Tenergy 05/64 question.

I think TBS also have medium feel, If so.. then I don't think it plays well, depends on what you want. For looping I found T05 1.9 bad but it has "amazing" control you can almost return everything. I tried T05 on 2.1 again but this time on Amultart which is OFF+ and has a hard feel, it is a monster for looping!

I have been playing with Pro-Top Carbon King Jpen blade with Stiga Boost TC unglued, loving to do brushing loop (more friction, less knocking), the throw angle is reasonable, and I need to commit to certain fast brushing speed and thin brush (without much knocking) to topspin a heavy backspin ball to clear the net.  Throw angle is considered medium in my existing equipment set up.

Thanks!

Sallom89 wrote: how does T25 compare to them? I don't see a lot of reviews on it :/

For me t25 is good than 05 on off cr blade for fh,specially for drive,for loop i think are same power.
coz if i get open loop and after that i need to hit that ball with drive, 05 can't give me killing drive but 25 is good enough.(why good enough,coz 25 can give more, if i change w/lil bit hard bat or composite bat.)

I recently put a sheet of 25 on the bh of my ZLF to replace 05. (Both 1.9.) I wanted to do more testing before making an official review, but here's my initial thoughts:

Feel: 25 feels softer, or the ball sits on the rubber longer than 05. Tenergy 05 is simply a tighter spring than 25.

Spin: 05 has more reaction to spin and for serves and service returns it feels spinnier. I couldn't tell the difference in spin on loops, but...

Throw angle: I don't want to start a debate, but on my bh it seems like 25 has a higher throw angle than 05 when looping. 05's harder feel makes the ball bounce off faster, while 25 the ball sinks into the sponge for longer, so maybe that accounts for the impression of a higher throw angle. But again, 05 has more reaction to spin at slow speed like service receive so maybe you could say 05 has a higher throw angle in the slow speed part of the game?

I originally bought 25 because I wanted a little lower throw angle than 05 for my backhand, and at first I was dissapointed because the first thing I noticed was that my bh loops and counters were shooting off and diving down like a high throw angle shot with lots of topspin... More than with 05. However the more I played with 25, I didn't mind because its has a softer feeling and less reaction to oncoming spin. The softer feeling seems to give me a little more control on my bh.

Speed: I felt a little more speed with 25 with a regular or big swing, but I have to say because of its harder feeling and reaction to spin, 05 feels faster on touch shots, pushes, serves, etc... If that makes any sense!? (I flipped and used 25 on my fh for comparison.)

25 truly sounds and feels like a fresh speed glued rubber. Its got that squeaky click sound when you bounce the ball on it.

25 is a different animal. I'll need to test it for longer.

Note: The ZLF is a very flexible blade so I would recommend someone review 25 on a more traditional or medium feeling blade like a TBS, or even a hard feeling blade, before reaching a conclusion about the performance of it.

I'm guessing it will feel very nice on a harder blade because of its softer feel than 05.

Sallom89 wrote: Thanks a lot LOOPMEISTER!! do you think T25 2.1 will feel nice on Amultart and if its better for a short game?

I haven't tried it on a thick/hard blade but I'm guessing it will be good. Looping with 05 is easy on almost any blade, but its difficult to have finesse with 05 on hard/fast blades sometimes. 25 is probably slightly better in this regard.

After my next tournament I want to try 25 on the fh of my Photino. That blade is very close to the Amultart in construction (minus the carbon).

what rubber BW2?