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But it is, give or take one degree of sponge hardness. (ESN 47 roughly equals Butterfly 36). R37 is a super soft rubber, even softer than t05 fx.

I quite liked it at the time, it was the odd one out of many rubbers too similar for telling them apart, really. But I have moved on and I don´t think I´d go back.

I agree to the point that hard "tensor" style rubbers and fast, hard blades require skill and much practice. Lower league players often lack at least one of both ... However, hard Chinese style rubbers may be perfect for an allround game with much spin. You could be even well-equipped with...

Good point. In a "sponsored" review, don´t be over-enthused. Don´t put the product down, either - try to figure out who might like it/need it if you don´t. And if there is a quality issue (other than that, there is not really a bad product, just many you don´t find fully convincing) contact...

No I meant XT because of the low throw. Besides that, there is no HYPE EL 50 anyway, only Nexxus.

This is not as easy as it looks, since Evolution is from "the last generation" and most of the harder rubbers released afterwards are from the "thin topsheet, thick sponge" recipe. From the previous ones, bluefire M1 turbo comes to mind, but I don´t think it would be grippier, and forget about...

Indeed, but only 47.5 degrees.

It might be very simple, if DNA was faster than Mantra he might just not need the fastest blade anymore and has "downgraded" to retain the combined speed. But apart from that logic, it is more likely the combination just feels better.

Make it a habit, don´t think about it. And of course the guy in your example who smashes the ball into the net will ONLY have done so because your lucky shot influenced the rally to go that way ;)

I suspect it has something to do with the hardnesses of tenergy05 and 05fx, which translate roughly to these values.

Hardnesses as expected, and similar to the Mantra rubbers. Pro players changing from Mantra to DNA mid season a bit questionable. But maybe they´ve been using these for a while but the official information was still Mantra. Who knows.

It can. Some brands have blades manufactured in three or even more factories/countries and do not follow a general design.

Yes. Although the Calibra Tour series were already the beginning of the decline. Irritatingly matt topsheets.

Exactly. Same topsheet as high performance MX-P, but way softer sponge.

That is true. The ones that were good were really good, but they obviously were few. The overall quality of the Astros was better, but the reputation already bad. And so - I can only speak of Germany - the Mantras were overlooked, which is a shame.

I remember the first days of the Evolution rubbers, when Tibhar´s clever marketing fooled people into believing they were made in Japan and "not another of the bouncy ESN rubbers." Now, one of the last companies using Japanese technology predominantly releases German made rubbers, and again it...

Karlsson (couldn´t play) and Walther (couldn´t play well) injured, Boll too far advanced in Czech Open, Assar participating in African Games.

Not sure about that. Played with the 47,5 degree version a while ago and thought it was really good, comparable to bluefire/Evolution and co. But I thought the Mantra M was a different beast altogether, up there with tenergy05 (and quite similar in the Made-in-Japan style playing characteristics).

I am half sure the guy who wrote that was joking, maybe to make fun of all the speculation, since his list also included a long pips rubber.

If you want to play it I´d recommend rubbers that are less bouncy and not quite as fast. Vega Intro is an often made and justified suggestion, as is andro Hexer Duro, and Gewo NeoFlexx 45/48. Living in Germany, you should be able to access them all easily. If you don´t like all wood blades as...