Professionals and rubber change
Equipment
Thomas Kunzfeld Asked 10 years ago
Hi Alois,
I wonder about top players changing their rubbers several times a week - is this a kind of quirk or does it really make a difference for them?
Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago
Hi Thomas,
At the very top level it does make a difference. They are hitting a lot of balls in a week so the rubber does wear. It reacts slightly differently after it is worn, so for consistency of what they are doing in this sport with very small margins, it is important that they change rubbers regularly.
The good thing for them is that they are sponsored and can afford to do it, unlike most others.
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Thomas Kunzfeld Posted 10 years ago
Thank you - luckily for me as a 51 year old beginner there will never arise the necessity to change my rubber earlier than after 80 hours of playing :-)