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If we go back 50 years you actually wouldn´t find that many Butterfly champions amongst all the players of Chinese rubbers and the Swedes with Coppa etc. But even less ESN, that much is true. And it´s surely no secret that many a well-known player would insist on playing tenergy instead of...

Yes, like I said if everybody would use the term in direct relation to their own game only, there could not be any general discussion. But you will surely agree that many would consider G1 as too fast and not controlled enough if they favour Sriver and the likes ;-)

Is that still true? In the top 10 of the world ranking I see 4 Chinese players who very likely use Chinese rubbers, 5 ESN (Calderano XIOM, Moreghard Stiga, both Lebruns and Jorgic Tibhar) with Harimoto the only Butterfly player. From 10 to 20 it looks a little better. From then on I don´t know...

It´s true. Equal if not better performance meanwhile, different feeling. Whenever I play with someone´s t05 it´s a familiar, different feeling, although I haven´t used it myself in a long time now. It´s just not a better feeling ;-)

Myth? Due to a different technological approach some people prefer the playing characteristics of Butterfly rubbers. And of course t05 used to rule the world for so long that people rely on it and simply don´t see a reason to adjust to something that plays a little different But I don´t see...

That puts a nice perspective on the whole "control" issue. Imagine you´ve aptly described my backhand game, wouldn´t such rubber not be more "controlled" for me? Anything less bouncy would require more work, maybe more accuracy, something would be missing and it would make me lose "control"...

size of the venue... With plastic balls the interaction between table and ball has gained importance, so tournament preparation for professionals should include the tables used, and for really big events it has been said the Chinese would even mimic the venue including characteristics like air...

He´s right ;-) The only thing I´d add, for a low level player coming from a beginner rubber Hexer Grip might be a useful intermediate step, as R45 performs very closely to R48 despite the soft(er) sponge. But that of course also depends on what one is used to.

LARC registration is no longer limited to four dates each year but can be made at any time, so rest assured these rubbers will appear on the LARC before they hit the shops with their hardness in the name. Even 50 and 55 are registered separately. That said, in theory it could be the same...

These are slightly different rubbers altogether, not just the same with a softer sponge, hence the more attractive price. They use the same technology, but in a more amateur-friendly interpretation. I like this approach, because there´s more thinking involved in which player level needs what...

No difference. Butterfly got rid of the "+" and "-" a while ago, so the Primorac Carbon is now "OFFENSIVE" instead of "OFF+" and the Primorac all wood blade for example is also "OFFENSIVE" and no longer "OFF-".

Basically it is the combination of a topsheet with "Chinese" pimple geometry (mostly to some degree sticky) and a dynamic "Tensor" sponge, to rival a boosted Chinese rubber. Simplified, of course, but this "best of both worlds" approach was sometimes used in the marketing as well. As on top...

If someone says a rubber doesn´t pair well with a certain blade it is their personal taste more than anything. So if someone says R53 isn´t good on Viscaria that means that´s true for them, which is ok. If on the other hand someone says it´s a great combination - like I do - it´s also true for...

That, and the question why such "upgrade" would be desired. I´m saying this because the properties can be substantially different and while some people love it regardless of their playing level the opposite can also be true - there are players on low levels who think Hybrid rubbers are their...

I thought so, too. Often it seems doubles are put together rather casually, because you have to play, but then they don´t really know how. Kolbermoor might want to think about this, going out 0-4 in both matches. Also, it is difficult to watch Gotsch, the best player in the league for many...

Among all the Hybrid rubbers it feels the closest to a regular Tensor rubber like Rasanter. Thankfully, it also has their durability, which is sensational for a Hybrid. There is a thread for the NUZN rubbers with a lot of praise, not only mine ;-)

Yes, that´s what most of the pro players of the respective companies use. These are the "more skilled hands" I was referring to above, and little wonder they´d use the rubbers with the biggest potential. Fpr Donic and Xiom pros the Bluegrip C2 and J&H C55 mentioned would be the weapon of choice.

And that is the only point. Your example is good, you obviously felt it easier to achieve a certain amount of spin with the Rakza. For a majority of players it would be easier to go that way, instead of going for the rubbers with the biggest potential (in more skilled hands) and fail to...

Same here, on my backhand they´d both work, but I prefer not to play hybrid (except for Andro NUZN) because they deteriorate too quickly and a little catapult effect never hurt no-one.

I usually play the same rubber on FH and BH, so for me there is no "forehand rubber" or "backhand rubber", it´s all rubber ;-) I find it more accurate than Rakza, that´s all I can say. Spin probably better. But I can´t give any ratings.