Sanwei Target Europe 40+

It definitely has less grip than h3-50, rakza 7. Sponge is harder than Barracuda, h3-50-35, a little bit harder than rakza 7. Top sheet is less elastic than rakza 7. I guess, I'll have to make a full motion for high quality shot. I guess it's a fh rubber. I'm going to use it on bh.

this is a review for the target Europe 40plus (not the FX version): Setup: Sanwei Fextra with Target Europe on FH and Sanwei taiji plus on BH The Sanwei Europe is an excellent rubber for intermediate and professional amateurs it is perfect for generating high topspin from close to mid distance to the table though because of the cake sponge underneath the rubber you have to put more power from far away from the table as the cake sponge gives the speed according to the input put in by the player while making the shot. Playing far away from the table is a bit difficult due to the somewhat low throw angle but from close to mid distance from the table this rubber is an absolute beast as the attacking shots are not only spinny but the speed on the ball is also very decent. The rubber also shines during shot games, this is the place where this rubber outshines the modern tensors, Due to the cake sponge the player knows the amount of power to put in during short game change of direction is also easy and the slightly tacky yet grippy surface makes it easy to generate spin oriented shots such as the chop, chop block and backspin push. the rubber is also great for topspinning the backspin ball. If put on a stiff blade this rubber is the best weapon for all out attackers and furthermore the price of the rubber makes it all the more attractive.

I bought this rubber a few month ago for testing. Coming from T05 on forehand as my rubber since two years. I expected not much because of reviews in the Internet even after the video from geblock.tt. Now I am playing this rubber since two month and I am able now to give a review about the properties. Finally I can say it is one of the best rubber I played in the last years. If you have a strong arm whistle you can get a lot of speed an spin like you have it also with T05 but of course you must do more comparing to T05. What is really outstanding is the power and control what you can receive with this rubber. The hard sponge is even fantastic for blocking and playing smash spins with strong power. The highlight of this rubber and this less sensibility of in coming spin. I never played a rubber before with such less sensibility of in coming spin but with a lot of possibility to create the own spin makes it for me so unique. Therefore the serve return is absolutely amazing. Together with the low price all in all it is a fantastic rubber on the market

So I tried this rubber based on some reviews and looking for some more speed over my Xiom Omega V Euro. Well in speed, spin, control it's not any better. However this is very heavy. It completely changed the center of gravity of my paddle and swing speed. It's very good at blocking with good control. I can't say much more about positives over my Xiom other than price. Did I mention this is very heavy.

I received the rubber two days ago. Packing is decent not vacuum packed after opening it did not smell of any volatile fumes. It has black sponge not as porous as tenergy does not curl like other rubbers it lies flat on the surface. Top sheet is dull red in color like that of tibhar 1 Q kind of matt finish. Sponge hardness just about the same as tenergy 05 fx. I use galaxy t4 blade with sonic zones JP gold black max thickness on back hand changed my forehand rubber form tibhar 5 Q to sanwei target pro 40+. Not as bouncing as either 5Q or sonex. The ball bounces 10 times on 5 Q and sonex but only 7 times on 40+. It is heavy which is very noticeable and affects your backside. I am using as forehand so it affected my backhand it seems a little faster. Sound is nice. Counters from near to the table had to keep the blade a little closed. Not much spin on loops when playing near to the table, because of very little dwell time. Far from the table if you power loop or power drive digging the ball deep into the sponge you can generate heavy spin and the ball dips very low. But the throw angle is very low you have to really open up the blade. But the topsheet is not as thin as claimed it is thicker than both sonex and 5 Q but the pimples are thick and just a little it longer. Used it for about 5 hours and it gets a little bouncier.