Has any one used Joola Energy?

Is it a good rubber? Does it have the built-in speed glue effect as advertised?

Hookshot,
Thanks for the reply. It sure sounds like a good rubber for me!

Why don't you steal it back?

7homuz,
Please let us know how good it is after you try it.

Joola Energy is a tensor rubber made by the German ESN of course.
Normally ,you should NOT treat a tensor rubber it with EE2. They are stretched enough and EE2 or speedglue would destroy them. But as Hookshot  mentioned, Energy is not  fragile so EE2 doesn't harm it.
Having destroyed many Donic Formula and Andro Plasma rubbers I was sure that Joola Energy would be the same crap. Surprisingly , the Energy  is alive and kicking even after 3 months !
It is not as good as a fresh glued Sriver-EL but it is very close. And remember Joola is not fresh glued!

     I use Max. My style is loop drives, not brush loops. This might be why he hasn't found the spin yet. It is spinny when you put the power on. Also why it ignors the incomming spin to a degree on blocks.

Hi jpen,
     I have not tried Plasma but I might soon. Paddle Palace just raised the $ to $48 for Energy.   I feel an EJ binge coming on again.

I had a Plasma 470. Faster and harder than Energy . The glue effect is good.
BUT , it's fragile. The topsheet cracked deadly after ten hours of total playing.
If you want a hard sponge rubber with built in glue effect, try Catapult Hard instead.

Stavros wrote: I had a Plasma 470. Faster and harder than Energy . The glue effect is good. BUT , it's fragile. The topsheet cracked deadly after ten hours of total playing. If you want a hard sponge rubber with built in glue effect, try Catapult Hard instead.

Yeah, I have the same kind of experience with my Plasma 430. It is really good and I like it, but it just does not last too long.....

What is the difference between energy and energy X-tra? Please let us know how it plays.

I have used both Energy and Xtra over the last 3 months, though only for 2 weeks for Xtra. As noted above they are both fairly quick rubbers and yet retain a fair degree of control. I started out with EGP in 2mm which was very good, however I found a pronounced increase in spin generation when I moved up to MAX. Decent sound generation and feeling... though not the same as a full on glue job. EGP is supposed to be 42.5 degrees and has a white sponge similar in density to Bryce/Sriver EL.

Xtra is supposed to be 37.5 degrees and has an orange Sriver FX esque sponge. Spin and sound generation is greater than with EGP with a good level of control. I'm experimenting with Xtra MAX on backhand too and may switch in the coming weeks.

To sum up, I've been very impressed with both of these rubbers and have got used to playing without glue. Durability seems ok so far for EGP though I suspect the top sheet/sponge combination is good for 2-3 months serious play at most. Too early to tell with Xtra, but I suspect it's the same story.

P.S. XIOM blades are some of the best I've ever played with!

I played briefly (5 mins) with one of the Plasma's (430 or 470 I think) about 6 months ago so it's hard to remember. Nice feeling, decent control with perhaps a slightly lower throw than the JOOLA though I couldn't be sure.