rjiang's Rubber Ratings
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Butterfly (4) 
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Butterfly Tenergy 64
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Review of Butterfly Tenergy 64Very good backhand rubber. I think it shines in fast drive/counters from close or mid distance. Also very good blocking. It has low, linear trajectory. It is also very spinny, but throw angle is lower than other tensors I think. Spin and loop are also very good - you can really feel the ball dig in the sponge. It's pretty fast - I think you can play very comfortably in mid distance.Edit: I got 2.1mm sponge Aug 20, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Butterfly Sriver EL
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Review of Butterfly Sriver ELI played this rubber on my backhand when I was just starting out. I am pretty sure this rubber is meant to be boosted, but those days are gone now. It has good control, but is just much too slow without any additional tuning. If you aren't planning to tune this rubber yourself, just get a modern tensor rubber (tenergy, omega, acuda, mx, etc.) It is still a good rubber for beginners, but if you are going to invest in a new setup for yourself, you might as well get something better.Nov 23, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Butterfly Tenergy 05
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Review of Butterfly Tenergy 05There are tons of reviews out there, so you probably get the idea. It's very good for looping against any ball at any distance. The sponge and topsheet are dense - when you brush, you can feel the ball dig into all of it before it explodes out. It's fairly bouncy, so touch and soft push may need adjustment as well as close range looping. Because it is so bouncy and sensitive to spin, you shouldn't do any passive strokes. This rubber is 100% for looping/top spin.Apr 03, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Butterfly Tenergy 05 Hard
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Review of Butterfly Tenergy 05 HardCompared to 05, it is harder and more direct. Looping angle is slightly more open, but can generate a lot more power away from table. The rubber is less sensitive to spin, and is similar or slower speed on more passive strokes like block so you get some more control. I like the more direct feeling, but there is less feeling and dwell. On forehand, you get more control looping close to table with fine contact, and ball always goes deep. I actually also really enjoyed this on backhand, especially for counter hitting. If you enjoy more direct feeling and quick bounce, you may like it. Otherwise if you are thinking of switching from 05, I don't know if it is worth it, unless maybe you play at a high level and really need the small extra enhancements.Dec 29, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
DHS (1)
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DHS Hurricane 3 (H3)
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Review of DHS Hurricane 3 (H3)There are many reviews about hurricane 3 series - it is tacky and has a hard sponge/topsheet. Because of these properties, the general consensus is that it is too slow at higher levels of play unless boosted. My review will mostly be comparing boosted H3 provincial (3 layers falco tempo long) with Tenergy 05 on forehand.Both my boosted H3 and T05 are glued on 5 ply wood blades for forehand. For loop, T05 is still faster and much bouncier with higher throw angle. However, I think H3 has more spin + speed when played with faster stroke (T05 may go off the table with same stroke). Both are played with different strokes, T05 is more direct and will do a lot of the work for you, but H3 needs more brush because the ball does not bounce as much off the harder, tacky top sheet. H3 needs faster arm speed otherwise you sacrifice too much speed for spin. The topsheet is also very susceptible to oil and humidity, so be careful, or the ball will just slide off your paddle. T05 and H3 both have good touch, but it is much easier to do short and low serve/receive on H3. H3 can maybe get a little bit more spin on serve, but it is also much more sensitive to spin on receive. I think H3 has more potential in serve and receive if used well. Overall, I think this rubber is still more spin oriented than speed even after boosting. Both T05 and H3 are monstrous forehand looping rubbers. If you are strong and like to swing big on the forehand with good technique, you should consider this rubber. Modern tensor rubbers are also very nice to play on - different stroke but equally effective - I recommend players try both types for understanding. I think H3 is also a lot more dependent on the blade than tenergy. H3 needs something just not so stiff otherwise everything is too hard and you lose feeling. Feb 10, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Xiom (2)
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Xiom Omega V Asia
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Review of Xiom Omega V AsiaI got this after playing on H3 Neo for a long time. I guess this rubber is "Asia" version because it has a harder sponge than the other Omega V (but definitely not as hard as H3 Neo, etc.). This rubber is a fast, powerful looping monster - completely different world from those brick chinese rubbers. You can play any distance without much effort. It's not tacky, but actually very grippy, so it produces very good spin. Short distance is good too actually - the ball rebounds a bit less because of the harder sponge so short pushes and short loops are also strong.Edit: I got MAX sponge. This is definitely a forehand rubber and should probably be used with MAX Jul 15, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Xiom Omega V Euro
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Review of Xiom Omega V EuroI got this in 2.0 sponge for backhand. I think it shines backhand because it is not too sensitive to incoming spin and has nice control, but also it is tremendous for looping. This rubber is very spinny and has higher throw angle so it's naturally great for looping. Drive and block is also very good. I'm sure this can be used very well on forehand as well.Jul 15, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Yasaka (1)
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Yasaka Rising Dragon
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Review of Yasaka Rising DragonI was curious to try this on my forehand. I play penhold, and I switched from DHS H3 Neo on DHS PG7 blade to this Yasaka Rising Dragon on the Yasaka Extra Offensive. I got the black top sheet on MAX sponge.So, the first thing I noticed is it's definitely not as tacky as the H3 Neo, but it's tacky enough for good touch play. For looping, I had to adjust my stroke a bit - at first the trajectory was much flatter (throw angle not as high, weaker rebound off paddle), but also much faster than the H3 Neo. After some adjustment, I became very comfortable looping and driving on this rubber. It produces as much if not more spin than the H3 Neo and is faster. Medium to long distance looping/counter looping rallies required some more effort and power, but I found control at that range to be superior to H3 Neo. Serving is excellent due to the high spin, though it needs a different touch. Playing close to table was also very good due to the control and decent speed in returning with block/drive. This setup has much not only more speed than H3 Neo + PG7 but also much more control - big points for any offensive style player. I could feel the ball much better in my hand and arm during each hit, and this helped increase my control. The sound of PG7 + H3 Neo was much deeper and thicker, and the touch was not there - it just had a very slow, heavy feel. Just note neither of these rubbers is particularly fast on their own - they should be played on at least an OFF blade. Mar 04, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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