Hi All! I went out ot test this rubber. After 40 hours of play, here are my conclusions. This rubber is an european style chinese rubber (it has some catapult, and flat hits don't go down). If you press it on the ball it can lift the ball 1-2 cm when new. The sponge is 50 degrees but the rubber is softish, it grabs the ball firmly. If you play with a modern tensor rubber small adjustments are needed. For those who love Nittaku Fastarc G-1, this is definetly an upgrade. It is a bit more lively and a bit more aggressive considering loops. Due to the hard sponge you should have a good technique, to use this rubber. A decent force is required to engage the sponge, but then it will be a very high quality shot. The spin and the curve is enormous, the harder you hit, the more spin is generated. Compared to the standard 47,5 degree european rubbers, that I usually overpower at 80% of my power, this Bluegrip C2 is stronger than me. No matter how hard I loop, if I add more power my balls aren't getting longer. So it is really revarding if you are a looper. You can loop with and without engaging the sponge. What is good: - over the table opening, short powerful strokes, loops, counterloops, overpowering the ball/your opponent, service. What is bad: spin sensitivity, counterloop over the table, out of position shots. After some training I could not figure out how to play aggressively against a chopper, with M1 I could do what I want and how I want, but with C2 I can only lift the ball, I can't kill it. Over the table counterlooping requires a considerable amount of force compared to M1 or Z2. Overall bigger stokes are required for most strokes, because you must engage the sponge and use closed bat angle. If you play lightly you must open your bat and play your strokes vertically. So for someone, who is educated, this is a weapon for intermediate or hobby players this will be a curse. I used it on Viscaria and YinHe DK4.
Before using the BlueGrip I had a BlueStar A1 in my forehand (I use Victas Curl P1V on my BH with a Diode V as blade), and it was the kind of rubber that had strong loops and perfect for turning the blade to counterloop with my backhand inside the table. Looks like I was just at the middle of the way, the C2 is 10x better than the BlueStar in every aspect, speed, spin, control and durability. Right now, I've been using the rubber for about 2 months and it still has the same tackiness, speed, control and spin of the first day. My tip: clean it once a week carefully and with just a bit of cleaner and it's capabillities will last longer.
I changed to C2 from DHS Skyline NEO 2 for more more effortless catapult and faster blocks. The blue sponge feels unique. Top sheet needs careful protection to retain the small tackiness. Probably one of the best European hybrids. A little boosting makes the max sponge version excel further.
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