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Rubbers
Table tennis rubbers — the sheet that glues onto a blade and provides the playing surface. A rubber is a wearing part: the topsheet loses grip with use, so sheets are replaced periodically while the blade underneath stays. They are sold as single sheets, so a full racket needs two, and the two sides do not have to match.
Surface type is the biggest single difference, and the types are not comparable with each other. Inverted (pimple-in) rubbers present a smooth face and are what most players use for spin and speed. Short pips point outward and are less affected by incoming spin, which suits hitting and blocking close to the table. Long pips return spin in ways an opponent has to read, and belong to a deliberately disruptive style rather than a beginner's racket.
Sponge hardness sets how much the sheet does for you. A softer sponge grips at lower speeds and is more forgiving; a harder sponge stores more energy but needs a full stroke to activate, so it rewards technique rather than supplying it. Hardness is stated in degrees, but each manufacturer measures on its own scale — compare figures within a brand rather than across brands.
Thickness is chosen per sheet, usually between about 1.5 mm and MAX, and sometimes OX, which means no sponge at all. Thinner favours control and touch; thicker stores more energy. If you are choosing by how you play rather than by number, our rubber selection guide starts there: pick learning the strokes, all-round play, topspin attack or defence and it sets the type, sponge hardness and thickness that usually suit, then places every rubber we carry by sponge hardness, brand by brand. You will also want glue to fit them and cleaner to keep them.
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As a long pimple rubber, Butterfly Feint Long III is capable of an amazing variety of spins. Whatever the distance, players can chop the ball aggressively and be confident of a high level of control. This is due to the combination of soft pips and soft sponge.
Whether you are attacking or defending, you can be confident that this rubber will give your opponent more than they can handle. This is also the favored rubber for ITTF World Tour and Butterfly-sponsored player Ruwen Filus, who uses it with Tenergy 05 hard on his forehand side.
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
- Feint Long III is designed for the aggressive chopper, featuring a soft more flexible top sheet combined with a soft sponge
- The result is a long pips-out rubber ideal for long range heavy chopping strokes with maximum control
- This rubber is recommended for defenders who wish to chop balls using heavy backspin and attack with variation
- Pairs best with Innershield Layer ZLF, Hadraw Shield, Petr Korbel, Gionis Carbon Allround, and other Butterfly blades
- Butterfly Free Chack glue or Chack Sheet recommended when assembling Butterfly table tennis rubbers
SPECIFICATIONS
- Surface: Long Pimpled (Long Pips)
- Stability: 8
- Variation: 3
- Hardness 25
Butterfly Feint Long II pushes the envelope for what one can do with a long pip rubber. With the barely-legal long and thin pips, this rubber is capable of giving your opponents fits as they try to determine what sort of spin they are getting back. This rubber is able to create wobbly knuckleballs when blocking or hitting, as well as devastating underspin when chopping or chop blocking.
This is also the favored long pips rubber for ITTF World Tour and Butterfly-sponsored player Panagiotis Gionis, who uses it on a Petr Korbel with Butterfly Tenergy 05 Hard on the forehand side.
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
- Butterfly Feint Long II long pips rubber pushes the limits of the ITTF length/diameter aspect ratio for pips rubber
- These long skinny pips are easily bent at contact, maximizing their effect and confounding opponents
- Feint Long II possesses a wide range of spin and the consistency that defensive players demand
- Pairs best with Innershield Layer ZLF, Hadraw Shield, Petr Korbel, Gionis Carbon Allround, and other Butterfly blades
- Butterfly Free Chack glue or Chack Sheet recommended when assembling Butterfly table tennis rubbers
SPECIFICATIONS
- Surface: Long Pimpled (Long Pips)
- Stability: 5
- Variation: 5
- Hardness 38
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