Hi, what’s Vega Asia like? What other rubbers is it similar to?
Please see below. You can check out the website yourself. Supposedly X has the same captapult effect (Elasto Futura) as Omega 7 rubbers. Whether that is true or not, I am not sure.
The best way to describe Asia is, it is in between Europe and Pro, in terms of speed and catapult effect. Supposedy Pro and Asia have the same sponge hardness so my guess is that Asia must have a softer top sheet than Pro. I used Vega Europe in the past and still have it on some blades that are super fast; I used Vega Europe to slow the overall set up down so I can enjoy the blade. Now I am finding tat Europe is a bit too soft and not catapult enough for my BH. I moved up to Asia and the feeling is just right. I am now using Rakza 7 soft, C-1 and Vega Asia on my backhand interchangeably right now. Asia seems a bit less catapulty than Rakza 7 soft but yet slightly harder. My backhand cannot really tell too much between those three rubbers at this moment. I am happy with Vega Asia.
I got the following info from
https://www.xiom.eu/vega
Degree of sponge hardness:
54°: Vega CHINA
47,5°: Vega X, ASIA, PRO, INTRO, LPO
45°: Vega TOUR, JAPAN
42,5°: Vega EUROPE, ASIA DF, SPO
40°: Vega ELITE
37,5°: Vega EUROPE DF
Throw angle:
Vega PRO (very high)>X>JAPAN>EUROPE>EUROPE DF>ASIA>ELITE>INTRO>TOUR>ASIA DF>CHINA (low)
Catapult effect:
Elasto Futura (very springy, also used for Omega 7 rubbers)>Dynamic Friction (also used for Omega 5 rubbers)>Hyper Elasto (Vega typical technology)>Physi Elasto(less springy, a bit like classic rubbers without built-in glue effect)
Elasto Futura: Vega X, TOUR
Dynamic Friction: Vega ASIA DF, EUROPE DF
Hyper Elasto: Vega PRO, ASIA, JAPAN, EUROPE, ELITE
Physi Elasto: Vega INTRO