Palio Aeolus: new tensor

Any updates on the lesser-spotted 45 degree Aeolus?  Jim - would it be easier for you to fly out to Jamaica and pick it up in person?  

Yay! Thanks for that. I'm going to track a sheet down.

Aeolus 45 is a bit softer, I could see that - so the spin is a little better, sensitivity is about the same. I liked it more than 47 because 47 version was really not convenient for me on BH, harder than I am used to, so less controllable in short game and placement.

blitz plays softer than Aeolus. in hardness blitz 47 is more similar to Aeolus 45. Compared to M2, Rasant, Rasant Turbo, I find Aeolus to be much spinnier. Compared to m2, it has a higher arc and i find my forehand loops to have much more bight off the table. When playing against my usual partner who typically uses Rasant forehand i have a much harder time returning his loops, although his blocks and drives are slower. Compared to my Thor's, it is easier to use and more controlled, but does not have as high a spin potential on loops. In the short game it performs well enough, not too bouncy but nothing outstanding.

I will try tonight after rugby practice

eonblue wrote: Is there another source for this besides ttnpp?

the_theologian wrote: eonblue wrote: Is there another source for this besides ttnpp? http://www.spinfactory.de/belaege/aeolus.html

Thanks, I saw that but can't find the English button and don't know if they ship to the USA.

So I've been using Aeolus 45 degrees for the past few months now. In a nutshell I strongly dislike this rubber. It's too hard for my backhand and too soft for my forehand. Speed is very high but spin is medium at best. It's very bouncy, very unforgiving. Pushes are either too high or too long. Blocking is difficult. Spin on serves is nothing special and the bounciness makes it difficult to keep short. The lack of relative grip means there is very little dwell time and the ball slips a lot. What spin was there degrades rather quickly. To me, literally the only positive about this rubber is that correctly hit fast attacks are very fast. Though with all of the negatives I can think of many other rubbers to take its place. I'd say steer clear of this rubber and use your money towards something else.

asifgunz wrote: if Thors and Aeolus had a baby; that would end a lot of ej careers. sounds like Greek mythology hahaha

Well Thor is from Norse mythology and Aeolus from Greek mythology. Though in terms of rubber quality, Thor's is a much better rubber. They are very different rubbers but Aeolus just fails in all regards in comparison. From What I remember Blitz is also better but I haven't touched that in a while.

GeneralSpecific wrote: So I've been using Aeolus 45 degrees for the past few months now. In a nutshell I strongly dislike this rubber. It's too hard for my backhand and too soft for my forehand. Speed is very high but spin is medium at best. It's very bouncy, very unforgiving. Pushes are either too high or too long. Blocking is difficult. Spin on serves is nothing special and the bounciness makes it difficult to keep short. The lack of relative grip means there is very little dwell time and the ball slips a lot. What spin was there degrades rather quickly. To me, literally the only positive about this rubber is that correctly hit fast attacks are very fast. Though with all of the negatives I can think of many other rubbers to take its place. I'd say steer clear of this rubber and use your money towards something else.

In almost every department entirely different from my take on this. Sorry - it must be one of those cases. I have to say that I know four people already (my level or higher) who tried it in the last 6 months - literally all of these four are still using it.

I have it on two of my four regular blades. Still using it, still liking it. Played entire JOOLA Teams with it on my BH, and it was a really good tournament for me (that is, until I ripped my underarm muscle or tendon or whatever in my last match on Saturday).

Not sure about how long it will last - mostly because I am constantly switching between my paddles. So far it holds up OK.

Never seen a 2.0mm version of it. If anyone sees it somewhere - let me know, I would like to try it too.

GeneralSpecific wrote: That being said, what isn't subjective is that this rubber isn't at the top end of spin production, even relative to other Eurojap rubbers. Xiom Omega 5 series, Tibhar MXP and MXS, and Tenergy 05 and even 64 still have some more spin. Not that Aeolus is spinless but it makes me think of a higher throw Bryce. I am also not a fan of Bryce but still recognize it can be used by others very well.

Again, absolutely contrary to my impressions. For the last year or longer I have played with Tenergy 80 and 05-FX and then other rubbers like Tibhar Aurus Soft, KTL RD Mechanical and some others. Aeolus is at minimum as good in spin as all of them; I would say better than most of them.

Are you certain you have Aeolus 45 and not 47.5?

Stoyo wrote: I'm interested in trying Aeolus, any updates on the rubber? Compare with Blitz if you can.

I still play with Aeolus 45 and a couple of my friends (at my level) are playing with it - they both like it a lot. I still maintain that it has very good spin and speed. The only department where it yields a bit to my other regular rubber, Tenergy 80, is the grab of the ball on brushing shots.

It has about the same longevity as Tenergy. For half the price I think this is certainly something to look at as an alternative to T-05 and T-80.

It is a little difficult to compare to Blitz because Blitz did not have 45 version. 42.5 was a tad softer and 47 was certainly a very nice rubber with similar topsheet but slightly harder sponge. I played with Blitz 47 for several months and I liked it as well but it has a little less control in placement shots and a bit more hardness that I would like, so for me Aeolus is a slightly better fit. And I think spin on Aeolus 45 is better, too.

Aeolus 47,5° is similar to Blitz 47,5° with little bit more spin and speed. Playing characteristics are similar. Great control, easy to play. Great rubber for this price.

Klopic wrote: Aeolus 47,5° is similar to Blitz 47,5° with little bit more spin and speed. Playing characteristics are similar. Great control, easy to play. Great rubber for this price. Yinhe Big dipper is totaly different rubber. Compare with Aeolus it is much harder. Aeolus is Euro-Japan style, BD is chinese style - sticky, rock hard. In compare with DHS rubbers is much faster. Aeolus is  IMHO much better than BD.

Edited by AndySmith - 03/26/2016 at 2:36pm

thanks!