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toooooo much choice!!
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toooooo much choice!!
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For the past couple of seasons I have been using Tau 2 (a very under rated rubber) this rubber has really good longevity, it does loose some tack but even after a year has as much tackiness as a new sheet of J&H H 52 or the new O8 China.
great spin, and as it gets older has more catapult (as the tackiness decreases).
A couple of weeks ago I got one of my blades back from an old team mate, and decided to put some new rubbers on it, I decided to try 08 China.
Compared to Tau2 it has a firmer feel, a crispness that Tau2 lacks.
speed is good, not overly fast and I found I was able to control the rubber easily. No adjustment needed from the change from the Tau2 to O8 China, I have also used J&H H52 in the past, but it’s been a while since I used it, from memory they are pretty similar, but maybe O8 China is easier to control.
I’ve played 2 matches and one coaching session with the O8 China. I have noticed that you have to keep an eye on the amount of dust the O8C collects during play, opponents have sometimes played a stroke and what they were expecting to happen didn’t happen, one player even asked if I was using anti or LP’s!!!!! A quick check and clean of the top sheet and it was back to normal !!! The O8C picks up a fair amount of dust, no worse than the tackier Tau2 but the dust does seem to alter what happens to your spin imparted on the ball more than the same amount of dust on Tau2. The flip side is when you miss a shot!!!! So keep this rubber clean during play!!!
O8C has high spin capability, my serves were tight and spin heavy when needed. Short game pushes easy to control, nowhere near the bounce of something like T05 or Andro R48. Perhaps a tad easier to control than D09C when pushing.
FH loops are fast and spinny, with a fairly high arc, giving reasonable safety, dragging the ball down onto the table. Flatter hits were better than Tau2 due to the crisper feel, similar to J&H H52.
It’s early days for me with this rubber, I have it on both BH and FH in max thickness. Early impressions are that it’s a keeper!! And more readily available than Tau2.
great spin, and as it gets older has more catapult (as the tackiness decreases).
A couple of weeks ago I got one of my blades back from an old team mate, and decided to put some new rubbers on it, I decided to try 08 China.
Compared to Tau2 it has a firmer feel, a crispness that Tau2 lacks.
speed is good, not overly fast and I found I was able to control the rubber easily. No adjustment needed from the change from the Tau2 to O8 China, I have also used J&H H52 in the past, but it’s been a while since I used it, from memory they are pretty similar, but maybe O8 China is easier to control.
I’ve played 2 matches and one coaching session with the O8 China. I have noticed that you have to keep an eye on the amount of dust the O8C collects during play, opponents have sometimes played a stroke and what they were expecting to happen didn’t happen, one player even asked if I was using anti or LP’s!!!!! A quick check and clean of the top sheet and it was back to normal !!! The O8C picks up a fair amount of dust, no worse than the tackier Tau2 but the dust does seem to alter what happens to your spin imparted on the ball more than the same amount of dust on Tau2. The flip side is when you miss a shot!!!! So keep this rubber clean during play!!!
O8C has high spin capability, my serves were tight and spin heavy when needed. Short game pushes easy to control, nowhere near the bounce of something like T05 or Andro R48. Perhaps a tad easier to control than D09C when pushing.
FH loops are fast and spinny, with a fairly high arc, giving reasonable safety, dragging the ball down onto the table. Flatter hits were better than Tau2 due to the crisper feel, similar to J&H H52.
It’s early days for me with this rubber, I have it on both BH and FH in max thickness. Early impressions are that it’s a keeper!! And more readily available than Tau2.
