Loki RXTON 9 new sponge.

[Grumms]

On which blade did you glue the R9 NEO ? Me, I feel the difference to H3. Especially the sponge. Less power/capacity to generate high speed with high impact. To me, it felt softer than the number stated. Like for a 40deg, it felt closer to a 39 (both boosted ofc). How about the 40.5 ? The topsheet felt nice, and somewhat softer than H3 topsheet too.

When I tried the target on your racket, I think I mostly felt the blade difference than the rubber. The cybershape, and the softness of the touch is what I remember most from the setup. But, it felt decently dynamic, contrallable much more than my current boosted state R9 NEO (not uncontrollable like tensor my rubber is, but considerably more dynamic than my previous setup). Perhaps, someday, I might give it a go. The thing is, ordering from Loki factory on Alibaba is so cheap, tough to beat. If you find a seller on Alibaba, I might go there.

I tried it on my Cybershape Carbon. And it will be my rubber this weekend for the Day 4, because it would be a little bold to go with the Hugo Charged without testing it at all. The Cybershape might be slower than HL5, because for sure it's slower than my King acB.

More context about the test : when I boosted it, curl was minor compared to other rubbers I boost. Maybe my hand was lighter this time. I wonder if I should put a 3rd layer of JieChi before saturday's game, but I'll be home only by friday, I'm afraid the booster don't dry enough before the game.

 

[Colestt]

Glad I only got 2

 

[Haito]

More context about the test : when I boosted it, curl was minor compared to other rubbers I boost. Maybe my hand was lighter this time. I wonder if I should put a 3rd layer of JieChi before saturday's game, but I'll be home only by friday, I'm afraid the booster don't dry enough before the game.

The orange also wanted a metric ton of the booster.

 

[Archo]

None of the H3 I had, Nat/Prov/Com, were as amazing as I heard compared to other Chinasium rubbers. Honestly, after so many years, why only DHS would have the recipe to that kind of rubber ? I've been very happy with replacing my H3 with the Target National 3, for 18 months. TN even had a more satisfying sound. But I'm not a national level player, I just struggle in the upper regional divisions, so my skills might not benefit from the amazing qualities of some rubbers.

I don't think it's a skill level thing, probably more of a style thing. No rubber of any kind produces as heavy of a ball as H3 in my hands, and I am definitely not in the upper tiers of regional.

Could also be the kind of blade you put it on. H3 has been great on B2 and Viscaria for me, but it was nothing special on W81 and Fextra 7.

 

[Kilogramme]

I tried it on my Cybershape Carbon. And it will be my rubber this weekend for the Day 4, because it would be a little bold to go with the Hugo Charged without testing it at all. The Cybershape might be slower than HL5, because for sure it's slower than my King acB.

More context about the test : when I boosted it, curl was minor compared to other rubbers I boost. Maybe my hand was lighter this time. I wonder if I should put a 3rd layer of JieChi before saturday's game, but I'll be home only by friday, I'm afraid the booster don't dry enough before the game.

2 Felt enough for me with Haifu Nat White. But same, small curl. I was scared it was not enough (could not do more, no more booster available lol), in the end it was good enough.

 

[Haito]

I am getting to the end of the life for the top sheet. Its covered with grime that won't come off, maybe its oxidation, maybe not. Still playable, still spinny, but it slipped on me today. I did clean it up with rejuvenator today. It got a lot of tackiness back. I will see how it plays tomorrow.

 

[Kilogramme]

I did another practice session. I added some aluminium film on top of the racket to improve the balance and get a more head heavy setup. Overall, the rackets weighs 194g. Surprisingly, it felt better. I did not feel the top speed limitation as much. I think the top sheet is what makes the feeling softer than h3 40. Top spin brushed, and topspin hit brush both felt great, and natural to do for me. So I am pleased with that. I got more confident in my shot since I had a worn rubber lol. So positive so far.
By having an heavier racket, or a better balance of the racket for my taste, I had no missed timing. Bad timing may be the reason of this "slow" or "lack of support". Because now, with better balance, feel, and better timing I did not feel as much this lack of support, or hitting the speed limit of the rubber.

