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  1. Genesis S

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Genesis S'

    Stiga Genesis S Weight: 63 grams Thickness: 2.0mm Speed: Off Firstly I just want to compare the Gensis S rubber against the Genesis M or similar rubbers which have the same rubber characteristics to the Genesis series. Both rubbers are lightly tacky and not ridiculously tacky like other tacky...
  2. Evolution MX-P

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Evolution MX-P'

    Tibhar Evolution MX-P Weight: 69 grams uncut Harness: Medium/Hard Speed: Fast Spin: High Blade used: Adidas Avenger 5 blade Initial Look The Evolution rubber series is completely different in comparison to the Q series by Tibhar. The topsheet of the Evolution is a deep red colour whereas the Q...
  3. Nimbus Delta S

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Nimbus Delta S'

    Tibhar Nimbus Delta S Weight: 67 grams unct Harness: Soft Speed: Off- Spin: High The Tibhar Nimbus Delta and Delta soft will be the last Tibhar rubbers I will review this year. These are traditional German rubbers designed for the plastic balls. The Delta S has a orange colored non-porous...
  4. Nimbus Delta V

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Nimbus Delta V'

    Tibhar Nimbus Delta Weight: 71 grams uncut Hardness: Medium soft Speed: OFF Spin: High The Tibhar Nimbus Delta and Delta soft will be the last Tibhar rubbers I will review this year. These are traditional German rubbers designed for the plastic balls. The Delta has a white non-porous sponge...
  5. Airoc Astro M

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Airoc Astro M'

    Stiga Airoc Astro M Sponge hardness: Max Weight: Approximately 66-68 grams uncut Hardness: around 45 degrees Speed: OFF+ I tested the Astro M on a verity of blades including Stiga Rosewood V, Yinhe T-1 as a representative of using a very fast carbon blade, an ITC XF for a controlled...
  6. Airoc Astro S

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Airoc Astro S'

    Stiga Airoc Astro S Sponge Version: Max Weight: Approximately 62-64 grams uncut Hardness: around 45 degrees Speed: OFF I received the soft version of the Airoc Astro a few weeks ago testing on a variety of blades. I predominately used the STIGA Rosewood V blade and tested on other blades...
  7. Ligna OFF

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Ligna OFF'

    Andro Ligna OFF Blade Blade Specs: Weight: 90 grams Blade Dimensions: 151x156mm Thickness: 6.1mm Plies: 7 (spruce outer with carbon 3rd layer) Hardness: Medium Stiff Test Rubbers: Andro Plaxxon 450 & 350, Reactor Corbor medium soft, Andro Rasant Beat, MXP Speed: OFF Product Description...
  8. Carbonado 145

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Carbonado 145'

    Stiga Carbonado 145 Review! Carbonado 145 Head Size: 150 x 156mm Thickness: 5.8 - 5.9mm Weight: 88 grams Handle: Straight Hardness: Medium Stiff Rubbers used: Calibra LT Sound max, LT Spin and Hurricane 3 Finally, after months of anticipation and excitement the Carbonado 145 arrived at...
  9. Pure Wood

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Pure Wood'

    Pure Wood Weight: 88 grams Plies: 5 (ayous-???-ayous-???-ayous) Blade Head Size: 150x156mm Hardness: Medium Soft Thickness: 5.9mm (approx.) Speed: ALL to ALL+ Test Rubbers: Tenzone Ultra SF, Xiying 999 LP, Moon Speed This is a simple and classic blade. It is more suited to an all around...
  10. Samsonov Force Pro Black Edition

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Samsonov Force Pro Black Edition'

    My review of the Tibhar Samsonov Force Pro Black Edition Weight: 89 grams Plies: 7 (limba-ayous-ayous-ayous-ayous-ayous-limba) Blade Head Size: 150x156mm Hardness: Slightly Stiff Thickness: 6.7-6.8mm (approx.) Speed: OFF Test Rubbers: Tenzone Ultra SF, Globe 999 National, Tenergy 05fx I...
  11. Response R4

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Response R4'

    R4 Black Thickness: 2.2mm or max Weight: Uncut 53-54 grams 171x171mm; 38 grams cut to an Adidas C500 carbon blade Sponge hardness: about 36 degrees in a DHS Scale Basically, the faster rubber in the R- Series. It has the same topsheet with the R6 but with a harder sponge. FH to FH, Bh to BH...
  12. Response R6

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Response R6'

    R6 Red Thickness: Max or 2.2mm Weight uncut: 50-51 grams 171x171mm ; cut 36 grams to an Adidas C500 carbon blade Sponge Hardness: this is the softest Adidas rubber I have tried. By DHS Scale its about 34 degrees. My fingers really dug deep into the sponge upon pressing it. FH to FH BH to BH...
  13. Avenger 5

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Avenger 5'

    My review of the Adidas Avenger 5 - 5-ply offensive blade of hard surface and 5.9mm thickness. - Feeling : Surface is hard. But, overall feeling is quite soft, and it holds ball very well. - Proper playing style : Continuous topspin at close area to table. - Tagreted players : Aggressive...
  14. Avenger Carbon

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Avenger Carbon'

    My review of the Avenger Carbon - Soft carbon blade of 5.6mm thickness. (Softer than FiberTec Classic.) - Feeling : Feeling is very soft and comfortable. It holds ball very well. - Proper playing style : Continuous topspin at close area to table. - Tagreted players : Aggressive topspin...
  15. Avenger 7

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Avenger 7'

    My review on the Adidas Avenger 7 - 7-ply offensive blade of hard surface and very unique construction. 6.2mm. - Feeling : The mixture of hardness and softness. Very strong feeling. - Proper playing style : Aggressive topspin from all area. - Tagreted players : Skilled players who want speedy...
  16. Tenzone SF

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Tenzone SF'

    I decided to glue it on my stiga eb7 blade. this bright red rubber with the same topsheet as tenzone regular differs in the sponge hardness. The regular tenzone has a 39 degree hardness and the tenzone sf has a 36 degree hardness in the dhs hardness scale according to my estimate. Fh to FH &...
  17. Tenzone

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Tenzone'

    Tenzone Max Black The Tenzone max black is a high quality rubber from adidas. when i saw the rubber for the first time i was impressed with its production. from the looks, the topsheet is less grainy compared to joola x-plodes' topsheet. i would say it looks identical of the genius' topsheet...
  18. Emerald VPS V

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Emerald VPS V'

    Stiga Emerald VPS Weight: 92 grams Handle: legend flared Thickness: approx. 6.1-6.2mm Plies: 5 (ebony-spruce-ayous-spruce-ebony) Speed: OFF Hardness: Stiff Test Rubbers: Stiga Airoc M max, DHS Neo Provincial H3, Globe 999 National Stiga to gave me this piece of art for review, I got this on my...
  19. Performance P7

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Performance P7'

    The Adidas P7 comes with a high quality ESN topsheet and sponge. The topsheet is grainy and very grippy and the sponge is orange and porous. The pips are lined closer to each other than the P3 which has a bigger gap on its pips. Its nice for Adidas to include an adhesive plastic cover for the...
  20. Instinct

    Review by 'yogi_bear' on item 'Instinct'

    Got these awesome shoes finally after a few months of waiting! I swear I would have mistaken this for a pair of Mizuno shoes due to the design and quality. Size: 43 Weight: 265 grams per shoe (approx.) The Instinct Shoes are way different from their previous line of shoes. I suspect this shoe...
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