Palio AK 47 Yellow Sponge

The rating for this rubber on Revspin is the very reason why I never really bother with the ratings here anymore because the ratings are taken mostly from people with very limited experiences on equipment. This rubber's spin and speed is nowhere close to what it is being rated. I suspect most people who are rating this rubbers are comparing with other low quality rubbers that can be had for less than $20. There is absolutely no calibration for ratings thus making the ratings impossible to be compare on the same scale as higher end rubbers. If T05's spin is at 9.4, then this rubber should be at 7 at most. There is just no way that this rubber's speed and spin are within +/- 1 compared to T05. I bought this rubber purely out of curiosity, but having played other rubbers including Tibhar Evolution series, Butterfly Tenergy and Dignics series, Hurricane, Andro Rasanter, Nittaku Fastarc, etc., Palio's AK series are an absolute joke in comparison. I have nothing against those who are on budget and want to play with cheaper rubbers, but they should know that the ratings here are inflated to the max.

This review will be short, becuse I ordered this Yellow paired with a RED version. Compared to the RED, Yellow is a tempo slower a bit more inconsistent and less speed. Only advised maximum 2 meters away from the table as loops will not make it to the other side. So I only recommend it if RED is a bit too much for you and you need a bit slower verion. Price and quality is good, only bear in mind not to reglue it often and for the best performance change it after 4 months to a new one.

Great control and spin, decent speed. This cheap rubber is soft, dynamic, and easy to play with. I use AK47 Yellow as BH rubber and it's pretty much perfect for me. Its light weight (52g uncut) means I can choose any heavy tacky Chinese rubber for my FH. For example, I have a setup with Donic Ovtcharov Senso Carbon 93g, FH: Galaxy Big Dipper, BH: AK47 Yellow, the total weight is only 178g. This rubber's throw angle is medium high in combination with most of my blades. Although it's non-tacky, it grips the ball very well. I can easily flip and loop backspin with my BH. Block is very safe and accurate. I would say speed is not AK47 Yellow's strength, but it's definitely fast enough close to the table to finish points with BH loops and drives. In summary, AK47 Yellow offers everything I'm looking for in a BH rubber. It's light weight, great for blocking and looping. On top of it all, it's also very cheap.

I use this rubber on my FH. it's slightly softer and slower than the red version, other than that it's the same good as the latter. Compared with the blue version, the yellow version will not lose control when looping or hitting hard, or playing far away from table. Fantastic rubber for such a price. Update : it matches very well with thick hinoki top ply blades like butterfly primorac carbon, or xvt zl hinoki. When paired with some allround wood blade like sword 309, it's not impressive at all.

Uma borracha barata que oferece um desempenho aceitável. Creio que seu verdadeiro poder está combinado com uso de uma madeira mais rígida, eu por exemplo uso uma Xiom Axelo OFF++, essa configuração dá o poder que falta a essa borracha, para top spin ela deixa a desejar, oferecendo pouco giro.