Tacky rubber similar to G1

[bones]

Hi, I was wandering if there is a rubber out there that plays similar to Fastarc G1 but has a tackier top sheet.

I'm currently using the G1 and am happy with it but would like a bit more backspin on my pushes.

Was thinking a tackier rubber might achieve this.?
Preferably at least as hard a sponge as the G1.
I don't like soft sponges.

Thank you

 

[TensorBackhand]

I guess you can try Donic Bluegrip S1 which is same hardness but with tackiness.

If you want harder rubber, then you have plenty of options like Tibhar K3, Andro C53, Dragongrip, etc.

 

[Creek]

Rasanter C48. Same hardness, very slightly tacky

 

[TensorBackhand]

Rasanter C48. Same hardness, very slightly tacky

oh yeah forgot about C48. good call

 

[Peppa Pig]

But the c48 is probably much faster (more bouncy) and is more difficult to control than the G-1, isn't it?

 

[SamTheMan]

Of the hybrid rubbers that I played with, I think Rakza Z is most similar to G-1.

 

[Draycott old man]

Of the hybrid rubbers that I played with, I think Rakza Z is most similar to G-1.

Hi Sam The Man,I'm using G-1 how is the durability on Rakza Z as the G-1 is excellent!!!

 

[CLV]

I played both. For me durability is very comparable. I could play them the same amount of time.

Rakza Z is slower then G1. You´ll need to put in a bit more effort to get the same speed, but the spinceiling of rakza is higher for me.

Also blocking is a bit different but easy to adjust to with good technique.



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[thomas.pong]

Of the hybrid rubbers that I played with, I think Rakza Z is most similar to G-1.

My thought exactly!

 

[Manto76]

What about the Sieger PK-50?

 

[Creek]

But the c48 is probably much faster (more bouncy) and is more difficult to control than the G-1, isn't it?

C48 is not faster than g1.
The more grippy / tacky the rubber is, the harder it is to control, as it be more responsive to spin

 

[mocker88]

Check out Yinhe Big Dipper 39deg or XIOM TAU II. There's a lot of spin and grip in these, and hybrid like

 

[bones]

Hi, OP here.

I play close to the table and prefer to drive, smash, block and push my way through games.
There is no brush looping or chopping to my game at all.

I've been looking at various sites and I was wandering about Rakza Z and the Nittaku Sieger PK-50.
Both of which have been mentioned above.

Will either of these suit my play style.

 

[TensorBackhand]

Rakza Z is slightly tacky, but probably slower and less bouncy than your G1.

Actually, I think you're best bet would be Yinhe's Jupiter 3 or Big Dipper. Both are tacky and bouncy.

 

[Draycott old man]

I played both. For me durability is very comparable. I could play them the same amount of time.

Rakza Z is slower then G1. You´ll need to put in a bit more effort to get the same speed, but the spinceiling of rakza is higher for me.

Also blocking is a bit different but easy to adjust to with good technique.



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Thanks for that CVL

 

[jk1980]

What about the Sieger PK-50?

it has way less catapult.

 

[Chatting]

Rasanter C48. Same hardness, very slightly tacky

how is C48 durability? ive heard rasanter rubbers shrink a lot(in my mind this is because booster evaporates, therefore it goes dead fast(?), correct me if im wrong tho)

 

[Creek]

Hi, OP here.

I play close to the table and prefer to drive, smash, block and push my way through games.
There is no brush looping or chopping to my game at all.

I've been looking at various sites and I was wandering about Rakza Z and the Nittaku Sieger PK-50.
Both of which have been mentioned above.

Will either of these suit my play style.

Hybrid rubbers are made for topspin and especially countertopspins. Drives, blocks, smashs and pushs are definitely not their sweet spot and you should consider other rubbers. Honestly speaking, drives, smashs and flat blocks are hybrid’s biggest weakness.

 

[jk1980]

Hybrid rubbers are made for topspin and especially countertopspins. Drives, blocks, smashs and pushs are definitely not their sweet spot and you should consider other rubbers. Honestly speaking, drives, smashs and flat blocks are hybrid’s biggest weakness.

That is not true.
Rakza Z and many other hybrid rubbers are pretty good for things like flipping and pushing since they offer very little catapult in the short game.
You can basically place the ball 5 cm behind the net, due to the hard sponge combined with often sticky surfaces

 

[Creek]

My comment does not mean, that you can not push/smash/drive with hybrids. For sure you can do that. You can do every stroke with every pimples-in rubber. Anyway, push/smash/drive is definitely not the strength of Hybrid rubbers.
Advising a Hybrid rubber to someone who is not about to mainly play topspin is like advising Butterfly Tackiness C to an all-offensive player. For sure you can do it, but Tackiness is made for chopping, pushing, slow blocking.