How often should a very attacking Japanese penhold player change their rubber

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One thing I learned from old timers in my club, you change when you see a particular spot on the rubber that is whitish or faded or smoother and shinier than the rest then it is time to change.
 
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One thing I learned from old timers in my club, you change when you see a particular spot on the rubber that is whitish or faded or smoother and shinier than the rest then it is time to change.
except the finger rest points :D

Also I don't remember exactly but commonly said as a thumb rule, a rubber's lifespan should be around 100 hours.
That means once a week 2 hour training - one rubber for a year.

Of course it depends how hard you hit, how much you do multi-ball, how fresh rubber you like, which rubber you use, boosting etc.

Maybe you could think as 200 hours. Also some can play up to 500 hours (1-2 years), some play for 30 hours (weekly),
but personally I like more fresh rubbers :), so 5-6 months is time to change with 2 times a week training.
 
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You should change it when you feel that it performs differently and you are losing too much points because of either inconsistency or unusual performance, if you have money for it.
For example, with k3, it is definitely good for 3-4 month for me (3 trainings/week + occssional tournaments), but I still can play for 1-3 month after that. So if I was aiming for best performance, I would change it every 2-3 month, if I was aiming to spend a little money as possible without sacrificing too much of results, I would go for 7 month. In reality I change it every 5-6 month
 
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except the finger rest points :D

Also I don't remember exactly but commonly said as a thumb rule, a rubber's lifespan should be around 100 hours.
That means once a week 2 hour training - one rubber for a year.

Of course it depends how hard you hit, how much you do multi-ball, how fresh rubber you like, which rubber you use, boosting etc.

Maybe you could think as 200 hours. Also some can play up to 500 hours (1-2 years), some play for 30 hours (weekly),
but personally I like more fresh rubbers :), so 5-6 months is time to change with 2 times a week training.
I don't know, my EJ syndrome does not allow me to experience a real change....
 
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