Donic Bluestorm Z1

I pair bluestorm Z1 max thickness for BH + FH with newly purchased BTY Garaydia T5000. This combination is devastatingly fast and can generate a lot of spins. I only have 3 hrs play and still need to adjust to the enormous speed, many blocks go out, but ita can be corrected with more practice. Likes: speed, spin, light weight even max thickness, reasonable price. Dislikes: Low durability, signs of wear already present only after couple of hours. Sponge too soft especially with Garaydia T5000 you can almost feel the blade 'hitting' the ball. Low throw angle when paired low throw angle blade making it hard to lift heavy backsping balls.

Hi All! Since there is little information on this rubber, I will share my initial impressions with you, based on some hours of playtime. These new ultramax series rubbers are the next generaion of rubbers that are truly ment for poly balls. Long time have I seen those flight curves of the balls, reminds me of the old days of celluloid balls. This Bluestorm Z1 is the next big step, which has a 47,5 degree sponge (similar to JP series) a non tacky surface. The first impressions which amazed me: easy to attack close to the table, easy to counterloop and dropshot. The rubber is very fast and requires precise timing with good technique. To be honest I recommend this monster to those, who are playing an all out attack and are experienced players. Recreational, hobby, and mediocre players cannot tame this rubber. If you want to simply describe this rubber, I would say that this gives more speed and aggressiveness than T05, it feels a bit harder, but revards more. I would say that Z1 exceeds T05. For a controlled solution please try Z2, which resembles the bluefire M1, a bit faster and same sponge.

nice top spin, fast

I've been using this rubber since its release in 2017 - before that I used the M1, then I experimented with the Tenergy, but I always came back to the Z1. Even in 2025 I'm still using it, although Donic has already introduced a successor - the reason? I don't miss anything about this rubber. Using it on my FH in max+ size - offering me enough power for my attacking style, spin is very good (on new rubbers, in time it is getting significantly worse), control (compare to speed) is awesome. I'm able to play/receive very short, same as perform spiny spins for chops or perform massive narrow shots from mid distance. Universal rubber. The price went higher in recent years, but still reasonable - I'm still wondering who is paying more (for less) for Tenergy.

Fantastic rubber at backhand. A little slower than Z1 Turbo (still fast) but very controllable. Punches and loops are fast and/or spinny. Blocks are fantastic too.