Difference in 1.8, 2.0 & max thickness sponge

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Last updated 8 years ago

Amber Kulkarni

Amber Kulkarni Asked 8 years ago

Hi,

I wanted to know what are the differences in terms of

1. spin 

2. speed 

3. blocking

for rubber with 1.8,1.9 and max

Which is recommended for backhand.

I do not do lot of backhand topspin. (need mainly for good blocks).

Thanks,

Amber


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago

Hi Amber,

The thicker the rubber the more spin and speed you will get.  If you mainly block on the backhand I would go for 1.8mm.


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Ilia Minkin

Ilia Minkin Posted 8 years ago

A funny thing about thicker sponges is that they also "add speed" to the other side as well -- the racket becomes heavier and faster overall. Recently I changed my backhand rubber (Xiom Vega Europe) from 2.0 to MAX and I was really surprised by this effect.


Joe Bailey

Joe Bailey Posted 8 years ago

Interesting. I need a new bat soon, and I'm going to get the same rubbers as before. On my anti, though, I have MAX sponge at the moment. Do you think I should change to a thinner sponge?


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 8 years ago

With the anti I think the thicker sponge is OK.  Depends on the feel that you like.


Joe Bailey

Joe Bailey Posted 8 years ago

This may sound silly, but I do like the balance of having 2.2mm sponge on both sides! Thanks for the quick response Alois.

Cheers,

Joe.


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 8 years ago

No problems.



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