Rubber cost, durability and initial cost?

[FrenchFrog33]

I was getting a club discount on butterfly products, but no more. In fact, the club wants $84 USD for a sheet of 09C, when Bowmar Sports price is $79.89.
So is the durability + cost of 09C more cost efficient than, say... Yasaka Z or Xiom Omega VIII China or Tibhar K3?

 

[Crillo]

How long does 09C last for you?

 

[FrenchFrog33]

How long does 09C last for you?

About 6 months.

 

[Crillo]

About 6 months.

Thats great! I think it would be hard to find a rubber that last that longer.

 

[NetProphet]

You'll probably get 6 months from Rakza Z too but I expected the 09c would last longer? It's only worth it if Dignics gives $40 of value to your gane in terms of how you play with it V something else.
I believe the Provincial H3 NEO has great durability and might be worth a look.
The longest lasting good FH rubber I can think of is probably Fastarc G-1...

How much club discount did you used to get?

 

[FrenchFrog33]

You'll probably get 6 months from Rakza Z too but I expected the 09c would last longer? It's only worth it if Dignics gives $40 if value to you in terms of how you play with it V something else.
I believe the Provincial H3 NEO has great durability and might be worth a look.
The longest lasting good FH rubber I can think of is probably Fastarc G-1...

How much club discount did you used to get?

20% off. Now it is more than online retailers.

 

[ThePongCommenter]

About 6 months.

I don't want to judge but if your rubbers are lasting for 6 months and you clearly like 09c is it that worth it to save 30 bucks, maybe 60 bucks for two sheets over the course of 6 months at the risk of using something you don't like?

There is no chance that K3 will last 6 months, I would be surprised if it lasts you 6 weeks.

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

Durability is a myth, OB players at most play for two sessions and will compulsively change to another rubber.

 

[olive-nguyen]

I suggest since you're likely comfortable with d09c, stick with it. I believe dignics have good reliability and last quite sometime. More than that I can only think of fastarc g-1. But that's not a tacky rubber.

 

[Zwill]

I was getting a club discount on butterfly products, but no more. In fact, the club wants $84 USD for a sheet of 09C, when Bowmar Sports price is $79.89.
So is the durability + cost of 09C more cost efficient than, say... Yasaka Z or Xiom Omega VIII China or Tibhar K3?

The Rakza Z durability is comparable and the price is about half of Dignics. But D09c is a lot lighter than Rakza Z (at least than the extra hard), more consistent too. I don't wanna get into performance since both are good in their own way.

The C-touch German rubbers durability is bad so those are not value propositions at all. However they perform really good. K3 is a fun rubber to use for a few weeks. Then not so much.

I think just bite the bullet and keep using D09c. Or learn to use Hurricane 3 and boost it.