Are my rubbers worn out??
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Topic: Are my rubbers worn out??
Posted By: LachlanTan
Subject: Are my rubbers worn out??
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 6:39am
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I had this rubber for roughly half a year and I play twice a week total 10 hours?
Wonder if it is worn out or not. As you can see it is faded in colour, less tackiness than the lower part of the rubber (obviously I hit the ball more at the upper part) and not shiny at all.
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Posted By: Skyline
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 6:42am
yes your rubber is dead!
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LachlanTan wrote:Posted By: LachlanTan
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 6:44am
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I might buy a tuned Provincial off ttrubberman. |
Posted By: Skyline
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 6:46am
ok h3 tuned by rubberman is very good
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Posted By: theman
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 6:47am
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man that loooks like anti spin!
------------- i lost my racquet Schlager u beast http://www.youtube.com/MDSguy" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/MDSguy |
Posted By: LachlanTan
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 6:51am
| First I thought it was dust, then after washing and washing with a sponge that faded worn colour was still alive! btw, its still got fair tackiness when you press your finger into it |
Posted By: rustyfo
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 7:02am
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if you play 10hours per week, your gonna need to be changing rubber at least every 2 months or so, if you want it to be in decent shape... ------------- Blade: Tibhar Samsonov Alpha FH: Tenergy 05 BH: Acuda S1 |
Posted By: shij421
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 7:03am
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my h3 provincial has that distortion as well, but only on the edge of the rubber.
------------- Violin FL Tenergy 05 2.1 Black Tenergy 05 FX 2.1 Red |
Posted By: LachlanTan
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 7:13am
| I don't play 10 hours non-stop 1 day I play 4 matches and 1 day training 3 hours. I also do robot training for about 4 hours. |
Posted By: bull_harrier
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 8:48am
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Seems like that rubber is toast. Do you have a hard time generating spin with it and does it seem like you're just flat hitting all the time? ------------- Clipper CR WRB FH: Boost TP BH: Boost TP http://www.youtube.com/user/bullharrier - My Biology/Physiology Learning Channel on Youtube |
Posted By: agni
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 8:49am
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http://tabletennis.about.com/od/matchplayadvice/qt/check_rubbers.htm ------------- applegreen allplay senso v1 FH yasaka mark v 2.0 BH Sriver FX 2.0 |
Posted By: cagaragesales
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 12:03pm
LoL. Anti-Spin it is. Who's ttrubberman? Someone else has provincials other than me? ------------- http://mytabletennis.net/Forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16722&KW= - CaGaragesales Feedback |
Posted By: Skyline
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 12:08pm
ttrubberman is dealer that sells tuned chinese rubbers. And as far as I know he doesn't have provincial versions.
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Posted By: kenneyy88
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 1:01pm
| It looks like you don't wash it at all. |
Posted By: varghesep
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 1:39pm
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How come you are using a rubber for 6 months when I can use mine for only like 3-4 weeks. ------------- http://www.mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16429 - Feedback |
Posted By: cagaragesales
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 1:47pm
Sounds good. Well, if anyone needs any provincial rubbers, I have 39/40 black available and 40 red available. You can check out my thread. Just search "hurricane 3 provincial" under for sale. ------------- http://mytabletennis.net/Forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16722&KW= - CaGaragesales Feedback |
Posted By: PingPangQiu
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 4:24pm
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Sand paper alright
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Posted By: asr1990
Date Posted: 02/15/2008 at 6:09pm
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6 MONTHS damn thats long,
i change every 3-4 weeks
asr1990 ------------- mizutani jun tenergy bryce speed fx Will be trying Zeta soon |
Posted By: Imzadim
Date Posted: 02/20/2008 at 3:05pm
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Wow 3-4 weeks? That's way too expensive!
How many hours do you play? After reading this thread I'm afraid I should change rubbers more often... Any good way of telling when you should change them? The problem seems to be that they wear gradually so you don't really notice it (unless they are way passed their prime!). |
Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 02/20/2008 at 4:05pm
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There is a very simple test which usually works... but there are exceptions, as always... Take a TT ball and drag it across the midline of your rubber (which sits on the blade, naturally). Don't push it too much into the rubber but don't allow it to roll, hold it firmly. If you feel that at some portions of the path it slides too smoothly without much traction as compared to the other locations, then it's time to change... usually, the more you move inside the more worn out is the surface so the friction should be felt as you start dragging and if somewhere in the middle you begin to "skid" that's when you know that your rubber is beginning to become "glassy". By the way, I know people (I was one at some point) who like to play with glassy rubbers - they have better control and do not react that much to the opponent's spin. The downside is that you can't really spin the ball with such rubber. ------------- Single Ply Hinoki Club, Founding Member Say "no!" to expensive table tennis equipment. Please... |
Posted By: Hookshot
Date Posted: 02/20/2008 at 4:46pm
Rub the surface with lamp oil and watch most or all of the grip come back.
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Posted By: pongmaster
Date Posted: 02/20/2008 at 4:58pm
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What kind of rubber is it? ------------- Blade: BTY Matsush*ta Pro Special Arylate Carbon FH:H3 BH:Spectol |
Posted By: asr1990
Date Posted: 02/20/2008 at 5:01pm
11-14 hours a week ------------- mizutani jun tenergy bryce speed fx Will be trying Zeta soon |
Posted By: Jack87
Date Posted: 02/20/2008 at 5:44pm
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yeah, key being the difference between different areas of the sheet -- on my forehand the middle wears 3-4 times faster then the edges, because i hit 90% of my balls in the middle 25% of the sheet. Backhand, however... let's just say i'm glad i play pips, lol; it's probably entirely the opposite..
3-4 weeks if you're training hard (and gluing like mad), but if you're playing 5-10 hours a weeks, with durable sheets like h3, sriver, mark v, you're wasting your money, imo ------------- Gambler Kevlar ST Nittaku Refoma (1.5mm) Yasaka Phantom 011 (OX) |
Posted By: LuckyNet
Date Posted: 02/20/2008 at 7:31pm
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Hi Lachlan Tan.
Buy new rubbers and take those to do some experiment..... put some layers of "oil lamp" or "parrafine" on the top sheet and you will see how your rubber get more live, friction, and speed.
Regards,
LuckyNet.
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Posted By: speed_king
Date Posted: 02/20/2008 at 7:52pm
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BUY A NEW RUBBER, or if you are player who use antispin use it! |