Ultra light sponge that is very soft. The sponge doesn't give even close enough speed for a thin contact loop. On harder contact, the rubber often bottoms out.
Requires a position motion even on passive blocks, or the balls would likely to end in the net.
Fairly insensitive to incoming spin though, which would help with the service returns.
This rubber was a serious looping machine in the glue days, but in the post glue era, there are much, much better options at half the price.
this is my go-to backhand rubber. I don't even consider anything else. the Ultra Light has everything I've ever wanted in a rubber, except maybe a little speed, but it never worries me. it has great control, spin, durability and it's as light as it gets. the speed and feel get better with glue (although that's been banned). without regular gluing, it starts to feel a little dead (as does everything else), but is still one of the best offensive rubbers around. give it a try and you'll always be happy with it.
Used this rubber quite a lot in the 2000's on my backhand. Back in the day it was ultra light for a max rubber, 50-55g uncut. Lot's of gears with great versatility, but it would start losing speed after a month, and be dead after 2. I recently picked up a sheet on AliExpress for $12, which weights 70g uncut, the sponge is not how I remember it, and is way too heavy. I think the stuff on AliExpress is counterfeit, if I remember correctly this rubber went out of production around 2010. Highly recommend you DO NOT BUY this rubber today!
Used for 110 hours on a Stiga Allround, BH; blocks and pushes are OK while
speed and spin are lacking. More consistent than a short pip,
but heavier at 39g glued. More durable and spin-sensitive than
Focus III Snipe, which I prefer nevertheless as it has more spin
at the same low speed and weight.
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