TIBHAR Evolution rubber FX-P, EL-P, MX-S, MX-P

Having tested MX-P and M2 both in max and both in black I can that they are quite similar but I can tell you that biggest differences between both are

-hardness> MX-P is much harder than M2 so maybe it is similar in hardness with M1

-dwell-time> M2 is bouncier so dwell time on the MX-P is much longer. 

-sensitivity to incoming spin> MX-P is less sensitive to incoming spin so you have more control in blocking, counter-looping and returning serves. 

-weight> MX-P is heavier than M2 about 3-4gr for the same cut (of course that can vary depending on the sheet you get

If somebody could compare MX-P with M1 it would be great. From what I remember the differences would the same as with the M2 except maybe hardness. 

About the whole question whether Evolution is making an end to Tenergy supremacy or not.

I believe it might be adopted by quite a few Pro Players or half-pro Players because when you have the physical and technical skills than MX-P (the only one I tried personally) is really a great rubber with great speed, spin and control. But amateur players will have harder time to use its speed and especially its spin if you compare to Tenergy but might be seduced by its control and insensitivity to incoming spin.

A French pro-player playing in the 1st French Pro-League (Pro A) sponsored by Butterfly and playing with T05 tested the MX-P and had the wow-effect!!! He really liked the MX-P. I was not surprised because he is the kind of player who almost always plays full strokes and has an amazing arm speed. He felt he could put more spin in his top spins (strong full strokes). He also felt he could put more spin in his serve because of longer dwell-time but again the way he hits the ball at his serve is really fast and his serves are anyway extremely spinny. I believe that with gentle stroke serves with Tenergy will be spinnier than the MX-P. What he didn't like is the hardness, the weight (his bat with one T05 on the other side was heavier than usual and unbalanced) and he actually didn't like the insensitivity to incoming spin in blocking. He also found the MX-P in blocking less regular in the way it reacts to the ball compared to Tenergy so he didnt feel secure with it. But maybe it's just because he is used to T05. But he found that backhand block-spin was easier and better than with T05.

Anyway the feel and the spin of Evolution is not Tenergy-like but the way its speed is slow in passive strokes and gets faster and full strokes is somehow Tenergy-like.

About the question whether Evolution is better than all the other rubbers released recently?

I read on the German tt forum that a whole 3rd/4th division team playing either with T05 or T64 so far switched to either to MX-P or EL-P. Because of financial restriction of their club they have been trying to find alternatives to Tenergy amongst all the new rubbers (Rasant, Bluefire, 1Q-XD…) but the only ones they were actually satisfied with were the Evolution which they found not only to be a good alternative to Tenergy but also better in many aspects.

Again this is only showing the possible great potential of Evolution rubbers amongst Pro or half-pro players. For amateur players it would be interesting to see how many will start to adopt Evolution as soon as it will be available in all the tt stores.

In France Bluefire starts to be widespred among amateur players but also half-pro players playing in 3rd division but I don't know about the two highest Professional leagues.