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Actually even the Calibra rubber that I was testing had 2 small tears on the surface of the rubber. I don't know if that is consistently a problem with Daiki. Does anybody know why Stiga moved away from Daiki in favor of ESN? I would love to see more Daiki rubbers. In fact, why doesn't DHS...

I recommend you save some money if you're a beginner. Try Moon Speed or AK47. They only cost $13, and are 98% similar to Vega, which is often recommended to beginners.

If ESN owns the technology, it seems it would be very straightforward to democratize the technology to any brand. I always wonder why other brands don't get the latest technology. I think somebody said Andro or Donic are actually part of the same company as ESN? Not sure which one. But it makes...

Is this energy cell technology specific to andro? Do any other companies have the same esn technology?

I tried to boost this rubber, but some parts of the rubber are slightly curved inward and some are slightly outward. So it ends up uneven and lumpy. Why would this happen?

Today I tried a friend's Hurricane 3 commercial. To my surprise, it was much faster and bouncier than my own un-boosted H3N commercial. I asked him if he boosted it. He said he didn't boost it, but he glued it onto the blade with Haifu speed glue 1 week ago. Given that 1 week had past, I...

Today I tried somebody's Stiga Calibra LT. On the same blade was also Xiom Omega IV, so it was convenient to compare the non-ESN rubber to a ESN rubber. I thought both rubbers were excellent, but I think quite clearly the Calibra was faster and had more kick and bite on the ball. It seems like...

does more catapult mean more speed? so R48 is faster than R47?

If Energy Cell is better, why doesn't Andro re-do all the hardness versions as Energy cell?

If R48 has the ultramax sponge, why is it slower than MXP? Isnt the whole point of ultramax to generate more speed by increasing sponge thickness? Are there any esn rubbers as fast or faster than mxp?

So basically R48 should be a little faster/spinnier than R47 despite the softer-feeling sponge?

Are you sure? On Megaspin I see both R47 and R48 listed as Ultramax sponge.

Is there a big difference in the speed/spin of the original R47 vs the newer generation R48? There's only 1 degree of hardness difference, so I wouldn't expect a big difference. But according to Andro's marketing, the R48 uses a more advanced sponge. Is that just marketing is there actually a...

I tried the Nexy Etika today. Actually its a very good rubber. As much catapult as a normal ESN rubber. I only played a few minutes, but I wouldn't notice any downside to playing with this rubber compared to ESN rubbers. I wish there was a bit more variety out there instead of only ESN and...

Yes good point, it is very catapulty rubber almost like speed glue. Very intriguing rubber but it would probably be better in a 47 sponge. I think its a little hard to use due to the hardness and also the low throw angle.

Well I didnt say he's not a good player. I just said his style is not one you would typically identify as a strong player. Theres a reason Koki Niwa isnt as good as Ma Long.

If you're suggesting he's hiding his skills to save for the game, then I would say that just isn't true. He just is what he is. But it absolutely is true that he has extremely subtle skills that don't look flashy or impressive, but are very effective. He has remarkably good push. He doesn't...

lol. its a funny attempt. But I'm admittedly curious about this brand now. Has anybody tried Topenergy rubber or any other Giant Dragon rubbers? Are they actually good?

Anybody have experience with the new Bluegrip rubbers? R1, S2, V1? How are these rubbers?

I can't move to the left quick enough to execute that shot well enough. And if I did, I would leave the entire table open for his famous block. Like I said earlier, I might win some impressive looking points by doing this strategy, but overall my winning points % would be lower.