says
Buttefly Forever!!!
says
Buttefly Forever!!!
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My own logic was softer rubber = more spin. However, a veteran player in my club told me otherwise. Instead of accepting or rejecting his statement right off, I decided to check it out myself. I use a mid hard, i.e., 39 degrees DHS Skyline 2 Provincial Blue Sponge ( PBS ) on my blade unboosted ( for experimentation ).And by golly, it is true, hard tacky rubber do produce a lot of spin and power. I guess the hard sponge transfer my power very well to the ball. Now perhaps I will play with it unboosted. I guess I may not need to boost this rubber to play after all. This rubber is very hard unboosted, it feels dead when you bounce the ball on it, but comes alive when hit topspin correctly. On the other hand, my Nittaku H3 Pro turbo which is 43 degree is totally unplayable without massive boosting.I generally get more control and a better touch with harder rubbers.I also find they are very good for producing spin.Softer rubbers are easier to play with in general, as they require less force to get a good amount of speed and spin on the ball.My recent example can be summed up in my move from T05 to D09c.Unless you are in position to play a good stroke with D09c, the results are average.Even if out of position with T05, you can do a quick whip of the wrist and produce a pretty good attacking shot.
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