Tibhar Evolution EL-S and FX-S

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Teesports had them since Tuesday (7/6/16) but the price is 46gbp and it's a promised 3 day delivery
http://www.teessport.com/rubbers-c6/tibhar-evolution-el-s-table-tennis-rubber-p9433

The Holland site had them before that but listed coming soon until 4-5 days ago, now it's possibly limited stock and price of 45eur
http://www.sporteurope.nl/nl/4/tib0200414/tibhar-evolution-el-s.aspx

tabletennis11 said they will get them on the official date of 06/06/16 and still haven't listed anything. Not that it matters, they are available when available, but interested to see when the shift will be happening and when places like tabletennisdb will finally list it. I want to know the exact sponge hardness, is it a swiss cheese pores and if the top sheet is soft unlike the EL-P. If it's anything like MX-S but in 47deg it might be a winner.
 
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Teesports had them since Tuesday (7/6/16) but the price is 46gbp and it's a promised 3 day delivery
http://www.teessport.com/rubbers-c6/tibhar-evolution-el-s-table-tennis-rubber-p9433

The Holland site had them before that but listed coming soon until 4-5 days ago, now it's possibly limited stock and price of 45eur
http://www.sporteurope.nl/nl/4/tib0200414/tibhar-evolution-el-s.aspx

tabletennis11 said they will get them on the official date of 06/06/16 and still haven't listed anything. Not that it matters, they are available when available, but interested to see when the shift will be happening and when places like tabletennisdb will finally list it. I want to know the exact sponge hardness, is it a swiss cheese pores and if the top sheet is soft unlike the EL-P. If it's anything like MX-S but in 47deg it might be a winner.

Well, the exact sponge hardness will be "from x to y" as with all the other Evolutions.

If you want an MX-S in 47 degree you might just go and get one, as its hardness is 45.7 to 47.7

The sponges will have large pores.

There are (once FX-S and EL-S are released) four, maybe even five different topsheets in this series.

FX-P and MX-P have the same topsheet.

EL-P has its own.

MX-S has its own.

And FX-S and EL-S may have the same, but different to all others, but there could also be a slight difference between the two.
 
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TeesSport don't have them. Pick a thickness and colour and they'll tell you it's out of stock until August.

Very few sheets have ended up with connected people in Germany a few weeks back, but that's it. Not available on the general market yet.

If reviews on a German forum are anything to go by, there is exactly one sheet of FX-S in circulation ;-)
But I am pretty sure there are a few more around tested by people who generally don´t write in forums or give their feedback directly to TIBHAR.
 
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If reviews on a German forum are anything to go by, there is exactly one sheet of FX-S in circulation ;-)
But I am pretty sure there are a few more around tested by people who generally don´t write in forums or give their feedback directly to TIBHAR.

can you please link / pm the German review
 
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That is correct. The first batch sold out on Friday, but they have re-stocked on Saturday.

They have a few package offers like this

http://www.tt-shop.net/product_info.php?products_id=1345&osCsid=8711ba99fa92d54165559b72c81b71a9

where you can pick any two Evolution rubbers (including the new ones, although the site is not yet updated) plus an Illusion Killer blade and a case for an attractive price. Not sure if worthwile when shipped internationally. But the rubbers are actually in stock and I actually got one on Saturday and currently any other place claiming to have them is just luring you to pre-order but can not deliver instantly.
 
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So after 3 hours of testing today, I will give you a short summary of my EL-S review.

The Tibhar Evolution EL-S is the best rubber for opening topspins. You can produce an enormous amount of spin there. The arc is very high and stable. In my opinion, EL-S is the best Tenergy 05 Alternative so far. MX-P is more powerfull and has less spin. With MX-S it is harder to create spin. The ballcontact with EL-S is amazing and very precise. Countertopspins can easily been played.

In comparison to other Evolution rubbers, EL-S has the most spin, its sponge hardness is between MX-P and EL-P and the topsheet ist medium-hard plus very grippy.

I will change to this rubber on my forehand from T05, because it has a better feel, control and still an amazing amount of spin with high arc.
 
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You want me to tell Tibhar to shut up and take my money... that's an evil review right there.

Hahaha... probably you should wait for good reviews, so that you don´t have to buy this rubber. But I don´t think there will be many :cool: This rubber is really a good one. With MX-P it didn´t work, MX-S was better but with EL-S, for me, I found what I was looking for.
 
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So after 3 hours of testing today, I will give you a short summary of my EL-S review.

The Tibhar Evolution EL-S is the best rubber for opening topspins. You can produce an enormous amount of spin there. The arc is very high and stable. In my opinion, EL-S is the best Tenergy 05 Alternative so far. MX-P is more powerfull and has less spin. With MX-S it is harder to create spin. The ballcontact with EL-S is amazing and very precise. Countertopspins can easily been played.

In comparison to other Evolution rubbers, EL-S has the most spin, its sponge hardness is between MX-P and EL-P and the topsheet ist medium-hard plus very grippy.

I will change to this rubber on my forehand from T05, because it has a better feel, control and still an amazing amount of spin with high arc.

I agree fully.
 
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What's the sponge hardness range written on the back of package of this EL-S and FX-S?

This is the range:

TIBHAR Evolution EL-S Japanese 33,5 to 35 degrees approx/European 43,8 to 45,8 degrees approx

TIBHAR Evolution FX-S Japanese 31,5 to 33 degrees approx/European 41,0 to 43,0 degrees approx
 
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Hardness:

EL-S - JPN 33.5-35.0 EUR 43.8 - 45.8
FX-S - JPN 31.5-33.0 EUR 41.0 - 43.0

The hype is building...

Edit - bah, Airoc beat me to it. I remember Airoc being pretty slow last time I used it as well...

You mean the rubber? ;-)
It could indeed have more catapult for more people to like it, but the strange looking topsheet of the Calibra Tour series turned many people off and Airoc was largely overlooked, even more so Airoc Astro which is the better rubber. Still looking forward to testing Mantra, but I don´t expect it to deliver anything EL-S hasn´t already got.
 
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You mean the rubber? ;-)
It could indeed have more catapult for more people to like it, but the strange looking topsheet of the Calibra Tour series turned many people off and Airoc was largely overlooked, even more so Airoc Astro which is the better rubber. Still looking forward to testing Mantra, but I don´t expect it to deliver anything EL-S hasn´t already got.

:D

Stiga burned a lot of bridges with Calibra Tour, that's for sure.

I have to say that I'm bouncing off the walls for EL-S and FX-S. The initial reports are gushing with praise.
 
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