Longevity of Hybrid rubbers

[JJ Ng]

I'm playing with hybrid rubbers since 1,5 years, my experiences (always cleaning with water only, always using protection film, from time to time using Revolution No 3 rejuvinator)

Rakza Z: excellent durability, the red ones are even more durable than black ones; my first sheets are 1,5 years old and still usable und tacky. Only 1 sheet out of 6 got worn down quickly (a black one)

Hurricane 8-80, black: bad durability (approx. 40-50 hours)

Battle 2 (orange and blue sponge): durability of the top sheet is very good, but the sponge gets hard as a brick after a few months

Bloom Power: similar to Battle 2 (top sheet good, sponge bad)

Lol, I have been itchy to try Battle 2 and Bloom Power but if that's the case, I will stick with H3 neo. Thanks for the summary!!

 

[SleepyMaster]

i am actully looking to switch from d05 to d80 as I heard it was easier to play? the d05 is a bit too reactive for me... (e.g. my pushes go off the table, I can attack near the table with or without power as d05 requires power to get good quality out off it, and because it's bouncy, I have to step back a bit until I can backhand loop, which is horrible in matches.) Can you give me some advice??

I really like D80, maybe even more than D05. In some aspects it’s easier to play. The reason is D80 allows you to lazy spin sometimes in rally, when you out of position. But it have definitely more bouncing nature than D05, it’s more catapults with less effort, it feels softer. It plays easier far from the table. I have played with it for about 7 months on a backhand.. But now, I starting to use D05 - for whatever reason 😄

So if you have confident and powerful backhand - go D05, if not - better pick D80, and you can always switching when your backhand, and positioning for it became more strong

 

[Haito]

I did buy K3 from the coach, and fml. This rubber is so, so, good. I got it for 30€ used or so. I hope it is not as bad durability as mentioned here.

 

[Gtsnake]

I did buy K3 from the coach, and fml. This rubber is so, so, good. I got it for 30€ used or so. I hope it is not as bad durability as mentioned here.

I wouldn't say it's "bad". It's just not as good as non-hybrids. Out of the other rubbers I've used the K3 actually lasts the longest.

 

[jammmail]

I really like D80, maybe even more than D05. In some aspects it’s easier to play. The reason is D80 allows you to lazy spin sometimes in rally, when you out of position. But it have definitely more bouncing nature than D05, it’s more catapults with less effort, it feels softer. It plays easier far from the table. I have played with it for about 7 months on a backhand.. But now, I starting to use D05 - for whatever reason 😄

So if you have confident and powerful backhand - go D05, if not - better pick D80, and you can always switching when your backhand, and positioning for it became more strong

Agree tried D80 on backhand of a friends bat - its so nice!

 

[kingkimchi]

I really like D80, maybe even more than D05. In some aspects it’s easier to play. The reason is D80 allows you to lazy spin sometimes in rally, when you out of position. But it have definitely more bouncing nature than D05, it’s more catapults with less effort, it feels softer. It plays easier far from the table. I have played with it for about 7 months on a backhand.. But now, I starting to use D05 - for whatever reason 😄

So if you have confident and powerful backhand - go D05, if not - better pick D80, and you can always switching when your backhand, and positioning for it became more strong

ight got it, our setups are so similar!

 

[Rastaman]

Have you tryed the Omega 8 Hybrid?