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I'm currently playing with yinhe mercury 2 a $5 USD boosted mildly with baby oil (sssh...dont tell anybody), and I'm actually surprised how much control and gears this rubber has and how linear it is. I'm not a great TT player by any means, but I have decent fundamentals. On a W-6 blade this rubber does NOT bottom out mid distance from the table (I haven't tested far away, like I said I'm not that good).
My question is, am I imagining this? Is it really a crappy rubber and I cant tell? I mean it is dirt cheap, for a reason right? I know the consensus here is "use whatever works for you", but I'm curious how far will a rubber like this get me? Will I be able to play with it at higher levels? No one expects it to be anywhere near as good as a tenergy, but i can't tell if this rubber is crap or not.
What is the general opinion regarding cheep rubbers? Are the decent enough for players who are somewhat serious and can hold there own against good players, decent enough to progress? How far will i have to progress in terms of touch and skills to be able to discern "okay, I need tenergy now, this rubber just doesn't have enough gears"?
I figure I'll try to get my paddle in the hands of my former coach who can let me know how decent my gear is, and how far i can expect to go with it, but also it doesn't hurt to ask some good/decent players here (I'm looking at you Der_Etche).
My question is, am I imagining this? Is it really a crappy rubber and I cant tell? I mean it is dirt cheap, for a reason right? I know the consensus here is "use whatever works for you", but I'm curious how far will a rubber like this get me? Will I be able to play with it at higher levels? No one expects it to be anywhere near as good as a tenergy, but i can't tell if this rubber is crap or not.
What is the general opinion regarding cheep rubbers? Are the decent enough for players who are somewhat serious and can hold there own against good players, decent enough to progress? How far will i have to progress in terms of touch and skills to be able to discern "okay, I need tenergy now, this rubber just doesn't have enough gears"?
I figure I'll try to get my paddle in the hands of my former coach who can let me know how decent my gear is, and how far i can expect to go with it, but also it doesn't hurt to ask some good/decent players here (I'm looking at you Der_Etche).