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Spinniest ESN rubber?
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Well this ought to be interesting. I'm sure we'll all agree on this one. Let me get my popcorn. Hang on. 
j/k. OP have you tried hitting with buddy's setups at club or something? What do they like? How does it feel? That would give you way more information than various people telling you "this is the spinniest". next person "no this is the spinniest", etc.
Rubbers & preference I find is pretty subjective. You could take a good quality rubber loved by many people and some would say "this is it. It's perfect" and others might say "I don't like the throw angle or it's too bouncy" etc. Just have to test stuff out and see what feels good to you.
I'll give you an example. I typically have played Chinese Tacky for many many years. Several times in the past when I've tried higher dollar ESN rubbers, I simply don't like them for various reasons. Then the other day a buddy had on a backup blade Rakza 7 soft. Now I know many people would say "it's nice but too slow or too soft" and that'd be true for them. For me it felt about perfect and I found was so easy to play & spin. Just felt like table tennis on easy mode. Anyways the point is all of this is that these things are subjective. You have to hit with stuff yourself to feel it out.
j/k. OP have you tried hitting with buddy's setups at club or something? What do they like? How does it feel? That would give you way more information than various people telling you "this is the spinniest". next person "no this is the spinniest", etc.
Rubbers & preference I find is pretty subjective. You could take a good quality rubber loved by many people and some would say "this is it. It's perfect" and others might say "I don't like the throw angle or it's too bouncy" etc. Just have to test stuff out and see what feels good to you.
I'll give you an example. I typically have played Chinese Tacky for many many years. Several times in the past when I've tried higher dollar ESN rubbers, I simply don't like them for various reasons. Then the other day a buddy had on a backup blade Rakza 7 soft. Now I know many people would say "it's nice but too slow or too soft" and that'd be true for them. For me it felt about perfect and I found was so easy to play & spin. Just felt like table tennis on easy mode. Anyways the point is all of this is that these things are subjective. You have to hit with stuff yourself to feel it out.
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"ESN" is a company with a rubber manufacturing factory. The amount of different rubbers they produce is insane.
It would make sense (if you're not looking for a popularity contest) if you refine your search parameters:
- do you include hybrids?
- what kind of hardness range?
- spinny on slow shots / spinny on hard fast loops?
- are we talking backspin-spinny or attack-spinny?
What are you trying to achieve by getting this question answered?
It would make sense (if you're not looking for a popularity contest) if you refine your search parameters:
- do you include hybrids?
- what kind of hardness range?
- spinny on slow shots / spinny on hard fast loops?
- are we talking backspin-spinny or attack-spinny?
What are you trying to achieve by getting this question answered?
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Simultaneously all of them and none of them are the "spinniest".
Spin is determined by execution of technique.
Sure, different rubbers will have measurably higher or lower levels of available grip/friction but if not applied correctly it won't spin the ball.
Spin is determined by execution of technique.
Sure, different rubbers will have measurably higher or lower levels of available grip/friction but if not applied correctly it won't spin the ball.
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And that is the only point.
Your example is good, you obviously felt it easier to achieve a certain amount of spin with the Rakza.
For a majority of players it would be easier to go that way, instead of going for the rubbers with the biggest potential (in more skilled hands) and fail to properly activate them.
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Napoleon Dynamite's brother has the best answer, "Like anyone could even know this."
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Xiom Jekyll & Hyde C55 would like to have a word with Donic C2 … 🤪
I played with both (but not on same blade, so maybe blade could affect the spin, but both blades are spin friendly) and C55 is spinnier … but both are great rubbers, you won’t go wrong with either one of them.
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I am not an EJ, but I tried my clubmate's racket with Rasanter R48, and it was hella spinny. Way more spin than Fastarc G1 or any of the old Xiom Vega line rubbers (Europe/Japan/Pro) I had used.
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Since OP asked for non hybrid ESN, then probably Rasanter R53 or R48 for me is spiniest Esn
Including Hybrids it’s most definitely either Nuzn 55 or K3
Including Hybrids it’s most definitely either Nuzn 55 or K3
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Yes, that´s what most of the pro players of the respective companies use. These are the "more skilled hands" I was referring to above, and little wonder they´d use the rubbers with the biggest potential.
Fpr Donic and Xiom pros the Bluegrip C2 and J&H C55 mentioned would be the weapon of choice.
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