Rubber suggestion

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nischay tibrewal

nischay tibrewal Asked 7 years ago

Hi, I am planning to change both my rubbers. I am right handed player and I want to use a offensive rubber for the forehand and defensive on the backhand side. Please suggest me 3-4 rubbers in each category. Thank you, sir.


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 7 years ago

Hi Nischay,

I don't have any specific recommendations that I think are the answer but for the offensive rubbers some we suggest are Mark V, Rakza 7, Tenergy 05 and the list just goes on and on.

I am sure the readers will have other suggestions.


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Jean Balthazar

Jean Balthazar Posted 7 years ago

Examples of defensive backside (pimps in) rubbers are Butterfly Tackiness C, Spinlord Marder 1... basically any rubber that you can find in sponge thickness of 1.5mm and less.


nischay tibrewal

nischay tibrewal Posted 7 years ago

Thanks, Sir and Jean as Jean said for defensive rubber I can go for any rubber which is 1.5 mms or less. What thickness is preferred for offensive rubber?


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 7 years ago

For offensive play use 2mm or thicker.


nischay tibrewal

nischay tibrewal Posted 7 years ago

Thanks Sir


kathy mckelvey

kathy mckelvey Posted 7 years ago

Hi, I am doing okay as a defense player with the long pips, however,  a few players play with a antispin rubber. Would this rubber be more effective for me , or should I stay with  long pips. Thank's 


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 7 years ago

Hi Kathy,

They are very similar in performance.  Either of them would be OK.


kathy mckelvey

kathy mckelvey Posted 7 years ago

Thank you Alois!


hanzala chaudry

hanzala chaudry Posted 7 years ago

Hi aloiz! i am a massive fan of yours and want to know if iv made the right decision on buying the stiga classic offensive blade and dhs hurricane 3 rubbers. i am right handed and strong at backhand but want to get better at forehand attacks.

yours sincerely, hanzala from the uk


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 7 years ago

Hi Hanzala,

Thanks for the support.  That sounds like a good combination.  How does it feel when you play with it?


Ali Nade

Ali Nade Posted 7 years ago

Hey aloiz I am 10 years old and I play really well so after two months I have a big tournament coming up so I want an very fast rubber on the red sheet and super spin sheet on the black sheets please suggest me 


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 7 years ago

Hi Ali,

What are you using at the moment?


Ali Nade

Ali Nade Posted 7 years ago

i am using dhs hurricane 8 and sriver fx


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 7 years ago

HI Ali,

You can stay with those rubbers.  They will give you all the spin and speed that you need at this stage.


ludo ludo

ludo ludo Posted 7 years ago

Hi Alois,

I am a french player. I play with Tenergy 05fx on backhand and Tenergy64 on forehand. Since September we use the P-balls and it seems that, with these balls, I have more difficulties to finish the point. I use to build my point but I have difficulties to finish the point on the "floating" balls (normally easy to play). Do you think that, on my forehand, a rubber like Hurricane  8 or Hurricane 3 NEO (or even Tenergy05) can be a good choice? I heard that Hurricane 8 has been specially developed for P-balls. I precise that I play a lot (3 or 4 times including competitions).

Thank you for your answer.


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 7 years ago

Hi Ludo,

I don't think changing the rubber will make the big difference.  It will be more a technical change that will make the difference.  The manufacturers like to tell us that they have developed certain rubbers for different balls... Not really a big difference.


ludo ludo

ludo ludo Posted 7 years ago

Ok thank you for your answer. I asked it because when I have changed my Coppa x3 and Energy X-tra for tenergy I have seen a great difference.


Dima Shevchenko

Dima Shevchenko Posted 7 years ago

Xiom is pretty fast and offensive otherwise Mark V as PingSkills said.

 



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