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Yesterday I tried both rubbers.
Rakza Z max was glued on fh of Xiom 36.5 ALXi (on bh Omega Europe 7 max). I don't know why 36.5 ALXi didn't gain success, but that is another story...
I also tried the K3 max glued on fh of my old trusty Viscaria (bh Donic Z2 2.1mm).
Both unboosted.
Well, the K3 was a total disappointment. I made a lot of effort to reach the speed and spin I usually achieve with my V>22. The ball could not leave my bat with the power I'm used to. The rubber felt like a dead brick. My conclusion is that the rubber needs booster or that I'm not able to exploit it.
Rakza Z instead was a revelation...very good speed (a little less than V22 but not much), great spin, safe and high arc: great rubber for fh! Great feeling and safety on passive shots, serve receive, brush loops. I am so happy that 1) I bought another 2 Rakza Z to put on Zqh90 and viscaria to compare the 3 blades and make a final choise for the upcoming season. 2) I gave up to buy and try the Glayzer 09C
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Yesterday I tried both rubbers.
Rakza Z max was glued on fh of Xiom 36.5 ALXi (on bh Omega Europe 7 max). I don't know why 36.5 ALXi didn't gain success, but that is another story...
I also tried the K3 max glued on fh of my old trusty Viscaria (bh Donic Z2 2.1mm).
Both unboosted.
Well, the K3 was a total disappointment. I made a lot of effort to reach the speed and spin I usually achieve with my V>22. The ball could not leave my bat with the power I'm used to. The rubber felt like a dead brick. My conclusion is that the rubber needs booster or that I'm not able to exploit it.
Rakza Z instead was a revelation...very good speed (a little less than V22 but not much), great spin, safe and high arc: great rubber for fh! Great feeling and safety on passive shots, serve receive, brush loops. I am so happy that 1) I bought another 2 Rakza Z to put on Zqh90 and viscaria to compare the 3 blades and make a final choise for the upcoming season. 2) I gave up to buy and try the Glayzer 09C
That's surprising, I'd have expected the K3 to be faster than V22 and Rakza Z. Do you feel if Rakza Z is softer than K3?
 
Yesterday I tried both rubbers.
Rakza Z max was glued on fh of Xiom 36.5 ALXi (on bh Omega Europe 7 max). I don't know why 36.5 ALXi didn't gain success, but that is another story...
I also tried the K3 max glued on fh of my old trusty Viscaria (bh Donic Z2 2.1mm).
Both unboosted.
Well, the K3 was a total disappointment. I made a lot of effort to reach the speed and spin I usually achieve with my V>22. The ball could not leave my bat with the power I'm used to. The rubber felt like a dead brick. My conclusion is that the rubber needs booster or that I'm not able to exploit it.
Rakza Z instead was a revelation...very good speed (a little less than V22 but not much), great spin, safe and high arc: great rubber for fh! Great feeling and safety on passive shots, serve receive, brush loops. I am so happy that 1) I bought another 2 Rakza Z to put on Zqh90 and viscaria to compare the 3 blades and make a final choise for the upcoming season. 2) I gave up to buy and try the Glayzer 09C
Thank you for letting us know! I think I will stick with H3 neo for now on my FH.
 
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Yesterday I tried both rubbers.
Rakza Z max was glued on fh of Xiom 36.5 ALXi (on bh Omega Europe 7 max). I don't know why 36.5 ALXi didn't gain success, but that is another story...
I also tried the K3 max glued on fh of my old trusty Viscaria (bh Donic Z2 2.1mm).
Both unboosted.
Well, the K3 was a total disappointment. I made a lot of effort to reach the speed and spin I usually achieve with my V>22. The ball could not leave my bat with the power I'm used to. The rubber felt like a dead brick. My conclusion is that the rubber needs booster or that I'm not able to exploit it.
Rakza Z instead was a revelation...very good speed (a little less than V22 but not much), great spin, safe and high arc: great rubber for fh! Great feeling and safety on passive shots, serve receive, brush loops. I am so happy that 1) I bought another 2 Rakza Z to put on Zqh90 and viscaria to compare the 3 blades and make a final choise for the upcoming season. 2) I gave up to buy and try the Glayzer 09C
That is really interesting, for me K3 is almost no effort and stupid spin.
 
Can you compare to Vega Japan and Vega X?
I never tried Vega Japan.. On Vega X, I can only say that their difference is that the X has more speed since it is 47 deg. Vega Korea also has speed but with more control. In terms of spin, I can generate the same spin on X and Korea. I only tested the rubbers for a few hours so my judgement would likely change.
 
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H3 Neo is my secret dream but i dont want to boost so it will remain a dream
Lol, there is a reason H3 neo is a best seller. come join the dark side...of having chinese rubber on your forehand.
 
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The problem is that I tried the vega pro on my friend zjk zlc and it was totally different than on my zqh90 unfortunately...on zjk zlc vega pro didn't outperform V22 but it had great control, spin and high throw. On my zqh90 it was totally different...it lost control above all. I know, different blades give different outputs with same rubber. Anyway I should have done this test after the season...the nobilis is a great blade and for sure i would adapt to it by training
I played Vega Pro on the backhand for a long time and I can say that this rubber plays well on a slow flexible blade that has a time delay, such as Primorac of minus or something like that.
On a carbon blade it is very fast for me, the rubber feels stiffer than usual, there is not enough dwell time to create spin.
 
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My goal with this setup is to hit the ball like a freight train, landing the ball on the table will simply be an added bonus.
 
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You'll be ok.

Just boost the rubber to expand it a bit, glue it to a regular blade, and trim the corners. It will be mostly back to oval shape.
Agree. Isn't cybershape suppose to have 11% bigger surface area? so it should be fine with a slight boost to expand the sponge a bit and then transfer to a regular blade later.
 
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