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    Posted: 11/27/2017 at 6:22am
can anyone compare it with Rasant for BH ?? flicks, topspin with polly balls ?? I will be glad for that 
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Originally posted by slevin slevin wrote:

If you haven't bought R9 yet, I'd recommend buying the RX instead - better grip, spin & control & works great on the V VPS

Ok thanks will give it a try, I had problems with Rakza 7 because I often got like bubbles on the rubber, nothing you have notice on the RX? 


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How is this rubber compared to Tenergy 05? Tenergy is a bit expensive for me and I want cheaper rubbers that is also good. 

Edited by HappyHarry - 01/15/2015 at 5:27am
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If you haven't bought R9 yet, I'd recommend buying the RX instead - better grip, spin & control & works great on the V VPS

Edited by slevin - 01/08/2015 at 9:25pm
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Has someone tried Rakza 9 with Stiga Infinity Vps and can share their experience? Smile
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Hey man, these all rubbers you mentioned are more suitable as FH use,
cause of the high throw angle they have...JP 02 however could do the job i think.
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From what I read the Bluefire JP03 was a rubber I was seriously considering! 

Will opening BH top spins vs underspin be a shot I could execute with confidence? ( I can confidently do it With R7 Soft - grip and spin are so good - even heavy underspin can be lifted)

I like the fact that people label it as dead on slow shots - to me that means classic feel which I love. Will it still deliver spin though on soft contact pushes?


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Can't beat Baracuda 2mm for b/h imo..
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I would recommend Bluefire JP03. Great spin and great control in the blocking game. 
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When my sheet of Rakza 7 Soft has done it's time - I am looking for a BH rubber with similar properties but which:

1) does not suffer so much when blocking a spinny loop (with Rakza 7 Soft one has to close the angle tooo much - it is hardly natural and can only be done if one consciously has the time to think about it)

2) Is as good as R7 Soft for 3rd ball BH loop vs underspin

3) can help with returning spinny fast side spin mixed with underspin serves with a BH loop

4) retains the strengths of R7 Soft (very controllable, excellent short game, but nice spin and attacking game too!) 

Initially I was thinking R7 is the best candidate - but seeing this thread it seems R9 is also a very nice BH rubber... does anyone have opinions of which rubber is better for BH?

I also consider other rubbers such as Calibra LT Spin, Adidas P7, Donic Bluefire JP01 or JP 03.

Hope I can get some opinions on this one
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Originally posted by bschap bschap wrote:

My coach, who grew up in China, used Rakza 7 for years and then switched to Rakza 9.  I told him it was softer than R7 b/c that's what the data said, but he insisted it was harder.  Said serves and opening loops (backspin) were a bit more difficult.  But he liked it and made the switch.

There seems to be disagreement about the hardness of R9.  I demoed it, inspected it...noticed that the sponge looked very similar to R7 soft, and also seemed to come apart in exactly the same way that R7 soft does when you try to remove glue.  So, maybe the sponge is softer than R7 but the top-sheet is harder??

And I believe now Yasaka has edited their website to indicate R9 is indeed harder than R7.
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so I guess it'd be smart to store unopened rubbers in zip-lock bags.  That packaging isn't really air-tight.
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Originally posted by bschap bschap wrote:

an unopened rubber has a shelf-life?  wow.  The manufacturers should stamp a "made on" date on the package.

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Originally posted by bschap bschap wrote:

 Can a rubber go bad in 6 months just sitting on a blade?

definitely.. anything exposed to air ages over time, unless you preserve it in a vacuum. I've actually noticed a few times when buying new rubbers that went on sale usually last less than normal, these perhaps were old stocks, I suppose.

So I shy away now  from buying sale rubbers, unless if the sale was intended to Promote an item, an event, etc.. but if the sale was for no obvious reasons, think wisely before buying, or at least ask the vendor.
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Originally posted by bschap bschap wrote:

an unopened rubber has a shelf-life?  wow.  The manufacturers should stamp a "made on" date on the package.

Dont forget the expiry date as well...
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Modern rubbers are factory-tuned (though not too heavily, as they want them to retain their properties on a long enough period – I'd certainly complain if my rubber felt dead after one month). So it does wear off with time, though less quickly if kept in a sealed or close to sealed package.
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an unopened rubber has a shelf-life?  wow.  The manufacturers should stamp a "made on" date on the package.
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yes and yes. That doesn't mean that the rubber will not be useful anymore. It will just be less fresh.
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This is interesting to me b/c I frequently store blades with rubber on them for months/years.  This is the first I've heard that the rubber can go bad w/o being used.  Can a rubber go bad in 6 months just sitting on a blade?
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Will a rubber in an unopened package age too?  Or only if you take it out and glue it (and then don't use it)?
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Rakza 9 is quite a fast rubber. Your sheet must be too old.

A year old rubber is not comparable to a new one even if not used much. I also have a Bluefire M2 rubber used for testing but already opened 1 year ago. The grip is still very good but the speed is nothing like a new M2.
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I have to say that my rakza9 has been cut one year ago. but it has been used less than one month. the topsheet shows almost no ball marks.


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Rakza 9 slow?  That is not the take at my club.  Def faster than R7.
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Originally posted by bschap bschap wrote:

and...on TTdb Rakza 9 is rated faster than Tenergy 05, however I've read reviews that say it's slower.  Any experts out there used both rubbers can comment on which is faster?


razka9 is a rather slow rubber. Much slower than t05, m1, or even m2. no kick at full power, similar to vega pro.
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and...on TTdb Rakza 9 is rated faster than Tenergy 05, however I've read reviews that say it's slower.  Any experts out there used both rubbers can comment on which is faster?
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how can you tell if the softness you are feeling is sponge or rubber?
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Rakza 9 topsheet has the same pips alignment and geometry of T64 while Rakza 7 uses the same as T05, so R9 topsheet feels softer.

Actually Yasaka doesn't help us when japanese catalog says R9 sponge is softer and Sweden website says it's harder.


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the rakza 9 sponge is much harder than the rakza 7 sponge. It feels around 50 deg, probably harder than m1. rakza 7 feels about 45 deg. The topsheet of rakza 9 might be softer but I am not sure. For sure it is much softer than the m1 topsheet.
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My coach, who grew up in China, used Rakza 7 for years and then switched to Rakza 9.  I told him it was softer than R7 b/c that's what the data said, but he insisted it was harder.  Said serves and opening loops (backspin) were a bit more difficult.  But he liked it and made the switch.

There seems to be disagreement about the hardness of R9.  I demoed it, inspected it...noticed that the sponge looked very similar to R7 soft, and also seemed to come apart in exactly the same way that R7 soft does when you try to remove glue.  So, maybe the sponge is softer than R7 but the top-sheet is harder??
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Digging up an older thread, but wanted to comment as I've been playing with Rakza 9 on my FH for about 5 sessions now.

It's simply been a joy to play with this rubber. I've played Rakza 7 & Bluefire M2 on my FH prior to this, but prefer 9 over both. One of the folks I play with regularly said 7 generated better penetrating spin, but the feel and control from my perspective is so much better with the 9. I've been feeling like I couldn't miss with 9, no matter how out of form/position I was on my FH. =P

Rakza 9 compared with M2 is an improvement as well. Although both have the same kind of dwelly feel, M2 was so inconsistent for me especially on full stroke/powered FHs. Whereas the ball would go straight down on these shots on the M2, Rakza 9 still gave me output exactly as I had intended.

I think I'll stick with this on my FH for awhile (that is until I can try Vega Japan and the new Bluefires JP 01 & 03). =P

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