LKT PRO XP Review

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i bought an LKT PRO XP red max and was surprised with its quality as a chinese rubber.. I was impressed by the consistency and the quality of the topsheet and sponge.. it came in a crisp red topsheet and the sponge was fine and soft.. the sponeg was yellow soft about 38-40 degrees..
pros:
the rubber is good for control loopers.. despite that its not really tacky, the rubber can produce lots of mechanical spin. the control is good since the speed is not that fast only about 20% faster than geospin.. This rubber is also not sensitive to incoming spin since it is not tacky. This rubber has a medium to high throw angle when looping and can also be good counter looping near and mid distance only. this is good also for spinny pushes and you can even chop with this rubber.
cons:
this rubber is slow and you need to speed glue it to provide more speed and power to this one. I also find the high throw angle a disadvantage because it isn't that fast therefore a good opponent can just smash soem of your high spinny loops.. the sponge sucks up glue much and i noticed that my set up now is much heavier compared to my h2/jo waldner set up
overall i don't think this is the rubber for me and im biased because i always like hard and semi hard rubbers but for those control loopers. i'd recommend this one for beginners and intermediates who would like to add some more speed and spin in their game at the same time maintain control.. i'd rate this rubber as an off- rubber with 7 out of 10 rating..

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yogi_bear Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 11/25/2004 Location: Philippines Status: Offline Points: 7219	Post Options Post Reply Quote yogi_bear Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: LKT PRO XP Review Posted: 05/23/2007 at 10:10am
	i bought an LKT PRO XP red max and was surprised with its quality as a chinese rubber.. I was impressed by the consistency and the quality of the topsheet and sponge.. it came in a crisp red topsheet and the sponge was fine and soft.. the sponeg was yellow soft about 38-40 degrees.. pros: the rubber is good for control loopers.. despite that its not really tacky, the rubber can produce lots of mechanical spin. the control is good since the speed is not that fast only about 20% faster than geospin.. This rubber is also not sensitive to incoming spin since it is not tacky. This rubber has a medium to high throw angle when looping and can also be good counter looping near and mid distance only. this is good also for spinny pushes and you can even chop with this rubber. cons: this rubber is slow and you need to speed glue it to provide more speed and power to this one. I also find the high throw angle a disadvantage because it isn't that fast therefore a good opponent can just smash soem of your high spinny loops.. the sponge sucks up glue much and i noticed that my set up now is much heavier compared to my h2/jo waldner set up overall i don't think this is the rubber for me and im biased because i always like hard and semi hard rubbers but for those control loopers. i'd recommend this one for beginners and intermediates who would like to add some more speed and spin in their game at the same time maintain control.. i'd rate this rubber as an off- rubber with 7 out of 10 rating..
	Independent online TT Product reviewer of XIOM, STIGA, JOOLA, SANWEI, GEWO, AIR, ITC, APEX, YASAKA and ABROS ITTF Level 1 Coaching Course Conductor, ITTF Level 1 Coach

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creeder06 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Member Joined: 02/07/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 541	Post Options Post Reply Quote creeder06 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05/23/2007 at 7:20pm
	i think that is a pretty accurate review there yogi it is good i think to let people know that they can get this top sheet seperate and put a different sponge under it to get a different effect out of it. and that the gambler 4 kings rubber is a upgrade of this rubber that is a touch faster
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yogi_bear Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 11/25/2004 Location: Philippines Status: Offline Points: 7219	Post Options Post Reply Quote yogi_bear Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05/24/2007 at 7:59am
	yep thanks.. cole canj assemble a topsheet and a sponge of your choice depending on your desired rubber and sponge combo
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cole_ely Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Premier Member Joined: 03/16/2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 6898	Post Options Post Reply Quote cole_ely Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05/24/2007 at 8:59am
	4 kings is a WHOLE lot faster. That yellow sponge gets pretty fast when you don't pump so much air into it. You don't get nearly the speed glue click, but you pick up a whole lot of flat speed. Even aces is pretty quick.
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creeder06 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Member Joined: 02/07/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 541	Post Options Post Reply Quote creeder06 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05/24/2007 at 3:35pm
	the first time i plyaed xp i hated it but then i gave it another try with speed glue and it performed a whole lot better i am getting to where i really like soft sponges better
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