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Maybe I will try now Rasanter R42-2.0 (2.0, didn’t try it since many years) for next season but I’m also in the running for a Nexxus EL 43-1.9 (again)FH rubber.
And maybe your Rasanter will be equally thick as the Nexxus at 1,95 mm, so unless you very carefully measure (before purchase, in packaging, bit difficult) all the difference might just be in your head.
There is a reason why some companies are selling 1,7/1,9/2,1 and elsewhere it´s 1,8/2,0/2,2 - the lines are blurry.
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Interesting, maybe because my blade is nearly stiff 7 ply and yours is flexy 5 ply it is affecting our sponge thickness choices. I believe so.
On Infinity and Stratus Powerwood max Tenergy was too mushy and bouncy for me. Also on OSP V+.
But I just carried on with 1.9 when I went to Force Pro Blue, but it all too flat with the plastic ball.
Last week I could not lift the long chop serves of my training partner even when I read them with 1.9 on fh.
Tonight I looped 90% of them back with ease and control with max.
Yes it was a bit bouncy at times and I struggled a bit more with topspin but it seemed to absorb power and make blocks a bit easier too.
Years ago I used an Andro Carbon Balsa this was also better with 1.9.
When I switched to Rossi Emotion it was awful with 1.9 and needed max to give the ball a bit more dwell and arc.
For me this depends on the blade it seems!
personally i play with 1.9 in FH. My rubbers + blade is fast enough
with max, i make more blocking mistakes. there is more control with 1.9. I have no trouble attacking with speed or power with 1.9 - or at least - at my level its largely fast enough to score points. If i lose a match, its never because my FH is not powerful, fast or spinny enough
for BH, i used to be Spinart 2.1 but i upgraded to Dignics80 which is a faster rubber, so i downsized to 1.9 and its really perfect for me.