Baracuda vs Adidas P7 vs ???

I am currently using Baracuda max on my FH and I am pretty happy with it, but it's time to replace it soon. I will be honest, I am an EJ at heart and like trying different equipment, so I am leaning towards Adidas P7 after reading about it on here and TTDB.com. I would also be open to other suggestions if you can think something might serve me better. Here is what I like/dislike about Baracuda

1. I love the circus-like loops of the Baracuda, so something spinny and higher throwing is preferred, although I would be ok with slightly lower throw than Baracuda, just not much lower.

2. The speed of Baracuda is comfortable for me, wouldn't want anything too much faster

3. Something less sensitive to incoming spin would be a bonus, but I understand this probably contradicts #1, so as long as it isn't more sensitive, I can deal with it

4. The weight of Baracuda is fine, but wouldn't want anything much heavier

So should I stick with Baracuda? Give P7 a try? Or is there something else I should consider? Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi Cochese,I am also a big fan of Baracuda.
Would you consider to try Rasant Grip /Tibhar Genius/P7

It will be hard to found a spinnier rubber ...

The only thing for me that baracuda lack is the Parabolla of the ball.

But for players who dont go more than close-mid distance should be fine...

P.S I boost!

I was a big fan of baracuda and baracuda bs too, IMHO you should consider to try xiom vega pro the same high throw as baracuda but the topsheet is softer and much less sensitive to incoming spin. Bonus better durability. Good luck.

Edited by adishorul - 02/07/2015 at 1:36am

I really should test Vega Pro and review it.

Vega Japan shrunk too much in the hands of everyone I know who tried it. But maybe it was a rubber cement thing. The rubber was otherwise good.

NextLevel wrote: Vega Japan shrunk too much in the hands of everyone I know who tried it. But maybe it was a rubber cement thing. The rubber was otherwise good.

The only rubbers that ever shrunk for me were Vega Japan and mx-p. Mx-p shrinks just a tiny tiny bit, not easily noticeable ( I let my sheets air a little while which solves it) ,whereas the one VJ I had shrunk like almost 2mm .tbh VJ kinda feels like a weaker,more linear,lower throw and softer mx-p. Tried Vega pro a bit, felt Good, not that powerful and spinny in the higher gears for a strong player as t05, evo etc., But it felt like a fun to use do it all rubber to me :)

I started using glue sheets recently- impressed so far with how easy to use and the nice lay down of the rubber. Using the Nittaku Nori Plus but it was not recommended for inverted but I tried it anyway and it works fine.  Not sure about the VOC issues with Glue sheets.

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