The Quest for Lighter Rubbers

Rahul_TT wrote: I was on the same quest. I have found my holy grail for lighter BH rubber in Calibra LT Sound. 11 Freaking Grams lighter than the 05 it replaced. Amen

did it replace 05 regular or 05fx? if you are used to 05 regular, going to lt sound is a freaking leap toward softness isn't it?

Xiom Vega Europe on the BH is excellent: soft, punchy, wonderful for blocking. I imagine it's not so good if you have a strong BH loop game (which I don't). I'm using T05 on FH, on a Waldner Senso Carbon JO-shape. Feels perfect, and weighs 166g.

Grip tape adds abot 4g in my case and i like the fact it balances the added weight from wbg and heavier tensors.

tabten5 wrote: Ordered a sheet of Xiom Vega Europe for BH - will see how it goes. By all reports, it's very light. Also, a dabble with a Waldner Senso Carbon weighing 80g recently confirmed it's not overall weight that matters much to me, but simply head-heaviness. It's that which puts pressure on your wrist. Funnily enough, the WSC was worse for my wrist even though the total setup was 12g less than my Viscaria, because of the WSC's overly hollow handle.

Ordered a sheet of Xiom Vega Europe for BH - will see how it goes. By all reports, it's very light.

Also, a dabble with a Waldner Senso Carbon weighing 80g recently confirmed it's not overall weight that matters much to me, but simply head-heaviness. It's that which puts pressure on your wrist. Funnily enough, the WSC was worse for my wrist even though the total setup was 12g less than my Viscaria, because of the WSC's overly hollow handle.

assiduous was mentioning in another thread that Tenzone, Tenzone Ultra and Tenzone SF are less than $41 if we purchase 10 of them (25% reduction).

I bet the SF (softer sponge than the regular) in 2.0mm is also close to 42 grams but I'd love confirmation.

Tenergy 64 FX in 2,1 cut to Viscaria gives you a weight between 40 and 42gr, pretty light. But this rubber is quite soft. 

NextLevel wrote: There are good lighter rubbers as well.

NextLevel wrote: Try a softer or thinner tenergy. Softer rubbers maybe your best bet.

Thanks regiz.rugenz. Do you have an idea how much lighter Rasant / Rasant Turbo is than T05?

tabten5 wrote: Some great suggestions. As to Calibra, I'm personally not a fan, owing to the exact characteristics ttping85 mentions. If you have used Tenergy 05 for some time, and like the high throw and high spin, Calibra Tour H/M will not do it for you: it's low throw, pingy, and nowhere near as spinny. The switch to Viscaria has yielded a benefit: it's 4g lighter than the Maze, and the handle is definitely more comfortable in my hands. In fact, the handle makes it feel as though the head is lighter, because it fills my hand so nicely.

Some great suggestions. As to Calibra, I'm personally not a fan, owing to the exact characteristics ttping85 mentions. If you have used Tenergy 05 for some time, and like the high throw and high spin, Calibra Tour H/M will not do it for you: it's low throw, pingy, and nowhere near as spinny.

The switch to Viscaria has yielded a benefit: it's 4g lighter than the Maze, and the handle is definitely more comfortable in my hands. In fact, the handle makes it feel as though the head is lighter, because it fills my hand so nicely.

would that mean the tour h is less sensitive to spin than the other mentioned and it is better for smashing?

ttping85 wrote: Calibra Tour H is a 47degrees rubber so not so soft even if it is amonfst the soft 47degree rubbers. Cut to Mizutani mine is about 42gr.

I have the same issue as OP - double sided T05 is damn heavy.