mrz's Rubber Ratings
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Here are mrz's ratings and reviews. These ratings are useful because mrz has his/her own standard and will rate and review the ping pong equipment accordingly, giving you accurate and useful ratings and reviews to aid you in your next online purchase.
Air (1)
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Air Scirocco SR
Speed  |
8.0 |
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Spin |
5.0 |
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Control |
8.0 |
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Weight |
8.0 |
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Gears |
4.0 |
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Tackiness |
0.0 |
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Throw Angle |
4.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
5.0 |
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Overall |
7.0 |
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Review of Air Scirocco SRGot the Red SR 2.2mm 41Deg from colestt as a freebie, didn't actually have it in my order but guess he decided to throw it in for free. Anyhow I used in on a back hand on a glass fiber blade. Control and speed are both pretty good, but nothing spectacular. I'd say they are in line with maybe regular sheet of sriver. Spin wise it just didn't have enough for my liking, and on the top gears (again mainly spin, speed is decent) feels missing on fast swings. So all in all a decent rubber, I've definitely had worse but not anywhere close to the best. If you are looking for a euro type rubber for cheap this is not that bad of an option.
Jun 02, 2010 |
DHS (1)
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DHS Memo
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Speed |
8.5 |
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Spin |
9.5 |
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Control |
9.0 |
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Weight |
8.0 |
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Gears |
7.0 |
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Tackiness |
8.0 |
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Throw Angle |
4.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
7.0 |
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Overall |
9.0 |
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Review of DHS MemoVery nice rubber. compatible to DHS H3. it has a more elastic sponge so it is livelier and faster. topsheet is tacky but not as much as H3 but still lots of spin. Throw is quite a bit lower than H3. DO NOT get the black version from TTNPP! I've ordered 2 on separate occasions, both had the topsheet coming lose from sponge after 2weeks or so. For some reason to red ones I got from ttnpp don't have the same problem.
Definitely try this if you like tacky rubber and looking for a faster alternative to H3.
Apr 13, 2011 |
Donic (1)
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Donic Desto F1
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Speed |
10.0 |
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Spin |
10.0 |
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Control |
8.0 |
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Weight |
4.0 |
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Gears |
7.0 |
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Tackiness |
2.0 |
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Throw Angle |
10.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
7.0 |
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Consistency |
10.0 |
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Overall |
9.5 |
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Review of Donic Desto F1one of the most fun rubber to play with. This one is a looping monster. You easily get lots of power away from the table. on the down side short games and servers suffers quite a bit. but if you are looking for good exercise from looping look no further.
Apr 25, 2008 |
Friendship/729 (2)
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Friendship/729 Focus 2
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Speed |
9.0 |
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Spin |
8.0 |
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Control |
10.0 |
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Weight |
4.0 |
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Gears |
7.0 |
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Tackiness |
8.0 |
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Throw Angle |
6.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
7.0 |
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Overall |
9.5 |
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Review of Friendship/729 Focus 2This is my new choice for forehand rubber now. The hardness of the rubber makes this an excellent for drives and smashes. looping still works very well due to the softness and elasticity of the top sheet. If looping is all you want to do, then F1 is what your are looking for. Being a tacky and having a hard sponge makes serves, short game, and blocking very easy. Focus 1 is softer than this, and Focus3 is even softer, both of those seem a little slow to me, although focus3 seem to generate decent speed away from the table with a large swing.
Apr 25, 2008 |
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Friendship/729 SP Transcend
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Speed |
7.5 |
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Spin |
10.0 |
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Control |
9.0 |
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Weight |
4.0 |
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Gears |
4.0 |
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Tackiness |
10.0 |
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Throw Angle |
8.0 |
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Overall |
8.5 |
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Review of Friendship/729 SP TranscendThis is a very good looping rubber. however it does lack a little kick in my opinion. good for close to the table. the Sponge is not too hard in my opinion which makes this rubber a little lively, so short spinny serves are not as easy to achieve. Overall the second favorite friendship rubber after focus2. I did also try the SP with ESN sponge and I think I like that one better, the ESN sponge is harder and can generate a little more power when needed.
