Tin Arc discussion

If you like it a lot, I have a black tin arc (supposed to be 36 degrees instead of normal 37, but package never had hardness label to verify...)

And I have a red Tin Arc 3. Both were well kept, are cut, and have a lot of life left.  PM me if you're interested in buying or trading. Prices would be very reasonable.

I found Thor's to be semi-tacky (at least the one I have in black, i don't know if red is different or if quality control varies like it can with DHS commercial rubbers. But I doubt it...)

I consider on the tackiness level a Geospin Tacky or 999 Blue Lucifer to be a 10/10

Consider Hurricane/Skyline to be 7 or 8/10

I consider Globe 999 to be 6/10

I consider Thor's to be a 4/10

And I consider Tin Arc 3 to be a 2/10


All the reviews said Tin Arc and TA 3 to be semi-tacky. I disagree completely. Thor's is what I would call semi-tacky. But that is what bother me about it. The sponge on Thor's was way too hard and bouncy to dig in to it to create spin like a European rubber, and the topsheet was not tacky enough to much spin either. So I ended up with a dilemma, cuz Thor's is fast enough, but not tacky or soft enough for huge spin. So I put it on my backhand, as I found it to be good for a quick-attack style close to the table. Don't get me wrong, it is a nice rubber, but I wanted more spin capability for my FH. But I do like it as a fast backhand rubber, being a cheaper alternative to the popular Tenergy 64 on the BH like so many people play.

hrrm, how do I move this to another section?  Happy to keep this post alive but FS isn't the right place any more.