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

[Grumms]

Where did you get that 38º Rxton 7? It's not an official Loki rubber, probably a special order of some vendor.

 

[ttarc]

Where did you get that 38º Rxton 7? It's not an official Loki rubber, probably a special order of some vendor.

Table Tennis World Store on AliExpress sells 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 in red and black
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005009239802728.html

Catalogue mentions only 40° for this version

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[Grumms]

At 40º, it will be like an Arthur China.

It's really hard to understand the differences between Loki's item, should it be rubbers or blades.

 

[yodachi]

I tried TELSON GERMANNY 450.
It has more grip than conventional Chinese-made tension rubbers, but it has no bounce at all.
It seems like a rubber for beginners.

 

[Grumms]

I tried TELSON GERMANNY 450.
It has more grip than conventional Chinese-made tension rubbers, but it has no bounce at all.
It seems like a rubber for beginners.

Have you boosted it?

 

[Reicrem]

I just received telson germany 475, i am used to dignics 05, should I boost it ?

 

[Grumms]

Depends on the arc you like. Telson unboosted was nice but arc was too low for me, so I boost it now.

 

[AcZending]

Depends on the arc you like. Telson unboosted was nice but arc was too low for me, so I boost it now.

You got chance to test the rubbers? You came from italia?

 

[doppelmoral]

I got a sheet of Loki RXTON 9 a few months ago, finally decided to glue it. I boosted it with one layer of haifu yellow, and it domed nicely. price was just below 20€.

A lot of people praise this rubber, so I am curious how it will compare to my h3n BS. I got the 39 degree version, and it weighs only 47g cut to my ajh tmxi pro (160x152). The quality of the rubber seems very nice, the topsheet feels soft and elastic after boosting. the tack is nice too, and the topsheet is very shiny (not matte like commercial h3 nowadays)

I will try it out tmrw for a field test

 

[doppelmoral]

one question about the rxton 9, I saw the black version is available in 39.5 and 41 degrees
meanwhile there is a red version which also has a blue sponge. that is available in 37, 38, 39 etc degrees

do the red and black version of rxton 9 play the same, or are there differences in sponge / topsheet technology?

 

[K.K]

one question about the rxton 9, I saw the black version is available in 39.5 and 41 degrees
meanwhile there is a red version which also has a blue sponge. that is available in 37, 38, 39 etc degrees

do the red and black version of rxton 9 play the same, or are there differences in sponge / topsheet technology?

the red version is the provincial version and has a more porous sponge. for me it played a bit boring compared to the normal national version in 39 or 41. less of everything

 

[doppelmoral]

the red version is the provincial version and has a more porous sponge. for me it played a bit boring compared to the normal national version in 39 or 41. less of everything

thanks for the reply. and do people here generally boost their rxton 9?
I just boosted it because I assumed it would be dead without it, just like h3. Or is does it come factory boosted?

 

[mattlamperouge]

thanks for the reply. and do people here generally boost their rxton 9?
I just boosted it because I assumed it would be dead without it, just like h3. Or is does it come factory boosted?

It comes factory boosted so it can be played like that, but a layer or 2 of booster makes it better overall while keeping good touch and feeling, at least the 40.5 version

 

[Zwill]

I tried boosting the 40.5 with two layers back when I got one but it really didn't want to produce speed for me. Actually I liked it more on the backhand like that 🤕

 

[AcZending]

It comes factory boosted so it can be played like that, but a layer or 2 of booster makes it better overall while keeping good touch and feeling, at least the 40.5 version

For what level of play do you suggest rxton9 ? Like beginner? Intermediate?

 

[yodachi]

TELSON GERMANY is just a $20 rubber after all.
Even if you boost it, it's not worth it.

 

[AcZending]

TELSON GERMANY is just a $20 rubber after all.
Even if you boost it, it's not worth it.

Very bad take. Rubbers need not be 50 or 100 dollars to be good.

 

[yodachi]

There are certainly good, cheap rubbers out there.
However, TELSON was different.

 

[mattlamperouge]

TELSON GERMANY is just a $20 rubber after all.
Even if you boost it, it's not worth it.

For comparisons What do you usually play?

I use Telson 100 475 on the BH, and its a fast rubber. So far i tested about 8 sheets (for other players), all had great grip and bounce, durability is quite good i just revived the sponge a bit with a layer of booster before regluing. Booster helps a bit with throw angle and dwell time. It can be used on FH without problem. I made a lot of side by side comparions with rubbers such as tenergy 64, fastarc g1, Dignics, bluestorm z1, hammond z2 etc.

 

[mattlamperouge]

For what level of play do you suggest rxton9 ? Like beginner? Intermediate?

Its quite fast and if using 40.5 maybe a bit hard for beginner without boost. You need to engage the sponge, spin and speed potential is high, touch and control is good. Recently i put a Rxton 3 pro on a beginners racket and it works really well. Its quite tacky, Easier to play, Good feeling overall.