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Hi Guys,
So I was playing with Rasanter R50 on forehand and R47 on backhand on an innercarbon blade.
This allowed me to dominate powerfully in topspin rally, especially with my forehand where I would just keep increasing the power until I overpowered most of my opponents.
I recently switch to playing with the Gewo CodeXX EF Pro 54 rubbers on forehand and backhand. This rubber is tacky and has increased my spin, but more importantly, my ability to slow down the ball with drop shots, short pushes and chops away from the table. I am winning more games and having a lot of fun with the variety.
However, I do miss the power I had with the rasanter rubbers.
The difference is really the fact that the Gewo rubber has gears - I love being able to control and slow down the ball with these harder rubbers.
Now of course I get there is always a compromise, but I wonder if I can more or less get the best of both worlds with a different rubber? Does anyone have experience with the Rasanter R50 and R47 and find an alternative with similar power but have the possibility to drop the ball short and chop?
I know that some people say that if you hit hard enough with harder rubbers, they should be more powerful, but I am not having this experience with these rubbers. Further, even higher rated players that hit with top technique and high power (much better than me) struggled against my power in the topspin game with the Rasanter rubbers and I often dominate them in those rallies (surprisingly!), but I cannot do this with the Gewo rubber - the ball keeps coming back.
Would love thoughts from people who are experienced and knowledgeable with these rubbers.
So I was playing with Rasanter R50 on forehand and R47 on backhand on an innercarbon blade.
This allowed me to dominate powerfully in topspin rally, especially with my forehand where I would just keep increasing the power until I overpowered most of my opponents.
I recently switch to playing with the Gewo CodeXX EF Pro 54 rubbers on forehand and backhand. This rubber is tacky and has increased my spin, but more importantly, my ability to slow down the ball with drop shots, short pushes and chops away from the table. I am winning more games and having a lot of fun with the variety.
However, I do miss the power I had with the rasanter rubbers.
The difference is really the fact that the Gewo rubber has gears - I love being able to control and slow down the ball with these harder rubbers.
Now of course I get there is always a compromise, but I wonder if I can more or less get the best of both worlds with a different rubber? Does anyone have experience with the Rasanter R50 and R47 and find an alternative with similar power but have the possibility to drop the ball short and chop?
I know that some people say that if you hit hard enough with harder rubbers, they should be more powerful, but I am not having this experience with these rubbers. Further, even higher rated players that hit with top technique and high power (much better than me) struggled against my power in the topspin game with the Rasanter rubbers and I often dominate them in those rallies (surprisingly!), but I cannot do this with the Gewo rubber - the ball keeps coming back.
Would love thoughts from people who are experienced and knowledgeable with these rubbers.