Friendship/729 Bloom Power

I tried this one in 47 deg hardness on a Yinhe V-14 PRO blade, replacing my DHS H3N 40 deg Provincial 2.15mm. Really, I didn't expect very much from this rubber, but it turned out to be one of the best forehand rubbers I've tested. This one very much reminds me of a mix between H3N and Battle II Provincial. There is a very soft feeling that allows me to easier place the ball where I want, and makes it easier to do slower brushing strokes. Still when adding power when looping, the ball sets off in a speed like the fastest Hurricane rubbers. Spin feels like it's quite close to the harder versions of H3N. One thing I really noticed was that when receiving really heavy backspin serves on my forehand, it was easier to return them, so this feels safer for me anyway. Short game and service feels good as well. Weight uncut/cut: 65/49g

Very good rubber.

The best 729 rubber. Fastest than a DHS Skyline TG3 NEO or TG2 NEO. More dwell time than DHS rubbers, the top sheet is soft and very tacky. The top sheet is well glued in sponge, much better than DHS rubbers (mine TG2 neo and TG3 neo make bubbles very fast). A insane rubber for overdrives. The throw angle is low to medium, i dislike this, but the rubber had much qualities. Is easy to make spin with little movement. Low sensitive to incoming spin. Good near from table, and better far from table when catapult effect had this peak. The speed is monstruous when sponge is heavy engaged. Mine is 45º. Much better than DHS TG2 and 3 NEO.

This is a tacky chinese rubber with moderated catapult effect. Fast rubber, this is more linear than 729 Battle II or Palio The Way 40+. Easy serve return and short game, low sensitive to incoming spin, flat hit is possible, this is usable rubber for 40mm celluloid ball. I prefer the SPEED version, it is lighter and the topsheet is thinner. Interestingly, the SPEED version is not faster, but higher throw and more rotation for 40+ poly ball. Overall, SPEED version is same performance to Palio AK47 with slightly different advantages, but still the Palio HK1997 Gold is the standard for me. --Bloom POWER H47, red : 70g uncut weight --Bloom SPEED H47, red: 60g uncut weight

Tacky und elastic, both even more than Battle II, good control.