Tackiness rubber

murugesh manjunath Asked 13 years ago

i own a gergely blade with mark v for forehand and tackiness for backhand...i have heard that tackiness is a rubber for defence n i cant trust it on topspin...is tat true?should i change my rubber to hit backhand topspin?

Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Murugesh,

Tackiness comes in 2 varieties.  One is Tackiness Chop and also Tackiness Drive.  The Drive rubber is suitable for attacking.  The Chop is better for defence but it is also usable for controlled attacking.  It is just a slower rubber.