advice for new fh rubber

Not an expert but chinese rubber type are supposed to not be very good to smash so it might be normal to struggle. What do you use on your bh ? Ive heard that chinese player just flip their bat and use the backhand (tensor) rubber to fh smash

Xiom Omega 7 Asia

Wister said:

Not an expert but chinese rubber type are supposed to not be very good to smash so it might be normal to struggle. What do you use on your bh ? Ive heard that chinese player just flip their bat and use the backhand (tensor) rubber to fh smash

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Found this example of it:

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...yers-tactics-Switch-the-blade-side-when-SMASH

Why not give Xiom Vega China VM or Stiga Genesis II M a chance? You don't necessarily have to boost these two as they are considered hybrids, i.e. somewhat tacky topsheet but a faster sponge than their (traditional) chinese counterparts...
Yogi did a very interesting review of the Vega China => https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/showthread.php?17935-Xiom-Vega-China-VM-Review

Hi, I think the rubbers you listed require a pretty high level and technique. Speaking of what I know best, I find Rakza 7 excellent for smashes and counters. I know a lot of people love Xiom Vega Pro. Those of course are still medium-hard sponges, in case you don't want too big a difference with your Chinese rubbers. Otherwise Rakza 7 Soft, Xiom Vega Europe or Nittaku Fastarc S-1 could be good options but I gave up on the latter as it would sometimes let me down on hard shots. That is only on full body hits and I was playing the "thick" 1.8mm version, which did marvels for all play over the table and touch shots in particular, but lacked in grip (the same thing that made it so safe) due to both soft sponge and long-ish pips. Excellent fishing however and people have asked me, based on serve return, whether I was playing antispin. You can't have it all...
R7 Soft and Vega E would probably give stronger opening loops, while a tad less stable - which regular Rakza 7 and Vega Pro would be, but with added speed and requiring more engagement.
By the way, the blade is also something you should look at, and even first.

I agree with Jimbob. Use a hybrid rubber like Stiga Genesis II or JOOLA Golden Tango. Or maybe play with Sunny3 on both sides (since you say it's like a hybrid).

AFAIK you’re right to think that non tacky rubbers are a good platform to build a game that involves seamless transition between smash and the more spin focused offensive shots. From what I’ve seen, for non expert players coming from tacky rubbers, there’s a big learning challenge that comes with the more seamless transitions between spin heavy and speed heavy shots (and everything in between): needing much more control to get the spin/speed ratio you want on loops.

^^ Heads up! ^^ IMO that’s a big learning challenge, but the payoff can be worth it.

Setting all that aside, I’ve been extremely happy with MX-S for a spinny non tacky rubber that is extremely predictable when it comes to speed (and spin): there’s a very intuitive, linear relation between the speed/angle of the racket/ball coming in, and the speed/spin that comes out. (Do a search on TTD and mytt forums for better descriptions of mx-s. From my experience with the rubber, NextLevel’s descriptions after he revisited the rubber (in 2017-18 I think?) are especially helpful.) That might be a great place to go if you’re up for the challenge of building control over speed/spin ratio that will come with non tacky rubbers.

(Nexy Karis M and M+ get praise for this kind of predictability (with high spin potential) as well, and I found that to be true with my experience of Karis M. My initial reason for preferring MX-S came down to price - with the discounts you can find on MX-S, it ends up being quite a bit cheaper. But Karis M is a bit more forgiving in terms of technique.)

What about Yinhe Saturn Pro.?
Andy Smith a regular reviewer on this site wrote a review saying things about this rubber close to the op's request. Read the review here :
https://www.ttequipment.co.uk/product/yinhe-saturn-pro-rubber/

We could say... get something kinda hardish and low throw... that will help the smash. Calibra LT is right up that alley and easy to find in Europe.

Still, a different rubber is different and easier to do some stuff, and harder to do other stuff.

An important factor in equipment selection is understanding what one does well in the most important strokes that contribute to keeping it on the table and finishing points. When you understand those, you select a rubber that is middle of the road that makes it easier to do those with control. Whatever that is.

I am not gunna say a TTR 1300 doesn't know what is important to them, but there are also many TTR 1600-1800 that still haven't discovered that yet.

If you get a rubber better at smashing, it might suck at the things that got you to the smash opportunity.

It might not hurt to look at why you miss points on smash opportunities... likely, it was something along the lines of not reading the ball, not being in position, or missing the timing.

I will have to say again Palio hadou 40+ 40-42º

Vega China is much easier to smash and faster than Hurricane 3.