he values control and I can tell you, his backhand is pretty good. And that rubber is pretty inexpensive but quite good, especially for the $8.00 a sheet price tag.
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T64 and T05 are great rubbers but not everyone has good enough technique to control them. So, when that is the case, a rubber that is more easy to control, less responsive to incoming spin, is usually more useful.
The rubbers MDP recommended are all excellent choices. Der_Echte used Dawei 2008XP for several years for backhand because he values control and I can tell you, his backhand is pretty good. And that rubber is pretty inexpensive but quite good, especially for the $8.00 a sheet price tag.
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Omega IV is great but he is looking for something easier to control. I am not sure that is Omega IV or MX-P. FX-P, maybe. But Vega Europe is pretty darn good when you want something easier to handle so you have more control.
He may even be good with something like Mark V or Sriver FX. Or the inexpensive but quite good rubbers from Dawei.
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I got your point Carl , I was recommending Omega Pro IV because he has already used the other different options in that series and felt that they are too soft. I am with you that Tenergy 05 , Omega IV and MXP are all difficult to control unless you have a sufficiently groomed modern technique on the backhand.
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Oh, I must have missed that and thought he did want soft when I read this:
Anyway, so many good options out there. Aurus and Aurus soft would be two more good options.
But I have a feeling Vega Europe, Dawei Inspirit Quatro Ultralight, 2008XP, Mark V or Sriver FX may be what the doctor ordered.
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I have a used sheet of omega IV europe glued on another blade and it's nice too. Alot bouncier but still manageable for me.
I have no experience with mx-p rubbers, only the older generation tibhar rubbers like genius and genius sound.
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It depends on the player and the blade it sticks on. But I can imagine it being good on backhand. For me it is a bit too sensitive to incoming spin for my backhand, as i tend to receive most serves with a backhand push or flip. I like it more on forehand. But for every player this is different...
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I am changing my mind on what I would recommend for you.
Based on the quote above, I would say Tibhar Evolution FX-P should be really great for your backhand. Really spinny, grabs the ball really well, yet, somehow, not very responsive to incoming spin. Another unique thing about FX-P, it is soft and has very good catapult, but it is not really bouncy. So soft-touch shots will have great touch but the catapult of the rubber will kick in with the bigger impact of the power shots.
At first I thought you needed something more toned down. But if you can handle the grip and spin of Omega IV Europe and feel it is just a bit too bouncy, the FX-P should be really good for you. EL-P may be okay. But it is medium not soft. And MX-P is just too hard for many people's backhands because it is pretty hard. I have it on my backhand and it took me a few weeks to feel out the he correct depth of impact for a rubber that hard on my backhand. Whereas, it felt perfect for my forehand instantly.
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OP, drain out your TT GF's dirty bath water, rescue her discarded FH rubber, dry it off, add a small coat of oil to breakup the glue and make it easier to rub off, then add a few coats of oil (to soften it some) over the weekend and let it set still a day or two. Glue that sucka on to Ur BH and brace Urself for rockin' good rubber.
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Thanks for the advice but i'm perfectly happy with my cheap old dawei IQUL power version. And I just checked and I made a mistake, it's not omega but Sigma I europe that's glued to my backup blade (andro temper tech off-). I havent tried it on my main blade (virtuoso). It might be a completely different experience. Just as vega elite and genius sound worked great on the temper tech, but didnt work on the virtuoso for me.
I'm going to keep it simple (and cheap) for myself by just sticking to the iqul on bh. If only the search for my FH rubber was that easy...
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The search for your forehand rubber is very easy man , buy a sheet of cheap Hurricane 3 and boost the hell out of it , then both you and your pocket will be happy
Thanks for the advice but i'm perfectly happy with my cheap old dawei IQUL power version. And I just checked and I made a mistake, it's not omega but Sigma I europe that's glued to my backup blade (andro temper tech off-). I havent tried it on my main blade (virtuoso). It might be a completely different experience. Just as vega elite and genius sound worked great on the temper tech, but didnt work on the virtuoso for me.
I'm going to keep it simple (and cheap) for myself by just sticking to the iqul on bh. If only the search for my FH rubber was that easy...
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Cool. If you have something you like, that is all that matters. And if it is not expensive, that is even better.
And Sigma I is a totally different animal than Omega IV. Sigma I is much easier to control and much less responsive to incoming spin.
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Damn Carl based hiz opinion on Sigma Euro on a session of using one of my Modified 896 blades with H3 and Sigma Euro... ever since he got hiz pawz on that NSA Spyphony, he seems to know friggin' EVERYTHING. Sheesh.
All this started, because TTD censors the word of i and phone from that company, so you got re-spell it and that sucka turns into an NSA Spyphony all of a sudden and you got live bogies on Ur tail chasing you around town tryin' to shake you down for using National versions of H3 without the big company's permission. SHeesh.
All this started, because TTD censors the word of i and phone from that company, so you got re-spell it and that sucka turns into an NSA Spyphony all of a sudden and you got live bogies on Ur tail chasing you around town tryin' to shake you down for using National versions of H3 without the big company's permission. SHeesh.
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Well, actually, Edmund was my rubber source for years and he gets the rubbers he sells from Ben Nisbet who is the Xiom distributor for the region. So I used Sigma 1 and Sigma two before. I had those rubbers on my Allround Evolution and then I had them on my Timo Boll ZLF.
But, having a guy like Edmund around, any thing new from Xiom that came out, I got to try pretty soon after. That is also how I got to try those Victas rubbers before they hit the market.
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