Why do some rubbers lose grip with a bit of moisture?

[darnner123]

I recently got andro rasant and powersponge but I'm noticing its very different from the 2nd hand tenergy I bought.
The topsheet is uhmm kinda smooth?
It loses its grip when there's a bit of moisture on it so I was wondering if this is normal or not. This never happened with tenergy.

Thank you

 

[jknakatani]

Rubber do lose grip with moisture. Some more other less. I think it's caused by the reduction of the coefficient of friction. I noticed that it also occurs more often with polyballs and in wet days.

 

[ajtatosmano2]

That's why I changed to MX-P on my BH. I've used Omega IV Asia, but moisture made it terrible. At the beginning of the session it played like a dream, then it lost it's grip. sad, because I liked that rubber. Tenergy and the Evolution sorozat still very good even in moisture.
EDIT: Oops, sorozat means series in hungarian. I was a little bit drowsy.

 

[Pricey 11]

I used andro rasant powersponge and had no issues with loss of grip but I much prefer MXP now but more speed and spin without losing too much control


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[darnner123]

so from what i've been hearing tibhar evolution rubbers are better than andro rasant?

 

[Pricey 11]

Yeah I believe they are


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[Der_Echte]

Some rubbers are very susceptible to getting slippery during high humidity conditions. Omega II and Tenergy gotta be the worst, with all the Tensors running for the hills right behind them like their arse is on fire.

999 and many other tacky Chinese topsheets are a lot more resistant.