The SpinLord Gipfelsturm is a totally new kind of pimple-out rubber. Although the ribbed pimples are longer then those of most long pimple-out rubbers, this rubber plays like a short pimple-out rubber with the advantage of being more dangerous. In addition Gipfelsturm can create more spin then previous pimple-out rubbers. Gipfelsturm has a very soft touch, although rubber and sponge actually are medium-hard. Therefore all strokes can be played with techniques usually used for pimple-inn rubbers, but the player still can take advantage of all benefits of pimple-out rubbers. Gipfelsturm makes all this possible with its unique shape of the pimples. The pimples are not only very long, but they are also very wide and have a conical shape. Like Keiler and other rubbers from SpinLord, SpinLord Gipfelsturm offers a strong built-in speed-gluing effect without any ''factory-tuning''. Gipfelsturm is much faster then ''Degu'', but a little bit slower then ''Waran'' and ''Keiler''..
Es un poro muy bueno, pero yo diria que tiene mas reversion (diria que 9 de reversion y 8.5 de control). En el corte es bueno de hecho saco de reves con el y me da un tiempo para llegar e invertirme al derecho. Es un ejemplar que molesta bastante al contrario pero debes usarlo en un contexto ofensivo, de lo contrario si basas tu juego en el poro, se habituaran a el. En cambio si es en un contexto ofensivo, da muy buenos resultados. El control es inferior a waran pero superior a, tiene mejor efecto disruptivo y puedes hacer spin con el, es bastante versatil. Mas controlable quizas con esponja de 2.0 serĂa un arma letal.
Definitely slower than Waran. Similar rotation. Better than Waran for combination and short game. Blocks more deceptive than Waran. Softer than Waran. I do not agree with the opinions of my previous speakers. This is really a very successful chop. Waran for the attack game and Gipfelsrurm for the all-round game.
I tried playing with the Gipfelsturm rubber, using 1.8mm thickness on an offensive blade, and found it to be challenging to control. The combination of the soft rubber and long pimples made it difficult to manage soft topspins, but I found it easier to block faster topspins. While the rubber allowed me to perform counter shots and even slight topspins, the spin reversal and deception were impressive. However, I struggled with the 1.8mm rubber and offensive blade combination. It might have been an easier choice to play with the Gipfelsturm rubber in 1.5mm or even 1.0mm thickness.
Phenomenal short pips. Excellent control and block. Good speed and average spin. One of the best short pips rubber.
You can check my rubber test (BH attack technique) here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVpblHUzdLE
I've tried Gipfelsturm with 1.5 mm and 1.8 mm (max) sponge. For an attacking style I would definitely recommend 1.8 mm version. Because it is much faster and I would say that it has more control in attacking strokes. But 1.5 mm version has more deception and it is easier to perform defensive strokes. It has good speed and performs very well in passive and active blocks. Also, you can put a little bit of topspin on the ball, not so much like with the Degu. If you counter opponent spin with your own topspin you can get a little wobbling effect. In case you are defender I would recommend traditional long pimps rubber which has more deception and reversal. The only disadvantage is that pips on the edge have fallen off pretty fast.
You can check my rubber test here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFh27v0mBiE
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