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If you bounce a ball on a rubber, you can directly see how far the ball bounces off the rubber, and this gives you a sense of speed. But i think the grippiness also contributes to speed on topspin loops. I have found some rubbers to be quite slow on a regular bounce, and yet incredibly fast in...

Does anybody know the history of ESN? How did they get so big? They must be running a pretty attractive business, as they manufacture for every major table tennis brand. Correct me if im wrong, but I believe almost all popular rubbers are from ESN: Rakza, Rasanter, Bluefire, Acuda, Rhizer, Vega...

Everybody knows the traditional CNT setup is tacky FH rubber and grippy BH rubber. But what is the reason for this? Correct me if Im wrong, but I think they choose FH tacky because of superior serve and short push game, as well as spin potential. Why don't they prefer a tacky BH rubber as...

Usually if I do a backspin serve, my opponent will slice the ball back and I can loop the 3rd ball fairly well. However, when I do a side-topspin serve, sometimes my opponent misreads the serve and chops it back. When this happens, the back pops up really high with backspin. I have a lot of...

I feel like Reactor rubbers are the most underrated rubbers around. I just got a sheet of Reactor Ckylin Pro. It really looks like a ESN rubber, with very soft sponge and topsheet, and porous sponge. I havent played it yet, but just from bouncing it, it has some elastic bounce to in, similar to...

Just got these 2 rubbers, and I am very impressed. Both are just around $10, so very affordable. Bloom is very tacky, even more than H3 I think. It can pick up the ball for several seconds. It also has good speed, quite a bit faster than H3 and maybe a bit faster than Big Dipper. Probably...

I just got a new sheet of 729 Bloom Power and Palio AK47 Yellow. Both are very impressive rubbers, especially considering their $10 price on Aliexpress. Bloom is very tacky, and can pick up a ball for several seconds. Its definitely faster than H3, maybe a little faster than Big Dipper and...

I have a Hurricane 3 Neo with orange sponge, it is very dead feeling, rather slow, kind of mushy. But today I borrowed somebodys Hurricane 3 Neo, which had a distinct pink sponge. It really played nothing like my H3, it didnt feel anywhere as dead or slow. He said he bought it on Amazon for $23...

Carl requested it, so I just a little video of me. Might as well get some feedback. A little background about me: I played once or twice a week for about 3 years in middle school, maybe between age 11-14. In my city club rating system, my rating was something like 1400 or 1500. Then I focused...

Why does everybody love this rubber? Why is it so famous/popular compared to other Chinese tacky rubbers? I just borrowed somebody's Battle 2 and tried it. It felt fine, but not so different from other rubbers. It is like a tackier Big Dipper. But BD is quite a bit cheaper.Â

I came upon this rubber which looks really promising...

A older guy at my club just gave me 2 of his old rubbers, a Rakza 7 Soft and one Acuda S1. They look to be in fairly good condition too. I usually only buy cheaper Chinese rubbers, so this was a really cool surprise. But it got me thinking, what do you all do with your old rubbers?

I was going through the garage, and I noticed a lot of old WD-40, paint thinners, and all kinds of things. Are there any good rubber booster recipes that can be made from common items around the house?

Anybody tried this rubber? One seller told me that this rubber is even faster than AK47, so it sounds like it could be good. Anybody tried it before?

I used to have a old H2 rubber, and it was really slow. The ball would barely bounce off the blade, so I really didnt like it. But everybody seems to love and praise H3Neo. So I thought maybe my 1 sheet of H2 was bad, or maybe the Neo really makes a big difference in the rubber, so I bought a...

Sometimes I see rubbers that emphasize power, and some emphasize speed, but what is the difference? Isnt a ball that travels faster by definition more powerful? For example, what is difference between 729 bloom power and bloom speed? Â

Anybody who knows these rubbers can tell me, what is the difference between these 2 rubbers? Both appear to be semi-tacky, fairly fast, forehand style rubbers. Which would be better in speed and spin?

Im fine at receiving serve from good players who can clearly generate spin. I can push their underspin, or drive their topspin. But i struggle against lower level players. They are apparently Trying to make underspin, but actually doesnt spin much so my push pops up too high. Then next...

I just got and started playing with a sheet of Moon Speed hard sponge. The sponge feels fairly good, but one thing is immediately apparent, which is that the topsheet surface has no tack and almost no grip at all. This is really bizarre to me. Unless you really engage the sponge with a long...

I am looking to get a Palio rubber for forehand. I want something fast/bouncy, with tackiness, and good spin. From some looking, it seems like HK1997 Gold, Hadou 40+, and Hadou Biotech would be best choice under $15. What are the differences between these rubbers? Which would be best performing?