Manufacturing Plant Rubbers – Are They Suitable For Yourself?

The newest craze in rubbers seems to be factory tuned rubbers. Despite getting undetectable (for many tuners) by ITTF devices, tuning or boosting was deemed to be illegal under ITTF rules, as they modify the characteristics of the rubber. However if the rubber is tuned in the factory, as portion of it’s manufacturing process, it is rather legal, as long as the VOC content is low sufficient. VOC based glues are still utilized in the factory to attach topsheets to sponges, and as long as they’re aired before they’re shipped out, they’re perfectly legal.

So ever due to the fact the ITTF ruling relating to tuners (or boosters) was clarified and put into action, a few of the Chinese producers have began working on rubbers pre-tuned in the factory, to ensure that elite players can play with rubber which are close in performance with the former speed glued rubbers. These rubbers have tuned/boosted in the factory, and this effect is (to some extent) preserved by an adhesive layer and plastic sheet attached to the sponge.

Presumable some of you may have heard about some of these factory tuned rubbers, which have now made their way to the public as well. As soon as word gets out that the Chinese National team is testing or using some of these rubbers, there is certainly an immediate demand for them. Haifu’s Blue Whale II was amongst the initial, and far more recently Tuttle’s Beijing II and DHS’s new tuned Hurricane rubbers have all been significantly talked about.

So the question is, are these rubber v-ring worthwhile, and how do they compare to a few of the newest glue effect rubbers? The answer is not so uncomplicated, because it truly depends on your level, your budget, availability and whether or not you’re going to re-tune the rubbers. So let’s talk about these problems one by one;

Level: These rubbers are developed to get a quick attacking style game, giving you a high level of power and spin. The fact that these are commonly only released in MAX thickness supports this. Inside the author’s opinion these rubbers are truly only appropriate for the higher levels of table tennis, beginning about the top club levels and upwards. Certainly players below this level can enjoy playing with these rubbers, and if you’re playing primarily for enjoyment then perhaps you might like these, but otherwise you likely don’t have the skills to manage these rubbers, nor can you take advantage of their full potential.

Spending budget: While all the current factory tuned rubbers are Chinese made, they’re not precisely low-cost, and rates strategy a few of the Euro or Japanese made glue effect rubbers. Yes they’re still less expensive, but the tuning effect ordinarily only lasts 2-4 weeks, at which point you might want to modify them over as the effect has worn off, and re-tuning is illegal. Inbuilt glue effect rubbers would ordinarily last 4-6 weeks, which makes them comparable, while a few far more recent ones (eg. Butterfly Tenergy and JUIC Air Condle) last considerably longer than this. When these factory tuned rubbers are in their tuned state, they are going to most likely out-perform the glue effect rubbers, so for the top players, it’s most likely worthwhile. For those players that count performance as significantly far more significant then cost (and you are able to afford it) then it’s most likely worthwhile as well. For the rest of players, it’s almost certainly not worth it.

Availability: Up to now, these factory tuned rubber sealing have had restricted availability, as most dealers appear to only carry modest numbers. Only a few dealers carry them, who would typically get them from a distributor or manufacturer inside China. it appears that the pre-tuned rubbers have a restricted shelf life, which is far shorter than a typical rubber, so dealers have to make certain they are able to sell the rubbers before they expire. Some rumours are going about from players who tried these rubbers, and identified the performance was not there; this may perhaps point to the rubber getting past its shelf life, while it’s not proof.

Re-tuning: Perhaps you’re taking into consideration obtaining these pre-tuned rubbers, and consist of the re-tuning liquid as well to be utilized when the effect wears off? While tuning is illegal under IITF rules, it is frequently undetectable and it’s turn out to be well-known that it’s turn out to be incredibly frequent in the elite levels. So in the event you don’t play competition or events that come under ITTF rules, or you merely decide on to ignore this rule, then re-tuning is really a definite solution. Certainly if you’re going to tune, you are able to tune any rubber with any of the tuners/boosters which are still accessible on the market, so you’re no longer restricted to using the factory tuned rubbers.