Stiga ECO Future M

I’m really trying to be nice here. I’m comparing it to “entry” glue on rubbers. I played with rubber for some days now. And it’s not good at anything. Unfortunately, it’s not even close in comparison to XIOM Musa, Xiom Vega Intro.

Only positive side effect is the poor performance can be used as a defensive tool? I could hold off my opponent quite a while using the rubber mainly as backhand.

Looking at charts and product descriptions from Stiga, this same rubber was called “DNA Future” and been renamed Eco Future instead. It has the same numbers spin, speed, control, and description on the packaging.

It’s a pretty lifeless rubber, and it feels like those 3 star Stiga rubbers on already assembled bats. So trying to relate to Stiga “grades”, I tried it against 1 star, 2 star, 3 star, 5 star Stiga rubber. It’s comparable with a fresh Stiga 3 star preassembled bat you can buy for 39€ / 45$.

I could only get hold of 2.1mm, and it looks like that’s the only option Stiga offers. This rubber maybe can be used for kids to learn basics between 6-10 years. Durable and dull. 30 years ago at age 12, I played with way more advanced rubber than this ever can offer.