Bloom Power:Still Available?

[JBH7]

Hello all Does anyone know if the Bloom Power is still being produced? It's still on the LARC but I can only find one store on AliExpress that still sells it.Tried contacting 729 but never got a response. Any helpful info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. JS7

 

[JBH7]

Hi Thanks for responding. Really?? I'm only seeing it available at a store named HWSport. If you know of any others ,please let me know.So I take it you purchased yours from PrinceTT??????????

 

[Fnub]

Hi! I really couldn't find it on Aliexpress. I can make a conclusion that 729/Friendship stopped producing this rubber. It is 2015? and the Power is the most popular. It is just sold out. Anyway there are still some good Bloom rubbers like Bloom Arc and Bloom Speed. I haven't tried the Speed but due to reviews it has more basic speed and a little less spin . Bloom Arc ( I'm actually playing with it on FH) has less speed but more spin and for me It is somewhere more controllable. You can look for Bloom Power in local stores. In Kazakhstan there are a lot of Blooms. I didn't buy anything from PrinceTT, TTnpp and others but if there is this rubber, yeah they are good stores cause many people buy there.
sorry for my English

 

[OldUser]

There are 3 left at french online store Misterping, reliable no problem whatsoever ordering from that store. Tabletennisstore.eu got them in 1.8mm thickness only. The german website Spinfactory.de still got them in 2.2mm. I know it's a reliable webstore too. Swedish store chtt.se got some too

https://www.misterping.com/friendship-bloom-power.html
https://sporteurope.nl/en/products/friendship-729-bloom-power?variant=42667332927728
https://www.spinfactory.de/tischtennis-belaege/729-friendship-bloom-speed.html?___store=en
https://chtt.se/en/varumarken/729friendship/21-gummi/729-bloom-power

 

[Michael Zhuang]

I don't understand the hardness ratings for Bloom. It comes in 45 and 47 degree, but the 47 is nothing like a 47 ESN rubber (MXP, G1, Rakza 7). It's way harder than ESN 47.

The Bloom 47 is like a DHS 40/41.

How did they come up with these hardness ratings?

 

[ShoutGuy]

I don't understand the hardness ratings for Bloom. It comes in 45 and 47 degree, but the 47 is nothing like a 47 ESN rubber (MXP, G1, Rakza 7). It's way harder than ESN 47.

The Bloom 47 is like a DHS 40/41.

How did they come up with these hardness ratings?

729 || DHS

45° ~ 36º-37º

47° ~ 38º-39º

49 ~ 40º-41°

but i don't know what hardness scale they use I think it's shore c

 

[Fnub]

729/Friendship has a problem: they have different hardness scales. Their tensor rubbers made in Japan like Visnatura, Pando have japanese(butterfly) scale how I remember. Their Germany ESN rubbers ( Derwind Stolz, Rayhe) have the ESN scale. And their Chinese rubbers are the biggest problem. Some of them( battle 2 prov) have similar scale to DHS (+-1 degree) and some of them as I got have their own scale like Blooms, Prestos, Dragons F and L and the other ones. We just have to remember it and" Hard sponged rubber 47°" in the description should mean that it is really hard.
​hard.Sorry for my English

 

[igorponger]

Be happy.

 

[Michael Zhuang]

729 || DHS

45° ~ 36º-37º

47° ~ 38º-39º

49 ~ 40º-41°

but i don't know what hardness scale they use I think it's shore c

Where did you get this information?

The 47d version feels closer to DHS 40 to me, but maybe you are right.

 

[ShoutGuy]

Where did you get this information?

The 47d version feels closer to DHS 40 to me, but maybe you are right.

Some classic rubbers have the conversion on the back of the package:

https://pt.aliexpress.com/item/10000156731716.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.6a497f06Srp30c&mp=1&gatewayAdapt=glo2bra



But I've never tested Bloom's power, maybe it's harder than advertised or has quality control issues

 

[Michael Zhuang]

Bloom series seems to be a FH oriented tacky rubber. It seems strange to me that they would make it in the 36-38d range rather than try to match the DHS 39-41d range.

 

[Fnub]

729 have a problem that they have different hardness scales. Their ESN rubbers have ESN hardness, Japanese- Butterfly hardness. Some of the Chinese have similar to DHS hardness(+-1 degree)(battle 2), some of them their own scale like Blooms. We just should remember or ask 729 to make it more comfortable to people

 

[TT Lover]

729/Friendship has a problem: they have different hardness scales. Their tensor rubbers made in Japan like Visnatura, Pando have japanese(butterfly) scale how I remember. Their Germany ESN rubbers ( Derwind Stolz, Rayhe) have the ESN scale. And their Chinese rubbers are the biggest problem. Some of them( battle 2 prov) have similar scale to DHS (+-1 degree) and some of them as I got have their own scale like Blooms, Prestos, Dragons F and L and the other ones. We just have to remember it and" Hard sponged rubber 47°" in the description should mean that it is really hard.
​hard.Sorry for my English

Good day to you sir,

729/Friendship Dragons F and L is harder sponge or softener sponge than Battle 2 prov.

Thank you for your kind reply.

Best regards,

 

[Magic_M]

Here in Germany both versions (Bloom Power = 45° and Bloom Power Hard = 47°) are still available.

Bloom Power

Bloom Power Hard

They also ship international, but I don't know the shipping-costs.

 

[mocker88]

Hello all Does anyone know if the Bloom Power is still being produced? It's still on the LARC but I can only find one store on AliExpress that still sells it.Tried contacting 729 but never got a response. Any helpful info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. JS7

Yes it is. I've ordered it this autumn, so no problems with this one

 

[JBH7]

Hi! I really couldn't find it on Aliexpress. I can make a conclusion that 729/Friendship stopped producing this rubber. It is 2015? and the Power is the most popular. It is just sold out. Anyway there are still some good Bloom rubbers like Bloom Arc and Bloom Speed. I haven't tried the Speed but due to reviews it has more basic speed and a little less spin . Bloom Arc ( I'm actually playing with it on FH) has less speed but more spin and for me It is somewhere more controllable. You can look for Bloom Power in local stores. In Kazakhstan there are a lot of Blooms. I didn't buy anything from PrinceTT, TTnpp and others but if there is this rubber, yeah they are good stores cause many people buy there.
sorry for my English

Ah ok.Im really only interested in the Bloom Power as Ive tried it before albeit on a different blade.Wanted to give another shot Think it may suit my needs.Thx for info.

 

[JBH7]

There are 3 left at french online store Misterping, reliable no problem whatsoever ordering from that store. Tabletennisstore.eu got them in 1.8mm thickness only. The german website Spinfactory.de still got them in 2.2mm. I know it's a reliable webstore too. Swedish store chtt.se got some too

https://www.misterping.com/friendship-bloom-power.html
https://sporteurope.nl/en/products/friendship-729-bloom-power?variant=42667332927728
https://www.spinfactory.de/tischtennis-belaege/729-friendship-bloom-speed.html?___store=en
https://chtt.se/en/varumarken/729friendship/21-gummi/729-bloom-power

Ok great.Ill check them out Thanks much!!

 

[JBH7]

Here in Germany both versions (Bloom Power = 45° and Bloom Power Hard = 47°) are still available.

Bloom Power

Bloom Power Hard

They also ship international, but I don't know the shipping-costs.

Ok great.Ill check out site Thx!

 

[JBH7]

Yes it is. I've ordered it this autumn, so no problems with this one

Where did you order yours? @mocker88?

 

[mocker88]

Where did you order yours? @mocker88?

I have a small table tennis shop, so I buy from 729 directly.