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So I've been playing with Andro Hexer Grip and R47 on my forehand lately.
I play them on an Andro Treiber CI off blade, which is not too fast, not too slow.
Both rubbers are great, both with their pros and cons.
The R47 is great for adding some pressure in your attacks.
The balls go quite fast and direct and naturally land deep in the table.
I find my opponents struggling to block or counter attack.
The drawback is that when my stance/movement is not 100%, I often miss.
Also blocking, service return and short play is not so easy for me with this rubber.
The Hexer Grip is a bit to the other side of the scale.
It's absolutely wonderfull for blocking, service return and short play.
I can keep looping consistently without missing.
On the other hand, it's hard to get the ball deep on the table, it feels like I have to put in too much body effort, which hurts my recovery.
Also, this makes it easier for opponents to block my attacks.
The Grip is also a heavy rubber for me, it wheighs in at 50gr when cut.
So this all results in an unbalanced game.
Either it's lots of attacking but also lots of losing easy points, or either it's less errors but not making those winners.
I'm looking for an alternative that sits in the middle, preferrably Andro or Tibhar.
I'm thinking about:
- Tibhar Aurus Select
expectations: should also have the good parts of the Hexer Grip, and I'm hoping it's quite a bit faster and lighter
risks: not faster than the Grip, and thus same drawbacks as the Grip
- Andro R42
expectations: same advantages as the R47, but a bit more tuned down and more control and less hard
risks: still not enough control, way too soft for forehand play in plastic ball era
- Andro Hexer Powergrip
expectations: should also have the good parts of the Hexer Grip, but faster
risks: too hard, even heavier than the Grip
Can anyone shine their light on my expectations and risks?
Thanks guys!
I play them on an Andro Treiber CI off blade, which is not too fast, not too slow.
Both rubbers are great, both with their pros and cons.
The R47 is great for adding some pressure in your attacks.
The balls go quite fast and direct and naturally land deep in the table.
I find my opponents struggling to block or counter attack.
The drawback is that when my stance/movement is not 100%, I often miss.
Also blocking, service return and short play is not so easy for me with this rubber.
The Hexer Grip is a bit to the other side of the scale.
It's absolutely wonderfull for blocking, service return and short play.
I can keep looping consistently without missing.
On the other hand, it's hard to get the ball deep on the table, it feels like I have to put in too much body effort, which hurts my recovery.
Also, this makes it easier for opponents to block my attacks.
The Grip is also a heavy rubber for me, it wheighs in at 50gr when cut.
So this all results in an unbalanced game.
Either it's lots of attacking but also lots of losing easy points, or either it's less errors but not making those winners.
I'm looking for an alternative that sits in the middle, preferrably Andro or Tibhar.
I'm thinking about:
- Tibhar Aurus Select
expectations: should also have the good parts of the Hexer Grip, and I'm hoping it's quite a bit faster and lighter
risks: not faster than the Grip, and thus same drawbacks as the Grip
- Andro R42
expectations: same advantages as the R47, but a bit more tuned down and more control and less hard
risks: still not enough control, way too soft for forehand play in plastic ball era
- Andro Hexer Powergrip
expectations: should also have the good parts of the Hexer Grip, but faster
risks: too hard, even heavier than the Grip
Can anyone shine their light on my expectations and risks?
Thanks guys!