In my opinion T88 Ultra Spin is a decent rubber, it delivers what you want when you use it with correct technique. It's a good rubber for developing the BH, it's has a tacky topsheet and it's on the softer side, but I'm feeling I reached a wall, no matter how much force I apply I can't get the ball to spin more, so I wanted to try new rubbers. But my main problem is the FH rubber. I will look into these recommendations. Thank you
You are right, it's very difficult to explain exactly the level I'm at. But basically I've been playing table tennis casually since 2018, I had a generic setup from decathlon. But recently (6m ago) I started training in a club and that's when I bought this setup. And recently my coach told me my rubber might be holding my game back and told me I should looking into changing it if possible (FH rubber, mainly) the BH one is pretty solid. (I explained why I want to switch the BH in other reply )
About your recommendations, I tried swapping it and it feels a lot better to play FH with the Ultra Spin, but at the same time I feel like the Rxton V only strength is smashing the ball (I don't know if that is how this move is called in english). And I'm not able to do it with the BH.
My coach and colleagues play with Joola setups (my coach uses dynariz ACC on FH and Tronix CMD on the BH) they feel great to play with, but it's very expensive, that's why im reaching into forums to search for cheaper options. I was wondering if the Joola Micron is a good option for the BH. Anyways, thank you for you help sir.
Good info.
For your BH:
From what I could find, Ultra Spin is graded at "39 degrees (medium)". I would say that's probably the same scale DHS uses. Very roughly converted to European/ESN rubber scale that's 48-50 degrees.
I don't know anything about this rubber in particular, but it's likely that this hardness only says something about the sponge. If you were to, for instance, get DHS PF4 with the same 39 degrees, the topsheet is pretty tough and the combination will feel harder.
Both PF4 and Ultra Spin are marketed as "training rubbers". You noticed that you can't make more and more spin, and that's a good sign. It means you are ready to work on consistency, placement, choosing how much power/spin you give. "Training rubbers" are perfect for this as they don't encourage you to go harder, faster, stronger.
I've looked at "Tenis de mesa store Brazil" and what they offer. I know the financial situation in South America is a bit insane (especially in Argentina, but I guess Brazil has similar issues). So for that reason, I would advise you to stick to your current rubber as long as possible. You can develop a LOT of things without creating even more spin that will make you a much better player.
If you can afford it, and you like using sticky on BH, I would consider PF4-50 (a bit more bouncy sponge) or PF4 (the classic, dense, yellow hard sponge). Personally, I think Mercury 2 is a great rubber, but the store I mentioned doesn't even clearly display whether you get the old or new version, and if you get soft or medium. Medium will work on this blade (on weaker blades it can be too hard to get the ball going). Boosting is optional.
Forget Joola Micron. It is a cheap, classic rubber for beginners. Same goes for Vizon. In my opinion, as long as you're on a budget, forget Joola completely. I know it's nice to play with Hugo's brand, but the rubbers that matter (you named them) are too expensive in your region.
For your FH:
I'm not a fan of Loki, at all, for one reason: I can't count on any form of quality in their rubbers. Some will last very long, some will drop within weeks. I will only consider Loki blades once I've actually tried more than one because their rubber department is disappointing.
If you like sticky, I think I would point you to PF4. It feels very similar to Hurricane 3 but the performance is a little bit less. If you want to play Hurricane later on, this is 100% the rubber I would use to work towards that.
If you don't like sticky, just going by that store I don't know what to advise you that would still be within what I think is a reasonable budget at this stage.
When you're ready to change your rubbers, please take great care pulling them off! Try to do it diagonally, so you're not pulling in the same direction as the wood grain. Your blade is notorious for splintering very easily, and I would
highly advise you to get the surface sealed (lacquered) if you haven't already done that.
Lastly, I would ask your coach about the ceiling you are hitting with BH spin. You say "no matter how much force I use" which makes me think that you might not be relaxed and fluid in your motions. The optimal contact doesn't rely much on force, but on acceleration and brushing the ball. I think you will find there's more room to grow.
(does your coach create more spin with your bat than you do?)
TL;DR:
BH: Cheapest option: stick with this until it dies completely. When it's dead, PF4-50/PF4 (depends on what you like) or Mercury 2 as affordable options.
FH: PF4
I would advise these rubbers even if you have R$300 budget per rubber.
Be careful with splintering.
Ask your coach
