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Unfortunately only the Dima right now. And a few Stigas, but you already know them ;-)

Good point, to which I agree. And personally I haven´t ever seen one in use.

The size is identical according to the BTY website, but the Ovtcharov is .2 mm thicker, which makes it faster and more stiff (again according to what BTY says). This should be able to notice between two blades of the same weight, otherwise the difference is likely to be minimal. Between these...

Discontinued by Stiga. Asking price 125 Euro. Will ship anywhere from Germany with DHL (insured) at actual cost, to be determined with prospective buyer.

Minimal damage to forehand (printed...) side visible in the first picture. Otherwise almost like new. Asking price is 140,00 Euro plus shipping from Germany to location of buyer (DHL, insured, trackable).

Yeah, good example that if you need some change, change your practice and technique if you can, not the material ;-) Over the last almost 15 years her rubbers have changed quite dramatically though. She went from Stiga Calibra Sound via adidas p7 to Rasanter R47, then R53 on forehand, and now...

And the again there are people who consider the durability even worse than what is reported in the forums. But in the end, it all depends on what you expect from a rubber and what you do with it. Durability is always a sensitive issue.

That´s certainly true, and a rubber that a pro won´t use anymore might still be good for amateurs. But all reports I have personally heard about bad K3 durability come from people who have gone through roughly the same rubbers before and didn´t have such concerns.

Yes. I hear lower level players praise their expensive hybrids because finally their service returns don´t shoot all over the place and their own services land shorter. But in active play, it´s only "fire and forget".

Indeed, and with rubbers becoming heavier even such blades should better not be too head-heavy to start with.

My bet is on this. Being a K3, it will deteriorate quicker than you can say "longevity" and being sticky and extremely hard it will be very difficult to activate - so it doesn´t make sense in any respect. That of course doesn´t mean that Zyre would be a sensible choice ;-)

Which was considered "hard" some ten/fifteen years ago or so... Most people are not well-adivsed to go for a harder rubber and faster blade even when "they" do it "because of the plastic ball".

At least they feel entitled to get the same stuff, regardless of the ability to actually play with it. And then some expect a rubber targeted at pros - who usually change frequently - to be as durable as their Sriver of yore. And so on...

The summer holidays started today in Baden-Württemberg and last through Sept 13th, so many halls will be closed. Some clubs have their own halls, but checking this out in advance could be useful.

For some it might be, others would disagree. You will need to find out whether it´s the best for you. If you are currently playing with Rozena you will lose a lot of catapult and you might find it a lot harder to generate spin. The difference in sponge hardness is very, very noticeable. t05...

For all I've read over the years for some people the smallest things matter. But i was actually referring to the Innerforce layer ALC where the difference still isn't big, but a little bigger ;-)

I think so. As for NUZN 48, the only negative reviews I have read so far seem to come from false expectations. It is totally clear and very intentional that the 48 is slower and comes with thinner sponges to fit the needs of amateur level players better. And yes, in direct comparison I would...

Harimoto and Ovtcharov blades with slightly larger head size, if that matters.

Both C48 and NUZN 50 are excellent rubbers. I´ll try to make the comparison easy, not least for me ;-) If you place hybrid rubbers somewhere in between traditional Chinese and ESN Tensor you will find that C48 leans a little more towards typical Chinese (like some other hybrids) and NUZN gives...

Correct, with d05 for backhand.