Want to change FH rubber, Stiga Mantra M to Xiom o
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Topic: Want to change FH rubber, Stiga Mantra M to Xiom o
Posted By: riger
Subject: Want to change FH rubber, Stiga Mantra M to Xiom o
Date Posted: 02/05/2019 at 11:34am
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Should change the FH rubber to something new and fresh. Looking for a bit more spin and harder sponge. Currently setup FH: Stiga Mantra M BH: Friendship (RITC) 802 Blade: Stiga Clipper Wood Playing Style: Plays close to the table, max 0.5m away FH: a lot of blocking, def game, smashing on both low and high balls, almost no loop games BH: blocking and puching, placing balls sideways, no smashing Trains about once a week + match games every two weeks. Have played table tennis for 30+ years I have checked and read some reviews and believe that one of these should suit me: Xiom Omega V Asia, Euro, Pro or Tour Xiom Vega Japan or Pro Yasaka Rakza 7, 9 or X Is there any rubber above that you think would suit me? Or something that will not work at all? Any other suggestion for rubber? I will buy the rubber from my local store who can also change it and they have these brands: Butterfly, Donic, Stiga, Xiom, Yasaka, TSP, DHS, Friendship / 729 and Haifu
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Posted By: LOG1C1AN
Date Posted: 02/05/2019 at 1:59pm
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Have you tried Mantra H? It sounds like what you are describing. |
Posted By: anubhav1984
Date Posted: 02/05/2019 at 5:32pm
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Try one of the Boost Series from Stiga, perhaps Boost TP (if you can still find it). It has lower throw, which should help with blocking and flat hits both and it is also very powerful with most kind of blades. ------------- Butterfly Viscaria FL FH - Undecided BH - Undecided |
Posted By: FruitLoop
Date Posted: 02/05/2019 at 5:38pm
| Why not try the H version of Mantra instead of a whole different brand? |
Posted By: riger
Date Posted: 02/06/2019 at 4:59am
Thanks for the tip. Will check it out.
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LOG1C1AN wrote:Posted By: riger
Date Posted: 02/06/2019 at 5:00am
Thanks for the tip. Will check it out.
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Posted By: riger
Date Posted: 02/06/2019 at 5:03am
Thanks for the tip. Will check it out. I don't change rubbers that often and when I do it I can also change brand:) Before Stiga Mantra M I used Donic Coppa X2 Platin Soft
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Posted By: hleett
Date Posted: 02/08/2019 at 11:25am
| My Mantra M shrunk by more than 6mm after switching blades. Pretty much useless now. |
Posted By: anubhav1984
Date Posted: 02/08/2019 at 1:58pm
There are two possible reasons for this happening - 1. The rubber was stretched when it was glued originally. Generally, this can easily be figured out by checking if the rubber has shrunk from all sides evenly or just one or two sides. 2. The rubber came factory tuned by some booster and over time, the booster effect just died out, thus, shrinking the rubbers back to their original pre-tuned size. Either ways, the best way to tackle this problem is to apply (thin and even) a layer or two of booster on the sponge and then wait for the booster to dry and then reapplying the rubbers to the blade. That trick has worked for me on every single rubber that I have used (apart from a Globe 999 national that just won't budge anymore). ------------- Butterfly Viscaria FL FH - Undecided BH - Undecided |
Posted By: hleett
Date Posted: 02/10/2019 at 1:48pm
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anubhav1984: Which brand of booster do you use? How long does it last?
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Posted By: Dream1700
Date Posted: 02/25/2019 at 6:20pm
did anybody else notice massive shrinkage? is it glue-dependent?
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Posted By: anubhav1984
Date Posted: 02/25/2019 at 6:32pm
I am currently using Falco Tempo Long and the effect lasts for about a month or so, but it is a bit rubber dependent too as I have seen some rubbers get affected for longer periods than 1 month. I have also used Haifu booster in the past and still have some lying around. Haifu's effect usually lasts for a shorter duration than FTL and is more suited for Chinese rubbers. ------------- Butterfly Viscaria FL FH - Undecided BH - Undecided |