For some it might be, others would disagree. You will need to find out whether it´s the best for you. If you are currently playing with Rozena you will lose a lot of catapult and you might find it a lot harder to generate spin. The difference in sponge hardness is very, very noticeable.
I was on Dignics 09c first and had no issue with the hardness. I went to Rozena to improve technique especially on backhand where I had D05. But I fell like rozena does not give me enough spin on forehand topspins. With d09c i could go hard and spinny or soft and spinny and I felt like my opponents where blocking out a lot more. Now they don't and I have to work so much harder for points. I don't want go go back to D09c because I play a lot in mind distance right now and think it might be to slow. That's why I am looking at D80 or Tenergy 05. Apparently D80 is easier to control then D05 and has a more ease of spin creation. Sounds like T05 for me that's why I made this thread. I don't want to spend 140€ just to try 2 rubbers. If there is a clear better winner for mid distance top spins and counter topspins at the table I would take that one.
Interesting comparison thank you.
It has a lot of spin, but i prefer the maximum spin D05 or D09c gives me
D80 feels like it has less spin, but its also more stable and predictable than T05. Imo T05 is better to loop and add spin with but D80 easier to gauge impact and control where you hit
The trajectory/speed. I haven't tried Tenergy 19 but that might be the comparison. A rubber that sends the ball through the table safely. By comparison, Dignics 05 seems slow (arcs higher) and doesn't block as well. With 80, passive blocks are safe and controllable while 05 needs more of a countering motion to control the spin. If you are active all the time, 05 mighr be better but if your play switches back and forth between active and passive and is more all round, then 80 is better. Also easier to drive the ball with 80.
It's all relative but D80 is hardly a low throw rubber, only compared to like D05 and T05 or stuff like that. And if you are someone who wants to focus more on speed over spin vs D05, then D80 is your rubber. But someone who wants to play spinny power topspins and not score through hitting the ball pasts the opponent may prefer D05. The differences are subtle but real. But I find that D05 tends to be relatively slow for how I want to play, but not bad on my SALC. But for blocking, I find that D05 sometimes just grabs the ball to the point I am embarassed to play against spinny topspins. I don't have that problem as much with D80.
I admit that it might be a technique problem on my part I started playing table tennis again after a 10years hiatus and i always loved soft rubbers thats why im struggling to activate the sponge on the Dignics line. What i love about them is when you get that perfect timing the ball shoots like a canon and almost doesnt rise when it hits the table.
Hard to say because I think it’s more just a personal feeling and not huge difference… on viscaria, D80 gave me more safety and ease of use compared to D05, angle worked well for me particularly on backhand for blocks and opens. Thought I liked it on htsalc for a bit but realized ball was shooting lower/straighter so I either had to take speed off backhand open to get arc down or close more but it doesn’t have as much grab as 05. Could play good, low trajectory shots but less safety for clipping net or going out when compared to 05 on htsalc. The inner carbon tamed 05 a bit compared to how I felt it was on viscaria (wasn’t as easy for me to play). The little more arc and shorter trajectory makes 05 easier on backhand of htsalc for me, forehand had pros/cons to them. 80 is good for drive/block/redirect and 05 is better forward open/counter. Just my thoughts. I really liked switching from 05 to 80 on viscaria and was more indifferent between two on htsalc but would pick 05 both sides rather than combo or both 80.
