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I'm going to give a real helpful answer here... I don't know. 
I used to think it was like a week or two. Then the other day in the chat chat thread as I went from H3 Neo to another Chinese tacky rubber and I wasn't liking what it was doing. So I asked basically this question thinking "oh this rubber just needs broken in". Next Level was like "I don't have that happen to me. I just put the rubber on and see what it does" and I take it he then just memorizes in his head this is how this rubber plays.
So then a few other posts later another user with the same new rubber as me (it was Gambler Wraith on Thors Hammer sponge) said "yeah suds basically as you described how this rubber plays is what I see. You just have to adjust your technique".
So after all that, I don't know. I've since gone back to H3 Neo which I love the way it plays and as I think about when I glued it on my blade when it was brand new, I don't really remember much, or any, time at all in getting use to it. It just played great right from the jump.
I used to think it was like a week or two. Then the other day in the chat chat thread as I went from H3 Neo to another Chinese tacky rubber and I wasn't liking what it was doing. So I asked basically this question thinking "oh this rubber just needs broken in". Next Level was like "I don't have that happen to me. I just put the rubber on and see what it does" and I take it he then just memorizes in his head this is how this rubber plays.
So then a few other posts later another user with the same new rubber as me (it was Gambler Wraith on Thors Hammer sponge) said "yeah suds basically as you described how this rubber plays is what I see. You just have to adjust your technique".
So after all that, I don't know. I've since gone back to H3 Neo which I love the way it plays and as I think about when I glued it on my blade when it was brand new, I don't really remember much, or any, time at all in getting use to it. It just played great right from the jump.
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You mean getting used to? There's no break in period for T05, it's optimal straight out of the package as opposed to H3N which require boosting to be the greatest it can be.
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A rough pair of japanese selvedge denims? Put them on and get in the water filled tub for 30 mins. The only way to break in jeans quickly.
T05 on the other hand has no such break in period to speak of. It's at it's best straight out of the package.
T05 on the other hand has no such break in period to speak of. It's at it's best straight out of the package.
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Every rubber I tried after sg ban took place (including T05 back then) had a brake in period. That changed about 4-5 years ago and now a days all rubbers (I don´t know about Chinese rubbers tough) are more or less at their best right out of the package.
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There's usually a break in period of 6-8 weeks. I offer break in services free of charge. Just give me your brand new T05 and I'll hand it back to you once I've broken in.
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There's usually a break in period of 6-8 weeks. I offer break in services free of charge. Just give me your brand new T05 and I'll hand it back to you once I've broken in.
Okay Forrest, we want the 4h broke in too. Is that another 8 weeks ?
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Not sure about T05 but Rozena (which uses the same sponge) needs 10-20h before it feels like normal for me. May be superstition but that just my experience after going through 3+3 sheets. I've heard similar experiences from training partners who use T05/T64.
Edit: I typically play 8-10h/week so it usually takes 1-2 weeks.
Edit: I typically play 8-10h/week so it usually takes 1-2 weeks.
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Actually, SOME rubbers will perform better after some use.
It used to be that you had to prime a rubber. Not so much nowadays. Some Classic Chinese rubbers will be better after some use.
Used to be if you did a crappy glue job that the rubber played bad.
This is also still true to a lesser extent.
Agree with Lula that if one radically changes equipment and expects to perform well in important matches, they are headed to start switch of the excuse generator.
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Hmmm, are you breaking in the rubber or adapting to the rubber?
If the rubber changes that much during the first few hours of play I really doubt it would last long.
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Breaking in for table tennis rubbers I would imagine is a general knowledge....but the look of this thread, it is not
Certain rubbers require longer breaking in period, from experience the likes of Yasaka Rakza family is about 2 weeks
Most other rubbers, I would say 1 to 2 weeks.
There are many factors for "break in", airing the rubber is one of them, the other one is to allow the rubber to adapt to the environment, and the other is to work in the sponge/topsheet.
Of the top pros I know, they do allow few days of "breaking in" of new rubbers before tournament play. They won't just go into a tournament with a brand new unused rubber.
Certain rubbers require longer breaking in period, from experience the likes of Yasaka Rakza family is about 2 weeks
Most other rubbers, I would say 1 to 2 weeks.
There are many factors for "break in", airing the rubber is one of them, the other one is to allow the rubber to adapt to the environment, and the other is to work in the sponge/topsheet.
Of the top pros I know, they do allow few days of "breaking in" of new rubbers before tournament play. They won't just go into a tournament with a brand new unused rubber.
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