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Globe999
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Posted: 10/28/2012 at 11:19pm |
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I remember reading that back in the day most players selected a topsheet and sponge independently of each other. It seems like hardly anyone does it today when you examine the marketplace.
I need the world's softest sponge! What is it? Where can I get it?
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Nagatito
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Any soft sponge with lots of speed glue
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Anderni
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Dunno if it's the softest in the universe, but colestt.com has some Air 30 deg sponges which can't be far off. He's got good topsheets as well and the site has tutorials for combining them.
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Vihito
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The softest I tried is the Butterfly Solcion
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TTFrenzy
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xiom omega iv elite and tibhar nimbus soft , are the softest rubbers from the populas rubbers i have played . xiom is bery good for backhand , it provides good feeling , tibhar nimbus wears down rather fast
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yogi_bear
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the softest is the joola timeless sponge. its like a dishwashing sponge soft
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cole_ely
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by mark, there is a palio gps 28deg. Never tried it and don't know where to find it, but I know people in the past at least who have gotten it.
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megaspin01
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by density, i haven't seen any lower than solcion (28 deg)
u don't want too soft sponge btw. it's for developing loopers using a lot of brush with little drive (soft topspin). although there are some really muscular players who can generate a lot of speed and spin just from brushing and some drive, a strong fh (~2200+) could achieve an even faster and spinnier shot with less power used by using a hard topspin technique
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yogi_bear
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timeless way softer than solcion or palio gps
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liulin04
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guys, none of these are as soft as the Grip-S that ttnpp sells
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melarimsa
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Butterfly Solcion
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TT newbie
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Desto F3 Bigslam.
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decoi
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xiom omega elite isnt that soft but on the other hand vega elite is almost pure air
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hookumsnivy
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What about the dawei butter sponge. I thought that was supposed to be ridiculously soft.
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yogi_bear
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i still reiterate that the joola timeless has the softest sponge. many of you haven't even tried that anti spin rubber.. its wayyyyyy softer than all of the rubbers you guys have mentioned
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Anderni
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I think the OP wanted to buy the sponge separately, though. Of course you could buy a rubber and manually separate the topsheet, but it'll be easier to just buy a 5-10$ sponge.
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decoi
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while its soft its also breaks when you even glance at it
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shirazir
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Can I just ask again why OP wants the softest sponge available? I'd not like to play anything more than a brush-loop with a sponge as soft as Joola Timeless.
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cole_ely
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Actually, i'm thinking you can't really brush loop with a super soft sponge. Don't you need a harder sponge and tacky topsheet to brush loop? With soft sponge you use a non tacky top and you have to sink the ball.
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shirazir
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You speak the truth! Only thing I was thinking was that the sponge would be so soft you could probably get it in play when brush looping/lifting backspin. Any sort of power loop, drive, or flatter shot would just bottom out the sponge. In fact, I remember a pre-made racket I used to play with back in the day that probably had a hardness of no more than 24-25 degrees. It used to bottom out on everything but pushes and brush loops. Hell, it used to bottom out on fast, long serves!
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Globe999
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Because I have met the Dawei 30 degree butter, and I like it very much. I want to keep going lower, I want to see it all!
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shirazir
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Ah, more for EJing purposes. In that case, carry on!
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Globe999
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I do not fear the "bottoming out", I embrace it.
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@Globe999
729 FX Super Soft ---41*HD DONIC DestoF3 Big Slam ---35*HD should be quite the thing to meet your purpose. Not easy to find here, in Europe., thought. http://tabletennis-reviews.com/reference/sponge-hardness-table/ Rubber's Hardness rating list. Truly useful reference. Edited by igorponger - 10/30/2012 at 3:36pm |
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Globe999
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I think I am having a bad EJ reaction.
I had my best results at a tournament ever a month ago. I was using Palio CJ8000 1.4mm on Dawei Butter 30 degree sponge 1.8mm. I wanted to get another sheet for backup, but it turned out the sponge was not available. So I tried the 35 degree version. It just wasn't the same. I thought I'd tough it out. I thought, if I'm only going to be able to get the 35 in the future, I better get used to it now. Yesterday at the club I played OK, but I just got fed up and decided to go back to the 30 degree sponge. With the 35 degree sponge, I just lost 3-0 to my friend and nemesis, whom I rarely win a single game against. Now with the 30 degree sponge I was up 2-0 in one of my best performances against him ever. I must protect my future, I need more Dawei 30 degree Butter sponge! Cole is running out, who else could I possibly get it from?!?
Edited by Globe999 - 11/07/2012 at 9:41pm |
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802-40 mistery 3 comes with a pale green ultrasoft sponge,any way where to get that kind of sponge like the butter stuff under some 729 sheets
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yogi_bear
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the sponge of the joola timeless doesn't immediately goes back to its original form if you press your fingers on it, its that soft
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YosuaYosan
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Haven't found anything as soft as the sponge in my Tibhar Genius Optimum+ Sound.
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manofan
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the sponge of the feint long 3 is the softest sponge that i ever see... i doubt that any otehr sponge can be more soft
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yogi_bear
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because you guys have not try the joola timeless antispin
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