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Posted: 01/27/2017 at 1:36pm |
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Please give me your reviews and your personal opinions about the roundell rubbers. I have to say that I play with tenergies since they were out in the market (ofc I have been ejing all these years from time to time), but before one year I bought them just to try them. I used to play with 1,9mm sponge with tenergies and the roundells that I bought were 2,1mm which totally confused me, so after 1 day of practise I sold them immediately!
I know that they are totally different rubbers from tenergies, but please help me by telling me the good and the bad things about roundells. I am so in getting again roundells to try them but this time in 1,9mm that I am used from tenergies. Should I do it? Will I be pleased? Please I need help from players that have spent time playing with roundells.
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CraneStyle
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Not sure if you could really go back to Roundell on both wings...
Possibly on your backhand for control, setup and FH loop, drive, kill shots... Tenergy is more powerful and just produces a hotter ball, IMO... |
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My backhand is very good and strong.My fh is just fine, but my backhand is very strong. So when I change rubbers, I use the same in both sides.
What I ask from you guys is to explain the rubber's characteristics. ex. The arc, the spin they create, if they are suitable for blocking etc.
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AS I can see, there are not many fans of roundell rubber.
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BeaverMD
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Yeah, it's not one of the more popular ones But I did use Roundell in the past, all three versions - hard, regular, and soft. It is not a "speed glue effect" rubber. It is one of Butterfly's High Tension rubber and I will rank the speed of those that I've tried. Bryce Speed > Bryce > Sriver G3 > Catapult ~ Roundell. I ranked the speed of Catapult approximate to Roundell but it changes with the blade. For hinoki outer ply, Catapult is faster. For limba outer ply, Roundell is faster. Roundell has a soft topsheet. I mean it is really soft. Do you have gummy bears in Greece? That's what it feels like. But for some reason, it is very durable. The only time I damaged a sheet was from hitting the table accidentally. It lasts a very long time. I would skip trying the hard version (40 deg). If you're going to buy that, might as well stick to Tenergy. The soft version (32 deg), I would use if you like Pryde 30, Acuda S3, or Nimbus Sound but want something that lasts longer. The regular version (35 deg) is the one I used the longest. If you want to loop mostly, I would stick to Tenergy. If you like to mix it up - loop, block some, counterhit some, better control for return of serves, better serves, mainly control that Tenergy is not providing, then I would try the regular version. Roundell is not slow. You can penetrate your opponent's defense with it. But it is not an all out attacking rubber but if that is what you want to do, try the hard version.
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You have been really helpfull BeaverMD. Thank you a lot.
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jonyer1980
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Solcion and Roundell were one of worst BTY Rubber i´ve ever tried
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opinari
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Completely agree with BeaverMD - I use the regular version on my backhand. Tried the hard version on my forehand, but Tenergy made a lot more sense there. The best parts of Roundell are it's extremely predictable, easy to use, light and sufficiently spinny and fast. It's very comfortable to play controlled backhand loops, drives and blocks with it. Plus it's only around $30 in Asia! The main drawback is that I don't think it's worth the $50+ charged by BTY here in the US. You can get better rubbers at that price (though for me, I'm quite used to Roundell at this point). |
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