$10 Rubbers viable?

thettnovice wrote: For instance, Mercury 2 is a wonderful rubber, but my 2 sheets looks completely worn out after only a few months of mild play.

So what made you give up xiom rubbers for yasaka zap?

Edited by vvk1 - 06/11/2012 at 11:09am

Welcome. Gum which are able to recommend to the $ 10 it is Donic League. Good reflection and rotation as well as strength is satisfactory. I recommend!

my favorite rubber under 10$ is 729 OEM.

Ha-ha.Okay.I can use Tenergy 05 for a year ( hard at the end- but still can).

decoi wrote: LKT pro xp anyone 7 dollars faster than most 729 rubbers spin dunno good enough anyway

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Edited by decoi - 06/12/2012 at 11:00am

Baal wrote: I have been completely destroyed by players using cheap rubbers like this.

how? and is it comparing skills or comparing equipments?

I am about 2100 these days.  I was playing a guy in my wife's home town in China using a blade that was completely ancient and  unidentifiable and a sheet of one of these cheap inverted Chinese rubbers, this not so old.  He was so much better than I am that I had absolutely no chance.  He was a penholder.  He had some long pips on the other side, which he may have used on at most one or two shots in our match.  I would say about 40 years old.  The guy's serves, return of serves, and short game were unbelievable (although, as with about everyone in this town, he hid his serves, although it would not have mattered if I had seen them).  The only person I have ever played against who could get as much underspin on a push as this guy is about 2600.  He had diabolical blocking skills and ability to disguise where he is hitting.  He almost never made an unforced error.  He didn't hit real hard until he was ending a point.  And then, whaack!!!  I am not sure what his UASTT level was, but far above mine. Hard to judge because I would have needed to see him play against someone who could actually push him a little, and unfortunately I didn't get a chance to see that.  For what it's worth, I felt as completely helpless as I do when I play 2500 players here, but maybe this guy is not that good.  Or maybe he is.  I really don't know.  He was obviously not very well off could not afford to buy a more expensive rubber, but also he had honed his skills to match what he did have.  He told me that he plays every day and that he liked the rubber he used best because he was most comfortable with it.  He had once been on the city team (this town has about 700,000 people, so not very big by Chinese standards).  Would he be better with the latest stuff?  Maybe, who knows, but I kind of doubt it. There is a lot to be said for being thoroughly familiar with your equipment.


Edited by Baal - 06/12/2012 at 3:24pm

great writeup Baal...

dawei 2008 xp hands down

Not the black ones which oxidize in no time. Red Kokutaku and black 729 FX is the perfect combination in terms of durability and budget. A pair of Dawei 2008 SP will also do the trick.

Edited by Imago - 06/14/2012 at 2:43am

BH-Man wrote: +1 on the XP 2008 Super Power at $7 a sheet, best BH rubber ever on my TBS that is under $40 USD a sheet.

Anyone able to compare XP 2008 Super Power with Tin Arc III?
Am looking for a cheaper alternative for my back-up bat

is any of these suggested rubbers non-sticky?

Dawei 2008 has more spin than Mars 2 but, depending on the batch, runs the risk of faster oxidation. Mars 2 is the perfect golden mean of all rubbers.