Pnachtwey
Both players are preferring 2.2 mm for topspin drives and 2mm for pushes/blocks (because it had more "control" meaning that the rubbers is significantly slower than the 2.2mm cause you had to add an extra motion to give the ball "pace" and place it where you want it"
Now check how these two players have a misconception about the world "control" . They say with the red (2.2) they could "control" the ball better, meaning that they didnt have to do anything themselves. That's not control that is required effort, they would be more accurate if they said "I can land the ball with the 2.2mm more easily"
The video tester @ 4:45 ends up with a "weird" conclusion because in the block testing with the robot, the red rubber had less success ratio which does not necessarily mean that it isnt a good rubber for "Easy blocking". In fact the players prefered it more cause it was easier for them, this again does not mean that the 2.2 is slower, its just EASIER TO PLAY WITH (obviously according to their personal preferences and style of play, easier to play for player A may be harder to play for player B) !
On loops with power both players preferred the 2.2 mm rubber which had more "grip" (black man quote) and "spinwise was better with the red" (white man)
On brush loop same situation 2.2 is better = > restores more energy like I said , and both players found it easier to loop. In both looping situations the white man stated that the yellow (2mm) "had nothing there". Again they find it much easier to spin the ball with the red, which means it restores more energy, thus its spinnier and faster
Now at 10:26 the videomaker states that the first two guys who are league players with some kind of technique both preferd the red rubber for speed. The next two guys preferred the yellow. Now thats misleading because the players who preferred the yellow, the first one is actually learning the game and the 2nd one which is a kid "cannot actually spin the ball"
Again on the spin test, the learner's group (kid chose yellow, while cant actually spin the ball good as the videomaker says and the bald man, didnt notice any difference -> he is actually learning the game). The first two players who have some kind of technique knowledge both preferred the red for spin
Control test : Again the black man states that it was more EASIER to play the ball with the red,misconsepting the term of "control" where the whiteman states that the yellow was much slower.
Now if you want accurate tests, just ask the pros, testing with some random guys when only 2 oout of 4 have technique of amateur to hobby level, isnt gonna give you safe results.
I would be glad to make a video on my own, but it just doesnt worth it to prove the obvious unless someone pays me for it.
Or you could ask Dan of TTD to make a video with thin and thick rubber. I have seen Dan playing and I Know that he has the understanding and proper technique of table tennis needed to reach safe conclusions on testing rubbers
Cheers
