My bh rubber

[Türkiyeisnotturkey]

Hi everyone, I'm currently using ELP for my forehand and Yinhe Moon for my backhand. I'm considering Glayzer for my forehand. For my backhand, I'm looking for an affordable rubber with a high throw angle; I don't like hard rubbers. What are your recommendations? (I wrote this text using Google Translate.)

 

[DBsystem78]

you might try to use a translator as we don't speak turkish too much here

 

[maxtor]

Glayzer 09c is not hard but tacky (which is good for FH imho). Try it.

 

[golden_son]

Just a note, Glayzer is a big jump in hardness from your EL-P, closer to the Earth II in your profile. Probably a bit more of that Butterfly catapult. I love it, but don't expect the same soft feeling you get from EL-P.

As for backhand, which Moon are you using now? Have you tried Moon 12 Blue? The Medium- version is not too hard and very affordable. There are tons of good medium and medium-hard rubbers for BH, but M12 Blue is the cheapest I've tried and liked, even if it's not my #1.

 

[Türkiyeisnotturkey]

I'm currently using Yinhe Moon with orange sponge. For my backhand, I'm thinking of Andro Hexer Grip SFX. What do you think of Glayzer for forehand and Hexer Grip SFX for backhand?

 

[golden_son]

I'm currently using Yinhe Moon with orange sponge. For my backhand, I'm thinking of Andro Hexer Grip SFX. What do you think of Glayzer for forehand and Hexer Grip SFX for backhand?

I'm a fan of Glayzer. Normally I would say it's probably too hard to play well on an old 5-ply like the Samsonov Alpha, but that is a slightly harder blade and I don't know your level or physical ability. It may be fine, but coming from something softer like EL-P you might find it harder to engage.

On the other hand, Hexer Grip SFX is very soft, about the same as Rakza 7 Soft. It'll play fine on a 5-ply all-wood, nice and controlled, but I've seen a few comments that it has a low throw angle. The original Moon comes in Soft and Medium which I think are 34° and 36°, respectively (~42° and 45° ESN). So a little harder than Hexer Grip SFX, but still only medium-hard.

If the Moon feels too hard for you, you can try something softer like the Hexer. But if you like Moon's hardness, softer rubbers will feel mushy. I don't know about Türkiye, but here the Hexer is still almost $50 and at that price you can get better/newer rubbers: Nittaku Fastarc C-1, Andro Rasanter R42 (a personal favorite), Stiga Mantra S, even Rakza 7 Soft.

 

[Türkiyeisnotturkey]

I like the Samsonov. The Moon's shooting angle is too low for me. So I'm looking for a European-style backhand rubber. My coach has the yinhe t11, T19, and D05. I really like the D05, but it's very expensive, about $120 in Türkiye. So I'm considering the Glayzer. I'll also add the R42 to my list for backhand!(Google translate,sorry