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Inverted Rubbers Average overall rating: 3.5
AllezCho
Saturday, 28 August 2010

Written by AllezCho - Top 50 reviewer - View all my reviews

Overall rating
3.5
Speed
4.5
General spin
3.5
Mechanical spin
4.0
Topsheet spin
2.5
Sponge hardness
3.0
Topsheet hardness
3.0
High throw angle
1.0
Weight
1.5
Speed glue effect: feel
4.5
Speed glue effect: sound
4.0
Control
2.5
Durability
4.0
Serve
3.5
Short game
3.0
Flip (Flick)
4.0
Over the table loop
3.5
High arc loop
2.0
Counterloop
4.0
Smash
4.5
Block
4.5
Chop
3.0
Value for money
3.0
Fortissimo The Killerspin Fortissimo is Killerspin's answer to post-ban speed-glue effect rubbers. First off, I want to make it clear that Fortissimo IS NOT A TENERGY REPLACEMENT. There is very few similarities between the two, the playability and appearance are very different. With that said, I will begin the review. Some physical features: the rubber is tuned and came with a reverse dome out of the package. The sponge felt fairly firm and the topsheet had a very shiny sheen to it. All in all, Fortissimo looked of very high quality. In regards to actually playing with it: the rubber was fast but controllable (I had it in MAX sponge). I was also very impressed with its glue effect: the feel was there, and the sound was very similar to a glued up rubber. The spin was decent, although I was a bit disappointed since the topsheet looked very grippy, almost tacky. Loops were good, however, you have to penetrate the sponge (drive loop) rather than use solely the topsheet (brush loop) in order for the rubber to be effective. It was a bit hard to make ridiculous arcs with Fortissimo because of the topsheet, and also because of the low throw. Smashes were very good and easy to perform. The short game was good and controllable: pushes and touch shots could be done easily, however I occasionally dumped my pushes in the net or overshot off the table. Serves were good, but were not extremely spinny. Blocks were a breeze and easy to place. Some unique features I noticed about this rubber (good and bad) is: its mushiness in rallies, its extreme low throw, and the way the ball tends to slip a lot on extreme brush looping. Just pressing on the rubber itself, the sponge was firm; however, during play, the rubber felt a bit too mushy for my taste, softer than a comparable rubber like Boost TX (and of course Tenergy 05). The low throw was a bit ridiculous to me as well, and it took me some time to adjust. At first, counterhits went into the net, pushes went into the net, and brush loops/arc loops dived into the net. However, as you hit a bit harder, fully using the sponge, the throw got a little higher, and the result would be a devastating shot loaded with power and spin. Many of my opponents dumped my low-arc/spinny loops into the net, surprised at how fast and low my loops were. Another negative was the ball slipping, that I experienced a lot. The grippy/almost tacky topsheet disappointed me in rallies, and it almost seemed impossible for me to brush loop or make a serve extremely spinny. All of my spin shots required some usage of the bouncy sponge. As a result, the mechanical spin of Fortissimo is quite high, but the topsheet spin - not so much. In conclusion, the Fortissimo was a fast speed-glue effect rubber that I enjoyed using on my backhand (not so much on the forehand though). The Fortissimo is a bit on the pricey side compared to what it can do ($49.99), but I occasionally see it on sale for ($39.99). I would recommend it for offensive players who are looking for a good fast backhand rubber, especially those who want to use Tenergy but cannot afford it on both sides. I personally am using Tenergy 05 on the forehand and Fortissimo on the backhand, and I am loving this setup for my two-winged looping game! Special thanks to TableTennisRatings.com and Killerspin for making this review possible!
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Inverted Rubbers Average overall rating: 3.2
Friday, 20 August 2010

