Search results

Thanks ttdad, looks like they sell mostly Chinese-style rubbers but I'll shoot them an email to see if they have any euro-style ones too.

The cheaper the better, $5 to $20 a sheet, this is only for side-by-side blade testing and I'd be ordering 8-12 sheets.

Yes, sometimes they feel or look better and they are a collectible item, I'm a bit of a collector myself. In the case of the Maze ALC, it's a simple great looking handle, much nicer looking than the Freitas in my opinion and I do like the Freitas handle. And I'm a big fan of Maze (and Freitas...

Any thoughts on the following: Butterfly Flextra, 40 deg, tensor??? TSP Ventus Basic, 37.5 deg, non-tensor Stiga Carbo M/C, 38 deg, non-tensor Tibhar Rapid Soft, 35 deg, non-tensor

38-40º: Is that on the European or Asian scale?

Thanks Hipnotic, is it takky? What's the sponge hardness?

Salut, bonne idée on the Neottec rubbers! Will do. Could you name a few of the Euro-style Chinese rubbers you know?

Thanks MDP, I've considered the Vega Europe DF (37.5 deg) before but this is purely for testing a bunch of blades side-by-side so something cheaper will do. There's the Vega Intro which is the cheapest of the Vega series but it's too hard (47.5 deg surprisingly).

Thanks Chuck, have you tried it before?

Thanks anjoooo, that might be a very good option for me for blade testing. I've seen Kokutaku's rubbers before but couldn't really tell which are euro-style and which are chinese-style. Do you know the hardness of the one you recommended and which other rubbers of theirs is euro-style?

Thanks Yogi, I'm looking for cheaper if possible. Just curious, what hardness is the Yasaka Rigan?

True, true! ; ) For OP's sake, I don't think you'll see either Maze or Boll play with one lol, but the V16 is a great blade.

Hi, I'm looking for a cheap euro-style non-tacky tensor rubber (or close to tensor feeling) preferably under 40 deg sponge hardness (on the European scale) for good control. The plan is to eventually order it in volume to use for side-by-side blade testing The best option I've found so far is...

They're hard to come by now so you might have to spend quite a bit to get a used one. Or you can buy the Freitas ALC which is the same as the Maze, just rebranded. A cheaper option is the Timo Boll Spirit which is close enough to the Maze/Freitas ALC and what Michael Maze actually uses.

Thank you very much Richard!

Hi Richard, First of all thank you for your products, inspiration and posts. Furthermore, I think it's really cool that you encourage DIY's and provide advice for these projects. I've gathered just about all the supplies I need to build my own returnboard a few months ago, similar to the one...

In Japan at least, Nov. 1st, as stated on Butterfly's Japanese website www.butterfly.co.jp . It might be a few weeks later in other regions of the world due to production and it's also up to the official Butterfly supplier in each region to decide if they want o stock these new items or not and...

Indeed, forgot to mention that! ; )

That's "49%" of members at your club, that still leaves "51%" for which the size is not too small ; ) There are still many sizes of handles for everyone out there, maybe not for a particular blade (à la Stiga, master vs. legend FL) but you can always find something similar composition-wise in...

The handles are not THAT small, most Japanese brands and many European brands make standard handles this size.