Rubbers for all+ blade (yasaka sweden extra)

[andymagata]

95% of all table tennis players could have stayed in the 1990-ies, we would have enjoyed it better.

 

[Archosaurus]

95% of all table tennis players could have stayed in the 1990-ies, we would have enjoyed it better.

The equipment situation is a lot more complicated now than even when I started a bit over a decade ago. Although I would say there are a lot more usable options now; I'm trying a bunch of rubbers and basically all of them are playable despite being inexpensive. The gap between the inexpensive and more expensive ones seems almost nonexistant.

 

[jonol]

Yasaka Sweden Extra was my first blade, it's very controlled and I think almost anyone could learn control in the short game with rubbers like Rakza 7 Soft, Vega Europe or Powergrip SFX.

They are all fairly forgiving, have enough speed and spin to loop consistently and occasionally smash. That combo is also about as forgiving as you can ask for in terms of lifting backspin. Gotta remember nothing will do it for you automatically, you have to generate the right angle and at least some arm speed if you want to loop against backspin reliably.

If you are more of an allround or controlled attacker, you can use the Sweden Extra for years. You might just need some harder and bouncier rubbers as you get more confident in your attacks.

 

[Archosaurus]

Yasaka Sweden Extra was my first blade, it's very controlled and I think almost anyone could learn control in the short game with rubbers like Rakza 7 Soft, Vega Europe or Powergrip SFX.

They are all fairly forgiving, have enough speed and spin to loop consistently and occasionally smash. That combo is also about as forgiving as you can ask for in terms of lifting backspin. Gotta remember nothing will do it for you automatically, you have to generate the right angle and at least some arm speed if you want to loop against backspin reliably.

If you are more of an allround or controlled attacker, you can use the Sweden Extra for years. You might just need some harder and bouncier rubbers as you get more confident in your attacks.

I found the Europe DF much too soft for even my backhand, and I don't have a particularly big one. Great topsheet grip, though.

 

[jonol]

I found the Europe DF much too soft for even my backhand, and I don't have a particularly big one. Great topsheet grip, though.

Vega Europe should be 42.5 degrees, Europe DF is about 37.5. I wouldn't ever recommend lower than 40 degrees ESN for either wing for someone who likes to play any offensive type of shots from there. Some people do like to play a very controlled backhand and rely on their other wing to attack though, so they might like very soft rubbers.

Rakza 7 Soft is reportedly 40 degrees and I can't imagine playing lower than that, it's very easy to hit the power ceiling with only medium effort. But depending on your playstyle and fitness, that may be a good thing.

 

[Archosaurus]

Vega Europe should be 42.5 degrees, Europe DF is about 37.5. I wouldn't ever recommend lower than 40 degrees ESN for either wing for someone who likes to play any offensive type of shots from there. Some people do like to play a very controlled backhand and rely on their other wing to attack though, so they might like very soft rubbers.

Rakza 7 Soft is reportedly 40 degrees and I can't imagine playing lower than that, it's very easy to hit the power ceiling with only medium effort. But depending on your playstyle and fitness, that may be a good thing.

I glued on a sheet of Yinhe Moon Speed Medium to use on a joke bat, and I still find it a little bit soft for the backhand, but it's much more agreeable. People claim it measures to around 48deg on whatever scale ESN uses, one of the Shore scales.

 

[DrFA]

Vega Europe should be 42.5 degrees, Europe DF is about 37.5. I wouldn't ever recommend lower than 40 degrees ESN for either wing for someone who likes to play any offensive type of shots from there. Some people do like to play a very controlled backhand and rely on their other wing to attack though, so they might like very soft rubbers.

Rakza 7 Soft is reportedly 40 degrees and I can't imagine playing lower than that, it's very easy to hit the power ceiling with only medium effort. But depending on your playstyle and fitness, that may be a good thing.

I once tried Gewo hype XT pro 40 on a Palio E03 blade and found it too soft. Don't know what's the hardness on ESN scale (maybe 40? as it's called pro40), but that was pretty soft for me, maybe cz I'm used to Gear Hyper 39 degrees (Chinese scale I think) on my BH.