Chinese and european rubber

Adrian Hartanto Asked 12 years ago

Hi alois,

i just bought a Double happiness Skyline 3 tg3 rubber with special chinese sponge number 21 which the color is blue (just like the china national team sponge)

i want to ask you what's the different between chinese and european rubber ? because i use tenergy 05 fx for my forehand now

regards,

Adrian

Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Adrian,

The Chinese rubber tends to have a harder sponge. The blue sponge tends to be quite hard. With the harder rubber you can bush over the ball a bit more whereas with the softer sponge you can hit through the ball a bit more.

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Adrian Hartanto Posted 12 years ago

are these chinese rubber requires more power to use all of the potential from the rubber?

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago

That is an interesting way of looking at it. I guess they don't have as much natural bounce but they do perform well when you play a full stroke with them.

Soham Kulkarni Posted 11 years ago

If budget is tight do you prefer lower priced European rubher or a better Chinese rubber ? I am playing tt from last 4 years and I am an aggressive player.

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago

Go for whatever feels right but the Chinese rubbers do tend to be a bit cheaper.