Written by icontek - Top 10 reviewer - View all my reviews

Overall rating
3.2
Speed
3.0
General spin
3.5
Mechanical spin
4.0
Topsheet spin
4.0
Sponge hardness
4.0
Topsheet hardness
4.5
High throw angle
3.0
Weight
2.0
Speed glue effect: feel
1.0
Speed glue effect: sound
1.0
Control
2.0
Durability
4.0
Serve
4.5
Short game
4.5
Flip (Flick)
3.5
Over the table loop
4.5
High arc loop
3.5
Counterloop
3.5
Smash
2.0
Block
4.5
Chop
1.5
Value for money
2.5
GT2 If you're looking for a CONSISTENT, HIGH QUALITY Hurricane 3 replacement and you use a fast carbon blade, look no further. This rubber is very much in the same vein as H3, but has some notable differences. Feel is harder than commercial #20 or NEO. Sponge is more elastic as well. Topsheet is similar, but appears even higher quality. Originally I was disappointed with this rubber on my ALL+ BT550, it seemed to act like a stiffer, less dynamic H3, yet was less forgiving. I was very disappointed, as it lacked any sort of "speed glue effect" (sound or spin or control) However, once I put it on an AVX C555 Ma Wenge (OFF Carbon), it really began to shine. Not only did it make the blade MORE CONTROLLABLE than with H3, it also provided a much deeper range of gears. Top end speed and spin were noticeably greater, service was pinpoint precise. Blocking, FH push and smashing were all solid. Loop driving was ridiculous. Long arc, extreme power. Shape of attacks looks much like what H2 users describe. Unlike H3, which works on a variety of blades, I would only pair this rubber with OFF / OFF+ blades that are stiff. Too much flex in the blade (like the BT550) and you lose everything that makes this rubber better than H3.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Inverted Rubbers Average overall rating: 3.8
HenryxP
Thursday, 19 August 2010

Written by HenryxP - Top 50 reviewer - View all my reviews

Overall rating
3.8
Speed
4.5
General spin
3.5
Mechanical spin
3.5
Topsheet spin
4.0
Sponge hardness
3.5
Topsheet hardness
4.0
High throw angle
4.0
Weight
4.0
Reglue effect
3.0
Control
4.0
Durability
3.5
Serve
4.0
Short game
3.5
Flip (Flick)
4.0
Over the table loop
4.0
High arc loop
4.0
Counterloop
4.0
Smash
4.5
Block
3.5
Chop
3.5
Value for money
3.5
Blast Okay, i tried this rubber out due to killerspin sending me this rubber for writing reviews for them. This rubber actually impressed me because at the beginning i thought it'd completely be useless to me. However, i slowly started to find out that this rubber is VERY fast, and decently controlled. it reminds me a little bit of tenergy but the durability seems to be a bit better. However, for every good thing, theres a bad thing and i feel like this rubber does not have as good feeling as tenergy does on the loop.

This rubber is general is not bad. The rubber is quite hard and i guess if anybody wants a rubber thats fast and wants to finish the point fast then this wud be great! Killerspin products will slowly get better and better and dont be surprised if butterfly rubber aren't the only top products on the market
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Inverted Rubbers Average overall rating: 4.0
HenryxP
Thursday, 19 August 2010

Written by HenryxP - Top 50 reviewer - View all my reviews

Overall rating
3.8
Speed
3.5
General spin
3.5
Mechanical spin
3.0
Topsheet spin
3.5
Sponge hardness
4.0
Topsheet hardness
4.0
High throw angle
3.5
Weight
3.0
Reglue effect
2.5
Control
4.0
Durability
4.0
Serve
3.5
Short game
3.0
Flip (Flick)
3.5
Over the table loop
4.0
High arc loop
4.0
Counterloop
4.0
Smash
4.5
Block
4.0
Chop
3.5
Value for money
4.5
Hammond X I started using this rubber after i got tired of my Mark V. This rubber is actually very good for intermediate players working on improving to an expert. The reason is, this rubber is not as fast as the likes of Bryce, Tenergy and those kind of high end Butterfly rubbers but it is quite fast and very well controlled with a decent durability. This rubber helps to improve ur looping technique, and ur control on all strokes.

