61 Second Lightning DS (Non-tacky)

ATTENTION: all 61 second rubbers are NO LONGER on the ITTF list and are therefore no longer allowed in competition!!! Facts: Rubber with 36 and 38 degree sponge available. Weights for 36 degree versions (all uncut, inclusive protective film!): 1,8 mm red = 58 g , 2 mm red = (orig. pack. 72 g) 55 g and 2,2 mm red = (o.p. 72 g) 56 g !!! The weighs for the 38 degree versions lies between 50 and 55 g. (... for thickness 1,8 – 2,2 mm) !!! This rubber is, in my opinion, not as slow as in the overall rating !!!! (- ... the 36 as well as the 38 degree version!) It is clearly one of the fastest Chinese rubbers i have ever played !!! (... and very easy to control.)The version with 36 degree sponge has a higher, medium throw angle , more dynamic (catapult) and a better control, than the 38 dregree version. In my opinion, both sponges, according to international scale, are round about 2 degrees harder. The ball placement after service is, with both, easy to play. The medium hard top sheet produces enough spin and is, like both sponges too, very clean processed (- therefore good to cut). In addition, the rubbers have a good durability. - I feel the new 36 degree sponge version as an upgrade of the 38 degree version and consider it an excellent backhand rubber. Conclusion: Recommendable, very light allround rubber (best for BH) with very low price !!!! (- weighs on my Off+ blade, with 150 x 156 mm, only between 36 and 40 g.)

1.5mm, black, H36 on a 729 Z-1 Offensive wood blade. I've tried this on my backhand. This rubber with a little thinner sponge works nice on a faster blade like this. Nice control and quite easy to do topspin. Easy to do harder flat hits as well. Spin is quite good as well. a little like Yasaka Rakza 7 Soft. The good grip in the top sheet makes it, as said before, easy to topspin. (Update 200827) I have bought another copy of this rubber now. Black, 2.2mm, H36. At first it feels quite tacky. Almost like DHS H3 Neo. First feel when bouncing a ball is that it got some speed. I have glued this on a Yinhe MC-4 together with a Tuttle A55 Max. The 61s feels faster than the Tuttle. The thought was to have the Tuttle on forehand and 61s on backhand, but we'll see where it fits best this evening. The weight was surprising heavy for this rubber. Uncut: 62g and cut: 49g. My setup weight 190g and that feels quite heavy. We'll see how that works out as well... One thing I noteced is that the top sheet is the same on the Lightning DS (Non-tacky) and the DS LST. The DS LST is quite more tacky, but the top sheet number is the same on both (115-002).

Hello All! I am experimenting nowdays and I tried this rubber on a Yinhe Venus 16 blade. This rubber is like a Sriver. I bought one sheet for $9. For Euro/Jap style chinese rubbers my standard is the Palio AK 47 RED. It costs ~$10 and gives more performance. This rubber is slow, but at least it has a decent feeling. I tried it on backhand. My problem was, that balls easily fall out of the rubber compared to the AK47, M1, Omega 5 and T05. Serving is really good due to the slight tackiness and the lack of catapult. Flat strokes are also good. Looping is tricky, you must have a developed technique to generate spinny and fast balls. ?dropshots are also good, the rubber absorbs considerable amount of tempo and spin. So for this price I would go for a Palio AK47 RED/YELLOW/BLUE. If you wish to learn table tennis, and love the vibrant colours of this rubber (blue sponge and lively red topsheet), try this.

Got this as my first rubber and must say, I'm very pleased with it!

Reviewed: 2.0/Red on DHS P7. Tacky first few days, then non-tacky (I wanted non-tacky). Great control on BH. Has 2 gears (med/med-fast). And to boot it's light. I'm able to BH loop better, and can serve spins good. Recommended by Eacheng. I like, will be buying more!