Experience with some other Loki rubbers - Arthur China, GTX Pro (inc)

[disaster3]

Ok, thanks. I hope it’s really similar and not similar like someone said Sanwei Target National is similar to H3Neo. No they are not. For me and my taste STN was a miss-understanding.

 

[mcfly]

Ok, thanks. I hope it’s really similar and not similar like someone said Sanwei Target National is similar to H3Neo. No they are not. For me and my taste STN was a miss-understanding.

why don’t you just get H3Neo? H3 provincial doesn’t cost an arm to get like Dignics series and it is widely available pretty much everywhere

 

[disaster3]

why don’t you just get H3Neo? H3 provincial doesn’t cost an arm to get like Dignics series and it is widely available pretty much everywhere

Check my initial post again and read carefully, because I think you missed the clue.
It is not case that I’m looking for the best value for money, i can assure you, I can afford Dignics, H3 Nat player edition to change every month if I would want to do so, but it is not to check how rich or poor somebody is, I found 2 unopened rxton 9 nat rubbers and asked whether it is worth to open (when the time comes) or pass it further and buy h3 bs Prov.
When I bought it along with other TT items, there was a hype on rxton 9, and only what a wonderful…. Amazing…. Wundebar…. Ohhh…. Ahhhh…. etc.
At this moment, dust has settled, and can receive more objective opinion.
Just that, I hope you get the main message of my post.

 

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So do they make shoes from rubbers or rubbers from shoes? 🤔

 

[NoSpin]

The Rxton 7 rubber should be available shortly. It is assambled on the Loki Dragon 10 racket. I have ordered the Dragon 10. A bargain for €33...

Hey! Did you get the racket? I wonder what blade they use in the Dragon 10.

 

[lodro]

Hey! Did you get the racket? I wonder what blade they use in the Dragon 10.

The blade started it's life as :

LOKI 9 Star Table Tennis Racket then morphed into :​

LOKI ARTHUR 9 Star Table Tennis Racket​

and now it has become the Dragon 10

Rxton 7 on one side and Rxton 9 on the other.

I doubt very much that one will get the genuine R7 and R9 because in its first version the blade was supposed to have R5 but it was R5s with not only different color sponges but also different top sheets.

It will be again like buying the proverbial box of chocolate, you will not really know what you are going to get..................but it will be rubbish 🤣🤣🤣

 

[M4rc0H]

It will be again like buying the proverbial box of chocolate, you will not really know what you are going to get..................but it will be rubbish 🤣🤣🤣

Yes, you're right about that.
The topsheet is probably from a regular Rxton 9 and Rxton 7, but the sponges are not. They're both black and under 8x magnification they look pretty much identical.
(The topsheet of the Rxton 7 is stickier than that of the Rxton 9)
The racket is very slow. Little spin, flat trajectory. Well, for 35€ you can't complain. But if you glue your racket yourself, you can get so much better from Aliexpress for less money.

 

[lodro]

Yes, you're right about that.
The topsheet is probably from a regular Rxton 9 and Rxton 7, but the sponges are not. They're both black and under 8x magnification they look pretty much identical.
(The topsheet of the Rxton 7 is stickier than that of the Rxton 9)
The racket is very slow. Little spin, flat trajectory. Well, for 35€ you can't complain. But if you glue your racket yourself, you can get so much better from Aliexpress for less money.

So true, that blade must be one of the slowest and dullest units on the market. I bought the first version because I like the black handle and wondered about the black and blue sponges on the R5s. Boy oh boy ! It was a mighty effort to get any ball over the net.

re. "

you can get so much better from Aliexpress for less money. Yep, for example I bought the Sanwei T5000, it also has a black handle 😁 , just costs a few dollars and is little beauty of a blade.

 

[ttflash]

How many months should the grip on loki telson 100 rubber last ?

 

[longle]

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well
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some clothes too
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[longle]

why are they making so many variations of the shoes?

 

[thommy_f]

I just bubbled my new sheet of LAC in under 5h of training 😭
Guess I'll try the R9 39 next and if that disappoints I'll be back to using H3.

 

[netdriver]

one of u guys should buy and try out the shoes from LOKI

i bet the shoes would bubble after a few hrs of intense play

 

[TensorBackhand]

I just bubbled my new sheet of LAC in under 5h of training 😭
Guess I'll try the R9 39 next and if that disappoints I'll be back to using H3.

Im not surprised. LAC has weak bonding.

 

[thommy_f]

Im not surprised. LAC has weak bonding.

It's unfortunate, the feeling and performance was very good.
I did read about the bubbling issue before but I assumed this would only be an issue if you have a forehand like Ma Long.

 

[TensorBackhand]

It's unfortunate, the feeling and performance was very good.
I did read about the bubbling issue before but I assumed this would only be an issue if you have a forehand like Ma Long.

Well what level are you and how hard do you hit?

Ive been hitting fh loops as hard as I can and it hasnt bubbled yet. But i think it may bubble sometime eventually

 

[lodro]

I'll be back to using H3.

...........and you will be 🤣

 

[Westy]

After 12 years using all kind of hurricanes, I switched to Rxton 9 and sometimes LAC on a fun blade now for nearly one year. I could switch easily from H3 to RXTON9 and back without any issues. I simply love Rxton9 for easier blocking and smashing. For month I have a 40.5 degree Rxton9 laying here ready to be tested, but the old sheet simply keeps its tack and appearance . This is something I do not like with the 2022+ H3 versions.

 

[lodro]

This is something I do not like with the 2022+ H3 versions.

this is true and i think this might become one of DHS's biggest fuck-ups.

BTW I bought and tried R9 but just do not have the power to activate that sponge.

 

[TensorBackhand]

this is true and i think this might become one of DHS's biggest fuck-ups.

BTW I bought and tried R9 but just do not have the power to activate that sponge.

Why? Everybody says R9 is faster than H3, like a boosted H3