Rakza 7 soft MAX VS Tibhar Evo EL-S 1.9 on BH ?

[shat1478]

Hi

Now my BH is Mantra M 1.9 sponge 45 degree. It felt no dwell time , very high speed , medium throw angle , easy to drill heavy spin butt low control .
I have used Rakza 7 soft 2 years ago sponge and topsheet are soft , high spin , easy control butt I never try Tibhar Evo EL-S . I read many review sound good. Which one should on my BH ?

PL . My blade is Jun Mizutani ZLC


Thanks

 

[MydasDiablo]

What is your strongest / most played shot on your backhand?

How far from the table do you play?

Can you read your opponents spin well?

What throw do you prefer on backhand?

Do you brush the ball on backhand or hit through the sponge to create spin?

 

[Ilia Minkin]

EL-S requires a decent impact to get any spin out of it, so it probably will not be that different from Mantra M. At the same time, 45 degrees is not too hard for BH, so probably the best thing is to review your BH technique.

 

[blue_codex]

These are great questions. We should make sure people answer these questions for equipment advice.

 

[Special K]

Since you are already familiar with rakza 7 soft(which is a great rubber in my opinion), I'd say use it and focus on your technique. I wouldn't risk experimenting with a new rubber.

 

[QWERTY Spin]

concerning El-s it depends what you expect from the rubber. personally it has a great "feeling" on composite blades. I can feel the ball sinking into the rubber quite well while not getting mushy.
however el-s is a matter of taste.
Compared to the Mantra M id say the catapult isnt as prominent and the rubber is not as fast. i cant tell if there are differences in dwell because i only hit a few times with the mantra M.

I personally think that El-s is a great backhand rubber but it has its flaws. active blocking is great. you can punch the balls with a lower arc and if pressured you dont have to close your bat angle as much. that effect is very obvious when switching from el-s to vega pro and the other way around. passive blocking however is delicate. i think when the sponge isnt engaged the ball flys into the net (which is a key difference when playing with tenergy05 to which this rubber was compared alot). Thats why id recommend to spinblock most balls for more safety.
short game pushing needs a little attention.

So all in all you need a solid technique to get the El-s going but then it is a powerful backhand rubber. I would suggest this rubber to players who like to have a harder rubber on backhand (around 47.5 degree) while retaining good control.


So in your case Id say either test the el-s first or go with the rakza soft which ive never played. Also you couldgo for fx-s instead of el-s for more control and less power. But thats only what ive read without having played that rubber.

My impressions are are about a 2.1mm El-S