Donic BlueFire M2 and M3 review

High_Arc wrote: Today a thought crossed my mind: If you have been using T05 for the last months/years, you (in average) prefer T05 over M2. This is mainly because M2 feels different than T05. If however you have been using something else recently, you (in average) prefer the M2 over T05. The thought somehow is along the lines (don't find the quote, sorry): If you want to replace your T05 by something that feels like a T05, buy a T05. If however you want an improvement, get yourself an M2. I still think that the fact that almost all professional players are using Tenergy means that it still has the edge if treated properly. But I wonder what they would choose if they were to use out of the package rubbers that anyone can buy.

High_Arc, certainly way, way up there. Nice video!!

Btw, you have good footwork

High_Arc wrote: Did anyone else notice: BlueFire M2 (probably not only M2) gets quite a bit harder the more you play with it. It feels sort of airy and soft on first use (and incredibly spinny), and then it gets harder. The process saturates after about two weeks or so. I personally prefer it when it's almost new, say on third and fourth day of use. The behavior is pretty similar to Tenergy, and I also prefer Tenergy almost new over brand new.

My M3 stayed excellent until week 4, and then the topsheet started to lose its soft feel.  So I started to use Falco Life Expander on the topsheet every other week.  It helps a lot - the topsheet stays supple.  I'm still using the first black sheet of M3 I had, and it's great.

IT seems to me that on pure longevity grounds, unless you boost, nothing seems to match Tenergy.  The story is getting awfully familiar...

guys, you are killing me. I just ordered 2 sheets of BFs and now you are telling me that its "tenergy-like" performance only lasts for 2 weeks or so and after that it requires boosting? I never boosted nor I ever will. This is a sad day for me, folks. 

High_Arc wrote: NextLevel wrote: High_Arc wrote: Did anyone else notice: BlueFire M2 (probably not only M2) gets quite a bit harder the more you play with it. It feels sort of airy and soft on first use (and incredibly spinny), and then it gets harder. The process saturates after about two weeks or so. I personally prefer it when it's almost new, say on third and fourth day of use. The behavior is pretty similar to Tenergy, and I also prefer Tenergy almost new over brand new.   That's the booster wearing off.  The loss has been discussed earlier on this thread and elsewhere. I assumed that it was the booster wearing off, but comparing to e.g. Grip-S Europe or whatever rubber tuner with Falco Tempo Long Booster the effect is surprisingly quick. It's actually even quicker then for Tenergy, or at least with Tenergy the difference is less obvious. I'm still in favor of Bluefire M2 though...

I would say after one month rubber is not the same,I mean its still good but not as good like at the first.Sponge seams to became harder.

I had a chance to play with M3 over the weekend. A brief hit really as I asked this guy at a tournament If I could try his setup with Bluefire M3 on the forehand. It is a nice control rubber with good spin, but I really could not use it. I found it a bit too soft for my forehand. I had a hit with M1 on the same setup that another guy had and WOW!!, what a difference, a lovely driving rubber and very spinny. M1 really felt good and I plan on trying a new used sheet on a Waldner Legend which I am currently using M2 on.

High_Arc wrote: NextLevel wrote: IT seems to me that on pure longevity grounds, unless you boost, nothing seems to match Tenergy.  The story is getting awfully familiar...   I would not necessarily say that M2 is less durable than Tenergy. I just have the impression that the difference between a brand new M2 and an e.g. 1 month old M2 is larger than between a new Tenergy and a one month old Tenergy.   I actually have the impression that a one month old M2 is closer to a one month old T05 than a new M2 to a new T05, if this makes any sense.

High_Arc wrote:   Get your point   Surface durability seems about the same as T05, perhaps slightly less, but clearly more than T64 (again, judging on the basis of one month of use...). The process of getting harder seemed to end after say two weeks, similar to Tenergy.   But I will never be able to say how it performs after 6 months because some mental illness causes me to replace rubbers at least every two months   However, if you keep your Tenergy for six months and are happy with it I would say it makes a lot of sense to just stick to it.

Nice review Slevin.

hookumsnivy wrote: LOOPMEISTER wrote: Nice review Slevin. Generally speaking, though, Blufire is not half the price of Tenergy... $60 v $80. Half the price would be Vega Pro. $38 v $80 It is if you're getting from the guy on the forum asking 50euros for any 2 donic rubbers

TTNPP is LOLZ to me, sorry.

I've bought Bluefires from both TTNPP and Tibike without any issues.