Donic BlueGrip C2 Review: An Unexpected Budget Alternative to Butterfly Dignics 09c

[victormanriquey]

Hey all,

This is my last review before the summer holidays and could potentially be a controversial one, but I'm still going to put it here and we see where the chatter goes hahaha

So I just finished the review of the Donic BlueGrip C2 (and also finished with reviewing BlueGrip for a while) and the feeling I had was that tackiness level aside (D09c is much tackier), the C2 is actually pretty similar to the Dignics 09c. Maybe it's just me, I totally did not expect it when I started testing it, but in practice, it felt like a non-tacky D09c with a lower throw angle and a bit less spin/power/ball quality overall, but not far off.

So if you want to read the whole review, here it is: https://www.tabletennisequipmenthelp.com/blog/donic-bluegrip-c2-review

And if you are in a hurry, check the TL;DR here as always:

Category	Donic BlueGrip C2
Weight	Heavy-ish, around 50g cut to my Fang Bo B2X blade
Sponge & Topsheet	Hard 55 sponge (feels softer) with a slightly tacky topsheet
Spin potential	Lots of spin on most shots, very high spin potential
Speed & Gears	Many gears but faster than S1 in all of them
Throw angle	High throw angle, higher than S1 and Rakza Z
Drives & Loops	A lot of power that activates pretty easily
Serves	Very good spin, similar or a bit more than NUZN 48
Flicks	Easy due to the high throw and catapult, less safety than S1
Pushes	Decent control and high spin, good for long pushes
Blocks	Good blocking but more difficult than with S1
Flat hits	Not very good, it is safer in combination with brushing
Boosting	I would not boost it, there is no need for it
Price & Durability	Average for ESN rubbers, usually between 45-55€

Thanks for reading and I'm curious what your experiences with this rubber were and whether I'm the only crazy guy who thinks this could be a budget D09c alternative

Take care and see you next time for a review of the new Joola Trinity rubbers of Hugo Calderano!

Thanks

Victor

 

[Kilogramme]

Hey all,

This is my last review before the summer holidays and could potentially be a controversial one, but I'm still going to put it here and we see where the chatter goes hahaha

View attachment 42114

So I just finished the review of the Donic BlueGrip C2 (and also finished with reviewing BlueGrip for a while) and the feeling I had was that tackiness level aside (D09c is much tackier), the C2 is actually pretty similar to the Dignics 09c. Maybe it's just me, I totally did not expect it when I started testing it, but in practice, it felt like a non-tacky D09c with a lower throw angle and a bit less spin/power/ball quality overall, but not far off.

So if you want to read the whole review, here it is: https://www.tabletennisequipmenthelp.com/blog/donic-bluegrip-c2-review

And if you are in a hurry, check the TL;DR here as always:

Category	Donic BlueGrip C2
Weight	Heavy-ish, around 50g cut to my Fang Bo B2X blade
Sponge & Topsheet	Hard 55 sponge (feels softer) with a slightly tacky topsheet
Spin potential	Lots of spin on most shots, very high spin potential
Speed & Gears	Many gears but faster than S1 in all of them
Throw angle	High throw angle, higher than S1 and Rakza Z
Drives & Loops	A lot of power that activates pretty easily
Serves	Very good spin, similar or a bit more than NUZN 48
Flicks	Easy due to the high throw and catapult, less safety than S1
Pushes	Decent control and high spin, good for long pushes
Blocks	Good blocking but more difficult than with S1
Flat hits	Not very good, it is safer in combination with brushing
Boosting	I would not boost it, there is no need for it
Price & Durability	Average for ESN rubbers, usually between 45-55€

Thanks for reading and I'm curious what your experiences with this rubber were and whether I'm the only crazy guy who thinks this could be a budget D09c alternative

Take care and see you next time for a review of the new Joola Trinity rubbers of Hugo Calderano!

Thanks

Victor

Not Trinity, I want to know your review of Vega China

 

[victormanriquey]

Not Trinity, I want to know your review of Vega China

will come promised

 

[Kilogramme]

will come promised

I am still waiting for the TG2 BS to come, but I found out the Quan Shi bao rubber, and it has picked up my interest. Fang Bo's brand. I will do a review of the TG2 and if I buy the QSB F1, I might review it too. It is a H3 blue boosted alternative.

 

[victormanriquey]

I am still waiting for the TG2 BS to come, but I found out the Quan Shi bao rubber, and it has picked up my interest. Fang Bo's brand. I will do a review of the TG2 and if I buy the QSB F1, I might review it too. It is a H3 blue boosted alternative.

Awesome let us know! Im interested as well!

 

[navuzor]

Not Trinity, I want to know your review of Vega China

I'm also waiting for the Vega China review! How's does the C2 compare to rakza Z?

 

[Scarfed Garchomp]

I'm also waiting for the Vega China review! How's does the C2 compare to rakza Z?

