Let’s talk shrinkage

[Andrei Răducanu]

Yes, it’s a Seinfeld reference, but regarding rubbers, what would you say are the factors that influence shrinking rubbers?
Is there a scenario where modern rubbers don’t shrink at all?

Which of these factors influence shrinkage:

How old the rubber is
How played it is
Time between taking it off and gluing it back on

 

[An0n]

Amount of factory booster and the tension of which the rubber is glued onto a blade are the biggest factors for me personally. I always take care to put as little pressure possible when rolling the rubber on.
Some ESN rubbers are worse than others, Butterfly and Chinese rubbers never really shrink for me. Once a rubber shrinks to a certain size it usually stays like that no matter the time or how many times it's glued.