Hard rubber

hai coach .. what is the thickness of a hard. soft and medium rubber??

thank you ..coach .god bless

Hi Jayson,

They can come in different thicknesses.  A hard rubber can come in anything from 1mm to 2.2mm thickness as can the softer rubber.

thank you so much .coach ..it helps me alot ..finding the proper rubber for me ..god bless and more power

1.7mm and below are considered defensive 1.7mm and 1.9 mm are medium and 2.0 and above are considered attacking thickness. Different companies measure hardness differently a 38^o Japanase rubber is different to a 38^o German rubber which is different to a 38^o Chinese rubber. A good way to pick a rubber is when you play against somebody ask to try their equipment that way you will get to try lots of rubbers and find one that you are comfortable with. Just a suggestion.

Jayson, these days there are so many elements that effect the way a 'rubber' plays that just looking at hardness and thickness won't really help much.  Add to that the lack of consistency between manufacturers in rating speed, spin and control, you can't rely on those ratings either.  Then there's the smaller, but still influential impact of the particular blade onto which you are putting the rubber - the same rubber will feel slightly different on two different blades.

Your best approach will be to decide what outcome you want - what type of play are you trying to achieve - slow and controled, all rounder, modern defensive, aggressive attacking etc.  Where do you spend most of your game time - near the table, mid-distance, away from the table? What type of strokes do you prefer to play - chops and loops with lots of spin but moderate speed, blocking and driving, 2-winged looping, slow and spiny, fast and flat, etc.? Do you want to play different back-hand and forehand strokes, e.g. defensive BH and offensive FH?

Once you've worked all that out, either pick a manufacturer you like and contact them for advice on which of their rubbers to use on your particular blade or simply use the descriptions of the rubber's performance, rather than the numbers, to choose one.  That said, Shaun is correct in that thinner rubbers are generally considered to provide more control while thicker ones will deliver more speed. And as Alois said, unless you are at the very top level, if you use the above approach, the difference rubber X and rubber Y is likely to be so slight you'd not be able to tell if any difference was due to the rubber of a minuscule variation in your technique.

Have fun learning about TT equipment but don't stress over it.  You'll get much better results using the time to practice with whatever equipment you choose.

Good luck and have fun.

hai guys .. thank you for the suggestions  .. ??

hai .guys .. does Joola Falcon Medium blade .. is a flexible paddle ??? tnx ..for the answer...

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