Butterfly Tenergy 80 Rubber Review

[Tinykin]

I think that T25 will always have its adherents. It's like Ekrips rubber Vs the big selling Sriver in the old days.

T25FX for me excelled at close to the table blocking and especially flipping incoming backspin. I got lost away from the table, but that was probably me not adjusting my technique properly.

In comparing T05 to T80 the word 'forgiving' seems to be used very often for T80.

So T05 for the very good and developing All+ to Off++ players.
And T80 for the rest of us although Butterfly will market T80 otherwise.

 

[Sali]

Hey Carl,
Thanks for precise explanation. I have one more question. Mizutani od the video said, that t05 is great for the spin and easy to play topspin from a hard backspin. While t64 is quite hard to do it. The question is about spin, t05 have the best spin, why? Does it come with the hardness by the pips? If so why t25 is not the spinnest? I am asking these questions becasue I am going to change my t05fx from my FH to something little bit more aggresive, my blade is quite hard so very hard rubbers are not good. That is why I am thinking if the next selection should be t05 or t80

 

[crackerjjlagrito]

Asking

Do you have sponsors for the equipment cause they are very expensive and stuff?

 

[Sali]

well I do not, but not so long ago I compared usage of acuda s2, rakza 7 soft and t05fx. Tenergy has the longest durability, I would say about 30%. So when you compare like this, the price difference is not that much.

 

[merhaba]

hey dan, can you compare 80 to calibra sound?

 

[PolishTT]

You know a alternative rubber to t80?

 

[Baal]

I agree

With pretty much everything you said about this rubber. Also, I wish I could blast my backhand down the line with the same power you do. I've seen you do that several times in your reviews.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Hey Carl,
Thanks for precise explanation. I have one more question. Mizutani od the video said, that t05 is great for the spin and easy to play topspin from a hard backspin. While t64 is quite hard to do it. The question is about spin, t05 have the best spin, why? Does it come with the hardness by the pips? If so why t25 is not the spinnest? I am asking these questions becasue I am going to change my t05fx from my FH to something little bit more aggresive, my blade is quite hard so very hard rubbers are not good. That is why I am thinking if the next selection should be t05 or t80

And it is interesting, even though Butterfly says T80 is faster than T05 and not as spinny as T05, Dan says in his review that T80 is slower and spinner. I think Dan's comment is more accurate than what Butterfly is presenting.

But all rubbers in the Tenergy series spin the ball well. So I would not get too worked up about it. I like T05. But I like them all. And which ever one you are using, once you are used to it, will work for you the way you want and expect it to.

 

[Tinykin]

To be fair to Butterfly, I think what they are trying to say is that us normal fun players will get consistently more speed and spin with T80 than T05.
But ultimately in very competent hands, T05 will generate more spin/speed.

 

[Sali]

Well just now I found the information that in T80 they modified not only the dimension between the pips but also the length of them. Anyway I think I am going to try it and see how it works.

 

[ACM]

Hi TJ thanks for that, really helpful. I really am a bit unsure as I've never tried the ALC..is just they really seem to be ever so much the same but then again there is a big difference in preice. Thanks for the tip.

Cheers

 

[Bollforte94]

Thanks Dan for this amazing review!

I think T05 is still the most competitive one in the right hands ... most spin and speed.

T80 seems to be more allrounded. It is good for everything but it has no speciality.

I would never buy Tenergy rubbers because they are too expensive and for me TT is a hobby.
They are so expensive because we accept that. If we don't buy Tenergy they would lower the price....

 

[Olio]

Thanks for the review. Quite to the point and entertaining to watch.

It would be interesting to know what setup both players normally use. When you say "not as good", we need to know compared to what...

And btw, it's pronounced Zhang Jee Ke

 

[Dan]

Hey Dan, did you get to try the Timo Boll ZLF? I was looking forward to seeing what you thought about how that blade played. I thought you were going to try it in the review to see how the rubber feels on it in comparison to how it feels on the ALC. Since you have been using the Spirit which is so similar to the ALC I was curious about how the ZLF blade felt to you. But it does not look like you tried it. Did you get to feel the ZLF blade with Tenergy 80?

Hey Carl, the rubbers on each blade felt very similar it was very hard to feel much difference at all. However, the ALC does feel slightly faster.

 

[Dan]

Thanks for the review. Quite to the point and entertaining to watch.

It would be interesting to know what setup both players normally use. When you say "not as good", we need to know compared to what...

And btw, it's pronounced Zhang Jee Ke

Thanks for the comments Haha yes I will use Zhang Jee Ke next time

 

[TaTe-Maniac]

very nice detailed review!

May I ask how often you guys practice in a week?

What do you think how long T80 can keep the full capacity (is that the right word?)

How often should I change this rubber if I practice for example 2-3 times per week for 2 hours?

best regards

TaTe-Maniac

 

[foz]

Can anyone say for sure what degree of hardness the normal Tenergy series is?

 

[Sali]

Hey TeTe,

It depends what do you expect, if the top parameters of the rubber are very important you should change it after one month. But if you are not top player I think 3 months should be ok.

 

[Sali]

Can anyone say for sure what degree of hardness the normal Tenergy series is?

Butterfly has a different scale. They not use to comon Shore. Soft version have 32, while regular ones 36. But you need to add about 10 degress to each one to compare it with donic for instance.

 

[foz]

Butterfly has a different scale. They not use to comon Shore. Soft version have 32, while regular ones 36. But you need to add about 10 degress to each one to compare it with donic for instance.

That's good to know, thanks , I wonder if anyone has an accurate scale or knows the formula to change from one to another?