BH Rubber Again!

1) long trajectory - ball always bounces towards end of the table, not allowing for enough variation, and of course risking to go long.

2) Only good when sponge is engaged - the topsheet itself does not get you very far - so light brush opening loops are not effective or spinny where as if the sponge is engaged it gives good spin. This forces me to play in 1 way, but I normally use both techniques depending on how I want to construct the point (for example slow spinny opening BH loop, then turn around to use FH no matter where block comes - this is not so effective with Calibra because it requires at least a medium speed loop)

3) Pushing was not great - yes, I was insensitive to spin which I really liked, but my pushes were attacked a lot easier than with Rakza 7 (which I currently use).

So I am looking for something similar - fast, good for driving / slapping high balls, good opening loop vs backspin, good power away from the table, but excellent control at the table, good short game, great at blocking (I win many points with aggressive well placed BH blocks). Not as High throw as Rakza 7 - which sends drives bouncing high and forces me to limit power not to overhit when spinning (due to high throw , not speed).

Considering:

Bryce Speed / FX

Hammond Pro Beta

Aurus / soft (tried and liked but maybe there is better)

Vega Japan

Acuda S2

Evolution EL-P (but this maybe has a throw which is too high - like Rakza 7)

Nittaku Fast Arc

Tenergy 25 (maybe? but I do not want to chose it just because it's trendy)

Bryce and Hammond interest me the most - but does anyone still play with them, or are they a bit obsolete without glue and when confronted to these new gen spinny tensors and tenergy.

Any other suggestions? And any opinions on which of the above might be best suited?

SP on BH suited me well, and gives some good advantages, I feel it is easy to use but it limits the possibilities available. Especially vs power players of a high standard who can force you into rallies and push you back. I have the 802-40 on the reserve blade and enjoy playing with it against the right opposition, it gives strengths in return and I use it for certain matches. 

For the main setup I am looking for something kind of similar (fast, good flat hits etc... but that can allow me to use spin if needed (I mostly drive) during rallies away from the table.... a slightly higher throw than the 802-40 would be helpful too - but not as high as Rakza 7 etc... 

I had tried Calibra LT Spin for that reason - but I disliked it for the reasons I had stated. Generally I do not like a rubber which dictates your play - I prefer do it all rubbers but with an emphasis on speed, drive, good opening loop and push. 

I will say again that you are trying to solve a technique issue with equipment because long trajectory usually means good for driving, but you want high throw and good for driving.  Usually, one just gets a partner, spend an hour at the table and figures out how to produce the shot with contact point and swing trajectory.

All that said, give MX-S a try if you can play with hard rubbers on your BH.  If not, try Rasant Grip or Rhyzm-P.  The latest ESN offerings tend to be like what you described.  Even Rakza X might work. 

MX-S is medium hard (Chinese)/hard sponge (Euro), medium throw, extremely spinny, great for blocking and pushing.  Rhyzm-P is soft, Rasant Grip is in the middle.

+1. I agree too, it's  a matter of technique. just have some more training sessions to get used to the rubber instead of wasting money on new rubber, unless you have use it intensively for 4-5 months and you cannot sort it out :)

same thing happened here. I was back from the college club, I only brought my old p700, with dhs 874 + calibra tour h attached. not my main set up, and I feel calibra still too soft for my forehand preference, so I decided to use it on backhand. same problem with the OP, this "long trajectory" (actually lets call it flat, that's the appropriate way to say it, I think LoL), but in 5 minutes I started to sort it out and make advantage of it (especially against some lazy-a@@ young LP push-blockers, dang, still young and powerful, but to lazy to use their forehand side) to give pressure to opponents, and my mates keep saying about me being a nastier twiddling trickster than usual, sometimes I loop with calibra on forehand, or maybe backhand, sometimes I whack with 874 on backhand, or maybe backhand, who knows, even I sometimes forgot LoL

that was not on purpose. it's because I don't have my main set up with me, it is undergoing some mods, including handle replacement :3

the main point is : if I can sort it out (and I believe anyone else can too), why can't you, mr OP ? 

HPB is like a glued Sriver EL. Not so good for lifting underspin (better than Calibra though) but it's very good on every other aspect. It's very durable too.