Difference in 1.8, 2.0 & max thickness sponge
Equipment
Amber Kulkarni Asked 9 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 Answered 9 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 Posted 9 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 Posted 9 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?
With the anti I think the thicker sponge is OK. Depends on the feel that you like.