Humid Rubbers.

[xVill]

Hi, I was playing at my local club the other night and the air was quite 'sticky' it turned my Rasant into antispin causing me to lose to players I usually beat. The rubber is only two weeks old and I have had this happen to other ESN rubbers.... I was just wondering if there is anything I can do to combat this??? Has anyone else experienced this when playing in humid conditions?

 

[Amayzde]

I have this during summer when the weather is very hot and my rubbers become like wet and feel dead. I use a sweat brace for my wrist during that time, not because of the sweat but to dry/clean my rubbers between rallies. You can use your towel but its annoying when you cleaned it 2 rallies ago and it becomes wet again and you have to play 4 more rallies before you can clean again.

 

[Tinykin]

I think it happens to every rubber.

 

[cakezxc280]

It usually happens for a few days when I fly back to asia from UK for the summer....as I have to de-humidify my seldom occupied room at home with a machine once im back so i just leave my bat in there and this kind of stuff wont happen

 

[Houdini]

I have the same problem, but only if i use cleaners for rubbers on the day that i play or day before that. Now i have a clean dry sponge to wipe my rubbers and i us my breath to clean them now when i play and distilled water at home to clean them.

 

[Der_Echte]

Extreme humidity will cause many rubbers to become slick.

You cannot overcome physics if teh rubber you use is especially prone, like many modern rubbers.

A few things you can do are to keep it clean, and wipe it off with a dry towel between points and use you hand to wipe, just like you see pros do all the time.

Best suggestion I have is to temporarily use a rubber that is less prone to moisture forming, like 999 on your favorite sponge or H3. Either of these rubbers takes a lot of humidity before they get slick, if ever.