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Do you have measurements of rubbers that specified their hardnesses either in Shore A or Shore O? Seems like your measurements are all a few degrees higher than nominal Shore O hardnesses. Because I think Mercury 2 medium should be 36~37 Shore A, which is about 45~48 Shore O.

It would be easier to engage the sponge of a soft rubber than a medium rubber by doing a small swing. Engaging the sponge usually gives you more speed and spin (than not engaging it). On the other hand, it is also easier to "bottom out" the sponge of a soft rubber i.e. you compress it so much...

Is that Mercury 2 Hard or Medium?

I have an unopened Rxton 1 Plus, and my finger test suggests that it is about the same hardness as Rasanter R47 if not a little softer. So Rxton 3 blue would be around ESN 50 I guess?

have you measured Rxton 1? I have played with that. Thanks!

But that's just the topsheet, whatever factory boosting in the sponge must have all evaporated. My Jupiter 3 still play very nicely for me, but all my opponents can tell it's slower than before.

two months of 9-10 hours per week is 80-100 hours, sounds normal to me. No rubbers will play like new after that long (let me know if there is one!), it depends on how sensitive you are to the change in rubbers.

I just ordered the Rxton 5 today so I have no idea how it would play. I am planning to use it on the FH. I also ordered the colored Rxton 3s but they will not arrive before July; I've heard that the Rxton 3s are harder than expected, unlike most other colored rubbers. Hurricane 9 doesn't seem to...

A sheet of Rxton 5 as it's on sale event on aliexpress. less than 6 GBP!

I had similar injury from tennis. I think it is caused by vigorous radial deviation. For now you should stop playing and take some rest. Exercises like this helped me: (Just do it with a tennis ball) In the long term, try not to generate all the power using your wrist, maybe use more of the...

There is only one thickness for this rubber AFAIK. I have not bought this rubber via aliexpress, but my experiences with the big aliexpress stores have all been positive, and it's quite unlikely to get a counterfeit Yinhe rubber - they are not the fancy ones like Tenergies or Hurricane nationals.

Mercury 2 is tackier than CJ8000, but in the same tier as CJ8000. Haven't tried the others.

Hi Tony, do you know if there's any new version of Sun coming soon? I have seen Sun 53 on Yinhe's website but nothing else. I like the Sun more than Moon but I seem to be the minority.

These are catalogue prices. I expect the actual price to be lower. For example, the catalogue price of Stiga DNA Platinum are 70 Euros. They are 58 Euros on TT11 without any volume discount. 60 Euro seems to be the ceiling of top-tier ESN rubbers at the moment.

Joola is releasing five new rubbers (sometime this year). Dynaryz Inferno seems to have their latest "Kinetic tension surface" technology, and has a maximum speed rating. Seems to be an update/upgrade of the Dynaryz ACC/AGR. Dynaryz ZGX seems to be an update/upgrade of Dynaryz ZGR. Three new...

I'm sure they are still in production and in plenty in China. My guess for their apparent shortages outside China (assuming that's where you are looking for them) is: (1) It is not very popular so stores don't re-stock them that often. (2) It is more commonly used as a backhand rubber, and in...

I think the key point is torso rotation. The shoulder moves along as part of the "whip" but it shouldn't be the main power generator. Try utilizing it but don't force it.

I have the blue version, negligible wear or speed loss after 30 hours use. Should be good enough for 2 months. I have it on my BH.

+1. I am not a big fan of old classic rubbers, especially if they have the old price. Not saying they are bad, but pretty sure they are not cost effective.

Whichever is cheapest. Donic combo if you want blue rubber (I think Z3 has a blue version).