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I purposely didn't call this review, because I haven't played too much with rubbers you would compare this to and I lack experience. I have been playing with this rubber for 2 months mostly for forehand. I want just to share this opinion, maybe it will prove helpful to someone who has a similar experience level as I have now.
Rubber is relatively heavy. It was about 68g when it was uncut. My bat is definitely heavier on the Jupiter 2 side. The rubber was tested on Donic Appelgren Allplay Senso. When I took rubber from the packaging, the sponge was covered by a white substance. I glued Jupiter 2 with glue only on the blade (as instructed by Big Dipper leaflet which has the same factory tuning).
When talking about its physical properties, I feel obliged to mention that this rubber stinks as hell (quite literally) and is a pain in the neck to keep clean. It is best to clean at least every practice. I usually give it a good clean with water sprayer (I spray on the angle to not wet the wood) when I finish and sometimes breathe and wipe throughout the practice. If this rubber gets dirty (and seems to do so by mere existence rotfl) it will not stick to the ball as well as it should. The rubber is extremely tacky. When clean it can hold the ball for a few seconds.
When it comes to serving this rubber really shines. It's really easy to do most of the backspin serves. I wouldn't say it's too bouncy and thanks to that, it is easier to scratch the ball. (it looks like the rubber would absorb some impact and give more time to brush) For probably the same reason short pushes are easy enough, at least for me.
Jupiter 2 really excels in looping though. Arc is tight, usually, it is just above the net. It also makes a very distinctive click when it enters highest gear, whereas it remains mostly silent on drives and slow loops. Most people I played with lately had some issues with receiving loops from this rubber. But, there is a catch... Someone told me that CHRs are like the mirror from old Chinese legend, basically, it highlights your merits and your flaws. The same principle applies when playing with Jupiter 2, If your technique is faulty the ball will hit the net, there is very little room for error. Working on my footwork made a world of difference when playing with this rubber. When I played with Super FX I could get away with reaching for the ball. With this tool, it is a big no-no. You have to be in position and play the stroke fully to make the ball hit the other side of the table. For flat hitting floating ball, it's not that bad, but this rubber seems to be very sensitive to spin (at least more than my big dipper), so when you don't brush ball enough, the ball will fly away or net. The same property makes it annoying for any passive play, blocking is a bit of a nuisance. I had to adjust slightly and make my strokes more positive. (more of a punch-block than stop-block)
I can't say too much how rubber performs in smashing, because that is a technique that I just started to learn and only rubbers I smashed with are Jupiter 2 and Big Dipper. But from my limited experience, I would say that it's fine. I don't find it particularly better or worse than Big Dipper, but smashes are more powerful.
Playing from behind the table (1-3m) gave me a bit of a problem. That's where I find the rubber especially challenging to play with, but if you are fit enough to wield it, then it is a weapon to be reckoned with.
As I mentioned before I twiddle this rubber on the backhand side when doing backhand serve. Since it takes times to recover, few times I was too slow and ended up using Jupiter 2 on the backhand side. I can't really recommend it though. I don't really like it for touch play, but backhand loops are very very spiny. I haven't figured out how to pass more power through backhand strokes with Jupiter 2, so those loops weren't too powerful. I guess I will probably stay with more bouncy rubbers for backhand.
TL;DR
I would say that this is your typical forehand looping hard Chinese rubber and it has all its benefits and flaws.
If you are a player that wants to try using CHR, then give it a try. It has all properties I would expect from first Chinese hard rubber and it is super affordable (~10-12$ on Alliexpress, sometimes even cheaper, it's basically skipping 2-3 kebabs). If you haven't ever played with rubbers alike make sure not to switch in the middle of the competitive season or something, it may take you some time to adjust.
That's my take on it, hope it helps someone at some point.
EDIT: I boosted this, whole other beast. Much easier to play. Also I think it's worth to mention that it feels better on Off- blade than All
Rubber is relatively heavy. It was about 68g when it was uncut. My bat is definitely heavier on the Jupiter 2 side. The rubber was tested on Donic Appelgren Allplay Senso. When I took rubber from the packaging, the sponge was covered by a white substance. I glued Jupiter 2 with glue only on the blade (as instructed by Big Dipper leaflet which has the same factory tuning).
When talking about its physical properties, I feel obliged to mention that this rubber stinks as hell (quite literally) and is a pain in the neck to keep clean. It is best to clean at least every practice. I usually give it a good clean with water sprayer (I spray on the angle to not wet the wood) when I finish and sometimes breathe and wipe throughout the practice. If this rubber gets dirty (and seems to do so by mere existence rotfl) it will not stick to the ball as well as it should. The rubber is extremely tacky. When clean it can hold the ball for a few seconds.
When it comes to serving this rubber really shines. It's really easy to do most of the backspin serves. I wouldn't say it's too bouncy and thanks to that, it is easier to scratch the ball. (it looks like the rubber would absorb some impact and give more time to brush) For probably the same reason short pushes are easy enough, at least for me.
Jupiter 2 really excels in looping though. Arc is tight, usually, it is just above the net. It also makes a very distinctive click when it enters highest gear, whereas it remains mostly silent on drives and slow loops. Most people I played with lately had some issues with receiving loops from this rubber. But, there is a catch... Someone told me that CHRs are like the mirror from old Chinese legend, basically, it highlights your merits and your flaws. The same principle applies when playing with Jupiter 2, If your technique is faulty the ball will hit the net, there is very little room for error. Working on my footwork made a world of difference when playing with this rubber. When I played with Super FX I could get away with reaching for the ball. With this tool, it is a big no-no. You have to be in position and play the stroke fully to make the ball hit the other side of the table. For flat hitting floating ball, it's not that bad, but this rubber seems to be very sensitive to spin (at least more than my big dipper), so when you don't brush ball enough, the ball will fly away or net. The same property makes it annoying for any passive play, blocking is a bit of a nuisance. I had to adjust slightly and make my strokes more positive. (more of a punch-block than stop-block)
I can't say too much how rubber performs in smashing, because that is a technique that I just started to learn and only rubbers I smashed with are Jupiter 2 and Big Dipper. But from my limited experience, I would say that it's fine. I don't find it particularly better or worse than Big Dipper, but smashes are more powerful.
Playing from behind the table (1-3m) gave me a bit of a problem. That's where I find the rubber especially challenging to play with, but if you are fit enough to wield it, then it is a weapon to be reckoned with.
As I mentioned before I twiddle this rubber on the backhand side when doing backhand serve. Since it takes times to recover, few times I was too slow and ended up using Jupiter 2 on the backhand side. I can't really recommend it though. I don't really like it for touch play, but backhand loops are very very spiny. I haven't figured out how to pass more power through backhand strokes with Jupiter 2, so those loops weren't too powerful. I guess I will probably stay with more bouncy rubbers for backhand.
TL;DR
I would say that this is your typical forehand looping hard Chinese rubber and it has all its benefits and flaws.
If you are a player that wants to try using CHR, then give it a try. It has all properties I would expect from first Chinese hard rubber and it is super affordable (~10-12$ on Alliexpress, sometimes even cheaper, it's basically skipping 2-3 kebabs). If you haven't ever played with rubbers alike make sure not to switch in the middle of the competitive season or something, it may take you some time to adjust.
That's my take on it, hope it helps someone at some point.
EDIT: I boosted this, whole other beast. Much easier to play. Also I think it's worth to mention that it feels better on Off- blade than All
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