poor_knight's Rubber Ratings
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Donic (1) 
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Donic Acuda S3
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Review of Donic Acuda S3I've been ping ponging (pardon the pun) from rubber to rubber for a number of years. At one stage I thought I had found the holy grail with Tenergy 05 for my FH, but it was a rather expensive solution. Then I discovered Donic Acuda S3. I found the transition from Tenergy 05 seamless. It has comparable spin and is a very versatile FH rubber...but at a much cheaper price. I think I'll be sticking with it for many years yet.Jun 02, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
JOOLA (1)
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JOOLA Express Two
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Review of JOOLA Express TwoI found this to be a good defensive rubber. It absorbs a lot of spin (almost like a rakza 7) but at the same time can generate pretty good spin of its own. It's main downside is a real lack of speed. I used express two max going from donic acuda s3 max, and the difference was massive. On smashes, it is the worst rubber I've ever tried. I couldn't smash past anyone...and unusually smashing is my forte. SOOOOO slow! I've gone back to Donic Acuda S3.Aug 28, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Xiom (1)
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Xiom Yanus DF
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Review of Xiom Yanus DFIf you hit the ball fairly flat, as in counterhitting, the pace off the rubber is comparable to a "normal" offensive inverted rubber. Once you start looping more, the speed is noticeably slower. Main thing I noticed right from the beginning was that the topsheet had almost no grip. You really need the ball to sink into the soft sponge to generate mechanical spin. This made it hard to generate spin off serves or very slow loops where you just brush the ball lightly. However, it was a pleasure to use this rubber to hit loop drives. You get good spin and pin point accuracy...very very consistent. Once you get used to the rubber, you can also get decent pace (I used the 2.0mm version) though obviously slower than a normal rubber. In fact, for loop vs backspin and loop vs block, this rubber was not only good for a defensive rubber but good for ANY kind of inverted rubber. For counterlooping when someone is hitting aggressive loops at you, however, it does put you at a disadvantage. Also I found it hard to "reflect" topspin when fishing away from the table. Somehow the ball went back fairly spinless and often floated long. Blocking is solid. Of course, the main reason people use defensive inverted is for chopping, and it does give you enough control for that too.Aug 01, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Yasaka (1)
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Yasaka Rakza 7
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Review of Yasaka Rakza 7I've been using Rakza 7 max on my FH for the past couple of weeks. As a modern defender, I find this rubber to be extremely well suited for my play style.First and foremost, while this is a genuine fast-and-spinny offensive rubber, it reacts to heavy topspin almost like a defensive inverted rubber. With it, it is easy to control and return heavy loops. As such, it is great for fishing and, unlike my experience with Yanus and Tackiness Chop, your fished returns have heavy topspin. Also, this rubber has excellent power and control for a flattish drive or smash. You can power through the ball and (to an extent) ignore the spin. Best smashing rubber I've ever used. Beautiful control for counter looping in general. My main problem to date is that it is easy to return heavy topspin with heavier topspin, but much harder to generate topspin off a dead ball. But I've only been using this rubber a short while so might need to adjust my technique. Aug 22, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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