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Friendship/729 (2) 
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Friendship/729 Battle II Provincial (Battle 2 Provincial)
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Review of Friendship/729 Battle II Provincial (Battle 2 Provincial)2.1mm, 40° version: 62g uncut.//// TL;DR: looping machine for intermediate players and above speed potential: high, spin: high, control: medium ///// I chose this tacky rubber for my forehand in red for my looper setup. I put it on a fiberglass OFF blade. It is described as a hybrid rubber, which is very accurate. I think for those who have played with european style rubbers, this is great to dip your toe into the world of hard chinese rubbers. The topsheet is sticky, and you can pick up the ball with it easily (when it's clean). This rubber does not hold your hand or put quality into your shots by itself. There is no catapult effect to help, only the power and effect you put into the ball. Once you have solid technique, it is a looping powerhouse. Would not recommend it for beginners. It is very linear ; with its hard sponge, it has many gears, allowing for accurate short touches/drops, but when hitting hard, it produces a very fast and spinny ball. It's ideal for serving, as you can control depth and generate heavy spin. I was not able to chop with it successfully. It is obviously designed for attacking. //////// After a few months of twice-a-week usage, it did not lose noticeable performance. Apr 17, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Friendship/729 FX EL Super Soft
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Review of Friendship/729 FX EL Super SoftI have it 1.5mm sponge, has 35º written on the sponge, 59g uncut weight//// TL;DR: for chopping or spin oriented play / speed potential: low-medium, spin: high, control: high ///// I chose this inverted rubber in red for my forehand to play as a classic defender. I put it on an a all-wood DEF blade. This is a slightly tacky rubber, but behaves exactly like a european rubber, especially since the sponge is soft. Would recommend for every skill level, both for all-round and defensive players. Chops are ferosious. You can easily vary the amount of spin you put on the ball. The soft, thin sponge helps to remove the energy from the incoming ball, thus providing you more control and reduce overshooting. With the DEF blade I have it on (Donic Defplay Senso V3), blocking is very easy against powerful shots. Pushes are very sharp and spinny if you put wrist into it. You can put heavy spin when serving too. It's easy to give low and/or short serves thanks to it's accurate and controllable nature. Once you get the motion right, looping backspin is very consistant thanks to it's excellent spin generation. I found that counter hitting and counter looping is troublesome and unreliable at high levels since the sponge bottoms out easily causing you to lose accuracy. Smashing is OK but slow. When going on the offence, you can win more points with placement than brute force when using this rubber. Of cource with max sponge you could have more offensive capacity. After 9 mounts of twice a week usage and cleaning after every session, there is no noticable performance decrease or visible fade. Jun 08, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nittaku (1)
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Nittaku Factive
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Review of Nittaku Factive2mm version: 63g uncut.//// TL;DR: safe choice for looping and all-round play speed potential: medium, spin: high, control: medium ///// I chose this inverted rubber for my backhand in black for my close-to-the-table offensive setup. I put it on a fiberglass OFF blade. The purple sponge goes very stylishly with a black topsheet :) It is sensitive to incoming spin and is able to produce a lot of spin of its own. The sponge has medium hardness and quite a few gears. It is effective and easy to use for loops and punches. Banana and strawberry flicks are also learnable with it. I found pushing to be quite easy. Emergency chops are a viable option when you try to save the point after being out of position. Passive and active blocking is very much an option to use with this rubber as it has good control even against strong shots. It is excellent for serving thanks to the controllable speed and its good spin generation. ////// After more than half a year of twice-a-week usage, it lost some stickiness and spin but mostly kept its original performance. Apr 17, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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