What is the best alternative for Tenergy 05?

[YosuaYosan]

Hmm :\
Tenergy only cost around 30 USD before the pro use them and bty get their names on it.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Hmm :\
Tenergy only cost around 30 USD before the pro use them and bty get their names on it.

I never saw it at $30.00 USD but Butterfly definitely raised the price on it a few times. By the time I started paying more attention better equipment and the Glue Effect rubbers, I saw Tenergy go from $55.00 to $65.00 to $75.00 USD. Each of those jumps are a lot. I can get Tuple rubber for $10.00 a sheet. Tuple is not bad rubber especially for the price. But, Tenergy is definitely what feels best for the backhand to me.

Ironically, part of why I started using DHS rubbers on the forehand (Skyline then Hurricane), was because I thought they would last longer and they are cheaper. Now I really like using them. They do something that is really good for the forehand. But, I have worn out two Hurricanes and a Skyline and am still using the same Tenergy 05 on my backhand. Now my forehand rubber always wears out faster than my backhand. But not that much faster. And I wore dead spots right at my main contact point in all three DHS rubbers. The spot where I contact the ball the most and hardest on my forehand felt like Anti-Spin it was so slick.

 

[YosuaYosan]

I never saw it at $30.00 USD but Butterfly definitely raised the price on it a few times. By the time I started paying more attention better equipment and the Glue Effect rubbers, I saw Tenergy go from $55.00 to $65.00 to $75.00 USD. Each of those jumps are a lot. I can get Tuple rubber for $10.00 a sheet. Tuple is not bad rubber especially for the price. But, Tenergy is definitely what feels best for the backhand to me.

Ironically, part of why I started using DHS rubbers on the forehand (Skyline then Hurricane), was because I thought they would last longer and they are cheaper. Now I really like using them. They do something that is really good for the forehand. But, I have worn out two Hurricanes and a Skyline and am still using the same Tenergy 05 on my backhand. Now my forehand rubber always wears out faster than my backhand. But not that much faster. And I wore dead spots right at my main contact point in all three DHS rubbers. The spot where I contact the ball the most and hardest on my forehand felt like Anti-Spin it was so slick.

Oops sorry, I think it was 30 EUR or pounds.
But talking about durability, I think you are totally right Sir. Somehow Tenergy got that massive durability, must be the excellent build quality
I am thinking if it is better to buy a Teney rather than worning out some ESN rubber but I always come back to ESN rubbers

 

[Anders]

depends on how often you play sir Yosua.. If you practise as often as me, 2 times per day, you'll have to change at least once a month either way.. So the durability is probably like Tenergy/Calibra/Pulse rubbers last one week longer than ESN rubbers. So it aint that big difference

You just have to figure out what suits you best, and go with it.

But if you only play, like 2-3 times a week, then you might consider how long they last.. And then I would go with a long lasting rubber from either the Tenergy, Calibra or Pulse - series.

Btw, the reason for why im writing Pulse in the same cathegory as Calibra and Tenergy, is that I find them quite the same. As I have played with all of them, them seem like, act like and sounds like to each other. Very good rubbers there from both STIGA, Butterfly and Cornilleau.

 

[Mr. RicharD]

Greggs - if you want cheap booster / speed glue buy some rubber cement and paint thinner in the big cans and mix them in 1:10 ratio. 1 being the cement. It'll last for like 2-5 years depending on how you glue. If you want something that's similar you could buy some Biobooster (legal booster) and boost some 729-5. It's very similar in trajectory, spin, speed, but is not as sensitive returning spin. Plus if you use the water based glue (tear mender - about 10 times cheaper than the name brand stuff) you can peel it off and reboost it every 3 months.

How I boost with biobooster (from dandoysports.com) is Put 7 layers of the biobooster (takes about an hour to let each layer dry for 5 mins or so) Then let it sit out for a day reboost same time next day this time 5 layers and let sit for another 24 hours and reboost again for 3-5 layers. By the second day it'll be curled up like crazy and you have to let it sit out for 7-10 days until it falls back to it's semi flat self. Then glue and have at it.

