Sanwei Gear Hyper

First of all why noone is talking about this rubber? Got this in the blur color and looks amazing. 39° is almost like 47° ESN. 1.) At first the top sheet looked dead during the first session and the sponge felt really really hard like a brick 2.) After reglueing it, played like a charm. Control is 10/10. Speed is enough and generates a lot of spin. 3.) The 39° is really grwat for bh as well as fh. 4.) The half tacky topsheet doesn't appears to be tacky at all at first and feels like it wouldn't grip the ball but it went on like a charm. Durability is really great with the 3nd Generation protective film that comes with the rubber. 5.) I tried it on OFF+ Blade (Yinhe V14-Pro) and it is quite linear which is really good. Blocking is great. Drives are spinny and fast. Serve is really good. Pushes are a bit difficult. Topsheet is insensitive to spin. Throw angle for backhand is really good. Rubber is really Forgiving in shots 7.) Tried it on DHS PG7 all wood and this is very very spinny on it and feels really soft but didn't put out any speed. Worked great on and OFF+ stiff Blade. Great sound great feel. Not much catapult as it is linear. You can drive your shot as you want. Tried many many rubbers including Rakza 7, Stiga Genesis S, Loki Rxton 3, Xiom Omega 4 pro Europe, Fastarc G-1. This suited me the best. Should give it a try.

I tried this rubber in 37, 38 and 39 deg on a couple of Sanwei blades. The 37 deg on a fast Sanwei V5 PRO (wooden blade) gave me lots of control without any loss in speed. It works really good as an offensive weapon, looping fast and easy to place the ball where I want to. The 38 and 39 deg I glued on a Sanwei HC-5S (Soft carbon blade). This setup is so nice. Even though I'm used to faster blades and H3N etc. this setup gave me sufficent speed and is a controlled looping machine. Even though the rubbers are a bit harder, on a slower blade they really shine in the offensive play. They are not as bouncy as regular tensor rubbers like Tenergy, DNA etc, so the control in the short game is great, and when I want to attack both the speed and spin is there. Even chopping works really well :) The speed, spin, control is for the 38deg. Add and remove about 0.2 in speed and control for the softer and harder versions. Weight around 50g cut to a normal blade.

Condensed version of the review I originally posted in Table Tennis Daily on 17 December 2019 - https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/showthread.php?22383-New-Sanwei-rubber-first-look Two word summary: Controlled power Power: - One of the things I liked best about the rubber was it had a more linear nature compared to some of the ESN rubbers I've used like the Donic Bluefire M2 and the Rakza 7. I've struggled to use them on my forehand since switching over to mainly Chinese rubbers there about 3 years ago. Recently, I've been using a Tibhar K2 and found I needed softer hands when blocking and to slow down my drives to keep the ball on the table. Not so with the Sanwei Gear Hyper. My offensive shots were more controlled and I felt I could better direct where my shots landed compared to the K2. I also tried it out against the Tibhar Evolution EL-S and found the Sanwei easier to use. Speed-wise, I feel the Sanwei Gear Hyper has slightly less speed than the Donic Bluefire M2 and the Xiom Omega V Asia but had more control than both of them. Power - 8/10 Spin: - The Gear Hyper is capable of very high levels of spin, especially when brushing. The high levels of spin also kick in when serving the ball and, thanks to the linear nature of the sponge, it was also easier to keep the service low. Happily (for me!), I was able to impart similar levels of spin with the Gear Hyper compared to the K2 so, for me, this is my new favourite forehand rubber. Spin - 9/10 Control: - This is where I feel the rubber shines. It has enough elasticity to give the rubber speed but the level of catapult is low enough to make it a very forgiving rubber. Other friends who've tried the rubber all commented on how forgiving it was. Compared to the Bluefire M2, the K2, the Omega V Asia, and the Tibhar EL-S. This has higher control than all of them Control - 10/10

Tried it on Apolonia zlc 39 degree. Highly recommend this rubber for everybody who are coming from short pimples. Other players has to adjust to very low throw angle and spin insensitive, especially on pushes, first time they go very high. Great for block, flick, smash and topspins with forward motion. Bad for brushing loops and all topsheet shots, but when you engage sponge control is great.

M Version ~50g cut, very linear, great for topspins and smashes, 37° version also nice for a crisp bh