Victas V > 01

So this one wore out quite quickly despite not too much use. So generally it's durability is poor like a lot of German made rubbers and it ends up giving a full plastic feeling after a month or two. That being said, it's a unique rubber. Victas weren't lying when they described the sponge technology. The sponge feels like it compresses a lot at contact and then springs out really fast with a long trajectory like a trampoline. This gives a really unique feel. Doesn't feel like a 47.5, more like a 45 hardness tbh. Generally it's a really easy to use rubber. It's not very sensitive to spin. Open-ups are really easy. All strokes can be performed well. It behaves a bit like T64 in that you can counter well from mid distance but punch off-the-bounce too (when new). The main problem is the grip. When Xia (table tennis navi) reviewed this rubber he identified that high level players would complain about this. He's not wrong. There's been noticeable reduction of spin on the serve, short game and picking up half-longs. People have commented about this too when playing me. It's a shame really, but still more grip and durability than the Etika I was using. In summary, I'd describe it as quite similar to T64 in its characteristics, less grip but with a very unique sponge feel. Quite linear in gears. Very user-friendly. The arc is between a T64 and an Etika. And like most ESN rubbers, durability is poor. This rubber is great for easy loop kills, but doesn't produce tons of spin. So you will get more balls on the table but compromise on the shot quality a bit. You could buy T64 instead, but this is much cheaper at ¼ of the price, so it might be more cost effective to keep replacing the V>01. Up to you.

I use it on BH (with V>15 on FH) and it's a very good match. Great control and blocking abilities. I like its light weight too. It's also a perfect rubber for beginners, very easy to play with: linear, and forgiving. As it's inexpensive I recommend it to all my beginner friends and they are always satisfied.

Perfect Rubber for BH, very good control and speed and good spin, works very good with stiff Blades. Really recommended and must try.

Sure this is the best rubber I ever tried. Very good at seen, white medium hard sponge. Tried black 2.0 on backhand with a Donic Appelgren exclusive (poor blade) and i think it is similar to Baracuda, but faster.

This is the second piece of Victas 01 I have used. Very happy with the overall performance (balance is the word!) except the durability is average. I used it on a Bty. Taksim, ALC blade and 01 is definitely played better than 01 Limber. Victas rubbers are often on sale as promotion as a new brand, buy one to try, you'll like them.