Rubber recommendations?

[John_]

Hello! I’ve been away from table tennis for about 2 years and haven’t really thought about equipment since, don't know about new releases and stuff. I have a Stiga Azalea Offensive blade and I’m looking to put some new rubbers on it so I can get back into training. I used to play with Tenergy 05 and FX, but I’d now prefer something a bit slower and easier on the wallet, preferably Chinese. What would you recommend?

 

[Tyce]

Moving from Tenergy to Chinese is a huge difference, I wouldn't recommend it to be honest.
Glayzer is miles easier to control than Tenergy imo. Rozena is a bit difficult to recommend as I think it does Tenergy lite very well in some aspects, but it kind of sucks in others.

If you want to go budget and Chinese but stick with tensor like behavior, palio ak47 might work for you. I would recommend the yellow, medium sponge.
If you are determined to go more towards traditional Chinese tacky rubbers, I would recommend Mercury 2 for BH and basically any H3, H8 or clone for FH. I don't think Mercury 2 is fit for the FH regardless of sponge hardness. There's something off about the black versions whereas all red ones I've had were fine.

In the same budget range after import taxes you could also just pick something like Vega Europe and be done with it.

 

[RPB Enthusiast]

Hello! I’ve been away from table tennis for about 2 years and haven’t really thought about equipment since, don't know about new releases and stuff. I have a Stiga Azalea Offensive blade and I’m looking to put some new rubbers on it so I can get back into training. I used to play with Tenergy 05 and FX, but I’d now prefer something a bit slower and easier on the wallet, preferably Chinese. What would you recommend?

DHS Hurricane 3 Neo is pretty cheap. You don't HAVE to boost it, but it tend to play better much with booster. There's also DHS Hurricane 8 and DHS Hurricane 8-80 that are easier to play and aren't boost-dependent like Hurricane 3 Neo is.

For H3N: You could do 39° on forehand and 37° on backhand.

For H8: You could do 39° in forehand and 37° on backhand.

For H8-80: You could do 38° on forehand and 37° on backhand.

I'm sure there are cheaper options out there, but I rather give you rubbers I have tried and seen the prices than tell you to try out a brand I have no idea about 🙂

 

[jonol]

Nuzn series. Still tensors but slightly tacky and much more linear than Tenergy. Good durability as well