Rubber Colour

Samuel Lim Asked 3 years ago

Hi Coaches Alois and Jeff! sam here, I was wondering why a majority of players choose black topsheets for their forehand rubber and Red for the backhand? is this style preference? or is there an advantage here?

Alois Rosario Answered 3 years ago

Hi Sam,

I haven't really seen any evidence of one colour being better than the other but a lot of players tend to follow what the better players do.

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D K Posted 3 years ago

I have seen soem rumours that red rubbers are more springy and black rubbers are harder and stickier due to chemical differences in the dyes. I consider it rather a rumour though...

Jeff Van Goidsenoven Posted 3 years ago

I remember from one of Timo Boll's blogs, in which he prepares his rackets for a tournament, that he mentioned that black rubbers tend to be heavier and that heavier rubbers are harder which he prefers for forhand.