As for Tenergy Prices wow I remember them at $35.00 for their original sale price. They were going for $25.00 when premade at paddle palace. $50.00 blade plus $50.00 for 2 sheets of 05 on it.

Then they went to 40-45 which I remember making some money off of. Found the guy at NJTTC selling them for like 41 a sheet bought like 10 sheets and sold them for 45 from my home clubs. Then it shot up to 55 and then finally 75. There were a few people ripping people off by selling it at 95 when it was sold out everywhere for a time. That is just rude. I mean those guys really take advantage of people when they can.

 

[TheProPlayer]

Hi,
I'm new here, and i registered this website to ask a question.
Did anyone tried to contact Chinese stores directly to get the tenergy 05? I did a simple search with Google translate on china and seen the tenergy 05 for sale from 8-18$ !
The problem is i don't know Chinese and the translate is far from perfect so i can't contact them so if a Chinese speaker can help us with that it would be great.

 

[Scorpnox]

Hi,
I'm new here, and i registered this website to ask a question.
Did anyone tried to contact Chinese stores directly to get the tenergy 05? I did a simple search with Google translate on china and seen the tenergy 05 for sale from 8-18$ !
The problem is i don't know Chinese and the translate is far from perfect so i can't contact them so if a Chinese speaker can help us with that it would be great.

18 dollars ? Oo
These are fake my friend

 

[TheProPlayer]

18 dollars ? Oo
These are fake my friend

Don't be so sure, I have checked many websites and they all show the same price range (it's expensive rubber there, other rubbers cost 1-5$ just do a simple check) but the websites are in chinese. If someone who knows chinese will check it for us it will be awesome.

 

[Dan]

Don't be so sure, I have checked many websites and they all show the same price range (it's expensive rubber there, other rubbers cost 1-5$ just do a simple check) but the websites are in chinese. If someone who knows chinese will check it for us it will be awesome.

Hey.

Yeah its been said there are many sites in China selling fake Tenergys. Theres a thread showing the differences between a fake and real tenergy on the site here.

By the way thanks for joining the site ProPlayer

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[Justchill]

everything from China is mostly fake
Is their national sport to copy stuff

 

[TheProPlayer]

Hey.

Yeah its been said there are many sites in China selling fake Tenergys. Theres a thread showing the differences between a fake and real tenergy on the site here.

By the way thanks for joining the site ProPlayer

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Thanks for clarifying. I thought I had a "discovery". I asked some friends who visited in china and they told me that the prices are pretty much the same there. so it must be fake.

And thanks Dan, I'm glad to be here, it looks like you have a great community here.

 

[darkky_65]

i suggest yakasa rakza7 but they say you need plenty of time to adjust to it )
some say its even better

 

[grarob]

When I started playing again after many years off I looked up the world champions i.e. chinese teams and they all used DHS rubbers. I looked up the database of all rubbers and sought the spinniest with most control. It seemed to me that there was a good place to start. Tried quite a few but now on Hurricane 3 neo both sides and I cannot imagine there is a better one.

 

[YosuaYosan]

depends on how often you play sir Yosua.. If you practise as often as me, 2 times per day, you'll have to change at least once a month either way.. So the durability is probably like Tenergy/Calibra/Pulse rubbers last one week longer than ESN rubbers. So it aint that big difference

You just have to figure out what suits you best, and go with it.

But if you only play, like 2-3 times a week, then you might consider how long they last.. And then I would go with a long lasting rubber from either the Tenergy, Calibra or Pulse - series.

Btw, the reason for why im writing Pulse in the same cathegory as Calibra and Tenergy, is that I find them quite the same. As I have played with all of them, them seem like, act like and sounds like to each other. Very good rubbers there from both STIGA, Butterfly and Cornilleau.

Whoa, don't sir me Bro, just a 17 year old boy

Ahh it seems that many is still searching for 'alternatives' to T05 hehe

 

[Mr. RicharD]

H3 Neo is best used on the Forehand. Most of the Chinese Men's team uses DHS on the forehand and Tenergy on the backhand. The exceptions would be Stiga Calibra LT on XX's BH, Sriver EL Bryce Sponge for WH backhand, Bryce Speed Ma Lin's BH. and maybe one or two others, but they all use I believe H3 Neo and Skyline 2 or 3 Neo.

