Dr. Neubauer Diamant

FYI,

I don't think you'll like Pistol.  I tried it when it first came out and it was not easy to play with.  It was a little too unpredictable.  I think the Diamant is overall a better sp/mp to attack with. 

roundrobin wrote: Diamant is similar to 563, but made with better quality materials.  Great at hitting through spin, terrible at generating spin.  Too one-dimensional for me when I tried it, but should work well when paired with smooth rubber.

If it wasn't for the title, i thoguht your are reviewing the Turbo 612 .  when you say "It has great sinking effect, but it was very hard to attack underspin and so it made me a little more defensive." you are talking abut the Diamant right?  What is the degree of softness? and if you can compare with 563 in term of sinking effect, or spinning.  Thanks, 

melarimsa wrote: Palio Wp1013 and Globe 888 was THE BEST ever medium pips for me. Better than any other short I have ever tried. JUIC Masterspin Special was crap for me, as I could not do anything with it  . More over, Friendship 563 also was terrible for me  ... I find Globe 888 to work best for me ever !

What don't you like about the 563?  I find that with 563 I have to keep trying to attack first, bc my push does not have enough spin, and close to the table can use that to attack me.  However attack under spin with 563 is quite easy, it's just mot my game, so I am not comfortable playing aggressive all the time (I still new to the pip game LOL).  I will give the wp1013 a try tonight, and the 888 in a couple weeks (it's in the mail). and maybe the Diamant later if I think it can help .

mhnh007 wrote: If it wasn't for the title, i thoguht your are reviewing the Turbo 612 .  when you say "It has great sinking effect, but it was very hard to attack underspin and so it made me a little more defensive." you are talking abut the Diamant right?  What is the degree of softness? and if you can compare with 563 in term of sinking effect, or spinning.  Thanks,    jt99sf\roundrobin - you think wp1013 has more spin then the 563?  I coundn't tell, but from looking at the pips, it seem like the 563 has more pips per cm2 than the wp1013.  I am playing with 563, but may give the wp1013 another try .

Sometimes you want the 'spin' option for a surprise attack.  

Ok...here is my feedback on Diamant. It's great for 2 months. I could do everything with it and still had the deception, blade after just a couple of months it started to lose its grip and became almost frictionless over time. I wrote to Dr. Neubauer and they replied that the could make it more durable but then it wouldn't have the deception I liked. So eventually I switched to Victas 102 and even though it doesn't have nearly as much deception it lasts 3x longer and I have better control. So if u like it enjoy, but be prepared to switch often.

well I could also say Victas 102 is similar to inverted only without the smooth rubber Rainer. Ha. They are both short pips, so that's about all you can say. If you're looking for a good alternative to Diamant, then that tells me you're looking for a short pips that is still good at attacking but will still have some deception. There are lots of short pips out there such as Leopard, Armstrong 8 Attack, Friendship 563, and others. Diamant is unique to all those others in it's ability to attack and block with good deception. In the end my practice partner and I came to the conclusion that we were better off using a more normal short pips that had good control. Pips are still pips and blocking/hitting with them against loopers still causes problems. You can find more deceptive short pips than Victas, but just remember whatever you gain in deception, you lose in control. In the end I think it's better to have something that might be more normal or something that causes a little bit of a sinking ball but still has good control. The new Spectol Red is a great rubber. It is fast, has good control, and still causes a little bit of a sinking ball. Breakout by Materialspezialist is also pretty good. It's easy to attack underspin balls with and probably causes more sinking effect than other short pips.