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    Posted: 03/20/2008 at 5:59pm
I just bought a Korbel blade which I will use as a backup for my Maze Off blade. I have been using Bryce Speed, Sriver and Almana sound and like them all very much. This time I would like to try some other rubbers which would be much cheaper.
I took a look at the Friendship rubber (Focus 1 and 2), could anyone tell me something about them?

What rubber could you recommend that are alot cheaper than Sriver? Any suggestions are well taking!

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I just came across Yasaka Zap? any good?
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Yasaka ZAP 36-38* Excellent rubber !!!
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Could you give me a quick review about it?
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For less than $30 altogether you can get 729 Cream MRS or Dawei Inspirit for your forehand, and LKT Pro XP or Galaxy Venus for your BH - at colestt.com or at zeropong.com.

It depends also on what you are trying to achieve there - style of game, weight of the rubbers, both allround or very offensive etc. Judging by your choice of previous rubbers you do controlled offense kind of the game... so... see my suggestions above.
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Check colestt, he has very low prices on chinese equipment, I have an order on the way I got the cream MRS which is supposed to be the best chinese rubber.  I have IQ at the moment, its very fast and non-tacky if you like that.
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I tried IQ on FH and Galaxy Venus on BH.  Worked fine except for one problem, these rubbers are heavy.
I also tried LKT Pro XP.  I think it was a little bit lighter but it felt dead unglued.
I got all these from Cole's.
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Some people like heavy rubbers, I personnaly hate a light paddle
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Originally posted by chu_bun chu_bun wrote:

I tried IQ on FH and Galaxy Venus on BH.  Worked fine except for one problem, these rubbers are heavy.
I also tried LKT Pro XP.  I think it was a little bit lighter but it felt dead unglued.
I got all these from Cole's.


LKT Pro XP is very light and it is true - in the beginning it feels a little muffled, but you need to give it some time to settle. Or you could try CTE to tune it up.

Also, both Venus and IQ are not too heavy if you don't go to the max. I personally would take 2.0 or even 1.8 thickness.
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lkt pro xp(t) from the dragon series are very good


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Originally posted by BrunodeDanann BrunodeDanann wrote:

lkt pro xp(t) from the dragon series are very good



You probably mean LKT Pro XP Gold Dragon. It seems to be a good rubber but it's only available in 2.2 thickness, so I decided against it. But for many other players that should be fine. I read a review saying it was very good at blocking and short game, and good in topspins etc. For $14 sounds like a very decent option.
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if you could find a soft sponge H3 or globe 999 would be great. Inspirit definitely good to go. geospin not bad.
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Yea yo, can't go wrong with Globe 999
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palio drunken dragon is good too
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Originally posted by JimT JimT wrote:


...Or you could try CTE to tune it up.
That's exactly what I did.  It really brought life to the rubber.  However, after tuning the rubber a few times, I became really really really sick of the smell.  I don't think I'll ever touch that CTE bottle again.
 
Originally posted by JimT JimT wrote:


Also, both Venus and IQ are not too heavy if you don't go to the max. I personally would take 2.0 or even 1.8 thickness.
 
Mine are 2.0, but they were heavy.  I like heavy bat but on a  Dawei Quattro Allaround Hinoki (7 layters) which I think also heavy, it was too much.  I put on two old piece of rubbers (Mark V M2 and Sriver )and it felt just right. 
 
Of course, my mind may play trick on me.  The difference may not be that much!
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815 double fish, i guess is the provincial version cos its not packed in the same plastic bag you find anywhere, good 999 rep�lcement
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Thanks!

Ended up trying buying IQ 2.2 for my fh and The gambler six shooter for my bh. Cole told me that it was the closest to my regular rubber that used. It will be interesting trying out much cheaper rubber and if they match Bryce Speed and Sriver I will defently switch to the cheaper one�s!


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Globe 999t.
It's about $12.00 and plays well.
:-). Or, Inspirit for a more Euro feel.
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Cream Transcend is a good option as well, a speed upgrade over Cream MRS.

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Ouch, my friend, ffx-me, had the IQ and later wanted to switch to the Globe 999 i think. If you're not satisfied with the IQ, try the Globe 999 next ;)
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Originally posted by liondefence liondefence wrote:

Ouch, my friend, ffx-me, had the IQ and later wanted to switch to the Globe 999 i think. If you're not satisfied with the IQ, try the Globe 999 next ;)
 
globe 999 is very different actually.
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Oh, I think the issue for him was the tackiness on serves
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I'm using 999t on Saviga sponge right now and am happy. I ordered 999t on Quattro sponge to see if that will make any difference.
 
My current setup allows alot of spin on serves and also decent speed.
 
Should be a nice setup.
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Originally posted by liondefence liondefence wrote:

Ouch, my friend, ffx-me, had the IQ and later wanted to switch to the Globe 999 i think. If you're not satisfied with the IQ, try the Globe 999 next ;)


Thats because euro non-tacky rubbers dont suit me, I wend from H2 to IQ, bad choice, my serves suffered and the rubber was too fast.  Now I ordered a cream MRS, lets see how that goes
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Originally posted by yhbae yhbae wrote:

I'm using 999t on Saviga sponge right now and am happy. I ordered 999t on Quattro sponge to see if that will make any difference.
 
My current setup allows alot of spin on serves and also decent speed.
 
Should be a nice setup.


Does 999t on Saviga have any catapult/tensor effect? Because Quattro will have that, so you should be prepared.
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Well you could also get it on quattro sponge, which seems to have more of that built in effect than saviga. I can even tension the sponge on for more speed if that's your preference.
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the cheapest rubber i would like to suggest to you is the RITC 2000 Tackspeed.. in the philippines it only cost for 250 Pesos or should i say 6 US Dollars... this rubbers is good for choppping, looping and defending.. 
 
if you want to buy cheapest rubbers try all of the chinese rubbers..
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try also using friendship rubbers... like RITC, 729 FX ... this are also fast rubbers... it will only cost you 6 - 10 dollars for this rubbers

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Name:

Speed

Spin

Control

Comment

LKT Torrent 12 11 12 Latest LKT rubber with E.G.S. for max performance without speed glue
729 Lightning 9 11 12 Outstanding rubber for spin and control
NEW 729-2 12 11 10 New 729-2, greatly improved rubber
God Favored 12 12 11 Faster more powerful version of SST cross
Cream MRS

9++

9++

9

Special line from 729 with outstanding speed, spin and control combination!
Dr Evil A unique short-medium pimpled rubber with no sponge (OX), with antispin properties. 
802-40 Special Super Soft Pro Version A very spinny short pimpled rubber, with wide, rough and conical shaped pimples on a soft 35deg sponge.
LKT Pro XP 12 11 11 Latest for 2006. Light, high speed, very soft sponge.
LKT Pro XT 10 12 12 Latest for 2006. Light, fast & spinny, very soft sponge.
HIGHPOINT 12 12 12 Latest for 2006. German made Tensor, very similar to Donic Desto F2.
FOCUS I 10 12 12 Latest for 2006. Fast highly elastic, great for mid-distance looping.
FOCUS II 12 11 10 Faster version of Focus I, powerful and spinny looping rubber.

729 Higher Transcend

10

12

12

New TENSION rubber, highly elastic, huge spin, fast.
729 Higher II Jap Sponge

12

12

12

Similar to Higher but with a faster Japanese sponge

729 Higher III Jap Sponge

11

12

12

Similar to Higher but with a faster Japanese sponge

729 Faster Transcend

12

11

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