Evolution EL-P
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Spin and Control to have excellent |
Averages reviews points
- Speed:7.86
- Spin:9.17
- Control:8.81
-
EVOLUTION EL-P is the most elastic rubber of the EVOLUTION rubber series. EL-P with its medium sponge perfectly fits in between the harder MX-P or MX-S and the softer FX-P and thus completes the EVOLUTION series.
The selected pimple geometry of the elastic EL-P does not even come close to the other EVOLUTION versions in terms of spin and speed. Very precise and powerful strokes can be realised at half distance or at the table.
EVOLUTION EL-P: chosen by most of the Topspin players for whom the MX version is too hard and the FX version too soft, however putting the emphasis on rotation and power.
- Pimples in
Players use Evolution EL-P
- Excellent spin performance with high rotation on drives and serves
- High stability, allowing consistent shots even with poor positioning
- Excels in short-distance techniques like flicks, chiquitas, and stops
- Well-balanced hardness suitable for both forehand and backhand use
- Long durability with excellent cost-performance ratio
Reviews by user
-
-
Cool Max (Experience: 11〜20 years) A milder version of Tenergy 05 with a higher arc
-
2018/09/11
The arc is also on the high side, giving your topspin drive good stability.
Short serves, maybe because of how soft the topsheet is, don't stay short and cut well. Long serves are also mediocre.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Innerforce Layer · ZLC-CS
-
-
-
zxcvbnm (Experience: 6〜10 years) A rubber focused on stability and spin, mainly for close-to-mid distance play
-
2018/09/02
I was using the 1.9mm version.
Max power on hard hits and max spin when really ripping the ball fall short of the MX-P, but even with imperfect form or medium/light hits, it still gets solid spin and the ball goes into the opponent's court stably.As above, speed is on the modest side, so for smashes and angled shots you should really aim your course carefully.
Against backspin, your topspin drive gets solid spin and lifts the ball up well, and against topspin, you can hit back without losing to the opponent's ball.
This might partly be down to my own skill, but I felt it was hard to land the ball in the opponent's court when standing more than 3m from the table, so if you're going to make this your main rubber, it's better to play close-to-the-table to mid-distance, up to about 2m from the table.
For pushes and stops, the ball tends to float up a little, but on the plus side it lands in the court stably because of that.
Also, even after about 3 months of playing twice a week for a total of 4-5 hours a week, I didn't feel any real drop in performance at all.It's a good rubber that emphasizes stability and spin — playable by anyone from a somewhat experienced beginner and up.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
-
-
-
Raspai (Experience: 4〜5 years) Soft but powerful
-
2018/08/05
This is an interesting rubber.
I used it on my forehand, and even when my form broke down a bit, good spinny balls still went in.
It's similar to Butterfly's 05, but since it's softer than that, I'd describe it as like the 80 with a higher arc.
Speed on a light hit: 05 = EL-P < 80
Speed on a hard hit: 80 ≤ EL-P ≤ 05
Spin on a light hit: 05 ≤ 80 ≤ EL-P
Spin on a hard hit: 80 = EL-P < 05
Height of the arc: 80 < EL-P ≤ 05All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use LIU Shiwen ZLF
-
-
-
Alexandra (Experience: 6〜10 years) Between Tenergy 05 and 05 FX
-
2018/07/31
The sponge hardness is 45 degrees, so as advertised it comes out to medium hardness.
The topsheet is hard, so overall it's harder than Rozena.Spin performance is extremely high — I felt it's comparable to Tenergy 05.
The order goes 05 FX < EL-P < 05, and it's very easy to use.Among Tenergy-alike rubbers, I felt this one's performance was head and shoulders above the rest.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
-
-
-
Hikuru [Chinese style penholder] (Experience: 2〜3 years) Red sponge looks cool
-
2018/05/19
Used 2.1mm thickness on the forehand of a Chinese penhold racket.
Topspin drive... extremely stable. The arc is high too, and the ball zips and stretches once it's over the table.
Against backspin drives... it lifts the ball up easily.
Even hitting a speed drive, it's easy to lift the ball up.Serves... easy to vary the amount of spin and the length. That said, it doesn't spin on its own — if you can't put the spin on yourself, you'll get hit hard right away.
Blocks... a bit tricky. But if you block with a bit of wrist, pushing the ball, you can counter back at tremendous speed.
Short game... since this rubber is easily affected by spin, everything except the flick is easy to do. Compared to other rubbers, it falls into the easier category.
Receive... you can overwrite the opponent's spin, so you can dominate the point.
I've been singing its praises, but it really is a great rubber, so if you're not sure what to get, you won't regret buying this — please give it a try.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Swat
-
-
-
Sughi (Experience: More than 20 years) Well-balanced rubber for any impact strength, but MX-P wins on raw numbers
-
2018/04/16
I picked out a fairly heavy unit in the store.
As it stands, compared to a soft off-the-shelf Tenergy 05, this one gives more speed with about the same amount of spin. If anything, on a strong impact the spin feels just a tiny bit higher…
It's a rubber that makes it easy both to blow through the ball in one shot and to keep a rally going.
My guess is that the Evolution series is basically the 2008 version of Tenergy 05 with a thicker topsheet, reproducing the coarser-bubble spring sponge from back then.
It makes sense that people whisper that the Evolution is on a different level from the rest.
Back then, the tension agent in Tenergy caught on the racket control, so from the 2009 domestically produced Tenergy 64 onward, they probably switched to today's fine-bubble spring sponge and boosted the bounce as a minor update.
This is spot-on for anyone who can't forget that sinking-in feel of the old Tenergy 05 and 64 from back then.Points to watch out for: it's a slightly more demanding rubber to handle than the old Tenergy, and it's just as heavy as the old Tenergy — it could go over 50g.
Because the topsheet on this generation of German spin rubbers is thicker, if your swing is too slow to deform the pips when you hit, the ball will come off slow with basically no spin at all.
Choose your rubber carefully.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Zhang Jike ZLC
-
-
-
Bird head (Experience: Less than a year) Spin?
-
2018/03/18
I switched to the EL-P because I wanted more ball dwell time, but if you're just looking at that, Rakza X is actually better.
Spin-wise, the EL-P is better, I think.
With topspin drives, it feels like there isn't much spin on the ball, but there actually is, surprisingly.
I might be giving the wrong impression here, but it's actually a really good rubber.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use WANOKIWAMI REN OFF
-
Related rubber
Rubber
Producer
Type
Racket
Producer
Grip
Review Ranking
-
Get the Amazon gift card at a Review!
20 points are added in the post. You can replace it by Amazon Gift Card worth $5.00 with 1000 points.
