Dawei 388D-1

I realy love this rubber have been playing with it for 2 months now and I am pleased that I have a cheap alternative to the expensive neubaur rubbers. If you hit the ball off the bounce it realy produces a wobble that unsettles the opponent. Oct 2014.. Well what can I say.. Two years on and I'm still playing with this great rubber. Since I've been playing more tournaments and competitions in the UK I have found a lot of people coming up to me asking "what the hell is that stuff" referring to my pimple rubbers. I always carry a few spares in my bag and invariably after a short chat they have a sheet off me. A few Dtecs users changed over to Dawei after seeing me play so well with them. After 6 months or so I change the rubber as it tends to get too slippy for me and I do prefer to drive the ball with my pimples on my F/H creating the greatest wobble balls ever. I love it when I play young superstars and the look of horror when I do that shot. Good at chopping away from the table but note two shots should be mainly used otherwise the opponent will cream it.. First one I use is the straight down chop, bat near vertical taken near or just after the top of the bounce produces a wicked back spin and if opponent not vigilant will go into the net. The other a very late chop as low as possible to the floor will stop most attackers dominating and creates concern on their part in how to finish the point off. Please note though if you return it anywhere other than near the base line or very short then the effect may not be as unsettling. Why pay more for rubbers that aren't as good. I use 0.5mm sponge which gives me the best of both worlds, attack and defence. Use glue sheets with OX as standard and with sponge use the glue sheets to slow the rubber down if you need to. Close to the table shots are brill with angled blocks a speciality catching opponents flat footed. Counter hit "flat hits" are mainly outright winners, or if not there and then, set you up for the next.

very nice long pips, specialy for defense cut, heavy back spin!

I read the reviews on this rubber and got a sheet! I am glad I did. Best Long Pimples I have bought. Finally some control and feel. Excellent blocks, side swipe underspin or topsin, and can lift and hit underspin balls like an inverted rubber. I use it on my backhand. Great purchase. Do yourself a favour and get this rubber. The reviews are real and correct!

Great long pimple. Very versatil. Can attack too. Very good control.

Dawei 388 D-1 is my first long pips rubber. I've tried both ox and 0,5 sponge and yes, there are big differences between both of them. OX: Easy to return serve, control and deception is better than with sponge but quite difficult if you want to attack a no spin high ball. 0,5 Sponge: You need to adjust the bat angle to return various serve, low deception but hitting the high ball is easier than ox. In Indonesia, you can purchase this rubber for less than USD 10. This pips rubber is one of the cheapest pips rubber that i know. Good if you want to learn basic strokes with long pips.