Should I try Tenergy???

I've been using Rakza 7 on FH and Rakza 7 Soft on BH on YEO blade for over a year now and enjoyed this combo a lot. I've improved my BH to the extent that I can now do much more than simple blocks or slices, and my FH has become way more consistent as I do proper loops now and generate good spin with my wrists instead of doing closed-arm sidespins, a bad habit I developed by playing in school.


Edited by unstopabl3 - 07/15/2015 at 7:26pm

try Adidas P7. You'll find it better and less sensitive than Rakza 7

Only way to know if you like it is to try it.  Maybe try a clubmate's setup for a few minutes?  Somebody you know must use the stuff.  At least give you a feel for what it might be like.

The one thing I have discovered is that no number of words written on the internet can compare with actually hitting balls with something, even if it is only for three minutes.

Baal wrote: Only way to know if you like it is to try it.  Maybe try a clubmate's setup for a few minutes?  Somebody you know must use the stuff.  At least give you a feel for what it might be like. The one thing I have discovered is that no number of words written on the internet can compare with actually hitting balls with something, even if it is only for three minutes.

Just try it if u have the mean. I do.like the fx version for backhand for its lighter and softer.

Has anyone tried Stiga Astro M ?

Baal is the man...He has totally right.Go and try one tenergy from a club mate of yours.Ofc it wouldn't be a real situation, cause i doubt your club mate will have the same blade or something familiar to YEO.The best thing is if someone had a spare sheet, and give it to u to glue it on ur blade, but i know it is hard.So go and try a tenergy of a club mate that has it on an off blade.

Just from my personal experience:

I had Rakza 7 soft on my forehand as I did not want Tenergy - my forehand is still a bit of a mess and I'm trying to develop it.

I tried my training partner's barracuda and decided that it did not bounce nearly as much, but still has the spin and the arc similar to a Tenergy.

So now I'm using a barracuda 2.0 on my forehand. My hitting partner now notices I'm willing to complete my strokes as with the bouncy rubber I would stop 3/4ths into the swing.

The Rakza 7 soft seems to be a nearly worthless rubber in my opinion.
While most people plan to use it on the backhand, it bottoms out pretty easily against stronger shots when blocking.
It is extremely bouncy and hard to control at a certain speed. I guess it may have a niche following in the player who wants to play inverted but does not have much strength and never needs to block strong loops. I mean it will do the work for you.




Edited by wilkinru - 07/16/2015 at 5:26pm

unstopabl3 wrote: FH= Faster than Rakza 7 without losing the control factor, should be able to generate good amount of spin with not much sensitivity to opponents spin. I'm thinking to get Tenergy 05 for my FH and Tenergy 64 for my BH, or get Tenergy 05 for FH and keep using Rakza 7 Soft on BH. What are your thoughts???

I used R7 last season on my FH (blade=Defplay) and now I am trying T05 max.

T05 is much more sensitive to spin. R7 is bit faster in open blade shots (hit, block), but T05 could be faster in closed blade powerlooping.

For my taste R7 slips too much with new ball, while the Tenergy grips the ball nicely even in brushing type shots.

It seems that Tenergy is not answer for your problems. Tenergy gives more spin, more grip, better pushing and better powerlooping, so it's better is shots, where you make your own spin.

R7 has very good make-spin/insensitive-to-spin ratio, so it's not easy to find better replacement.

I remember I read it.somewhere. Tenergy wont improve Your game, but if u have a good touch or feeling e.g. At backhand, it will improve your touch And spin. If not its sensitivity might make.u play worse.

Would a sane person rather drive on Autobahn with an Opel Kadett, and Audi A4 2.0T,  or a BMW M3? They all get the job done, but the M3 sure drives better and costs a lot more.

unstopabl3 wrote: GeneralSpecific wrote: Wait wait wait. So you find Rakza 7 to be too sensitive and too high of an arc so you want to purchase Tenergy 05; the most sensitive and high arc rubber on the planet? I said I want a rubber which is not TOO sensitive to incoming spin/serves, I never said I find Rakza 7 to be highly sensitive.

Yes, and many people are telling you that Tenergy 05 is MORE sensitive to incoming spin. Are you reading what people are saying, or have you already made up your mind to try it, and looking for people to agree with you? 

thatguy wrote: You still need to keep practicing with what you have, you think you have the control but what you're telling us, is you don't.

Well the thing is I've not played with such high level players as I'm now playing with. One is the best in the country and the other one is in the top 10.

They have powerful drives and loops and their spin is best in the market, so you can imagine why I'm struggling

unstopabl3 wrote: thatguy wrote: You still need to keep practicing with what you have, you think you have the control but what you're telling us, is you don't. Well the thing is I've not played with such high level players as I'm now playing with. One is the best in the country and the other one is in the top 10. They have powerful drives and loops and their spin is best in the market, so you can imagine why I'm struggling

Tenergy will not save you, and will most likely make it worse. Stick to the Rakza 7 rubbers, they're perfectly fine.

haggisv wrote: unstopabl3 wrote: thatguy wrote: You still need to keep practicing with what you have, you think you have the control but what you're telling us, is you don't. Well the thing is I've not played with such high level players as I'm now playing with. One is the best in the country and the other one is in the top 10. They have powerful drives and loops and their spin is best in the market, so you can imagine why I'm struggling Tenergy will not save you, and will most likely make it worse. Stick to the Rakza 7 rubbers, they're perfectly fine.

Nice thanks for your input.

I understand what most you are suggesting and I agree to most of it, especially the part that I need to improve my game. I know I am no where near their game level and maybe losing to them so badly makes me lose confidence and makes me think that changing equipment will suddenly improve my game. But I certainly don't want the easy way out, I do want to improve my game and if my equipment is the limiting factor I want to eliminate it atleast.

So this is the problem I'm having against them:

I feel like I lose the power when I return power-loops or power-drives from mid-distant, especially when using Rakza 7 Soft, resulting in the ball going into the net (another member has already pointed this out).

When close to the table if I block actively when in position the ball is returned more successfully onto the table, but when I'm out of position or make passive shots against power-loops or drives the ball either jumps out of table with high catapult or hits the net and I lose the point. This again happens more on Rakza 7 Soft.

Lastly, I have been using the Rakza 7 on FH for about 6 months and I feel it has lost it's feel and grip as most of my slower drivers are going into the net unless I lift them heavily. How long should the playing characteristics last if I'm playing 10-15 hours a week???

Again thanks for your valuable inputs guys.