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Aging is a killer
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Aging is a killer
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No more wondering how such and such a rubber plays with a certain blade. It's time to experiment. I've tried a medium pimple and the Juic anti but needed too much adjustment so can't be bothered. I like the Gambler reflectoid a lot. It's very slow but the big USP is how well it blocks. It's the world's best blocking rubber...until someone disagress. But seriously, whatever the incoming speed or spin the ball just sucks on to the bat. On the negative side, opponents easily attack whatever I put on the ball. Anyway here's my experimental list for the next few weeks,
1 Victas Koji-Matsushita off
with MX-P and Reflectoid. the blade is heavy at around 95g but the light Reflectoid balances it to total 193g
2 OSP Expert
with T05/Reflectoid. Nice control but the sweet spot on the blade is quite small with the middle being very slow. This is a help for defensive play.
3 Nittaku Runlox-5
with T05 / Yinhe Moon max tense. The moon is 2-3 years old but hardly used. I guess the punch is gone but we'll see
4 Darker Esteem
with T05 / T25FX / Reflectoid. The T05/T25FX was my main bat this season as you can see from the chipped T05. But I did have problems at crucial times this season when trying to block very fast spinny loops. My return tended to go off the table. Yes, I could try changing bat angle and/or countering the return. But I've put Reflectoid on the back to see if it works with a really fast blade. A very light combo at <170g.
5 Darker Esteem
with Globe 999 / T25FX. I bought a 2nd Esteem because the other had split (now repaired using Chair doctor glue). This combo is my naughty bat as I have boosted the G999. I was curious to see what all the fuss is about regarding boosted Chinese rubbers.
I have a tournament in Wednesbury tomorrow. I'll have a practice at the club tonight to choose what I'll use tomorrow.
Here they are as group
1 Victas Koji-Matsushita off
with MX-P and Reflectoid. the blade is heavy at around 95g but the light Reflectoid balances it to total 193g
2 OSP Expert
with T05/Reflectoid. Nice control but the sweet spot on the blade is quite small with the middle being very slow. This is a help for defensive play.
3 Nittaku Runlox-5
with T05 / Yinhe Moon max tense. The moon is 2-3 years old but hardly used. I guess the punch is gone but we'll see
4 Darker Esteem
with T05 / T25FX / Reflectoid. The T05/T25FX was my main bat this season as you can see from the chipped T05. But I did have problems at crucial times this season when trying to block very fast spinny loops. My return tended to go off the table. Yes, I could try changing bat angle and/or countering the return. But I've put Reflectoid on the back to see if it works with a really fast blade. A very light combo at <170g.
5 Darker Esteem
with Globe 999 / T25FX. I bought a 2nd Esteem because the other had split (now repaired using Chair doctor glue). This combo is my naughty bat as I have boosted the G999. I was curious to see what all the fuss is about regarding boosted Chinese rubbers.
I have a tournament in Wednesbury tomorrow. I'll have a practice at the club tonight to choose what I'll use tomorrow.
Here they are as group
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