 

[RobinTT91]

H3 Neo is best used on the Forehand. Most of the Chinese Men's team uses DHS on the forehand and Tenergy on the backhand. The exceptions would be Stiga Calibra LT on XX's BH, Sriver EL Bryce Sponge for WH backhand, Bryce Speed Ma Lin's BH. and maybe one or two others, but they all use I believe H3 Neo and Skyline 2 or 3 Neo.

Yeah, but everybody of them boosts the rubber, so that the H3 Neo, that we normally buy, has nothing to do with the ones the Chinese Men's team plays.

 

[muzay]

Xiom Omega 4 Pro is the best candidate!

 

[Rhydian]

Really? Isn't it harder than T05?
I'm using Xiom Omega 4 Europe. Great rubber and feel! My forehand loop is the same like with the T05!
Are you playing it?
If so, could you post a review in the review section? that would be great!
Sorry if the question was already made but, how are the chinese rubbers in comparison? Like Hurricane and that? I thought of buying one like these but I'm not sure! Never mind, I'm still happy with both of my Xiom's

 

[Der_Echte]

I have recently tried out Calibra LT and Tibhar Aurus. Neither are the same properties as T05, which excelled at good feel for the ball and excellent control with heavy, high spin, plus the superior counterlooping control.

These rubbers have their own excellent properties and are both good enough to make me not ever want to pay for Tenergy ever again. I can use either on FH and I have the most picky FH of anyone on this planet. Just after two weeks of using both Aurus and Calibra was enough to know they can replace Tenergy, even if they do not have the same ball grab as Tenergy. My recent results confirm it. I am playing the best TT of my time here in Korea. Of course, any couple factors can come into play, especially a particularly good rest and nutrition cycle or not being pissed off (like the military tends to permanently try to make you), yet with either Calibra or Aurus on FH, I am winning more points, making better quality openers, landing the ball deeper and faster, and overall troubling my opponents a lot more than before. I have better results vs our club #1 player and when I visited my old club a couple times recently, I have had much better success vs teh better players. i win 3-1 or 3-2 where I was losing 1-3. Or, I go 2-3 or 1-3 where I was getting wiped out 0-3 never getting 9 points.

EDIT: If I wasn't clear, I was using T05 on FH before switching to Aurus and Claibra on the TBS. I have used T05 for over a year as the FH rubber of choice, until now that is.

I can either stay in rallies or take them over with ether rubber, just like when I had T05 on FH. Aurus is actually harder sponge than Calibra by a tad, but it plays much softer. Must be the topsheet being real supple. I like that a lot. Aurus costs right under $40 USD here in Korea at TAK9.com and about $5-$10 USD at their distributor, Paddle Pallace.

My Korean friends are talking a lot (of really good things) about Tibhar 1Q, and it sounds like it is like Aurus on steroids with a Tenergy feel. Gunna have to try it out. Costs 30% more than Aurus, ($52 USD http://www.nexy.com/shop/step1.php?number=1288 but still way less than Tenergy. Maybe I can talk TAK9.com president into giving me a sheet with my next round of rubbers. 1Q sounds like it will be the speed of Calibra and the throw/spin of Tenergy. If I ever get my hands on a sheet, I will write a review as complete as how I described Calibra in the "Calibra on Clipper" thread. I still haven't seen a better counterlooping rubber for my stroke than Calibra. original Outlaw had the speed and spin, but not the same feel and ability to grab and control the ball. Can't have everything, eh?

 

[phillypong]

Hi guys,

A Belgian player ( i think he is a B4 so i would say about USATT 2500) who has a TT-shop has listed the rubbers he thinks are a good alternative for Tenergy 05 and here is his list :

Andro Hexer HD
Andro Roxon 500pro
Donic Acuda S1
Donic Acuda S1 Turbo
Donic Traction MS Pro
Stiga Boost TX
Stiga Calibra LT Plus
Xiom Vega Pro
Xiom Omega IV Pro
Xiom Sigma Pro
Yasaka Rakza 7

In this thread there are a few names that have already been mentioned.
If you have played any of these please give some playing characteristics!