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.