Andro NUZN50 as faster alternative of Fastarc G-1?

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Thanks for answer.

1.- Thinner Fastarc G-1 is very bad for spinny services but can be better to block & smash, the problem is that I don't want to loose mine spinny services because is an important part of my game.

2.- Sponge LP is very good for classical defenders but not so good for close to the table chop-block players like me.

3.- Tried softer rubbers but don't like the feeling, yes tried Glayzer also & don't like it. I haven't problems attacking with Fastarc G-1 2.0 close to the table only I need a little bit more of power and be perfect for me.

Tried Rakza & Vega China but don't liked.
 
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DHS Gold Arc 8 is very similar to G-1. I don't feel like the 47.5d version is any more powerful, but the 50d might, as an alternative option if the hybrid nature of NUZN doesn't work for you. But if you didn't like Glayzer, either...we're running out of linear, non-bouncy, and non-hard-Chinese rubbers to suggest. You're kind of hunting for a unicorn. G-1 is still popular for a reason; if they could make "exactly G-1, but just a little bit better" no one would buy G-1 anymore.
 
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Did you boost the G1 the same amount?
It will be difficult for other people to make a comparison, as most people won't boost these rubbers that much, if at all.

For the record, when I used Nuzn 50, I found it better when I boosted with one thin layer of Falco Platinium, but I didn't get anything like the amount of dome as in your picture.
 
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Maybe the boosting has something to do with that... 3 weeks is pretty low for a rubber that's known for its durability. Even demanding players would be getting 3 months much rather than 3 weeks.
I understand you like this feeling, but is it really worth it if you have to get 17 sheets per year? It's not even a rubber that's meant to be boosted, and neither is NUZN. So perhaps you will be better off with softer and bouncier rubber when you don't add booster to make it even softer and bouncier.

I understand Tenergy 05 is bouncy in an unpredictable way, but I find T19 to be much more stable and I've read good suggestions about T80 also having better stability. In my hands, T05 is quite hard in the short game, but T19 is closer to G1 than to T05 in terms of control.
Just test it unboosted first.
 
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Thanks for advice, I didn't tried T19 but I tried also T80 & still bouncy with less spin than T05 so could be the reason you feel is more stable, the serves is a main weapon for my game so using less spinny rubbers isn't good for my game.

Isn't the same to play with a softer rubber than play with a harder rubber softened with booster because using booster you tension the topsheet and add spin, power & speed....
 
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Thing is, you can't have every characteristic at once. If you want maximum spin on service, Hurricane takes the cake. If you want good speed on a low speed blade, you'll need something tensor (or soft Hurricane). If you want something that activates easy over the table, tensors again. Chopping, maybe back to Chinese.
All hybrid rubbers are somewhere along the spectrum. With what you are trying to create by boosting G1 I'd rather think of going Donic C3 or J3, because you're softening up a rubber that's already not overly hard. Going NUZN 50 feels like the opposite direction.
 
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