Yinhe Big Dipper - Review

Have a couple sessions hitting with the Black BD 40 degree.  I like it better than the 38 degree.  To me, the harder sponge is more predictable on drive loops and soft slow loops.  The spin is very strong on slow loop.  For power drive loop, there is lesser room for error than Euro/Jap rubbers for sure.  But if you hit it right, you are rewarded with great spin and very diving low arc which makes your opponent hard to block.

yeah, there's not much room for more tuner in that sponge.  I never have complaints about delamination.

I got just a very little bit and it's flying.  I'll get more, but Im sure I'll be out for a while.

I have also notice that this rubber wears out very fast! Can it have something to do with the new ball?

I have mine for a month and so far there is no sign of wear. Still got the original shine and not a single ball mark left on the top sheet. I clean it every time after play with rubber cleaner so may be that helps a lot. Tune effect is still strong with decent kick and pop. Very pleased with it.

Different strokes for different folks. I may not be good enough to appreciate the need to tune a tuned rubber.

Mine doesn't dome off the package. Perhaps different batch?

I'll definetly give it a try, it can be a good roober for my fh. I'm also lookinf for a rubber for my bh since i don't like the Tg3 Neo i'm using at the moment. Any experiences with the Big Dipper as a backhand rubber? How about the Moon or the Saturn?

Greco wrote: I'll definetly give it a try, it can be a good roober for my fh. I'm also lookinf for a rubber for my bh since i don't like the Tg3 Neo i'm using at the moment. Any experiences with the Big Dipper as a backhand rubber? How about the Moon or the Saturn?

try Moon Speed on BH :)

I have just tried the 38 degree hardness BD on my backhand.
It has more spin and speed than the tihbar aurus with good control. I feel the BD is
a very nice rubber for the backhand.

I also used the 39 degree BD for my forehand, but it did not feel so good.
Even though it has good spin, I felt a lack of speed and control when I tried to
loop drive the ball. I am used to european rubbers on my forehand and I
found it difficult looping with BD on my forehand. Maybe I need to change to a chinese looping technique with more brushing on the ball? BD might not be suitable for european type of looping which encourages letting the ball sink into the rubber.



Edited by jackwong23 - 11/26/2014 at 6:48am

jackwong23 wrote: I have just tried the 38 degree hardness BD on my backhand. It has more spin and speed than the tihbar aurus with good control. I feel the BD is a very nice rubber for the backhand. I also used the 39 degree BD for my forehand, but it did not feel so good. Even though it has good spin, I felt a lack of speed and control when I tried to loop drive the ball. I am used to european rubbers on my forehand and I found it difficult looping with BD on my forehand. Maybe I need to change to a chinese looping technique with more brushing on the ball? BD might not be suitable for european type of looping which encourages letting the ball sink into the rubber.

Yes. This is a brushing rubber, whether with thin or thick brush. For thick brush, the control and spin are excellent. The most common comment I get these days is that I get great spin on the plastic ball. That said, Tenergy is also a spinny rubber. I just started out with Chinese rubbers and they influenced my looping technique greatly even after I developed Euro sensibilities. So ultimately, use what fits your intuition. I would say though that 38 degree sponge is good on the forehand if you are used to Euro rubbers
It isn't fast but it is not as much work as unturned Chinese rubbers so it is right in my wheel house.


Edited by NextLevel - 11/27/2014 at 1:14am

how long will the tuning effect of the big dipper last?
Is it suitable to boost the BD once it lost its tuning effect?

jackwong23 wrote: how long will the tuning effect of the big dipper last? Is it suitable to boost the BD once it lost its tuning effect?

I have not noticed any change - maybey game is not advanced enough to be sensitive. Turbo Z's experience has been mine.

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Back to the topic, had another session comparison between BD and boosted H3 neo commercial. BD is definitely better when it comes to passive blocking. For H3, you have to block much more actively. BD is a bit more easier. Still not the same as the European/Jap rubber. But a lot better for Chinese Rubber. But BD needs a stiff blade to harness its power.

In general, this rubber is good with slow spin opening loop, a strong drive loop kill shot off the serve, (I.e. Great third ball attack shots), attack your opponent's serve because it can spin out of trouble, over table power flip if you use the harder once version. Serve with this rubber has plenty of spin.

What this rubber is not good at is saving an out of position point because it is kind of dead like Chinese rubber in general. So you have to be in the position to play it actively. Any passive blocking can still be an issue. These are all relative. If you are out of position, the bouncy nature of Euro/Jap rubber allows you to touch the ball back to the other side while BD or any Chinese rubbers requires more effort to do this.

I am sticking with this for now and see what happen. May need to order another sheet to play it untune again....

I just opened a BD 39deg black and noticed 2 things: