Tenergy 80-FX coming...

Other new rubbers of interest include:

Edited by Pondus - 06/03/2013 at 9:10am

I found T64-FX to be OK on the BH side, but it did have an overall "unstable" feel. T80 is great on the FH side for me, but I think T80-FX might be a sweet spot for the BH.

You should forward your opinion of the FX sponge to Zhang Jike - I'm sure he'd be interested to know his BH rubber is total crap.

Pondus wrote: Other new rubbers of interest include: Tibhar 5Q+ and the MAXXX series from Joola

assiduous wrote: Bty needs to come up with a new sponge. MX or something. Reg can be a bit hard for BH, but the FX sponge is total crap. It's a totally different product, much lower quality. It is too soft and no throw. I need something that in hardness is between the reg and the FX. For now for BH i need to get the reg and tune it with just 1 layer to soften a little but i hate tunning cos its not consistent and make the rubber so heavy.

slevin wrote: assiduous wrote: but the FX sponge is total crap. It's a totally different product, much lower quality. It is too soft and no throw. Thanks for the advice. I hope Kreanga and ZJK are reading this thread to get some valuable advice from you. They are 05FX users on BH. No wonder their BH is total crap compared to yours... Next time you see Kai Zhang in a tournament in the US, ask him to ditch the FX sponge. His BH opening loops suck, don't they? He's only a 2650 relative to your rarified 3700 level.

slevin wrote:   Not unless they're using T80 on a Qabod or ZLC on their BH  Rahul, I don't think you got my point. IMHO, Assiduous is trolling, for fun perhaps. He sees how others get worked up by his blanket statements and comes up with new ones. This is all fun but IMHO it reduces forum quality due to misinformation to some readers. Then a knucklehead like me tries to spend time to correct this and then wonder why he's getting all worked up for. Here's an example of such a statement (emphasis is mine): [QUOTE=assiduous]H2 is spiny compared to what? Exactly which rubber is less spiny than H2? No euro or jap rubber over $30 that I know of..

No need to argue the shit boys

Assiduous doesn't troll on purpose, he's genuinely deluded

Almost half a year later, are we still to expect the Tenergy 80 FX, or was this info some kind of fluke? 

It's on the LARC, so it's on the way.

I've talked with a few 2000 - 2200 players that tried T-80 and none of them liked it so I'm guessing the FX version won't be a good rubber either.

I'm looking fwd to T80FX.

05fx is great on the bh and I find it better there than any 64; 80 and 80fx are going to have a hard time replacing 05fx when it is already appreciated on the bh; maybe people who block and hit with that wing and want more control on receiving serves will prefer 80fx; but when it's about gently lifting up a short underspin serve over the table or opening close to the table, bh 05fx is superior and hard to beat.

jt99sf wrote: LOOPMEISTER wrote: I'm looking fwd to T80FX. I like both 05FX and 64FX as bh rubbers depending on the blade. And although I don't like reg T80 as much as T05 on the FH, I know it has characteristics of both 05 and 64... Something I would like to try in FX on my bh. FX sponges also bring the weight of the overall setup down, which is important to me. That should work well on your New blade.

mmmhhh let me guess...80fx has the best of 2 words? :)
what i feel is the ability to attack short serves with 05fx is hard to match while we can adapt to the harder to control blocks and drives. The advantage to be able to cancel right away one's serve advantage thanks to the spinnier topsheet justifies and outshines the loss of control on blocks and drives to which we can adjust. At equal cost and same speed i go for the spinnier topsheet.
80fx might be really good on bh for people with a strong fh loop so their bh serve and setup their fh faithfully. My fh is not that strong so i would choose 05fx on bh over 80fx to get a slightly higher return i can kill.