Apr 25, 2008 |
Gambler (1)
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Gambler Six Shooter (Pre-Tuned)
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Speed |
7.0 |
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Spin |
7.0 |
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Control |
5.0 |
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Weight |
2.0 |
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Gears |
4.0 |
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Tackiness |
2.0 |
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Throw Angle |
4.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
5.0 |
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Overall |
4.0 |
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Review of Gambler Six Shooter (Pre-Tuned)as far as I can tell same sponge as outlaw. The topsheet has shorter pips and that pretty much kills the catapult effect that outlaw is so good at. it is difficult to get a good grip on the ball for spinny loops. not a good rubber. don't bother with this one.
Jun 04, 2010 |
Sword (1)
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Sword Hero Enhanced
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Speed |
8.5 |
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Spin |
8.0 |
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Control |
9.0 |
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Weight |
4.0 |
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Gears |
7.0 |
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Tackiness |
2.0 |
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Throw Angle |
8.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
7.0 |
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Overall |
9.5 |
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Review of Sword Hero EnhancedThis is a very good rubber. I use a Red MAX on my backhand. It is rated hardness of 46, although it is probably too hard on bh for some, it works okay for me. Seems to be a little better on a higher flex blade as it will give little more dwell time. I've used rubbers that are excellent for rallies and others that are good for looping short/underspin, this one seems to walk the tight rope pretty well. I did try to loop with it on fh and it feels very good. Good speed and spin but not overwhelming. The good thing is that shots just seem to land easily so I am less worried about controlling and can instead focus on unleash more of my own power. However decided not to use it on my forehand because the serves are not as spinny as I'd like. This one is close to if not the best rubber I've found for under $20, and I've tried almost all of the "cheap" DHS and 729 rubbers. Much more lively than most Chinese rubber.
Jan 07, 2011 |
Tuttle (2)
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Tuttle Beijing 3
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Speed |
8.0 |
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Spin |
9.0 |
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Control |
8.0 |
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Weight |
10.0 |
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Gears |
7.0 |
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Tackiness |
8.0 |
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Throw Angle |
8.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
5.0 |
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Overall |
9.0 |
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Review of Tuttle Beijing 3***I actually meant to review the tuned version****
I have not tried to untuned version please remove this review.
Having just tried the Blue Whale aprox 1 month ago. I have to say, the description about this rubber being like Haifu Blue Whale 2 is very accurate! I got the factory Tuned version from TTNPP and it plays very well. it is slightly softer and slower than Haifu. But still plenty of power for me. Blocking is definitely good, fast and controllable, better than Hurricane, my normal forehand rubber. Also much more power and control when doing loops. Here is to hopping that it doesn't poop out like Haifu does after 2 weeks. Definately worth trying if you like Haifu. I'd switch to this from hurricane if I knew it would last.
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Tuttle Beijing 3 Tuned
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Speed |
8.0 |
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Spin |
9.0 |
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Control |
8.0 |
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Weight |
10.0 |
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Gears |
7.0 |
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Tackiness |
8.0 |
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Throw Angle |
6.0 |
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Sponge Hardness |
5.0 |
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Overall |
8.0 |
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Review of Tuttle Beijing 3 TunedUpdate, eh, this one kinda sucks after the Tuning wears out. Even worse than Haifu since it is slower. So there you have it, same as haifu, good for 2-3 weeks then goes dead.
Having just tried the Blue Whale aprox 1 month ago. I have to say, the description about this rubber being like Haifu Blue Whale 2 is very accurate! I got the factory Tuned version from TTNPP and it plays very well. it is slightly softer and slower than Haifu. But still plenty of power for me. Blocking is definitely good, fast and controllable, better than Hurricane, my normal forehand rubber. Also much more power and control when doing loops. Here is to hopping that it doesn't poop out like Haifu does after 2 weeks. Definately worth trying if you like Haifu. I'd switch to this from hurricane if I knew it would last.
Jan 07, 2011 |
