Donic Slice 40 CS

I can compare with Donic slice 40 CD, Tibhar Super Defense 40, Submarine, Victas 401, Butterfly Takiness Chop, Victas Regular—which is an all-round rubber. Here we are talking about a more dynamic rubber, Takiness Chop and Donic Slice 40 CD. I would liken the tire close to Tibhar Defense 40. However, Donic Slice 40 CS is an interesting rubber. The sponge is tensor, but with reduced catapult—gives very good feedback without catapulting uncontrollably, medium firm in my opinion. You can give a nice spin with a short movement even over the table. It’s a little more difficult to bowl balls without spin. Has very decent attacking potential. Control over the ball is quite good; on a flat shot the rubber feels slightly dead. The Victas 401 is a much more dynamic rubber than this, and the Victas is also more sensitive to incoming ball spin. It cuts back from the table without a problem, but still with the arrangement for cutting with a smooth rubber, i.e. with attention to the spin of the ball coming your way.

I can compare this with Tibhar Super Defense and Victas 401. In general words, this is an enhanced version of Victas 401 for classic defenders. It has some grip, some tackiness. There is some catapult effect. I was surprised that after playing Victas in 1.8, I did not have to put a lot of physical effort, and I was not late for fast attacks. When you want to put pressure with your pushes on the table, it is very easy and controllable. Spin manipulation is very easy to do. When you defend from the far zone, you do not need to put in extra moves or effort. Attacking capabilities—the nature is very similar to Victas, but again with more control and rotation. This is all for 1.3. If you take Tibhar in the same thickness, there will be a totally dead rubber. This one gives an actual feeling of at least 1.5mm. It generates a lot of downspin on chops and pushes. My seasoned training partner made mistakes he never does usually. Overall, I am happy that this rubber is very energetic, controllable, and not dead like most defensive rubbers. It is not that sensitive to incoming spin. I recommend trying this rubber.