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I think Joola and Victas both have a category called "trajectory" in their rubber descriptions which, I think, is meant to describe a combination of arc (i.e. throw angle) and depth. I see Xiom now has something called "precision" in their rubber descriptions, but it's not clear to me what that...

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I think tacky rubbers are slower - especially on the passive and gentle touch shots that you asked about. That's part of their appeal compared to most tensor rubbers. That said, Fastarc G1 is one of the easiest tensor rubbers to control in the gentle game, so the change from G1 to the PK50...

Perhaps. But only up to a certain point, and beyond that it becomes a turn-off. For example, I know a number of players who have moved away from Donic rubbers altogether because they just don't know what's going on with the various series anymore. Bluefire M, Bluefire JP, Bluestorm Z, Bluestorm...

It looks like everyone (other than site administrators) has become a "New Member." I think previously there were categories like New, Established, Advanced, etc. I'm not sure if it adds anything to the site to have these categories but, if you're not going to have them and everyone's just going...

I've copied Stiga's performance ratings from their website into the table below, and it looks like the Mantro Pro rubber is just a slightly slower rubber than the comparable DNA rubber at each hardness category. Granted that we take manufacturers' performance ratings with a pinch of salt, but...

TB ALC and Viscaria are very close to each other so (all other things being equal, e.g. age and condition of both blade and rubbers, amount of glue used, etc.) the two setups should feel very similar.

I forgot to mention Victas V>15 Extra. Also a very good option.

Isn't the Hype XT Pro 50 a pretty quick rubber? If you're looking for a 48(ish)-degree rubber faster than that, then Evolution MX-P, Omega VII Pro or Tenergy 64 come to mind as the most obvious candidates.

What about the Sieger PK-50?

Here's a recent review:

It's difficult to compare rubbers that are so far apart on the hardness scale. You may get more feedback comparing either J&H 47.5 to Rasanter C48, or J&H 52.5 to Rasanter C53.

I thought the Vodak Hořejší ALC (https://vodak-dreva.cz/en/off/163-244-vodak-miroslav-horejsi-alc-entech.html#/30-handle-straight/41-kind_of_wood-wood_al_carbon) was 6.1mm which is why I didn't mention it earlier. But I believe Vodak will make one at 5.8/9mm if requested. As an aside: I had an...

Isn't the Donic Original No 1 Senso supposed to be a W968 clone? It's not a cheap blade, but it is considerably more affordable than the W968. I don't know how close it comes to the real thing in terms of playing characteristic and feel. Maybe some others who've tried it might comment.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think the DF ("Dynamic Friction") is the newer version which is supposed to have a grippier topsheet. To be honest, for a beginner player as you've described, I don't think it'll make much difference either way. If anything the regular Vega Euro might be a bit easier to...

Seeing as you're in the UK, why not take a look at something like this? https://www.customtabletennis.co.uk/product/custom-table-tennis-offensive-xiom-vega-asia-df-table-tennis-bat-2/That's a decent price for that setup, and there are other options available if you look through the "Clearance"...

I'm surprised to see G-1 being mentioned in the same category as Rozena and Vega Euro. I can't comment on Baracuda (as I've never used it) but the other two are 'easy-play' rubbers, whereas G-1 is a high-performance rubber. It sounds like something along the lines of Vega Euro, Vega Asia...

Have you ever tried T19? From your description it sounds like Z2 might be very similar to T19.

What a pity. This thread had such potential to degenerate into an entertaining argument, but then Sergio came along and ruined it all with a sensible explanation based on actual knowledge. Spoilsport.

I am still exploring Chinese rubbers and have a question for those who have more experience with them than I do: Why isn't the combination of Chinese rubbers with Hinoki blades more popular? What I'm thinking is that Hinoki outer-ply blades (let's go with Joola Rossi Emotion as an example) are...