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We probably don't use the Durometer the same way. As soon as the flat surface touch the sponge, I stop pushing. Maybe you just push harder. My Durometer is brand new. I have nothing to tare it. I just have a Shore A to compare to. Whatever, the important thing is the relative value compared to...

None of my 38 DHS are near 50. Big DIpper 38 is measured @47. Jupiter 3 38° is measured under 44. Arthur China supposed to be 40 DHS is measured at 46°. Their is absolutely no consistency between what the manufacturers claim and what you get for real.

"Supposed" is the main word. Measure to be sure which one is harder. 50° is pretty hard for an announced 38° rubber. Not sure it fits my style and my (approximative) technique.

38°, measured at 50° Shore-C. 2nd hardest sponge I have behind my Bloom Power measured @52°.

I played with it yesterday. It's too hard for me compared to the Arthur China. It's nice for big hits, but I'm not a hitter, so I'll pass, at least on my Long V. Maybe worth the try on my Outter carbon blades.

Why not the Aurora Max you seem to really love ?

I found Jupiter 3 37° not bouncy or fast enough for BH. I will try it boosted tonight. Big Dipper black and red don't have the same sponge, so beware of which one you advice.

I only measure the sponge. The rubber being harder that the sponge, when you measure the rubber, the sponge has more influence than the other way around.

There has been some threads already dealing with rubbers hardness, but none is doing extensive measurements. Having received many rubbers since April, i have a large panel of results I would like to share with you. But first of all, science comes with good protocol. So what was mine ? I bought...

This thread made me want to test Sanwei HC-1S, so I ordered it. What's its composition ? Honoki - ?? - ALC - Ayous. And what's the difference with the HC-5S ? I had trouble finding the 1S on AliExpress, why is that ? To be more consistent with the topic, I never had what you might call a fancy...

Then Rakza with the slowest blade possible, so that all the energy is not provided by the rubber, but by the arm. I'm glad that we finally agree :)

Prefering Rakza is totally normal, because it feels like the rubber plays by itself. But this make the player lazy. I say that because even with my honorable level, I've been lazy for many years with speed glue + trichloroethylene, then with tensor rubbers, and it prevents you from noticing the...

It encourages the rise of the prices by the manufacturers, because even beginners will buy expensive rubbers or blades only because of the fame of the equipment. Rakza is a good rubber, a very good one probably, but does a beginner will take benefit from it? No because the technique is so poor...

Buying a first personal racket completly not fitted to your current technique is a mistake and wasted money. Thibar 4L and 2 Mark V are enough for any beginners. A friend is at provincial level with a premade racquet. If you want to buy a blade because it feels nice, it's pretty, it's the same...

I don't know about your 25$ amazon racquet. I can assure you that after some months of TT, you're not skilled enough to need a better racquet than the one I suggested. You can even buy the 729 6 stars racquet and it will still be enough for years of playing.

I have this pair since April. It's very robust, but I need this because I have feet problem, and I prefer a very stable shoe rather than a dynamic one : https://a.aliexpress.com/_EJLaOKd

Completly overkill. Yinhe T10s for blade, Rxton 1 for forehand and Mercury 2 on backhand. 18€/$. This already good enough to have a regional level. What will make your strokes faster is training to improve your technique, that's all.

About the hardness, you really should invest in a Shore C Durometer, to eliminate any bias you could have. Only the Durometer will give you the truth.

Received mine this week. Measured at 50º, 4º more than my Big Dipper 38º. I'll try it unboosted tomorrow, and estimate if it needs boosting or not.

Shore C Durometer measurement. I'll make a post someday with measurement of dozens of rubbers. The initial indication by the manufacturer is never relevant.