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Advice needed: better off with FastArc G1?

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Topic: Advice needed: better off with FastArc G1?

Posted By: p1ngp0ng3r
Subject: Advice needed: better off with FastArc G1?
Date Posted: 06/01/2017 at 8:54am

Hi all,

I could use some advice.

For many years, I played with soft rubbers. Playing style: two wing looper close at the table. Rely on ball placement and spin, rather than brute force.

Just for about a year or so, I'm trying to use a bit harder rubbers. Not really hard as I'm using medium rubbers at the moment. Currently using Stiga Mantra M both sides on Infinity VPS. I've read some positive reviews on FastArc G-1 and I was wondering if I would benefit switching to this rubber.

The Mantra M is actually a good rubber and suits my style, I was just wondering about the FastArc G-1....

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

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Posted By: iamj8
Date Posted: 06/01/2017 at 9:15am

Based on your description, hard rubbers do sound like a good fit for you.

With that said, Fastarc is a very hard rubber so it might take quite a bit of getting used to upon switching,

I'd say stick with Mantra M if you're happy with it and switch once they die or you think a new rubber will help step up your game. Would probably help to try it out on a similar (OFF-) blade or at least a similar rubber. I've seen it be compared to Tenergy 05 a lot.

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Posted By: tom
Date Posted: 06/01/2017 at 1:52pm

you will have way more consistency with the Mantra. Fastarc G1 will give you some extreme shots but that is not your goal

Posted By: p1ngp0ng3r
Date Posted: 06/02/2017 at 10:52am

Thanks for the response iamj8 and tom.

Think I'll skip the G-1 for now. If this is indeed such hard rubber, I'm gonna pass.

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Posted By: ThePongProfessor
Date Posted: 06/02/2017 at 11:24am

Fastarc G-1 is a nice rubber - I wouldn't categorize it as very hard but that depends on your point of reference. It is 47 degrees which is ~ mid-hard and slightly harder than regular Tenergies (50 degrees = hard; your regular Chinese rubber = very hard).

That being said - if you like Mantra M, stick with it. If it ain't broken, don't fix it.

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Posted By: Egghead
Date Posted: 06/02/2017 at 11:41am

You may want to check out Nittaku Factive. One gear slower, better control and feel little softer.

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