Difference in 1.8, 2.0 & max thickness sponge

Equipment

Amber Kulkarni
Amber Kulkarni Asked 10 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
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 10 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 10 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 10 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

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago

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


Joe Bailey

Joe Bailey Posted 10 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

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago

No problems.


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