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Hi guys,
since i started to play TT (approx. 6 y ago) and trying out a lot of popular rubbers back then - i always sticked to hard topsheet rubbers, mostly Donic Baracuda and later on Fastarc G1/C1.
Lately i put an old Rasanter R45 on my IF blade... and i really enjoyed the playing style it offered.
I want to describe the playing style.
With the hard topsheet it's about pressure. I feel like if i don't hit hard enough above a specific threshold then the ball quality will be low. Above the specific threshold the quality is very satisfying tho. I'm doing the most points with an underspin serve and a 3rd ball attack. And i lose most of my points with the recieve because i try to attack all long serves. I also lose a lot of points by puttung to much pressure on the hit.
With the R45 it's more of a mushy playing style. And i really enjoyed it. The less pressure i put on my hits (with a looser grip) the better the quality of my topspins. And i could easily attack nearly all long balls with both sides.
Now the problem: my test blade was a fast and heavy weight chinese IF blade. My main blade is a controlled IF blade (custom, similar to BTY IF ALC). I want to stick to my controlled IF blade so there will be a speed drop (which isnt bad). Furthermore i dont like the fast changing properties from the Rasanter rubbers (from beast to lame duck). I like more of a constant performance drop from my Nittaku rubbers. In combination i'm concerned that a medium sponge rubber will be too slow with my IF blade. That's why i consider to step the hardness up again to medium-hard.
In conclusion i search for the new generation rubbers with thin soft topsheet and 45°-47,5° hard sponge. It should offer the ability to play an offensive playing style even with slower arm acceleration but also the potential to kill the ball with some harder swings.
While it was kinda easy to pick the right rubber along the most popular rubbers, these new rubber generation is kinda unpopular. And i also dont know which one of the many seems to stand out. Because i really like the Fastarc series i was thinking about the P1.
Thank you for some recommendation to my request. Please dont recommend me a bunch of rubbers but maybe one which stands out in the area of 'easy to play' 'durable' a good mix of 'speed spin and so on'
Edit: Rating wise i think i'm in the top40% of all rated players.
since i started to play TT (approx. 6 y ago) and trying out a lot of popular rubbers back then - i always sticked to hard topsheet rubbers, mostly Donic Baracuda and later on Fastarc G1/C1.
Lately i put an old Rasanter R45 on my IF blade... and i really enjoyed the playing style it offered.
I want to describe the playing style.
With the hard topsheet it's about pressure. I feel like if i don't hit hard enough above a specific threshold then the ball quality will be low. Above the specific threshold the quality is very satisfying tho. I'm doing the most points with an underspin serve and a 3rd ball attack. And i lose most of my points with the recieve because i try to attack all long serves. I also lose a lot of points by puttung to much pressure on the hit.
With the R45 it's more of a mushy playing style. And i really enjoyed it. The less pressure i put on my hits (with a looser grip) the better the quality of my topspins. And i could easily attack nearly all long balls with both sides.
Now the problem: my test blade was a fast and heavy weight chinese IF blade. My main blade is a controlled IF blade (custom, similar to BTY IF ALC). I want to stick to my controlled IF blade so there will be a speed drop (which isnt bad). Furthermore i dont like the fast changing properties from the Rasanter rubbers (from beast to lame duck). I like more of a constant performance drop from my Nittaku rubbers. In combination i'm concerned that a medium sponge rubber will be too slow with my IF blade. That's why i consider to step the hardness up again to medium-hard.
In conclusion i search for the new generation rubbers with thin soft topsheet and 45°-47,5° hard sponge. It should offer the ability to play an offensive playing style even with slower arm acceleration but also the potential to kill the ball with some harder swings.
While it was kinda easy to pick the right rubber along the most popular rubbers, these new rubber generation is kinda unpopular. And i also dont know which one of the many seems to stand out. Because i really like the Fastarc series i was thinking about the P1.
Thank you for some recommendation to my request. Please dont recommend me a bunch of rubbers but maybe one which stands out in the area of 'easy to play' 'durable' a good mix of 'speed spin and so on'
Edit: Rating wise i think i'm in the top40% of all rated players.
