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darkstorm 
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 Topic: rubber for blockingPosted: 10/09/2011 at 4:12am |
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hi,
whats a good rubber for backhand blocking? thanks
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Vladovich
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Posted: 10/09/2011 at 4:42am |
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Maybe you can try some kind of short pimples, or OX short pipmles
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pnachtwey
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Posted: 10/09/2011 at 4:54am |
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What type of rubbers are you considering?
Antis work well and so do LPs on a slower blade. |
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ghostzen
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Posted: 10/09/2011 at 6:57am |
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If you are looking for an inverted rubber I might look at a thin joola express 2 if you need some spin aswell, butterfly Sriver always a good choice or friendship 729 for pure control, if you don't mind me asking what level do you play at and what are you playing with at the moment?
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Pongz
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Posted: 10/09/2011 at 8:33am |
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The best inverted backhand rubber for blocking that I ever tried is the one that I currently used... 1.5mm Gambler Reflectoid... it is cheap and worth to try...
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rpbnakata
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Posted: 10/09/2011 at 8:49am |
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I read sometime ago that Spin Art is a wonderful blocking rubber.
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Phenom st/BW3/Ω3Euro ● Photino st/Ω4Pro/R7S ● Speed 90 fl/Vega Euro/S3
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wyatt
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Posted: 10/09/2011 at 9:15am |
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and not worth the price.........
give cornilleau pilot advance 2.0 a try, very good @ blocking/punchblocks....
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Stoi
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Posted: 10/09/2011 at 9:59am |
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How about Friendship 729 Focus 3 Snipe? I haven't tried the rubber myself but i have heard its very suitable for backhand. Very cheap (10-14$) and light. If someone has played can support or contradict.
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vic#74
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Posted: 10/09/2011 at 1:20pm |
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Tibhar Nianmor - the greatest
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Nittaku Sieger Pk50 Tibhar Evolution EL-S |
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IanMcg
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Posted: 10/09/2011 at 1:32pm |
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Sriver, Reflectoid, Cream
For LP/SP any SP will do but for LP inverted blocking style METEOR 575 might work |
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ThaiLe
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Posted: 10/09/2011 at 2:11pm |
Totally agreed. |
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pnachtwey
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Posted: 10/09/2011 at 4:26pm |
Short pimples with sponge is OK. I have tried Peacekeeper 0X on my Samsonov Alpha. It was too fast. On a slower blade it may work. I like Reflectoid. I always have a few sheets around. Right now I am compairing Gambeler Aces 1.8mm with Reflectoid. What I like about Reflectoid is that one can attack with it too. My problem with Reflectoid is that when doing BH warm ups it is harder to maintain the same pace as the other guy and often I simply resort to blocking. With Aces 1.8mm I can maintain pace but what counts is how they play in a game. My LPs block well enough and the 0X LPs cause spin reversal which causes many to hit balls into the net. See the PushBlocker videos. PushBlocker's Youtube Channel Anti rubbers also work well for blocking and most will cause some degree of spin reversal. I like BTY Super Anti out of the four I have. ( Super Anti, Best Anti, Anti Power and Guard). I think it is important to know what style you want to play. Edited by pnachtwey - 10/09/2011 at 4:26pm |
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konnichwakid1
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Posted: 10/09/2011 at 5:36pm |
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Tenergy 64 blocks everything really good. Watch Mizutani. I play 64 on the Backhand and don't miss blocks that often.
However hands down the best rubber for blocking on the backhand side is Fortissimo. Take a nap while you block the other person. Watch Hazinski backhand block or block anything. He barely tries. I had the same experience with the stuff. The one problem is that it is a very fast rubber, so if you own a fast blade you will hurt yourself on other shots. Much faster than T64.
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Jun Mizutani with Tenergies
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Skyline
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Posted: 10/10/2011 at 2:31pm |
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I like Roxon 500 pro on my backhand. It's very good for blocking and it's used by the world's best pure inverted blocker Wilfried Lieck.
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darkstorm
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Posted: 10/12/2011 at 1:42am |
im, a top club junior, doing comps and stuff too
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ghostzen
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Posted: 10/12/2011 at 5:50am |
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I guess you already play with a tensor or some kind of spring sponge rubber already if you play at top junior level. What rubbers are you using at the moment? Tenergy? or a similar rubber?. Maybe try a thin version. I doubt any of the the friendship rubbers that I mentioned will be quick enough at your level. What has your coach recommended doing to resolve the issue btw?
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johnny89atc
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Posted: 10/12/2011 at 6:14am |
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Exactly as ghotzen suggestes, you should ask your coach who trains you and he/she knows how you play.
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FH: Butterfly Tenergy 05 FX 2.1 BH: Butterfly Tenergy 05 1.9 |
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JBurn244
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Posted: 10/12/2011 at 11:27am |
I've used Snipe on backhand. Its slow, which is fine for me. Topsheet seems to lose grip after a couple months, though. You can feel the ball slip after awhile. Keep it clean (as always) to maximize and prolong the grip.
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Klaus123
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Posted: 10/12/2011 at 10:48pm |
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Well, i think it’s the match of rubber and blade that blocks well. Then the next question is do you want to block "dry" (some dead rubber) or rather "wet" ie. active with speed (maybe Roxon 500, ok). Also it depends on what it incoming: high speed? high spin? for high spin you need to block "dry", for incoming high speed you need a dynamic rubber, else the blocks go erratic. i.e. When your opponent smashes you CANNOT block with a Hikari SR7 55, you need Tenergy, Roxon 500 or something with dynamics. But when blocking high amounts of spin without speed, then you probably will curse on your Roxon 500.
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Posted: 10/13/2011 at 9:26am |
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Hello, a really very good rubber for blocking is in my opinion: The good old Yasaka Mark V. Has a med. hard sponge and you can block very well with this and it´s not as fast as Tenergy etc... |
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Thaidog
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Posted: 10/13/2011 at 10:18am |
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You need to evaluate what you want in your blocking rubber. Do you want a rubber that is only good for blocking? How do you want it to block?
Here is a list of characteristics: Smooth inverted rubber: eg; Tenergy 64 - creates very fast blocks but if your opponent can get to it they can return it easy. Easy to transition into attacking... loops very well and creates a lot of spin. Short pips ruber: eg; Friendship 802-40 - creates somewhat fast blocks with little to no spin - harder to return blocks for loopers due to less spin. Harder to transition in to looping but possible with thicker sponge versions. Short pips rubber: eg; Butterfly Flarestorm - creates fast no-spin blocks - hard to return for loopers due to fast speed and no spin. Strictly for the counter driver - very ineffective at topspin looping. Long pips rubber; eg; Fient AG - creates fast, unpredictable knuckle ball blocks - very hard to return for loopers but requires good timing and a blocking style - good for chopping and defensive techniques but no other offensive techniques. Long pips rubber: eg Tibhar Grass Dtecs (OX no sponge) - creates slow, unpredictable underspin blocks - extremely difficult to return for loopers but has no offensive capabilities whatsoever. Possible to chop with. All of these rubbers are suitable to a particular style of blocking... you have to choose which one you think is best for you...
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