Slower FH rubber

[GhostBackhand]

It's hard to suggest, but fwiw, I'd suggest the G09C for the FH.



Vega X is more in the T05, MXP ball-park.

In my opinion (also some players in my club & my coach in the national team), vegaX is slower than Ten05(I think 80% of Ten05), and its sensitivity to spin is also much lower compared to Ten05. I remember some infor has already published by racketinsight or somewhere.
I think our perspectives on this rubber are very different.

 

[latej]

I think our perspectives on this rubber are very different.

Definitely. But it's OK and people can make their own mind about it.

 

[NextLevel]

H3 Neo or Provincial H3, tackier rubbers are generally slower, and I find them more forgiving for short game than esn rubbers.

If not, try TG3, an even more control rubber with slightly less speed than H3

Not sure i would agree that TG3 is slower than H3. Skyline 2, maybe, but Skyline 3, not so much.

 

[PenHoldSandro]

Hi

I´m currently using a Fang Bo Hurricane B2X with a Vega X on FH but this setup is a bit fast for me rn because i often see myself not doing the complete stroke to put the ball in,
so i´m looking for a slower setup. Despite being more on the beginner side i´m improving quite fast cause i am a tennis player.

So far i´m considering a goldarc 5, goldarc 8, Hurricane 8 and Hurricane 8-80 but still can´t decide. I´m more inclined to GA5 and Hurricane 8 tho...

can someone help me??

thanks in advance

Try to use either a different Japanese brand like Yasaka, since Xiom makes fast rubbers, or if you want go DHS. If DHS, start with a boosted H3, like the upper reply

 

[GhostBackhand]

“Just a warning for the author: when you remove the Vega X from your racket, you need to glue it onto another immediately; otherwise, it will shrink after just a few days.”

 

[WingTT]

What you really need is not a slower rubber but a rubber that gives you better control. There is a difference there. The Vega X in my opinion is not a linear rubber and is too soft for the plastic ball. It has a weird response to when you start hitting harder with it and the ball just flies away. What you want is a harder rubber that is linear in response so you can better gauge how to put it on the table when you start putting in the power offensive top spin on it . Any of the modern hybrid rubber will probably work. Go with a BTY D09C if you can afford it or something like the Donic J1 or J2 if you can't. The Donics are on sale on Dandoy now IIRC.

 

[mocker88]

As a tennis player you might be playing more flat strokes, not closing your racket angle that much? It might be good looking at Chinese rubbers, as they are more linear than the rest. 729 - Focus III Snipe 44deg BH and Sanwei - Gear Hyper 38deg FH could be a good setup. It's hard to say exactly, but could be something to start with.