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Johnny Unknown Asked 16 years ago
Good day i hope you answer this but question is I'm from South Africa and i have qualified to go to america for table tennis and would like to know, i am not getting the spin on my red side like b4 it has lost all its stickyness and is it not supposse to be sticky to help with the spin? Is there anything i could apply to help or should i start looking at a new rubber? and what does speed glue actually do for a paddle? With spped glue does one have to constantly re apply or can it be done once off and left on because my one side on the edges around the paddle is starting to come loose no badly but it is...
Jeff Plumb Answered 16 years ago
Hi Johnny,
If you rub your finger across the rubber and it doesn't grip then your rubber is dead and will need to be replaced. Once the rubber has lost it's grip you really need to purchase a new one.
Now that speed glue is banned, you shouldn't really consider using it. Players are now using the High Tension rubbers instead of speed glue. Speed glue gave players more speed and spin and yes, it did need to be re-applied everytime you played.
If your rubber is coming off around the edge you should definitely get some legal (water based) Table Tennis glue and re-stick your rubber onto your blade. If this is a custom made but then you should probably carefully peel the entire rubber off and reglue it. With the pre-made bats the rubbers are often stuck on with a really strong glue and can be a little hard to take off without destroying the rubber so you need to be more careful. If you have had a pre-made bat for a while then you may want to look at upgrading to a custom made one.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
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Charles Unknown Posted 16 years ago
To keep your rubber alive, use vegetable oil to extend it's life. NOT revive it. If it's dead, it's dead. It's illegal to use it but I guess you were qualified to go to america, I'm guessing your entering a tournament so don't use this method.
Don't use speed glue. It's banned, bad to your health and can reduce the life of your rubber.
Also Jeff, the rubbers that replace speed glue are not High Tension. They are called Tensors. High Tension is Butterfly's Tech to the rubber but it dosen't have the glue effect.
Lionel Unknown Posted 16 years ago
Hi Jeff,
Thanks for your information and appreciate if you can share with us before using Tenergy 05, what was the rubber you used, and did you personally feel any additional advantage in terms of looping capability, which means more margin for "error" due to angle of contact with the ball, ....and easier to loop lift a very heavy backspin ball without needing to pay so much attention on the contact with the ball whether is more brushing or less brushing.... Thanks, Lionel
Danny Unknown Posted 15 years ago
Why did they actually banned speed glueing :o ?
Pheww,, I don't really much about table tennis...
But Luckily I just bought new rubbers with high tension technology (Tensors, haha).