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    Posted: 07/27/2014 at 11:28pm
Hi there.
I'm around 1700 with some ups and downs. I'm been a long time Stiga rubber user and after being rather disappointed with the Calibra LT and then the Tour series, I'm looking for something different.

I really liked Tenergy 05FX and it really feels nice on my FH but, ultimately, I would rather play with a lighter rubber.

I play a lot better with lighter equipment and although I really like Tenergy, I feel that I lose consistency and response time/balance because of the added weight.
I play with a light blade too - around 85g.

Any suggestions? I'm most used to play with a medium hard 2.0 rubber. I'm an offensive player so I would love a rubber that will perform nice mid distance.

Like I said...a can of worms. But maybe only a few kinds of worms?

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Originally posted by teomi teomi wrote:

Hi there.
I'm around 1700 with some ups and downs. I'm been a long time Stiga rubber user and after being rather disappointed with the Calibra LT and then the Tour series, I'm looking for something different.

I really liked Tenergy 05FX and it really feels nice on my FH but, ultimately, I would rather play with a lighter rubber.

I play a lot better with lighter equipment and although I really like Tenergy, I feel that I lose consistency and response time/balance because of the added weight.
I play with a light blade too - around 85g.

Any suggestions? I'm most used to play with a medium hard 2.0 rubber. I'm an offensive player so I would love a rubber that will perform nice mid distance.

Like I said...a can of worms. But maybe only a few kinds of worms?

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I'm a fan of Tibhar Genius Sound.  I'm not an EJ,  and can't tell you about throw angles, dwell time, weight, etc.  but when I hit the ball it usually goes in.  That's all I need to know.
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Teomi, based on what you said, try Rakza7 2.0.  It's not heavy & will give you what you're looking for
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Originally posted by Snakefish Snakefish wrote:

Teomi, based on what you said, try Rakza7 2.0.  It's not heavy & will give you what you're looking for


Rakza 7 soft

Personally, I would recommend Sigma 2 Euro, not sure if it would be too heavy for you.
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If it's weight and not price that concerns you, it is virtually impossible to beat the Nittaku Narucross series, more so because you are coming from Calibra.
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You are a candidate to love Tibhar Aurus.
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I have a sheet of Rakza 7 2.0mm in red available. If you're interested, shoot me a private message.
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Super light blades to go with rubber:

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"I play with a light blade too - around 85g."

What is your blade, as the hardness of it could determine the suitable sponge hardness?
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Originally posted by GeneralSpecific GeneralSpecific wrote:

Originally posted by Snakefish Snakefish wrote:

Teomi, based on what you said, try Rakza7 2.0.  It's not heavy & will give you what you're looking for


Rakza 7 soft

Personally, I would recommend Sigma 2 Euro, not sure if it would be too heavy for you.


Teomi considers his 85g blade light.
Rakza7 soft is lighter than Rakza7. I also find Rakza7soft a bit lighter than Tenergy 80fx.
Yes, the Sigma series I found are heavier than Rakza7 rubbers.

Another possibility is Tibhar 5Q.  A med to hard rubber with great spin & speed. But this comes in 2.1 and 1.9

But again, I'd suggest Rakza7 2.0
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Thanks for all the replies people. Definitely a lot to check out.

I play with a Darker 5p-2a and I also have a Darker 7p-2a.Carbon. They are both around 85g.
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Originally posted by teomi teomi wrote:

Thanks for all the replies people. Definitely a lot to check out.

I play with a Darker 5p-2a and I also have a Darker 7p-2a.Carbon. They are both around 85g.


 
Then, I know who you are.
 
You have a nice spinny FH, so something like T80FX would work well for you.
 
The tensors like Rakza 7 would also be good, but they are not any lghter.
 
A good alternative is Donic Bluefire M2 as well.
 
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Originally posted by koshkin koshkin wrote:

Originally posted by teomi teomi wrote:

Thanks for all the replies people. Definitely a lot to check out.

I play with a Darker 5p-2a and I also have a Darker 7p-2a.Carbon. They are both around 85g.


 
Then, I know who you are.
 
You have a nice spinny FH, so something like T80FX would work well for you.
 
The tensors like Rakza 7 would also be good, but they are not any lghter.
 
A good alternative is Donic Bluefire M2 as well.
 
a bit of a coincident, I was going to recommend those 3 rubbers as well, but wanted to go home to make sure the rubbers I have on my 3 Hinoki surfaced blades before commenting.  In general a medium-hard or softer would be a good match.  Rakza 7 soft or Q5 might be good as well if you don't need particularly fast rubber. 
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what about getting a 80g blade which is easy to find and then T05(fx) both sides? Sounds like a perfect solution... 
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I am open to get a very light blade but I haven't had much luck with those...
I really like the feel and response of Hinoki (Darker) blades but I will listen if someone here has some concrete advice on a light springy blade.

I'm also an aggressive player so I typically lean towards off- type blades.
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