30 free Tibhar MX-K(H) rubbers by Nexy for testers

I received the two rubbers (MX-K and MX-K (H)) as part of the lucky draw on this thread and I finally had a chance to get a solid week worth of hit with these rubbers. There were multiple things that had kept me away from Table Tennis for a while (like my practice partner breaking his shoulder almost at the same time these rubbers came in and then COVID-19) but I was finally able to get the ball spinning again recently and it feels really good to be back.

Sincere apologies to this group for slacking on the promise of sharing the review of the rubbers but coming in to play after a while definitely gives me better perspective on these rubbers now as I have had a hard reset of all the ball control/feeling that I previously had that numbed me to different rubbers at time.

Before I got on to test these rubbers out, I actually had myself acclimatized to my regular (as of my last active play) rubbers a bit (Tenergy 05 FH and Rasanter R47 BH) on Butterfly Apolonia.

It took a good amount of time for me to get my rythm back and start feeling the ball on the hand but once I was comfortable with the gear, I decided to bring out the MX-Ks. 

Blade used -  Viscaria 

Viscaria and Apolonia have been my trusted weapons of choice for the past 1.5 years. I decided to glue the MX-K and MX-K (H), both of which I got in 2.3 thickness, onto my Viscaria (89 gms). 

Gluing method - 3 layers of Revolution (regular viscosity) on the sponge and 2 layers on the blade.

The first impression that I get playing with MX-K is that it is very different from MX-P in the feedback that it provides and the trajectory of the ball. The spin on the lower speed shots is a touch lower than MX-P and at the higher end of the trajectory, there is a noticeable difference and MX-K feels less spinnier than MX-P on fully engaged shots. 

Third ball attack against underspin are not as easy as MX-P either. Even though the Arc is perhaps a bit higher than MX-Ps, it did take me quite a few tries to land the third ball attack properly.

Once adjusted though, the pace on the ball is really high. I suspect that it is slightly faster or may be same as MX-P but definitely slower than top end speeds of tenergy 05. The spin is not that heavy as I would have expected it to be, given the grippy topsheet. The spin gets the job done but it isn't overwhelming for the oppponent as such. 

Control on MX-K is where I feel the rubber really outshines MX-P. The ability to consistently land the balls on the other side in a topspin to topspin rally and being able to comfortably block heavy (H3 National) spins definitely makes this a good rubber in my books. 

You can feel the rubber biting the ball a bit but the feedback was definitely duller than I had expected. 

There is also a noticeable clicking sound on almost all the shots. 

I switched the rubber onto Apolonia to give it a run and I wasn't expecting the rubber to bottom out on me as much as it did in off the table counterloop rallies.

Overall, I would rate this rubber a 8.5 out of 10 and even though I liked the control on this one a bit better, I would still choose MX-P over MX-K.

I was switching MX-K (H) between FH and BH for the entire time that I tested the combination on Viscaria and MX-K (H) was very difficult to control on either sides. 

The sheer amount of speed on this rubber was overwhelming. It is not a forgiving rubber. If you are out of position on your shot, you will most likely ditch the ball in the net or hit it out of the park.

However, if you are in a good position and you were trying to counter an incoming topspin, you would potentially hit a winner.

The difficult part for me with MX-K (H) was adjusting with the throw angle and speed. The throw angle is definitely not conducive for a third ball open against a deep backspin ball. However, if you have a punch block style game on your backhand, you should definitely take this rubber for a spin. 

The top end spin on this rubber is not extremely overwhelming but combined with the sheer speed that this rubber is capable of producing, you really end up with winners. 

This is a great rubber for punch blocking and flat hitting. There was a time when I would have absolutely loved to use this rubber but now that my game is more focused on topspins instead (and given the fact that I don't have the footwork of a 2300-2400 player), I really find this rubber hard to use. If you are tired and you want to push your opponent around without putting in too much effort, then this is the rubber for you. 

For hitting an effective topspin with this rubber, your footwork and positioning needs to be completely on point. The throw angle on this rubber is lowish so that adds to the problem a bit. 

Overall, this rubber is a 7/10 for me. I don't find it fitting my style of play. It almost reminds me of Blitz (by Palio). Blitz was also a super fast rubber with a promise of incredible amounts of spin but the speed, unfortunately, dominated the entire character of the rubber. 

Go to the nexy website and lookup the order details. The tracking number should show up there. It did not come in the email for me as well.

I guess one would have to order at least one item in order to check out? For those of you who didn't need anything, did you just order a cheap accessory?