Rubbers

Perform Like Hell / Magic Spin

• Spin, power, consistency, precision.
• Perform like hell: The 47.5 ° hard sponge with large pores creates catapult and power for a variety of spin and tempo strikes.
• Create magic spin: The advanced, plastic ball-optimized top sheet made of 100% natural rubber allows maximum spin and magical flight curves.
• Constancy and precision through perfectly matched sponge and rubber components.
• Ideal to kick the plastic ball with more quality.
• For players who understand spin and precision as the ultimate basis for their modern topspin game.

Perform Like Hell / Magic Spin

• Spin, feeling, consistency, control.
• Create magic spin: The advanced, on the plastic ball designed top sheet made of 100%
  natural rubber, allows maximum spin and magical trajectories.
• Experience amazing control: The sponge of 42,5° equipped with small sized pores provides a high failure tolerance and consistency in all shots.
• Superb comfort in play through excellent balance of all elements.
• For players with a variable style setting highest value on spin, control and stability in all their strokes.

• With the NUZN 45, we have succeeded in transferring the features of the ground-breaking NUZN technology to a precisely controllable rubber for ambitious players away from the top level.
• Advanced Hybrid Performance - a slightly sticky top rubber combined with a controlled, finely balanced tensor sponge.
• Experience the best of both worlds: Maximum grip combined with high dynamics and the unique Tensor feel.
• Take advantage of NUZN technology to give your system more rotation, consistency and precision.
• The improved surface durability ensures consistently stable playing characteristics.

• We have developed the NUZN 48 for ambitious players who want to take their game to the next level with the groundbreaking NUZN technology without compromising on precision and control.
• Advanced Hybrid Performance - a slightly sticky top rubber combined with an extremely lively Tensor sponge.
• Experience the best of both worlds: The slightly sticky topsheet ensures optimum grip, while the proven NUZN pimple geometry is responsible for an explosive flight curve.
• The improved surface durability ensures consistently stable playing characteristics.

R37

• Your profile is spin driven.
• Variable all distance play is your formula for success.
• As a mid to advanced level player you prefer the soft 37° sponge for allowing precise active topspin play and control.

Spin is key – and you will be inspired by the extremely curved trajectory your topspin will describe even at moderate stroke speed.

What's So Special About These New Rubbers?

• RASANTER is the most elaborate and complex rubber development ever undertaken in Germany.
• The goal was to develop a future-oriented rubber technology that allows all ambitious and technically skilled players to overcome the physical disadvantages of the 40+ ball.
• RASANTER's topsheet compensates for the rotational disadvantages of the 40+ ball, while the denser, ultra-thick sponge increases the catapult effect and compensates for the lower speed of the cell free ball.

Rasant means fast in German. Rasanter, of course, means faster. So that gives you a hint of what these new rubbers promise. But the performance advantage goes far beyond just being faster. Let's explore this new technology in depth.

What problem are these rubbers trying to solve? It's been almost 3 years since the changeover to the 40+ poly balls. These new balls are now the standard ball used in all sanctioned tournaments. Compared to the celluloid 40 ball that preceded it, the 40+ ball is about 0.5 mm larger in diameter on average. In addition, the poly material is slicker and smoother than celluloid. Combined, these two characteristics result in a loss of spin and speed when identical force is applied to a 40+ poly ball compared to the celluloid 40 ball.

Ever since the switchover to poly balls, table tennis manufacturers have been trying to make up for that loss. andro has now done so with the introduction of their Rasanter series.

But What Exactly Makes These New Rubbers So Much Better?

First, let's take a look at the topsheet. andro engineers have significantly thinned down the topsheet to only 1.7 mm thick. This extremely thin profile, combined with a new pimple geometry, results in a larger contact area to provide a significant spin gain even at low impact speeds.

Rasanter offers two topsheet versions: V (for Velocity) and R (for Rotation). The pimple geometry is the difference between these two. The V version has smaller pimples spaced farther apart than the R version, which has fatter pimples arranged more closely together. The V pimple geometry maximizes the catapult effect of the sponge, while the R version maximizes the contact area with the ball and allows for stronger surface tension.

The topsheet's surface grip has also been enhanced. Still a grippy European-style top sheet, not a super-sticky Chinese-style topsheet. It has a glossy finish with superior grip to other European-style rubbers.

Next, let's move on to the sponge layer. The sponge developed for Rasanter has a smaller cell structure compared to all other Tensor sponges. This results in a bigger catapult effect for a noticeable speed increase. In addition, by making the topsheet thinner, andro can make the sponge layer thicker. Their new Ultramax sponge is a luxuriously thick 2.3 mm, the thickest available. So smaller cell structure and denser, thicker sponge means more power potential.

Andro offers their sponge in a variety of densities to suit virtually all attacking and all-round playing styles. The V version comes in 42 or 47 hardness sponge; whereas, the R version comes in 37, 42, 47, or 50. 37 is considered soft and is favored by players wanting to enhance the spin and control aspects of the rubber. 50 is a hard sponge and used by players with well-developed strokes who strike the ball with a lot of force and who emphasize power in their games. 42 is a medium sponge that provides more speed than 37 but retains excellent feel and control. 47 is medium hard and is favored by players who want the higher speed and extra power of a hard sponge but with more control than the 50 sponge.

Combined, the topsheet and sponge are a marvel of table tennis engineering. The 2 topsheets and 4 sponges make it possible to ideally match one of these 6 rubbers to your playing style.

