Tackifire C (Butterfly)

TACKIFIRE-C is the latest development from Butterfly. It has already claimed it's first Gold medal at the 2004 Olympics and it's first World Championship at the 2005 World Championships with Zhang Yining. The most notable trait is it's tacky surface, which makes you think of a Chinese rubber. By this the strength of the rubber lies in a controlled service, return play with loads of spin, and in the block-play. Another winner from Butterfly.

Speed: 85
Spin: 110
Control: 83
Density: 41
Reglue Effect: High

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Average user rating from: 3 users

Overall rating		4.0
Speed (3 ratings)		3.0
General spin (3 ratings)		4.8
Mechanical spin (2 ratings)		4.8
Topsheet spin (2 ratings)		4.8
Sponge hardness (2 ratings)		3.5
Topsheet hardness (2 ratings)		4.0
High throw angle (2 ratings)		3.3
Weight (1 rating)		4.5
Reglue effect (1 rating)		3.5
Speed glue effect: feel (1 rating)		3.0
Speed glue effect: sound (1 rating)		2.5
Control (3 ratings)		4.3
Durability (2 ratings)		4.8
Serve (3 ratings)		4.5
Short game (2 ratings)		4.0
Flip (Flick) (3 ratings)		3.8
Over the table loop (3 ratings)		3.3
High arc loop (2 ratings)		3.3
Counterloop (2 ratings)		3.8
Smash (3 ratings)		3.5
Block (3 ratings)		4.0
Chop (3 ratings)		4.5
Value for money (3 ratings)		4.0

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Saturday, 06 March 2010

Written by giuseppe1 - Top 5 reviewer - View all my reviews

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

gomma pesante ,buon spin, discreta velocita' ,prevalentemente indicata per un gioco allround, ma comunque pur sempre btfy.

[English translation by Google: heavy rubber, good spin, good speed, mainly indicated for an allround game, but still btfy.]

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Sunday, 04 January 2009

Written by t3h anarchist - #1 reviewer - View all my reviews

Overall rating		3.9
Speed		3.0
General spin		5.0
Control		4.0
Serve		4.5
Short game		3.5
Flip (Flick)		3.5
Over the table loop		3.0
High arc loop		3.0
Counterloop		4.0
Smash		3.0
Block		4.0
Chop		5.0
Value for money		4.0

Bty's tackifire c rubber is very similar to earlier version of the tackifire series. it is still a great rubber for chopping and other defensive game.

It is a rubber with awesome spin. it is very tacky, as its name probably hints at. its speed is rather slow, there is kind of a feeling of the ball floating through the air, which all makes it a great rubber for chopping and the such. its okay for blocking and coutnerlooping, it has pretty good control as well. it was pretty hard to loop quality shots with it, but i guess it is possible, but it is still mainly a defensive rubber. i think all choppers should give it a try.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Saturday, 03 January 2009

Written by elmo51 - Top 5 reviewer - View all my reviews

Overall rating		4.3
Speed		3.0
General spin		5.0
Mechanical spin		5.0
Topsheet spin		5.0
Sponge hardness		3.0
Topsheet hardness		3.5
High throw angle		3.0
Control		5.0
Durability		5.0
Serve		5.0
Flip (Flick)		3.5
Over the table loop		3.0
Smash		3.5
Block		4.0
Chop		4.5
Value for money		3.5

This rubber is very good for BH it is not to fast but it can produce very heavy spin, very good for serving and chopping, blocking is also very easy to do, its not a very speedy rubber but its great for alround players on the BH

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