Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive vs Tibhar stratus power wood

[avisar]

Hi gyus, I decide that i need to change rubbers on my blade cause they are dead. But why not try new blade too? Im playing Peter Korbel blade with rasanter 37 on BH and 42 on FH. I made this racket 5years ago.(playing once a week two and half hours from october to march-just ofseason of tennis session) I was lookking some opinions and i choose yasaka ma lin extra offensive or Tibhrar stratus power wood. Which one is better, its someone who tried both? Or what a diff is between them. I want to buy rubbers maybe rakza Z on both sides or use rakza 9 for FH and Z on BH.

 

[Scarfed Garchomp]

I assume you have a Euro Korbel and my experience is only with the Japan Korbel- Both SPW and YEO are stiffer and more direct than JP Korbel, SPW feels softer because it is thicker than Korbel, YEO feels harder than Korbel because of the walnut outer ply. SPW has a large-ish headsize more similar to Korbel but the handle of SPW is much larger in comparison, whereas YEO has a standard headsize and handle size between Korbel and SPW. If you like striking the ball aggressively you may enjoy the harder YEO, if you like to topspin a bit more than SPW might be preferred. Bear in mind that the balance of the YEO will be different because it has a smaller headsize than SPW and Korbel

Rakza Z is a good rubber but it is very different than the very soft and nontacky Rasanters you have used. RZ is a hybrid style rubber which has a sticky surface and a harder sponge (50 degrees vs the 37 and 42 you currently have). RZ will also be noticeably heavier than your Rasanters especially if you put it on both sides. Have you tried hybrid rubbers before, or are you just interested in trying something different? If anything I would recommend the Rakza 7 Soft as a closer step away from your current rubbers, but if you're curious about hybrids than RZ isn't that bad of a choice

 

[avisar]

I assume you have a Euro Korbel and my experience is only with the Japan Korbel- Both SPW and YEO are stiffer and more direct than JP Korbel, SPW feels softer because it is thicker than Korbel, YEO feels harder than Korbel because of the walnut outer ply. SPW has a large-ish headsize more similar to Korbel but the handle of SPW is much larger in comparison, whereas YEO has a standard headsize and handle size between Korbel and SPW. If you like striking the ball aggressively you may enjoy the harder YEO, if you like to topspin a bit more than SPW might be preferred. Bear in mind that the balance of the YEO will be different because it has a smaller headsize than SPW and Korbel

Rakza Z is a good rubber but it is very different than the very soft and nontacky Rasanters you have used. RZ is a hybrid style rubber which has a sticky surface and a harder sponge (50 degrees vs the 37 and 42 you currently have). RZ will also be noticeably heavier than your Rasanters especially if you put it on both sides. Have you tried hybrid rubbers before, or are you just interested in trying something different? If anything I would recommend the Rakza 7 Soft as a closer step away from your current rubbers, but if you're curious about hybrids than RZ isn't that bad of a choice

Yes, i have europen version of korbel. About my strinking i have more agressive topspin shots, closest to table and quite flat shot far away from table. Rarely im attacking from backhand but i want to play more agressive from backhand with new racket too. Now my BH is more like defensive shot for slicing,blocking. Before Korbel i tried yasaka goiabao 5 so i know that stiff feel. But in this time my game wasnt too good for goiabao so i sold it. I know that Tibhar has same plies as korbel and yasaka is more stiffer and faster. About rubbers i never want to buy rubber what i didnt try. Before this racket i tried rasanter r47,42,37 rakza7 and rakza 7 soft. Actually my friend bought rakza z for yourself and when i tried it its quite fun, I think i hit my best topspin forehands ever. Thats why i want to buy it.But He using rakza z hard in max thickness so i think clasic Z it will be little bit slower. Agree its really heavy rubber.