They are both Euro hybrids but at quite different ends of the spectrum. C2 is much harder than RZ, RZ is much stickier than C2. RZ has better feeling of dwell and arc generation but it lacks the penetrating quality C2 offers on hard shots. Whereas C2 is more direct, faster and meatier, but not quite as grabby/spinny or as safe as RZ

 

[victormanriquey]

They are both Euro hybrids but at quite different ends of the spectrum. C2 is much harder than RZ, RZ is much stickier than C2. RZ has better feeling of dwell and arc generation but it lacks the penetrating quality C2 offers on hard shots. Whereas C2 is more direct, faster and meatier, but not quite as grabby/spinny or as safe as RZ

Yep agree

 

[euphrate]

Hey all,

This is my last review before the summer holidays and could potentially be a controversial one, but I'm still going to put it here and we see where the chatter goes hahaha

View attachment 42114

So I just finished the review of the Donic BlueGrip C2 (and also finished with reviewing BlueGrip for a while) and the feeling I had was that tackiness level aside (D09c is much tackier), the C2 is actually pretty similar to the Dignics 09c. Maybe it's just me, I totally did not expect it when I started testing it, but in practice, it felt like a non-tacky D09c with a lower throw angle and a bit less spin/power/ball quality overall, but not far off.

So if you want to read the whole review, here it is: https://www.tabletennisequipmenthelp.com/blog/donic-bluegrip-c2-review

And if you are in a hurry, check the TL;DR here as always:

Category	Donic BlueGrip C2
Weight	Heavy-ish, around 50g cut to my Fang Bo B2X blade
Sponge & Topsheet	Hard 55 sponge (feels softer) with a slightly tacky topsheet
Spin potential	Lots of spin on most shots, very high spin potential
Speed & Gears	Many gears but faster than S1 in all of them
Throw angle	High throw angle, higher than S1 and Rakza Z
Drives & Loops	A lot of power that activates pretty easily
Serves	Very good spin, similar or a bit more than NUZN 48
Flicks	Easy due to the high throw and catapult, less safety than S1
Pushes	Decent control and high spin, good for long pushes
Blocks	Good blocking but more difficult than with S1
Flat hits	Not very good, it is safer in combination with brushing
Boosting	I would not boost it, there is no need for it
Price & Durability	Average for ESN rubbers, usually between 45-55€

Thanks for reading and I'm curious what your experiences with this rubber were and whether I'm the only crazy guy who thinks this could be a budget D09c alternative

Take care and see you next time for a review of the new Joola Trinity rubbers of Hugo Calderano!

Thanks

Victor

How about loki Arthur china review? I want to know ur review for LAC.

 

[victormanriquey]

How about loki Arthur china review? I want to know ur review for LAC.

I tried it and unboosted I did not like it, way too slow and hard. Then I boosted twice like id boost a H3N, and it reminded me a lot of D09C but more controlled, kinda a H3N but higher throwing and a bit slower

Once booster was done it was back to muah, so thats that

 

[euphrate]

I tried it and unboosted I did not like it, way too slow and hard. Then I boosted twice like id boost a H3N, and it reminded me a lot of D09C but more controlled, kinda a H3N but higher throwing and a bit slower

Once booster was done it was back to muah, so thats that

So big dipper 5 is better?

 

[victormanriquey]

So big dipper 5 is better?

Yes in my opinion, but see my big dipper review, it has some drawbacks as well

 

[euphrate]

Yes in my opinion, but see my big dipper review, it has some drawbacks as well

Yes I have read it nice review.

 

[piligrim]

I tried it and unboosted I did not like it, way too slow and hard. Then I boosted twice like id boost a H3N, and it reminded me a lot of D09C but more controlled, kinda a H3N but higher throwing and a bit slower

Once booster was done it was back to muah, so thats that

LAC too slow? You using ALL blade?

 

[victormanriquey]

LAC too slow? You using ALL blade?

Not really haha It was the wang chuqin blade, which is fast enough id say! but out of the box that LAC was slow to the point I had to force my technique so that was no good (although Rxton 5 is waaaay worse here), but being used to H3N boosted it was more demanding physically and didnt like it much

 

[vik]

There is channel where guys measure it with spinsight .Intersting comparison Dignics 09C vs Donic BlueGrip C2 .Spin and speed are about the same.

 

[victormanriquey]

There is channel where guys measure it with spinsight .Intersting comparison Dignics 09C vs Donic BlueGrip C2 .Spin and speed are about the same.

I didnt measure it but I believe it, to me the similarities are more than the differences

 

[Tyce]

There is channel where guys measure it with spinsight .Intersting comparison Dignics 09C vs Donic BlueGrip C2 .Spin and speed are about the same.

You keep saying that but never mention what channel you are talking about?

 

[piligrim]

You keep saying that but never mention what channel you are talking about?

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/true-comparirison-speed-and-spin-rubbers-with-spin-sight-with-dan.39515/

 

[vik]

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