Joola Rhyzen Fire - Short Review

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Specs:

The uncut weight of a 2.0 sheet is 68 grams. The surface is very grippy and the pimples are not visible through black or blue sheets. It feels like a 45-47.5 degree hardness rubber. Closer to the 47.5 mark.

Playing:

• Used on a Xiom ZL Pro. In both MAX and 2.0 on both FH/BH at various points.
• MAX thickness did not seem to have a significant speed increase, but instead made the feeling more soft and dwelly whereas the 2.0 felt more direct and woody.
• Everything I said about the Joola Rhyzen Ice I could say about this, just kick the speed up a little more. It’s as heavy as Donic Barracuda at 2.0 mm, so it’s a good ‘lightweight’ medium hardness rubber. It’s very controllable, and the spin generation is immense. I liked this rubber on either FH or BH, both felt good. The short game was a little harder than the Rhyzen ice, but still more manageable than bouncier rubbers like Vega Europe, Vega X, or Barracuda.
• If I had to put the range of speed on a scale of 1-10, I would say it has gears 2-8. Not super slow, but not crazy fast either.

If you want a medium hard rubber with a lot of spin, but isn’t super bouncy, this is a great choice. The relatively low weight and price are also huge bonuses for me.

 

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Great review! In my mind, I was assuming this would be close to Rakza 7. However, with the rubbers you compared Rhyzen Fire to, it seems like Rakza 7 might still be faster and have more catapult. Have you ever played with Rakza ?

 

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Great review! In my mind, I was assuming this would be close to Rakza 7. However, with the rubbers you compared Rhyzen Fire to, it seems like Rakza 7 might still be faster and have more catapult. Have you ever played with Rakza ?

I actually tried a sheet of Rakza 7 on the same blade I had Rhyzen Fire on, so I can compare it directly. Rakza 7 definitely had more catapult, but the top speed felt about the same with Fire having more in the lower gears. The grip/spin was about the same though.