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Here are sweetstrike's ratings and reviews. These ratings are useful because sweetstrike 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.
Butterfly (1)

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Butterfly Flextra
Speed |
7.0 |
Spin |
6.5 |
Control |
10.0 |
Weight |
2.0 |
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Tackiness |
0.0 |
Throw Angle |
4.0 |
Sponge Hardness |
0.0 |
Overall |
7.5 |
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Review of Butterfly FlextraDoes not have enough spin (serves drives and loops) to be an effective FH rubber for intermediate level players. The soft sponge and medium throw make it a really good BH rubber. Great rubber for consistent flat hitting. Decent for looping. It is slow and has very good control, just like the manufacturer description.
When I say it doesn't have enough spin, I am comparing it to Tenergy 05 and H3 Neo.
The cut weight was 36g for the 1.9mm sponge version.
Jan 12, 2015 |
Kokutaku (1)

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Kokutaku Blutenkirsche 868 Tokyo Super Tacky (yellow Pack)
Speed |
5.0 |
Spin |
3.0 |
Control |
7.0 |
Weight |
2.0 |
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Tackiness |
8.0 |
Throw Angle |
0.0 |
Sponge Hardness |
0.0 |
Overall |
5.0 |
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Review of Kokutaku Blutenkirsche 868 Tokyo Super Tacky (yellow Pack)I was hoping for a spinny rubber to use on FH. This was tacky but not spinny at all. The throw angle is very low. Soft sponge is white color and looks to be high quality. Sponge is too soft for FH even on super fast blades. I think the spin and throw angle would be higher if a harder sponge was used and the ball can bite into the topsheet more. The fact that the sponge is too soft for the topsheet prevents the ball from gripping and creating spin. I don't recommend this for FH but it could work for BH if you like a slow, low throw, soft sponge rubber.
Jan 11, 2015 |
Nittaku (1)

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Nittaku Hurricane 2 (H2) NT50 Type
Speed |
7.0 |
Spin |
9.0 |
Control |
7.0 |
Weight |
8.0 |
Gears |
1.0 |
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Tackiness |
10.0 |
Throw Angle |
6.0 |
Sponge Hardness |
7.0 |
Overall |
6.5 |
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Review of Nittaku Hurricane 2 (H2) NT50 TypeTackiest rubber I have ever used!
Jan 13, 2015 |
Palio (1)

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Palio CJ8000 Light and Fast
Speed |
7.0 |
Spin |
8.0 |
Control |
10.0 |
Weight |
2.0 |
Gears |
10.0 |
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Tackiness |
2.0 |
Throw Angle |
8.0 |
Sponge Hardness |
5.0 |
Consistency |
5.0 |
Overall |
8.0 |
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Review of Palio CJ8000 Light and FastThis has the 1.4mm "C" topsheet which has the most grip of all the CJ8000s. Make sure to get the red sheet as it has more spin, higher throw and better feel than the black. Black is tackier and softer but I think red plays noticeably better. The ball just bites into the red sheet more. I have used 4 sheets and the sponges can be a little inconsistent in hardness. On average, the softness of the sponge is about the same as Tenergy FX series but slower speed. Each new sheet takes some adjusting to, but it will play great once you do. Suitable for both FH and BH. Cut sheet weighs about 40 grams.
Jan 13, 2015 |
Reactor (1)

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Reactor Corbor
Speed |
8.0 |
Spin |
8.5 |
Control |
7.0 |
Weight |
10.0 |
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Tackiness |
5.0 |
Throw Angle |
8.0 |
Sponge Hardness |
10.0 |
Overall |
7.0 |
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Review of Reactor CorborThe version I got had a very hard yellow sponge. The topsheet is surprisingly nice for the price and had good spin. The hard sponge is also heavy so you want to pair this with a light rubber.
Jan 12, 2015 |