Xushaofa 999-LSZ rubber

What a nice culote colour

Edited by Imago - 07/18/2012 at 12:40am

Re break-in, you're simply trying to wear off its shiny semi-tacky surface which takes about a day. No need to break in the sponge for days on end a la Thors. Once that happens it speeds up and gets clicky. Crisp, even.

Then watch your frustrated opponents return your drives long, or better yet.. have your topspin balls dive below their paddles..    I suppose you could use this on BH but it loads up so well on FH drives and brush loops that it seems a shame to waste all that power handling ability.

Report back on how many of your clubmates ask, "did you get new rubber?!"

Dayum! Same weight as my Sanwei T88-1 
Good thing I only ordered 1.
I'll stick with my HRT, I think

What is the cut weight?


Edited by dual700 - 07/18/2012 at 2:28am

the_theologian wrote: I'll probably twiddle and try it on both sides but dang it... it's so heavy!

86g blade?! Mine is 70g. Get Charlie of BBC to make you a 70g ULTRA Blue Streak. Even he agreed that the UBS+XFS 999 LSZ is a perfect match.

dual700 wrote: the_theologian wrote: dual700 wrote:   What is the cut weight? depends on your blade  Lol, 157x150 standard blade of course.

Red and black XSF arrived yesterday. Picked the blak one @ 38 d to pair it with a red HRT on a Def Yinhe 980 of the above size.

That was on my "to buy" list but hearing its heavier and harder than HRT its a sure letdown. I already found HRT difficult to counter attack because of its hardness and generally hard rubbers fail in that section - counter spin. Thanks for the short review, i'll stick with Mercury II at 4$ (muahahaha!).

Compare with some other rubber please. You say it feels softer than HRT, how much softer?

I just opened my second package of XSF 999 LSZ 37* black. It weighed 74g uncut and measured 168mm x 168mm. Cut to my blade it was 51g.. a few grams heavier than Tenergy 25 2.1mm black.

Speed-wise on flat hits, it's half as fast as my broken-in sheet. A huge difference. Thankfully, its tackiness wears off quickly and the speed soon comes, at which point this becomes an entirely different rubber. I know it's only $10 but trust me.. it's worth the time to break it in and experience what this rubber can truly deliver.

Edited by nathanso - 07/29/2012 at 12:26am

Stoi wrote: Compare with some other rubber please. You say it feels softer than HRT, how much softer?

In terms of sponge, I presume.

XSF topsheet is much harder, hence the difference.

Actually, I bought this one

On the third day, this is really another rubber. Spin is almost the same as Xiom Vega Pro (on the BH) but due to the hardest topsheet, the general feeling is more like playing with BTY SpinArt. There is still a sporadic characteristic click when hitting flat as with H2, but both spin and throw are higher than with H2.