 

[Haito]

I did another practice session. I added some aluminium film on top of the racket to improve the balance and get a more head heavy setup. Overall, the rackets weighs 194g. Surprisingly, it felt better. I did not feel the top speed limitation as much. I think the top sheet is what makes the feeling softer than h3 40. Top spin brushed, and topspin hit brush both felt great, and natural to do for me. So I am pleased with that. I got more confident in my shot since I had a worn rubber lol. So positive so far.
By having an heavier racket, or a better balance of the racket for my taste, I had no missed timing. Bad timing may be the reason of this "slow" or "lack of support". Because now, with better balance, feel, and better timing I did not feel as much this lack of support, or hitting the speed limit of the rubber.

What hardness and sponge type?

 

[Kilogramme]

What hardness and sponge type?

Blue Sponge, NEO 40°. I think having a flexier/soft topsheet is nice to grip the ball. Very tacky as well, struggle with serve, I am clipping the net quite often. I wonder how the Orange differs, and how's the 37.5 feel.

Btw I tried to use the Aliexpress discount, well. It kinda sucks. Earlier this week, I had coupons saying I have 49€ of coupons, end of week no more. Me who was waiting november 11th for the best discount, I end up having less coupons :/. I ordered a smart watch and Jie CHi booster, first seller of the watch has been sold out, second seller 3 remaining.... I did not wait anymore, in case of having no more product available. Then when paying, there was an option, 20€ discount using Paypal but only 1600 times per day. So I clicked on pay, to switch on Paypal expecting to see a validation page and if the price was reduced. it ordered directly :/ Without the 20€ discount. Kinda shit first November 11th discount season experience for me.
And I don't get why Chinese company is making discount for Armistice 1918 tho.

 

[Haito]

Blue Sponge, NEO 40°. I think having a flexier/soft topsheet is nice to grip the ball. Very tacky as well, struggle with serve, I am clipping the net quite often. I wonder how the Orange differs, and how's the 37.5 feel.

Btw I tried to use the Aliexpress discount, well. It kinda sucks. Earlier this week, I had coupons saying I have 49€ of coupons, end of week no more. Me who was waiting november 11th for the best discount, I end up having less coupons :/. I ordered a smart watch and Jie CHi booster, first seller of the watch has been sold out, second seller 3 remaining.... I did not wait anymore, in case of having no more product available. Then when paying, there was an option, 20€ discount using Paypal but only 1600 times per day. So I clicked on pay, to switch on Paypal expecting to see a validation page and if the price was reduced. it ordered directly :/ Without the 20€ discount. Kinda shit first November 11th discount season experience for me.
And I don't get why Chinese company is making discount for Armistice 1918 tho.

For me its its independence day discount lol. I will order the neo in the next batch, looks interesting.

 

[Grumms]

Blue Sponge, NEO 40°. I think having a flexier/soft topsheet is nice to grip the ball. Very tacky as well, struggle with serve, I am clipping the net quite often. I wonder how the Orange differs, and how's the 37.5 feel.

Btw I tried to use the Aliexpress discount, well. It kinda sucks. Earlier this week, I had coupons saying I have 49€ of coupons, end of week no more. Me who was waiting november 11th for the best discount, I end up having less coupons :/. I ordered a smart watch and Jie CHi booster, first seller of the watch has been sold out, second seller 3 remaining.... I did not wait anymore, in case of having no more product available. Then when paying, there was an option, 20€ discount using Paypal but only 1600 times per day. So I clicked on pay, to switch on Paypal expecting to see a validation page and if the price was reduced. it ordered directly :/ Without the 20€ discount. Kinda shit first November 11th discount season experience for me.
And I don't get why Chinese company is making discount for Armistice 1918 tho.

The 20€ Paypal discount is only if your order is more than 200€.

 

[DBsystem78]

The 20€ Paypal discount is only if your order is more than 200€.