Recommended for any intermediate player planning to improve their stroke and looking for a good rubber to do so
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Killerspin GT2
Inverted Rubbers
Overall rating 3.2
Speed 3.0
General spin 3.5
Mechanical spin 4.0
Topsheet spin 4.0
Sponge hardness 4.0
Topsheet hardness 4.5
High throw angle 3.0
Weight 2.0
Speed glue effect: feel 1.0
Speed glue effect: sound 1.0
Control 2.0
Durability 4.0
Serve 4.5
Short game 4.5
Flip (Flick) 3.5
Over the table loop 4.5
High arc loop 3.5
Counterloop 3.5
Smash 2.0
Block 4.5
Chop 1.5
Value for money 2.5
Overall rating 4.5
Speed 4.0
General spin 4.0
Mechanical spin 3.5
Topsheet spin 4.5
Sponge hardness 5.0
Topsheet hardness 4.5
High throw angle 3.5
Weight 3.5
Reglue effect 3.0
Speed glue effect: feel 4.5
Speed glue effect: sound 4.5
Control 4.5
Durability 4.5
Serve 4.5
Short game 5.0
Flip (Flick) 5.0
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High arc loop 4.5
Counterloop 5.0
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Chop 4.5
Value for money 4.5
Andro Roxon 450
Inverted Rubbers
Overall rating 3.9
Speed 4.2
General spin 4.2
Mechanical spin 4.5
Topsheet spin 4.2
Sponge hardness 3.8
Topsheet hardness 3.8
High throw angle 3.2
Weight 2.5
Reglue effect 4.0
Speed glue effect: feel 5.0
Speed glue effect: sound 4.0
Control 4.0
Durability 4.0
Serve 3.8
Short game 3.8
Flip (Flick) 3.8
Over the table loop 4.5
High arc loop 3.5
Counterloop 4.3
Smash 4.2
Block 4.0
Chop 2.3
Value for money 3.0
Donic Barracuda
Inverted Rubbers
Overall rating 3.6
Speed 2.5
General spin 4.0
Mechanical spin 4.5
Topsheet spin 4.0
Sponge hardness 2.0
Weight 2.5
Reglue effect 1.0
Speed glue effect: feel 2.0
Speed glue effect: sound 1.0
Control 4.5
Durability 4.0
Serve 4.0
Short game 4.0
Overall rating 4.7
Speed 4.0
Control 4.5
Hardness 4.0
Stiffness 4.0
Weight 4.5
Build quality 5.0
Value for money 4.5
Nittaku Finezip
Adhesives & Tuners
Overall rating 4.3
Quick to prepare 5.0
Ease of attachment 5.0
Value for money 3.0
Overall rating 2.8
Speed 3.0
Control 2.5
Hardness 2.5
Stiffness 3.5
Weight 1.5
Build quality 3.5
Value for money 2.5
Overall rating 3.8
Speed 3.5
Control 4.0
Hardness 3.0
Weight 1.5
Build quality 4.5
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Killerspin Fortissimo
Inverted Rubbers
Overall rating 3.5
Speed 4.5
General spin 3.5
Mechanical spin 4.0
Topsheet spin 2.5
Sponge hardness 3.0
Topsheet hardness 3.0
High throw angle 1.0
Weight 1.5
Speed glue effect: feel 4.5
Speed glue effect: sound 4.0
Control 2.5
Durability 4.0
Serve 3.5
Short game 3.0
Flip (Flick) 4.0
Over the table loop 3.5
High arc loop 2.0
Counterloop 4.0
Smash 4.5
Block 4.5
Chop 3.0
Value for money 3.0
Killerspin Blast
Inverted Rubbers
Overall rating 3.8
Speed 4.5
General spin 3.5
Mechanical spin 3.5
Topsheet spin 4.0
Sponge hardness 3.5
Topsheet hardness 4.0
High throw angle 4.0
Weight 4.0
Reglue effect 3.0
Control 4.0
Durability 3.5
Serve 4.0
Short game 3.5
Flip (Flick) 4.0
Over the table loop 4.0
High arc loop 4.0
Counterloop 4.0
Smash 4.5
Block 3.5
Chop 3.5
Value for money 3.5
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