Has anybody played with this rubber? How fast is it? Any similarities with the other Vega rubbers?
Plays like a glued classic (Sriver/Coppa/Mark V)
really good for beginners and control in general, great in short games but with moderate catapult. Superb for learning technique. The best thing is that's it has a medium hard sponge, not a soft one like most slower tensors.
Vega Europe is a lot softer than the Mark V.
I would start with the 2.0mm version and then go to Max followed by the Pro.
A solid suggestion, thanks.you would be better off with the Vega intro as Vega Europe is a lot softer than the Mark V.
Great advice, thanks! I was planning on going with 2.0, but now I see sponge thickness make a huge difference. Im assuming in speed & control. After going Max, I'll probably upgrade to Pro on fh and Europe on bh as I've read the Pro is harder to control on the bh and not as good a rubber as Europe on bh. Correct me if Im wrong.The Intro is very linear and has a lot less catapult compared to the Vega Europe. Once the Intro will not be enough in speed dimension, the natural upgrade would be Vega Pro.
I would start with the 2.0mm version and then go to Max followed by the Pro.
Im having a hard time understanding the relation between catapult & speed. Vega Europe has a soft sponge, which are regarded as slow right? Yet it has more bounce/catapult than Intro. Does that make it harder to control or just unpredictable?In my head a bouncier rubber just sounds like its faster lol.Not only that, but also a lot bouncier due to more inbuilt speedglue-feeling.
Interesting reading here, as I’m researching what to get after I finish with my MarkV too. Currently looking at the xiom pro FH+ xiom Europe BH but I tested and enjoyed the Rakza7 fh+Rakza7soft Bh and I’m wondering if these pair of rubbers are comparable
Not only that, but also a lot bouncier due to more inbuilt speedglue-feeling.
Yes, that would be a good progression. In case the Mark V rubbers were already max, maybe skip the 2.0 mm Intro altogether.
I’ll let the pros chime in, but everything I’ve read says that although R7 is a classic rubber, the Vega series is a a slightly improved version. At some point in the future I plan on running R7 on both sides or a combination of Vega Pro fh/Rakza 7 bh.