 

[Scarfed Garchomp]

Yes, i have europen version of korbel. About my strinking i have more agressive topspin shots, closest to table and quite flat shot far away from table. Rarely im attacking from backhand but i want to play more agressive from backhand with new racket too. Now my BH is more like defensive shot for slicing,blocking. Before Korbel i tried yasaka goiabao 5 so i know that stiff feel. But in this time my game wasnt too good for goiabao so i sold it. I know that Tibhar has same plies as korbel and yasaka is more stiffer and faster. About rubbers i never want to buy rubber what i didnt try. Before this racket i tried rasanter r47,42,37 rakza7 and rakza 7 soft. Actually my friend bought rakza z for yourself and when i tried it its quite fun, I think i hit my best topspin forehands ever. Thats why i want to buy it.But He using rakza z hard in max thickness so i think clasic Z it will be little bit slower. Agree its really heavy rubber.

If you have already tried the GB5, YEO is basically just a toned down version of that blade. I can't say anything about R9 because I've never used it, but if you want medium and medium hard rubbers I think YEO would pair better for aggressive strokes than the SPW that is softer.

 

[greenbeanmachine]

I've tried both blades, they're both very good options and you can't go wrong either way.

YEO is not stiff -- actually it is quite flexible. But there is a difference between stiffness and hardness. Hardness refers to how difficult it is to penetrate the surface wood, while stiffness refers to how much the blade flexes. It is possible to have a very hard blade which is also very flexible, and that is what YEO is.

If you didn't like Goiabao 5, then that's a decent indication that you won't like YEO. Goiabao is both stiffer and harder than YEO, so you could imagine that YEO is a baby version of Goiabao.

Blades like YEO and Goiabao work best with hard tacky Chinese rubbers. Using them with European rubbers feels bad and out of control. If you get a YEO, I would encourage you to try it with Chinese rubbers -- Skyline 2 or Skyline 3 on forehand, and maybe Rakza Z or Hurricane 3 on backhand.

Interestingly, YEO actually works pretty well with Rakza 7. You could put that on your backhand if you want. But it really shines with tacky Chinese rubber.

If you want to stick to softer European rubbers, then you should also stick with the limba-limba-ayous-limba-limba construction which is used by Korbel and Stratus Power Wood.

I want to buy rubbers maybe rakza Z on both sides or use rakza 9 for FH and Z on BH.

Rakza Z is a good transition towards harder rubbers, and it sounds like you really liked the feeling. But honestly at this point you may as well just use Hurricane 3 Neo, save some money, and get a better rubber.

I would stay away from Rakza 9 if I were you. Either Rakza 7 or Rakza X are better.


At the end of the day, the question is: are you looking for a different setup? or another one of the same?

 

[avisar]

So finally a i decide that i will stay with korbel, and i will buy DHS H3N for both side. In my country rakza z is similar price as DHS 36euro vs 28euro. So price is same but i checked some reviews of dhs and its looks like fun rubber to play thx for advice

 

[avisar]

So edit after few sessions with it. First of all i bought only one rubber cause i read that its better forehand rubber as bh. Thanks god. First impression was very bad. Tackiness on rubber as new was horrible,almost zero. I was thinking that i bought fake rubber, but i checked it with code on dhs sites and its real. So quality control looks poor in DHS. So its most slowest rubber what i ever played. I didnt boosted it. Really need off+ carbon blade for this rubber. With my Korbel its really slow. Thats no issue from begining but i have to say after 1,5hour session im tired from rubber. Its really for players with very good fittness. But its true what people say about it, when you hit corectly with lot of power and spin its awesome rubber with good spin and power but it cost lot of energy + Block is little bit issue too casue low power. For BH its for me absolutly useless rubber, Dont have speed in my bh for this rubber. Overall i Still thinking that rakza z is better rubber as dhs h3 neo. Actually im winning more matches as with my rasanterr42 before but it cost me more energy Will see i stick with it or buy somethig else. Thinking about anders lind blade+rubbers. Its quite cheap for pro player. I think i have similar style as him.

 

[robot2]

Played SPW + hurricane 3 39 deg + skyline 3 37 deg. Then Rxton 5 pro 41 deg, Mercury II medium. All unboosted.

SPW is OFF, larger head, head heavy. Best for loop + counter loop, longer stroke, hitting hard with more strength. From what you said, you probably will not like SPW.

H3 best for hitting with more strength or OFF or faster blade.