Rubber
Table Tennis General
Last updated 15 years ago
Johnny Unknown Asked 15 years ago
Jeff Plumb Answered 15 years ago
Hi Johnny,
If you rub your finger across the rubber and it doesn't grip then your rubber is dead and will need to be replaced. Once the rubber has lost it's grip you really need to purchase a new one.
Now that speed glue is banned, you shouldn't really consider using it. Players are now using the High Tension rubbers instead of speed glue. Speed glue gave players more speed and spin and yes, it did need to be re-applied everytime you played.
If your rubber is coming off around the edge you should definitely get some legal (water based) Table Tennis glue and re-stick your rubber onto your blade. If this is a custom made but then you should probably carefully peel the entire rubber off and reglue it. With the pre-made bats the rubbers are often stuck on with a really strong glue and can be a little hard to take off without destroying the rubber so you need to be more careful. If you have had a pre-made bat for a while then you may want to look at upgrading to a custom made one.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
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Charles Unknown Posted 15 years ago
To keep your rubber alive, use vegetable oil to extend it's life. NOT revive it. If it's dead, it's dead. It's illegal to use it but I guess you were qualified to go to america, I'm guessing your entering a tournament so don't use this method.
Don't use speed glue. It's banned, bad to your health and can reduce the life of your rubber.
Also Jeff, the rubbers that replace speed glue are not High Tension. They are called Tensors. High Tension is Butterfly's Tech to the rubber but it dosen't have the glue effect.
Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 15 years ago
Lionel Unknown Posted 15 years ago
Hi Jeff,
Thanks for your information and appreciate if you can share with us before using Tenergy 05, what was the rubber you used, and did you personally feel any additional advantage in terms of looping capability, which means more margin for "error" due to angle of contact with the ball, ....and easier to loop lift a very heavy backspin ball without needing to pay so much attention on the contact with the ball whether is more brushing or less brushing.... Thanks, Lionel
Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 15 years ago
Before Tenergy 05, I used to use speed glue using Sriver rubbers. I do enjoy not having to glue up anymore, it is a real time saver.
I found that it took quite a few matches for me to get used to short pushing with Tenergy. Tenergy 05 has a much harder sponge than a glued up Sriver which gives a different feel.
I also found that looping, especially counter looping, was not as effective as with a glued up Sriver. The Tenergy is not as forgiving meaning you have to make sure each stroke is a good one. You could be a little lazier using speed glue.
Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 15 years ago
Lionel Unknown Posted 15 years ago
Dear Jeff,
It all makes sense, because a higher rating of spin and speed of the rubber means so much to sacrifice in control, that's why you experienced that Tenergy 05 has almost no room for error. Do you find that looping a very heavy back spin ball is easy to clear the net without so much arm swing speed?
Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 15 years ago
Danny Unknown Posted 15 years ago
Why did they actually banned speed glueing :o ?
Pheww,, I don't really much about table tennis...
But Luckily I just bought new rubbers with high tension technology (Tensors, haha).
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 15 years ago