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Haha, it's among the cheapest rubbers around and plays allround OFF in the mold of Sriver - very controllable.

does it provide very spinny serves?

I would think you could serve about as spinny with it as you can with anything else.  I mean, it's tackier than average.  I'm sure it doesn't load topspin as well as some modern rubbers, but I bet you couldn't make any rubber serve much spinnier than 2008xp if that's what you were used to using.  Unless maybe you're comparing it to some really tacky rubber like pf4 or something.

Yeah, the serves are not as spinny as  say, T05, or a new sheet of a tacky rubber, but do you REALLY have to rely on tack for spin? XP 2008 can still generate enough spin to get opponents to dump your serve into the net if you can get them to think there is less spin. That is an art in serving. It comes down to timing in making maximum racket speed with a short stroke. Using a false follow through adds to the chaos. Once you establish the ability to generate heavy spin (hopefully short, but a fast, deep heavy underspin serve can also be effective if hit to the right place), then you open the door to your best serve - the NO SPIN serve performed with the same motion, but with different blade angle and contact point with the chop followthrough. Once you got your heavy chop serve going, you will really be ROFL when your opponent pops up your short NO SPIN servefor a skulldrug finish Ur sister can do. Or, you get that serve pushed safely, but many cm out. Opponent looks at rubber in bewilderment. You are snickering out of control.

Edited by BH-Man - 07/17/2011 at 9:27pm

I never weighed any of my XP 2008, but it sure felt lighter than 999 on 42 degree Quattro sponge or Inspirit Quattro, which are true heavyweights in their own right. On my TBS, I can put on a heavy rubber and it still feels balanced well. As for hardness varying, I get that, it can happen. My BH stroke has high impact speed and I can use anything from Dawei from 40 degrees and up. Doesn't bother me if that batch turns out a little firm, OK with my BH. XP 2008 never really felt softer than the advertized 40 degrees, but I never had a way to objectively measure it. I don't like thin sponges, so I cannot personally observe what you mention in your post, but I trust you know your business, and know it well. You never buy from anyone remotely close to a "Saftladen".

I know this is an old thread - but in case someone were to research this rubber - today I tried it in a training setting... looping long serves with strong underspin - both on the BH and the FH. Then 3rd ball attacks vs heavy underspin returns....