Highpoint (Friendship/729)

Adopting the advanced rubber manufacturing technique, it is made with fine high elastic sponge in Germany. The combination of rubber and sponge are perfect. The frosted rubber surface makes it possible for you to produce a variety of spinning and changes at will, and the smooth soft high elastic sponge helps you to acquire appropriate ball driving speed.

It is absolutely professional facility, which we suggest professional players use as an alternative and the players who have good feel of the ball and train every day use.

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Average user rating from: 1 user

Overall rating		4.2
Speed (1 rating)		4.5
General spin (1 rating)		4.0
Mechanical spin (1 rating)		4.5
Topsheet spin (1 rating)		4.0
Sponge hardness (1 rating)		2.5
Topsheet hardness (1 rating)		2.5
High throw angle (1 rating)		2.0
Weight (1 rating)		3.0
Reglue effect (1 rating)		3.0
Control (1 rating)		4.5
Durability (1 rating)		5.0
Serve (1 rating)		4.5
Short game (1 rating)		4.0
Flip (Flick) (1 rating)		3.5
Over the table loop (1 rating)		4.5
High arc loop (1 rating)		4.0
Counterloop (1 rating)		4.5
Smash (1 rating)		5.0
Block (1 rating)		4.5
Chop (1 rating)		3.5
Value for money (1 rating)		3.0

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

Sunday, 04 May 2008

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

Overall rating		4.2
Speed		4.5
General spin		4.0
Mechanical spin		4.5
Topsheet spin		4.0
Sponge hardness		2.5
Topsheet hardness		2.5
High throw angle		2.0
Weight		3.0
Reglue effect		3.0
Control		4.5
Durability		5.0
Serve		4.5
Short game		4.0
Flip (Flick)		3.5
Over the table loop		4.5
High arc loop		4.0
Counterloop		4.5
Smash		5.0
Block		4.5
Chop		3.5
Value for money		3.0

SERVE & RETURN
Despite the obvious only gripy topsheet serves are often underestimated. It is the whole repertoire of spin possible and because of the flat throw angle most serves are very effective. Due to the rather flat curve aggressive returns are not easy to play. An aggressive flip is not very easy. Better make it the ball short and respond in a next step with a topspin. Pushes with a lot of wrist have a lot of spin and are not easy to loop.

BLOCK, COUNTER, SMASH
A strength of the rubber is the safe play with the rotationsless strokes. Compared with a sticky surfaces this strokes can be very safe and hard. Those who previously played with China coverings, you will enjoy the qualities of this rubber. As with many Asian coverings High Point needs a good hand and a secure eye for the incoming ball. If the ball is high enough, however, a powerful blow spin is the highest of emotions with this surface.

LOOP & COUNTERLOOP
Despite the good opportunities with rotationless balls this covering has their real strengths in a game with lot of spin. Because of the flat trajectory is not easy to opening and it should be played with more feeling than with brute force. With a lot of movement acceleration a lot of opponents are surprised about the fast loops. They note that the ball is falling down very quickly because of the extreme spin after the contact with the table. The ball is often not taken and there are many quick points. The best quality of the rubber is the ability to counter loop. Because of the relative spin insensitivity you can counterloope with the High Point extremely effective at the table.

PUSH & CHOP
As mentioned above, a wide repertoire of variations interfaces. In very flat movements can be produced much backspin and with a more steep racket is a kind of "pushing" possible that hasn't almost nothing in the balls. Although the rubber is more offensively oriented, it will also be well for defensive balls from the mid-distance. As almost no difference to expect much wrist is needed to keep a lot of backspin

CONCLUSION
How to obtain used this assessments, the High Point is a covering that is very fit for a play stroking the ball at the highest point of the arc with fast loops, counterloops and smashes. This means ultimately that this surface per se is suitable for a game at the table or a near half distance. Hope you will enjoy this wunderfull and fast rubber.

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