R42

• Your profile is spin driven.
• You are looking for maximum grip.
• As an advanced to high level player you will benefit from medium 42° sponge hardness taking full control on your spins.
• Your style is versatile and you are smart enough to combine top spin potential with a medium soft sponge to guarantee superior feedback and control.

Add some extra speed in your stroke and the R42 will provide the dynamic performance you are looking for.

What's So Special About These New Rubbers?

• RASANTER is the most elaborate and complex rubber development ever undertaken in Germany.
• The goal was to develop a future-oriented rubber technology that allows all ambitious and technically skilled players to overcome the physical disadvantages of the 40+ ball.
• RASANTER's topsheet compensates for the rotational disadvantages of the 40+ ball, while the denser, ultra-thick sponge increases the catapult effect and compensates for the lower speed of the cell free ball.

Rasant means fast in German. Rasanter, of course, means faster. So that gives you a hint of what these new rubbers promise. But the performance advantage goes far beyond just being faster. Let's explore this new technology in depth.

What problem are these rubbers trying to solve? It's been almost 3 years since the changeover to the 40+ poly balls. These new balls are now the standard ball used in all sanctioned tournaments. Compared to the celluloid 40 ball that preceded it, the 40+ ball is about 0.5 mm larger in diameter on average. In addition, the poly material is slicker and smoother than celluloid. Combined, these two characteristics result in a loss of spin and speed when identical force is applied to a 40+ poly ball compared to the celluloid 40 ball.

Ever since the switchover to poly balls, table tennis manufacturers have been trying to make up for that loss. andro has now done so with the introduction of their Rasanter series.

But What Exactly Makes These New Rubbers So Much Better?

First, let's take a look at the topsheet. andro engineers have significantly thinned down the topsheet to only 1.7 mm thick. This extremely thin profile, combined with a new pimple geometry, results in a larger contact area to provide a significant spin gain even at low impact speeds.

Rasanter offers two topsheet versions: V (for Velocity) and R (for Rotation). The pimple geometry is the difference between these two. The V version has smaller pimples spaced farther apart than the R version, which has fatter pimples arranged more closely together. The V pimple geometry maximizes the catapult effect of the sponge, while the R version maximizes the contact area with the ball and allows for stronger surface tension.

The topsheet's surface grip has also been enhanced. Still a grippy European-style top sheet, not a super-sticky Chinese-style topsheet. It has a glossy finish with superior grip to other European-style rubbers.

Next, let's move on to the sponge layer. The sponge developed for Rasanter has a smaller cell structure compared to all other Tensor sponges. This results in a bigger catapult effect for a noticeable speed increase. In addition, by making the topsheet thinner, andro can make the sponge layer thicker. Their new Ultramax sponge is a luxuriously thick 2.3 mm, the thickest available. So smaller cell structure and denser, thicker sponge means more power potential.

andro offers their sponge in a variety of densities to suit virtually all attacking and all-round playing styles. The V version comes in 42 or 47 hardness sponge; whereas, the R version comes in 37, 42, 47, or 50. 37 is considered soft and is favored by players wanting to enhance the spin and control aspects of the rubber. 50 is a hard sponge and used by players with well-developed strokes who strike the ball with a lot of force and who emphasize power in their games. 42 is a medium sponge that provides more speed than 37 but retains excellent feel and control. 47 is medium hard and is favored by players who want the higher speed and extra power of a hard sponge but with more control than the 50 sponge.

Combined, the topsheet and sponge are a marvel of table tennis engineering. The 2 topsheets and 4 sponges make it possible to ideally match one of these 6 rubbers to your playing style.

Control 6-
Speed 10++
Spin 10++
Hardness: Medium+
Surface: Spin-Elast.
Style: OFF to OFF+

The Turbo version from the Acuda series is effective due to the maximum inbuilt speed glue effect which enhances speed and acceleration.
The DONIC Acuda rubbers became an immediate worldwide success the moment they entered the market. In order to offer unbeatable rubber technology for the top players DONIC included Turbo in the manufacture of its bestseller Acuda S1 series. DONIC Acuda S1 Turbo is a precision rubber designed for accuracy at high speeds. Despite the rubber being dynamic and fast, it has perfect feel—reminiscent of earlier speed glue days. Thanks to highly developed technology, this advanced rubber from the house of DONIC produces good length when playing fast loops and that despite a characteristic high arc.
Characteristics: spinny, accurate top class rubber
Recommended for: performance orientated attackers

The star gets company
Within a very short time, the DONIC BlueStar A1 has become the star among the rubber sheets. Its fantastic catapult and speed characteristics are due to the fine-pored sponge, but also the only slightly sticky but extremely grippy top sheet significantly contributes to the outstanding playing characteristics.

Now the high-quality DONIC rubber sheet is getting company.
The BlueStar A2 and BlueStar A3 are alternatives for all pros who find the 52.5° sponge of the BlueStar A1 too hard or who prefer a slightly softer sponge hardness. The new models are available with sponge hardness of 50° (BlueStar A2) and 47,5° (BlueStar A3). The technology that makes the small-pored sponge of the BlueStar so special is, of course, also used with these versions: Optimised Energy Sponge (OPTE) sets standards in terms of elasticity and shock absorbing level. Development, production and processing of the BlueStar meet the highest requirements, which is why this is the epitome of the rubbers. Now also available with slightly softer sponge hardness, which is ideal for most advanced players that play up to professional level.

BLUESTAR A2
Technology: OPTE sponge technology, extremely catapult-strong, dynamic, fine-pored 50° sponge.
Character: Very dynamic, super speed and spin characteristics
Recommendation: For attacking and offensive players
Sponge thickness: 2.0/max