DONIC Acuda blue P3

Figueiredo81 wrote: Acuda Blue sponges are really and I mean REALLY SOFT. I started by testing the middle one P2 and it is crap, too mushy. How should I put it... Never tried anything so soft in my life and I'll give it away. It's softer than Evolution FX-P, softer than Tenergy's-FX as well and I won't even try the P1, I've had enough. Also the throw is really really low, almost felt like playing Bryce again except for the mushy feel. For me it's garbage and I really can't see any positive sides on this rubber.

Acuda have always been mainly for block and punch, while keeping good spin on opening loops. Low throw is by design.

Acuda also makes sense if you don't want to change grip between fh and bh.


Edited by seguso - 11/19/2015 at 5:17am

seguso wrote: Andy, as a JP03 user who finds jp02 way too hard for flip, would you suggest to me to try P3 or P2? I need same hardness as jp03 but with a bit lower throw. I don't want the slingshot effect of acuda S2 and S3.  Thank you

Figueiredo81 wrote: Acuda Blue sponges are really and I mean REALLY SOFT. I started by testing the middle one P2 and it is crap, too mushy. How should I put it... Never tried anything so soft in my life and I'll give it away. It's softer than Evolution FX-P, softer than Tenergy's-FX as well and I won't even try the P1, I've had enough. Also the throw is really really low, almost felt like playing Bryce again except for the mushy feel. For me it's garbage and I really can't see any positive sides on this rubber.

AndySmith wrote: Did you ever try it unboosted?  It may have reacted badly to the TRF - they are already soft, so expanding the sponge further could have resulted in the mush you felt. A clipper is a good, happy medium blade so it serves as something of a yardstick (or warning even) to other readers. Don't try the Rasant Beat.  Softer than P3.  I can't imagine your internet rage.

AndySmith wrote: Figueiredo81 wrote: Acuda Blue sponges are really and I mean REALLY SOFT. I started by testing the middle one P2 and it is crap, too mushy. How should I put it... Never tried anything so soft in my life and I'll give it away. It's softer than Evolution FX-P, softer than Tenergy's-FX as well and I won't even try the P1, I've had enough. Also the throw is really really low, almost felt like playing Bryce again except for the mushy feel. For me it's garbage and I really can't see any positive sides on this rubber.   Ooof.  What's your blade?

Edited by Figueiredo81 - 07/03/2015 at 11:45am

AndySmith wrote: dual700 wrote: Andy, how's the spin of RB and P3 compared to other popular tensors? Or to Haifu Shark RS  Thank you Spin is good with P3, RB is just a bit too bouncy and needs a more precise contact to get the spin out, but is still OK.  I guess that the harder-sponged versions will be better for spinning the ball hard, with power.  I find it harder to get spin out of P3 than with JP03, for example, but you can play a flatter, more direct game with P3.  With plastic I find myself driving the ball more on my BH than looping these days so stability is becoming important to me.  I find there is less need to loop on that side now, and just smacking the ball is more effective. Shark is another good one to think about - it also has that wafer-thin topsheet experience.  P3 and RB have better topsheet grip than Shark but both are slower, especially in the low gears. These rubbers are more driving, hitting, blocking rubbers with enough grip built in to loop well (if not amazingly).  The softer you go (P1 - P2 - P3 - RB) the bouncier you get and the further away from loop performance you go IMO, but I guess about P2 and P1 at this point.  Shark is somewhere on the right of that scale, but for topsheet reasons.

Acuda Blue sponges are really and I mean REALLY SOFT. I started by testing the middle one P2 and it is crap, too mushy. How should I put it... Never tried anything so soft in my life and I'll give it away. It's softer than Evolution FX-P, softer than Tenergy's-FX as well and I won't even try the P1, I've had enough. Also the throw is really really low, almost felt like playing Bryce again except for the mushy feel. For me it's garbage and I really can't see any positive sides on this rubber.  

dual700 wrote: Andy, how's the spin of RB and P3 compared to other popular tensors? Or to Haifu Shark RS  Thank you

Andy, how's the spin of RB and P3 compared to other popular tensors? Or to Haifu Shark RS 

AndySmith wrote: [QUOTE=Netbal]Will leave short review if I test the Rasant Beat and the Acuda Blue P3

AcudaDave wrote: That being said I was really looking forward to trying out Acuda Blue, but after reading Andy's review I think I'll just skip it.

the_theologian wrote: So P3 has a 40deg sponge...hmm. I wonder how close it plays to Maxxx400. I haven't liked the bluefires I've tried; topsheet felt mushy compared to Maxxx.

The Acuda blues would be risky for you mate. They are the ultimate in topsheet mush. They are easy to use but are miles away from Maxx's feel.

Thanks Andy,

I think the Rasant Beat might be interesting for me. On my attacking blade I play with Tibhar Nimbus Sound, this has probably one the softest sponge from all rubbers (32,5).
It has a really high catapult and I quite like this. It has excellent control, a lot of speed and I think its suited for most playing styles. But its a love it or hate it rubber. Several other people with different playing styles love it, but some other people really hate the Nimbus Sound.
Im looking for something between Rakza 7 soft and Nimbus sound. I dont mind the catapult/jumpy in low gear, because of my touch. I dislike the rubbers which arent that springy in low gears.
Just Nimbus Sound isnt good for pushing with backspin and can be quite sensitive to spin, so not that good for modern defense.

Acuda S3 was decent, but when I actively block, punch block it doesnt give the same balls as with Nimbus Sound. This rubber is so soft I can give a dead ball which opponents often block in the net.

The Airoc S had a weird feeling to it, hard to describe it. Maybe 'dead' feeling is the best description. I could easily spin the balls, but it just didnt feel right.  Also didnt think it was that fast on my Hurricane Long 3.

Will leave short review if I test the Rasant Beat and the Acuda Blue P3

Great review AndySmith!

acuda blue p3 sounds like big dipper ......