Need Info about DONIC Baracuda Any info would be helpful

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Was definitely very spinny. However, not as powerful/fast. Also, was one of the earlier generations of tensor rubbers so it was definitely susceptible to shrinking and dying out. I re-tried it again a few years ago and found it to be a dud. Could be that my sheet was lying around for a while and lost the factory booster effect that donic rubbers from that time were famous for or probably that i am more comfortable with harder rubbers now and did not like the soft sponge of it.
 
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Could be that my sheet was lying around for a while
This I would also suspect. I guess with all that came quite soon after it - from Acuda to Bluefire in all their different hardnesses - the demand for Baracuda was probably never that high in the first place, so stock could here and there well consist of old rubbers.
I had a similar experience, and the rubber didn´t even feel soft, although I´m also used to harder rubbers now.

When new at its time, it was really good. Spinny, medium-hard, not too fast, serving anyone from an allround-ish game to all out attack, depending on sponge thickness maybe.

But I wouldn´t buy another now.
 
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