Best rubbers under $10??

[Bigwhopper]

Hi,

Just wondering what rubbers I should go with for a penhold combo. Currently looking at either the 729 Super FX gold seal, KTL GREEN DRAGON PRO XT, or the 729-2 HRS NEXT GENERATION. I' also going with a 729 6030 penhold blade just fyi. Sort of beginner, learning RBP and using FH but I need a bit more control, but nothing too too slow.

Thanks!

 

[watcher]

Dawei 2008XP is pretty good for an $8 rubber. You can buy from Coles.

 

[ajtatosmano2]

Go for Dawei 2008XP, which is a softer non-tacky beginner friendly rubber and go for 729 Super FX if you want a harder tacky one (for forehand).

 

[BeGo]

List of not too slow U-USD10 rubbers,

Blocker Driver Cornilleau Target Sound 37.5
Blocker Looper Friendship/729 FX Lightening (Lightning)
Blocker Looper Friendship/729 SST Cross
Looper Galaxy 9000 3 Star
Non Blocker Friendship/729 729 OEM
Non Blocker Kokutaku 868

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[yoass]

I've used classic Friendship 729 with great pleasure a few decades ago, and again when resuming play after my 25+-year hiatus. The current Friendship Super FX is nowhere nearly as tacky, and I found the red (with orange sponge) and black (with blue sponge) very different beasts. The red felt like hard plastic, somewhat grippy but zilch dwell time. The black felt somewhat bouncier, gave me a better feel, though that too is a very hard-sponged specimen.

It's nowhere near the ancient (eggplant-coloured) stuff, but still I liked the black, blue-sponged 729. It nudges a bit toward direct play, and is excellent for blocks, counterplay, and opening/smashing underspin flatly and speedily.

 

[countrybread]

I realize its over $10, but I've had a good experience with the Gambler rubbers: Outlaw (classic sponge), Six Shooter (classic sponge). Mechanical spin, medium hardness, decent balance between offense and defense, not too fast and not too slow. $14 at Zeropong.

 

[TTHopeful]

Hurricane 3. Push budget up a little

 

[ttdgfg]

yinhe moon is around 10, needs fast blade though.

 

[yogi_bear]

yinhe mars 2, lkt rapid sound, reactor ckylin blue sponge

 

[Xanderngzien]

Lkt pro xp

 

[Archosaurus]

I've only ever extensively used 729 Super FX, the modern version. So I don't have that much to base my views on.

I understand the old one is great stuff so maybe you'd want to find someone who has one of those laying around somewhere preserved, apparently they exist.

However for the modern ones:

I can't go into specifics much due to my inexperience and playing level, but I will tell you that if the blue sponge was sold with a red sheet, I would buy spares for both sides. I like it a lot.

The rubbers are not exactly slow, so slow as to hinder basic play, but you will need to turn the body fully to get any power out of them. However you can swing as hard as however hard I can swing and still reliably get the ball on the table as long as you topspin. My impression is that I don't really like it for backhand but it's good for forehand. Could just be my lack of backhand technique.

Blocks are really great and I feel it kind of cheats for you with the tackiness. Whatever it is, the control is really great. You just need to move into the shot a bit: passive blocks just fly off the end.

I'm not good enough at serving and over the table play to tell you how it really is.

I gave my setup, an ALL+/OFF- blade and 729 FX Blue Sponge / Orange Sponge to a beginner of one month or so that I have trained and drilled with. He has very basic conventional technique. He said he likes my setup a lot, and blocks especially are easy.

 

[Tpackk]

I can recommend Galaxy Mercury II , it's a heavy rubber but overall is well

 

[Pandaboii97]

Hurricane 3. Push budget up a little

hurricane 3 the lowest i've seen 1st hand is around $20

 

[scragnoth]

I can recommend Yinhe Moon (a bit over of 10$). It's not the greatest rubber, but worth to try. Non tacky, sufficient speed and spin. I played with it several months and it's durability is sufficient also.

If you insist on below 10$, go with the general rubber of friendship, a tacky classical chinese rubber. I tried some of chinese rubber below 10$, so there are no big differences between them imo.