Best Rubber for aggressive blocking and counter looping

Dman · May 25, 2020

I’m looking for a rubber that particularly excels in blocking and counter looping. Kind of like Waldner. Is there any rubber that does this better than others. Also, does short pips do well in this area?

best_intentions · May 26, 2020

Dman said:
I’m looking for a rubber that particularly excels in blocking and counter looping. Kind of like Waldner. Is there any rubber that does this better than others. Also, does short pips do well in this area?

A rubber that probably is hard to find and not many would want to use it but T Mount Ace2 (50 degrees) is very good with both passive blocking and active aggressive blocks and does well with counterlooping.

If you don't mind a 47.5 degree rubber, the T Mount Ace2 GOLD (47.5 degrees) is even better with passive blocking and aggressive blocking...but will be slower than the 50 degree version it terms of blocking speed. For counterlooping the Ace2 GOLD 47.5 degree is pretty good but not as good as the 50 degree version.

Both Rubbers are not so sensitive to spin compared to R53 and Joola Rhyzer 50 pro (or a T05)

Der_Echte · May 26, 2020

Softer, old-school tow-throw rubbers excel in this task. Here are two below from that era... you can still find HAMMOND pretty easily, I just got two sheets a couple months ago.

Nittaku Hammond
BTY Ekrips

A more modern idea wit firmer sponger would be Stiga Calibra LT... a higher throw variant with soft sponge (to make topspin attack easier/spinnier) would be LT Sound.

Der_Echte · May 26, 2020

Yogi thinks Nexy developed Tibhar MX-K in 47.5 degree (from his review description) could fit this category. I think that rubber has a lot of overall flexible offensive potential, so it made my FH rubber signature.

OlleGlad · May 26, 2020

Rakza Z will do that

yoass · May 26, 2020

For me, this looks like the job description of Rasanter R53.

lasta · May 26, 2020

Rakza X is perfectly fine. If anything, I would say above average.

Short pips blocks great too, but you won't have an easy time at all with counterlooping.

Kolev · May 27, 2020

For me aggressive blocking can be done with almost any inverted, preferably low throw, insensitive to spin and not too hard sponged. I would also mention Rakza X but my personal favorite for aggressive block is the old Tibhar Primus. Luckily I still have a few sheets in the drawer. Omega 7 Pro can be deadly in the hands of a good blocker as probably many others, cause aggressive blocking is a skill

NextLevel · May 27, 2020

Dman said:
I’m looking for a rubber that particularly excels in blocking and counter looping. Kind of like Waldner. Is there any rubber that does this better than others. Also, does short pips do well in this area?

Don't try to substitute the effort required to improve with equipment changes. It doesn't work. You can play like Waldner with almost any modern inverted rubber, it all depends in what you are trying to do.

mart1nandersson · May 27, 2020

Elite level advice in post #5.

SkySowers · May 28, 2020

I'm more of a counter hitter now when it comes upcoming topspins and I really like the feel of the Dignics05 on both sides. But again, this is just me.

https://youtu.be/Xsx-s49VbMo

passifid · May 28, 2020

Mx-k or MX-p for me. K is better at blocking and p for looping at my brushy intermediate level. Mx-p is also amazing at brush looping and Mx k is stable as a horse's house when hitting

Der_Echte · May 28, 2020

SkySowers said:
I'm more of a counter hitter now when it comes upcoming topspins and I really like the feel of the Dignics05 on both sides. But again, this is just me.

https://youtu.be/Xsx-s49VbMo

Is all Mr. Lee got to say at the end is Ah-I-Goo??!!! I gunna need to get him to say some more Korean than that. He and the rest of the Korean internet would love to see the ensuing vid.

SkySowers · May 28, 2020

Der_Echte said:
Is all Mr. Lee got to say at the end is Ah-I-Goo??!!! I gunna need to get him to say some more Korean than that. He and the rest of the Korean internet would love to see the ensuing vid.

It's so funny because he is Korean but I'm more Korean than him. The culture has a lot of influence in me since 2005. He is now getting addicted to Korean dramas. I'm trying to involve him more in the movies.

Der_Echte · May 28, 2020

I'd drop his jaw, he would never expect Korean coming out of a very non-Korean lookin' dude like me... I can live translate most anything and make it hilarious.

Tinykin · May 28, 2020

Der_Echte said:
Softer, old-school tow-throw rubbers excel in this task. Here are two below from that era... you can still find HAMMOND pretty easily, I just got two sheets a couple months ago.
.......

How did you manage to get a tow-throw rubber? T is a long way from L so we can't blame fat finger syndrome

Der_Echte · May 29, 2020

Nuddin gets by Tiny. Nuddin.

Sent on Carl's NSA Spyphony using Tapa-Talkie

Gwenved · May 29, 2020

Well, if a lot of top players are using T64 on backhand it should be for something....really good for blocking and counter top, then Joola X-plode sensitive is good too for that kinf of play.

Player Tim · May 29, 2020

Victas V>15 Extra. You kinda described Koki Niwa's style.

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