What forehand rubber should I get as a chopper?

[Jaydynite]

What forehand rubber should I get as a chopper? So far I tried Tenergy05, Tenergy05 hard, and Dicnics 09c. To be honest, I can't really tell which one was better.
As for my forehand, I chop 30% of the time and drive away from the table 70% of the time.

Are any any rubbers that you recommend? Are are any advantages with sticky rubbers like the Hurricane 3 as a defender?

 

[Gozo Aruna]

Gionis & Ruwen uses T05 Hard on FH whereas Ma Te uses DHS H3.

Sticky or Tensor are viable options.

 

[Jaydynite]

Gionis & Ruwen uses T05 Hard on FH whereas Ma Te uses DHS H3.

Sticky or Tensor are viable options.

Do I need to boost rubbers like the Neo Hurricane 3? I heard that it comes pre-boosted.

 

[Gozo Aruna]

Do I need to boost rubbers like the Neo Hurricane 3? I heard that it comes pre-boosted.

H3 is meant to be DIY boosted.

NeoH3 is supposedly factory boosted but that does not stop TT enthusiast from boosting it.

Heck, there are some over-zealous enthusiast that boost Tenergy as well.

Too each his own.

 

[Topspinslinger]

I have a long pips blade, on the other side i have a boosted DHS Goldarc 5 42d Med sponge. You can soak up pressure and chop with so much backspin. attacking was very powerfull with my modified Stiga OC. But it isn't very good for flat hits.

 

[mocker88]

The other day I tried Giant Dragon - Submarine on BH. This was on my Yinhe - V14 Pro blade.

If you're into chopping this might be the rubber for you. It's slow, soft, half tacky and energy absorbing. Nothing like the Dignics, Tenergy or Hurricane rubbers, but for chopping it's great and gives you superb control.

You'll have to put in some hard work when you're driving away from the table though.

 

[Rinforzando]

It depends if you are hyper aggressive or not. What do you mean by drive away 70% of the time ? You just put the ball low on the table when far away and not playing counter topspin ? In that case, Victas VS401 (1.5mm) or Xiom Vega Def might be a good option. You will be a wall with it, you can't miss a chop with it and the driving is very stable. On the other hand, topspin/countertopspinning require a good amount of power.

If you want to be more aggressive (but less stability in defense), you can use what pros use (V20 double extra for Muramatsu, T64 for Suh Hyowon, T05 for Kang Dangsoo...)

 

[brokenball]

It depends on whether you plan to chop with your FH or not. Many choppers don't or rarely chop with their FH. If you plan to chop with your FH then I would not get a fast rubber until you can chop well with a slower rubber.

 

[Der_Echte]

I have a long pips blade, on the other side i have a boosted DHS Goldarc 5 42d Med sponge. You can soak up pressure and chop with so much backspin. attacking was very powerfull with my modified Stiga OC. But it isn't very good for flat hits.

My suggestion would be similar to TTS's good idea.

Get a cheep sheet or three of H3... slobber sum baby oil on the sponge... leave it on a few days... that sponge will be 2-3 degrees softer - just right. The topsheet is already tacky and slow...

So now you have a soft, control FH rubber that can really slow the ball down and load up the spin.

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Another way is to cop-out and buy a soft allround offensive rubber with extra soft sponge... like the ones called "sound" which are a couple degrees softer than soft.

Aurus Sound is an outstanding rubber for this application. You just do not miss shots with this and can still lay sum smack down.

Remember, not missing counts for a damn lot.

 

[Lowday20298]

Gionis uses t05 hard, ma te hurricane 3 and joo saehyuk t64. It's up to preference

 

[IB66]

I’m no real chopper, or high level player, but I tested T05/T18 a while ago, for fun I played a few chops, which, when compared to other rubbers, the T05/T18 chops were easier, I could play float, light, high spin chops much more consistently than with the alternatives on hand at the time.
For attacking on FH, if you are playing drives, then T05 is great for these shots.
I reviewed T05/T18 and remember writing that they are great for chopping!! You could try something else, maybe you’ll get on better, maybe you won’t!!