Thats a lot of rubbers

 

[Kilogramme]

The 20€ Paypal discount is only if your order is more than 200€.

Well the smart watch is over 200€, but it is limited to 1600 per day. Initially, I wanted to see if the 1600 were already gone. It was, but no validation on Paypal app. So it was ordered instantly :/

 

[Grumms]

Well the smart watch is over 200€, but it is limited to 1600 per day. Initially, I wanted to see if the 1600 were already gone. It was, but no validation on Paypal app. So it was ordered instantly :/

I thought I had the same issue with my Xiaomi Pad, but in fact the model was 20€ more than the base model.

 

[Kilogramme]

Firsts official matches with R9 NEO. I guess the more I play with it, the better it is. 3 matches, 3 wins. 2 better ranked than me, especially 1 with a lot higher rank than me. My FH was dominant. I did not feel the BH much this day, so I relied a lot on my FH. Oh boi, it was devastating.

I had some issues, but practice will fix it. Mostly serve, long backspin and blocking. The added dynamism compared to my previous rubber, makes it harder to do those shots. But the added dynamism helped in the game. Surprisingly, I did not have issues with the short game, so I could develop my game. Note, that to me, my serve were meh, but opponents said they were struggling to deal with my serve. It is comforting after the hours of serve practice I had last year. Also, the serve were effective because I had a patern in mind, so it helped me to get the ideal ball for my FH.

To get back on R9 NEO, even with booster, it might needs a bit of break in time. The 40° feels great. I did not felt the speed limitations of the rubber in matches. Spinny, powerful, linear. Exactly what I like in the FH. The softer/more elastic top sheet compared to H3, makes the rubber a bit easier than H3.

On the other hand, I do enjoy my H8-80 on BH, I initially bought R7 thinking of being a replacement because it is cheaper. But Loki said they will stop the production of R7. So I am a bit reticent to use it. And the R9 37.5, will be tested, but I am not sure about it being an improvement for my BH.

 

[ajtatosmano2]

Time to order my Rxtons! I have no idea how I will like the red 37.5. I've used to use Victas V>22 on my BH and it's a very fast, hard, modern tensor. I've switched to a Hurricane 3 recently, a 3 times reboosted, bouncy as hell old 40 degree one, which became too soft to use on the FH. I've only had two training sessions and no ranked matches with it, but I think I would be happy with something in between the two. H3 hasd a much higher throw and better stability, but my BH flick lost its venom a lot. With the V>22 my BH flicks were a good scoring weapon, with the H3 even with good spin it lacks tempo.

 

[Kilogramme]

Time to order my Rxtons! I have no idea how I will like the red 37.5. I've used to use Victas V>22 on my BH and it's a very fast, hard, modern tensor. I've switched to a Hurricane 3 recently, a 3 times reboosted, bouncy as hell old 40 degree one, which became too soft to use on the FH. I've only had two training sessions and no ranked matches with it, but I think I would be happy with something in between the two. H3 hasd a much higher throw and better stability, but my BH flick lost its venom a lot. With the V>22 my BH flicks were a good scoring weapon, with the H3 even with good spin it lacks tempo.

Boost a bit less the 37.5. if you boost it too much, it will become marshmallow.

 

[victormanriquey]

R9 Neo will be one to test for me for sure, so far Im testing also R9 OS 39 and 37.5 unboosted and it is for sure playable both, i will test also boosted with nat yellow, but so far Im enjoying Rxton 9, it has been a nice surprise!

 

[Grumms]

I finally did not play with the R9 Neo this week-end. And I won't do any competitive games until December. I don't know with what I'll play next time. But I added a 3rd layer of booster. Still no clear curve.

 

[Kilogramme]

I finally did not play with the R9 Neo this week-end. And I won't do any competitive games until December. I don't know with what I'll play next time. But I added a 3rd layer of booster. Still no clear curve.

It does not curl well, but the rubber reacts to it. I ordrered the JieChi with the smart watch, I will be able to boost both OS and try on the HL5 copy you sell to me. At this point, I forgot the blade name lol.