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Donic (1) 
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Donic Desto F3
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Review of Donic Desto F3I've grabbed a USED sheet of Desto F3 2 MM from ebay. The seller marked the rubber as 30% used and out of the Germany based TT club. So didn't had high expectations as I've got this for about 15 bucks. It sat for about 5 months before putting it on my DHS H301. Out right, started using on my backhand, feeling was soft, bouncy and overall felt very similar to Xiom Vega Euro. Infact, much better in flicks than Vega Euro. Masters in close to the table play and fishing is fun far away from the table. Thoroughly satisfied for a used rubber and no doubt about durability. Pretty good for intermediate level players favoring spin based controlled game on backhand. Go for it!Apr 12, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friendship/729 (2)
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Friendship/729 Focus 3 Plus
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Review of Friendship/729 Focus 3 PlusUPDATE 04/24/2019 - Still using as BH rubber. But noticed that the sponge is almost dead and requires me to play complete strokes. Due to this fact, it has gotten better in near to the net pushes UPDATE 12/31/18 - I've stopped using this rubber on my FH as it feels much easier generating spin on the ball from BH strokes/flicks, and able to place the ball where I wanted. BH blocking seems effortless comparing to the forehand. You can compare this rubber to 729-05; similar tackiness, similar bounce with less weight on the rubber though.12/24/18 - I've finally tried the RED Soft version of Focus3 plus and played about 2 hrs on my FH today, on DHS H301. The rubber for some reason feels slightly tacky. It doesn't feel live and bouncy, needs effort for commanding effective spin in the loops. Serves are much better comparing to Palio AK47 RED (which had been my forehand rubber for months till now). Blocking needs angle adjustment as most of my blocks were hitting the net. It might need some more time to break in I guess. Apr 24, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Friendship/729 Presto Spin
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Review of Friendship/729 Presto SpinUPDATE 04/12/2020: After 8 months of use, I can see that the rubber can't grip the ball as it used to on slow brushes, unless the sponge gets engaged, so opening safeplay went down a lot. I've marked the durability as average.UPDATE 08/19: Got a sheet of 729 presto spin 44° recently, set it up on my H301. And I'd have to agree that its pretty good non-tacky tensor for a Chinese made rubber. It didn’t had the heavy boost odor unlike other chinese rubbers. I bought 44° to compensate the lack of speed on my forehand but the rubber did not suit my style on FH, probably I try to loop or flick the ball too quick and it bottoms out of the table. Disappointed, I switched the rubber on my backhand play and to my surprise, it feels quite easy when compared to the previous BH rubbers I played with , such as Palio AK47 Yellow, 729 focus3 plus, xiom vega euro etc. The catapult is there , but not too much. Just enough to keep your confidence up on looping an underspin ball. I indeed like the grip on top sheet. When I talk about the grip, I mean it assists the catapult affect from the sponge and increases the quality of the arc. it doesn't stay spin sensitive when ever you've to save the ball with a bare push or a block. Very similar to Xiom vega euro with a bit more speed (may be due to 44 degree sponge). Being said, the topsheet seems fragile though, the edge has chipped off little bit when the racket hit the table slightly. So' I'd have to play for couple more weeks to comment on durability. IMO $20 is well spent and its definitely in equal standards to the European made intermediate level tensor rubbers. Apr 12, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Palio (3)
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Palio AK 47 Yellow Sponge
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Review of Palio AK 47 Yellow SpongeLight rubber, little heavier when compared to AK47 blue. Using AK47 yellow on my forehand. I was using AK47 blue prior to that on my fh, which was already good but I feel Yellow provides better control in the loops slightly over Blue. Since the topsheet is zero tacky, it wont react to incoming spin. This rubber wins on the cost v/s value factor, as I barely spent $11 bucks and immensely satisfied.Jun 22, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Palio AK 47 Blue
