Booster SA [Discontinued]
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[Hardness] Little soft [Performance] Speed and Spin to have excellent |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed:8.28
- Spin:7.86
- Control:7.42
- Tension System Table soft rubber of the spin-type!
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Tension system table soft rubber with improved spinning performance in combination with newly developed topsheet and well-balanced sponge. In Table software is ideal for offensive player-intensive spin amount of change and drive. (made in Germany)
- Short pimples
Players use Booster SA
- Remarkable spin performance for a forehand soft rubber
- Easy to use for players switching from backhand soft
- Excellent cost-performance ratio
- Stable control performance
- Lacks distinctive forehand soft characteristics
Reviews by user
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Dedenmushi (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Just the right arc
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2021/03/30
I've been using this since it first came out.
The overall balance is great, and even about 13 years after release, I still think it's excellent value for money.
Short pips tend to come out with new releases later than inverted rubber, but because of that they often surpass older rubbers in spin and speed performance by the time they do — which also means they keep getting closer and closer to inverted rubber. I feel like the spin performance of recent short-pips releases is now roughly on par with old high-bounce inverted rubbers.
That's a bit of a tangent, but those recent super-high-performance short pips don't suit me, and I keep coming back to the somewhat old-fashioned Booster SA.
The trapezoidal (with a slight cylindrical touch) shape of the pimples gives just the right arc to the trajectory — hit it flat and it rebounds honestly, and even a thin touch barely slips. The sponge hardness must be just right too. Blocking holds up fine as well.
For short pips, it has a distinct "holding the ball" feel, which is where opinions on it probably split. I've hit with this rubber on single-ply, plywood, and carbon blades, and it really matched best with a harder blade. With a soft blade like an arylate one, it held the ball too much.
It doesn't bounce that much, so a heavier build suits it well. If you haven't tried it yet, it's definitely worth giving a shot.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use DYNASTY CARBON
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Takuto No.23 (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Great even switching from inverted rubber
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2020/06/18
Coming back to table tennis after a while, I felt my backhand stroke was leaning toward a short-pips style, so I switched to this rubber.
On offense, the ball carries an amount of spin you wouldn't expect from short pips. That's probably not something a short-pips purist would call a good thing... but honestly, I found it easy to play with. If you're after a purely traditional short-pips feel, I'd recommend a different rubber.
It's also easy to control, and blocking gave me stable, reliable returns, so I didn't find it hard to use at all.
I'd recommend this to anyone switching from inverted rubber to short pips, or to short-pips beginners.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use LIBERTA SYNERGY PLUS
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Mottsan (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Feels just like inverted rubber
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2020/04/23
After switching from shakehand, I didn't have a backhand rubber, so I got this one from someone and practiced with it glued on — it felt no different from inverted rubber. Like inverted rubber it grips spin, but it also has the good snap of short pips, so it felt like the best of both worlds.
That said, knuckle balls are hard to produce even off a flat hit, so opponents return it easily, but considering stability and ease of use, I thought this rubber was totally fine.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Forutiusu FT
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Nice Ball (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Solid choice
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2020/03/08
I originally intended to buy the Imperial XS, but the shop owner talked up the low price so much that I ended up trying a brand I'd never used before. I picked max thickness, and before the shop cut and glued it, I weighed it — 51 grams. It says hardness 40, but since that's in German hardness, I'd guess it's around 30 on the Japanese scale. Just like the shop owner said, the grip is good and it doesn't slip. It's the backhand side on a one-ply penhold blade, and since it's light, going with max thickness was the right call. Speed is plenty. Spin is also easy to put on. It's a bit harder than the Imperial XS, but it's a solid substitute that does the job well.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
Racket recommended use MA LIN EXTRA OFFENSIVE
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Shiokara (Experience: ４〜５ years)
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2020/02/10
Using this on my forehand with short pips.
It has no real quirks, so it's easy to handle even if you're switching over from inverted rubber.
Receiving and the short game have the ease you'd expect from short pips, while it delivers real power on topspin drives and smashes. I'd definitely recommend this to short-pips forehand players.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Swat Power
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Kanata (Experience: ４〜５ years) Doesn't feel like short pips at all
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2020/02/07
It solves the lack of spin that's the weak point of short-pips rubbers — it's genuinely amazing at that.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use SK7 Classic
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Chinese penhold user (Experience: ２〜３ years)
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2019/12/28
Easy to use even with a penhold grip, and good for short-pips beginners or first-time users. Once you get used to it you can really put spin on the ball, and I think the performance is good enough that even advanced players wouldn't complain.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Arsnova
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