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RUBBERS
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SRIVER, SRIVER EL, SRIVER FX A rubber for controlled
offensive strokes. Every
all-round player requires
more aggressive
element in his/her game
nowadays. Sapphira is
an all-round rubber that
makes your offensive
strokes more powerful.
A wide range of players,
from beginners to
veterans, will find
Sapphira an advanced
rubber for the modern
all-round strategy.
38 1.5, 1.7, 1.9, 2.1, Max
DEN THICKNESS
Sriver is the most
successful Butterfly
Rubber since it was
introduced in 1967. More
than 20 world and 70
European have won their
titles with Sriver. The
combination of the hard
and spinny rubber on the
surface with a medium
hard and flexible sponge
makes Sriver the natural
choice for all round
attacking players. It’s
consistency proves it is
the all time winner.
All-Round 10.0 8.0
CLASS SPD SPN
OH SANG EUN (KOR)
2009 Japan Open Champion
Oh Sang Eun
Tenergy 64 / Tenergy 64
35 1.7, 1.9, 2.1, Max
DEN THICKNESS
33 1.9, 2.1, Max
DEN THICKNESS
SAPPHIRA
All-Round 8.75 8.5 35 1.9
CLASS SPD SPN DEN THICKNESS
FLEXTRA
A flexible topsheet on
a soft sponge produces
good spin with
moderate speed and
exceptional control.
Rubbers like Flextra are
perfect for the player
relying on variation
of speed and spin to
force errors from the
opponent.
All-Round 8.25 8.75 32 1.7, 1.9
CLASS SPD SPN DEN THICKNESS
ASK THE EXPERTS…
Question: “Hi, I am a J-pen player who is a offensive minded looper/driver. Sriver is just a little too
slow for my style of play. I’m looking for a rubber that maintains a soft to medium feel and that provides
more speed and spin than Sriver EL. I am looking at Bryce FX and Sriver G2 FX. Which rubber would you
recommend for me? Feel free to include any other rubber suggestions :) I also wish to
adopt a style of play similar to Kim Taek Soo or Ryu Seung Min.”
Answer: You definitely want long pips on one side and some sort of inverted
to be able to make spin on the other side ( For serving/pushes/some attacks).
With some practice, it will be easier to chop w the long pips side than the
smooth spinny side. I would suggest trying the Feint Long III with
0.5mm sponge first. The nice thing about this rubber is its ability
to attack also, because the grippy pips can get some grip on the
ball allowing some offense. Any follow-up questions, please
let us know.
Best wishes, Mark Nordby
USATT National Coach