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Review of Palio AK 47 BlueBefore I review this rubber, I'd like to mention that I've owned European rubbers - Rasant powergrip,beat, xiom vega japan, mark5 and Chinese rubbers - H3neo, 729-5,729-transcend, 729-Focus3snipe, Reactor ckylin. Out of all these rubbers, I liked the Andro rasant and xiom vega japan much better as I had good control with less effort on the loops. But my forehand used to suck and these rubbers had too much power to develop technique.....And I was on hunt again to try some good , wallet-friendly rubber providing better control. But most of the European/german rubbers are over $30 bucks and I've come across Palio AK47 , which had good reviews similar to the european soft rubbers. I've been playing with Palio AK47 Blue for almost a month so far on my FH (although its BH rubber, I wanted it to be on FH for better control on my soft loops) , on DHS H301 blade. This has been the best rubber and the best setup to compared to the blades/rubbers I've so far. Its kind of similar to Andro Rasant in terms of looks, 0% tacky, 100% grip. As I'm more of an intermediate player, I still struggle in building proper forehand technique , while my Backhand if efficient enough to get points and consistent in rallies. Palio AK474 did helped me in scoring the rallies as its soft, makes me feel the ball , doesn't have absurd amount of spin , but at the same time gives more control on topspins/blocks/placement. One of my colleague who plays with Tenergy's on a butterfly TBS , tried my paddle in couple of matches and commented that its very similar to his blade setup. Its surprising that I felt the same after trying his paddle. I'm not sure how long it would last though. The sponge is very soft and I've hit the table just a little bit and noticed that 2-3 pimples came out from the sponge. All in all, Trust me guys, this is the best Chinese made rubber offering consistent european style gameplay (besides Focus3snipe). You can't ask for more at the marked price. Apr 21, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Palio AK 47 Red
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Review of Palio AK 47 RedAK47 RED has been my Forehand rubber for a long time now (almost 7 months). I've recently replaced it with Xiom Vega Euro as I was not able to loop underspin balls with the same ease that it used to. Very cheap, ultra low weight, Medium hard rubber makes it beginner-intermediate player friendly rubber, ideal choice for looping, and counter looping. Lifting under spin balls however requires effort. Comparing to Palio AK47 yellow(soft) and blue(very soft), this rubber is powerful and linear, but comparing to other european made catapult rubbers, it lacks the same punch. That said, Palio AK47 rubber mimics all the qualities of european ESN based rubber with a price tag of $12 bucks.Jan 02, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Xiom (2)
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Xiom Vega Europe
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Review of Xiom Vega EuropeUPDATE 04/12/2020: Did not changed the sheet , still going good! I do see the edges chipping off a lot though, and it became much softer with the prolonged use, but the topsheet grip is still intact. UPDATE 04/24/2019 : Best rubber for blocking, fishing, and confidence booster in the loops. I indeed recommend this rubber to the players who is beginning to adapt to an allround looping game. I've had this rubber on my BH for about a week , later switched my FH side with DHS H301 for about a month (as I lack confidence on my FH at this point and needed a forgiving rubber). I don't have any complaints what so ever, as I'm learning to control the ball placement much efficiently on the other rubbers used so far on my FH. Spin is really good, And speed is enough. Lifting back spins is easy from FH, but was much better on BH snaps/flicks. Anyway, Super satisfied overall.Apr 12, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Xiom Vega Asia
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Review of Xiom Vega AsiaI bought this rubber for about $22 in a deal from aliexpress and using it for almost 3 months so far on forehand. As I've used Xiom vega Europe on Forehand for a long time, I'm comparing the stats of the Asia directly with the Euro. Here is my short review from mytabletennis site-Been playing with Xiom Vega Asia since a week now on my DHS 301. It has a crisp sound, grabs the ball enough and does play semi-similar to Chinese rubbers. Requires effort to lift underspin balls and with its low throw, not as easy as Xiom Vega Europe. Doesn't feel bouncy as long as you don't engage the sponge on pushes, vice versa on strong loops which spins the ball like crazy. Flat hits are not forgiving, so don't go with a balsa blade setup with this rubber. You'd need an all round blade for sure. On Backhand, you need to close the blade enough to create a spinny arc. Far from the table play is much better than Xiom vega europe as there is more speed and blocks the ball well with out much reacting to the incoming spin. Given these properties, It would definitely grow on someone who wants to advance their game to next level. Apr 12, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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