What kind of rubbers on HARD wood blade

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Generally softer rubber matches up best with harder blades and harder rubber with softer blades.

The thickness is what determines control generally. The thinner the rubber, the more control you will have. It sounds like you are most concerned with control and placement so a thinner rubber (less than 2.0) will probably serve best.

However, thin soft rubber on a hard blade can actually cause you to lose control if the ball simply goes through the soft rubber and sponge and catapults directly off the fast blade.

Good luck!

depends on your still. I would put some medium soft grippy rubbers on it.

I think solcion 2.1 would be a good match.  Soft with lots of control and speed when you want it.

Jeff[ATTC wrote: ] I think solcion 2.1 would be a good match.  Soft with lots of control and speed when you want it.

Skyline wrote: Glenn wrote: Sriver L 1.5 would give you the control you need, and also the placement. A similar rubber would be good. Idea is to have a very solid bat that can do good placement with good control. Down side is that its hard to loop with this combination. From your introduction, doubt you do it anyway, so i suggest this. I personally don't subscribe to the view that hard blades must match with soft rubbers most of the time.. especially in this situation.   no but like you said looping with thicker and softer rubber is much easier.

And if you read carefully, i have already said that i doubt melarisma does it from his introduction.

Actually, brush looping would still work OK, but the mechanical loop would suffer.

Glenn wrote: Skyline wrote: Glenn wrote: Sriver L 1.5 would give you the control you need, and also the placement. A similar rubber would be good. Idea is to have a very solid bat that can do good placement with good control. Down side is that its hard to loop with this combination. From your introduction, doubt you do it anyway, so i suggest this. I personally don't subscribe to the view that hard blades must match with soft rubbers most of the time.. especially in this situation.   no but like you said looping with thicker and softer rubber is much easier. And if you read carefully, i have already said that i doubt melarisma does it from his introduction. Actually, brush looping would still work OK, but the mechanical loop would suffer.

Thanks everybody... I actually brush loop on backhand (80%) and smash (20%). Forehand is short or medium pips (50% loops and 50% smash) ...

Thats what I thought you had said Glenn, and I for one agree that they do work, but personally, I prefer harder sponges, 38 degrees and 40 degrees are best for me.

You are right on the money Mel, and I think you could even get away with 2mm, as an allround player. It will loop slightly better than the 1.8, but will still be controllable. I find it to be the best thickness for myself, as it allows close to the table control, and decent power for mid-distance attacking.

melarimsa wrote: I believe, medium hardness (38* - 42*) will suit best for hard or carbon hard blades. Allrounder playes like me will use best 1.8mm rubber. Attackers 2.0mm. Defenders maybe 1.2mm or so. This is only my opinion !!!

What would you choose for pips out ... Same medium sponge or maybe softer. Same HARD blade ???