This rubber is sometimes recommended as an alternative to Tenergy 05FX. I used both in maximum thickness and red on the forehand.

First of all, FX-S was offered 20 Euros cheaper than 05FX. However, I was slightly disappointed because it is slower and has a lower throw than 05FX.

Lifting backspin balls and lifting the ball from beneath the table is much easier with 05FX. I found no noticeable difference in blocking or control.

The topsheet looks strong and durable. Nonetheless, I will return to 05FX, as it is the best I have found so far for my forehand (on an Adidas Fibertec Classic blade).

Easy-playing rubber with a nice feel.
Offers good control, decent spin, and speed.
Very prominent catapult.
Slightly bouncy on service receive.
Superb blocking due to dwell time.
Lifting backspin is a pure joy.
Durable with a meaty top sheet that can withstand training. The sponge is also good.
Overall, a user-friendly rubber.

The Evolution FX-S is my go-to feel-good topspin rubber for my forehand. It offers tons of spin and good speed, allowing me to place the ball precisely where I want. Despite its capabilities, it is not too heavy. My rubbers consistently weigh between 44-46g (2.0mm).

This rubber interacts exceptionally well with my DHS 301 blade and my PP Vispower blade. It also performs well on a Sanwei HC-5S. However, I have noticed that it may lack some speed on all wood blades, such as my Darker 7P-2a or the Ma Long 5 (Nittaku).

Despite trying numerous other rubbers on my forehand, including Omega VII Euro/Pro, FX-P, Fastarc G-1, C-1, P-1, Vega Japan, Tour, Pro, Hexer Grip, EL-P, Super Ventus, and others, I consistently find myself returning to the Evolution FX-S. Its superb combination of power, spin, and control makes it an exceptional choice for my playing style.

Bought this as an upgrade from Stiga Mendo on my Stiga all-round racket (BH 1.9). I was worried that it would be too fast and uncontrollable for me, but it suited me fine. My son has Rakza 7 Soft on All+, and it felt a little uncontrollable for me. It has great spin and a little catapult effect and is very controllable for me as an “advanced beginner.” Perfect upgrade for me. I play once a week in a club with other 40-70-year-olds and occasionally with my 13-year-old son in the same club. I use Evolution EL-S FH with an identical experience.

An excellent rubber.

As a beginner, I used this on my backhand (BH) with a thickness of 1.9mm, and Extra Long Soft (EL-S) on my forehand (FH), with the Tibhar Drinkhall All-round Classic blade. This combination helped me improve massively. However, I believe advanced players would usually look for a harder and faster rubber than this.

The rubber is able to impart plenty of spin on the ball when needed, as well as having many gears. I would say this rubber is fairly sensitive to incoming spin (an attribute that was aided by a blade which had really nice feeling). Overall, this rubber definitely served its purpose, allowing me to develop my backhand massively.

I have been using FXS max sponge on my backhand (bh) side, with MXS on the forehand (fh), on a defensive blade.

I feel the FXS rubber is very consistent and can produce a reasonable amount of spin, but nothing special. I felt that my bh serves lacked zip and spin, although blocking and pushing were good. Bh topspin was also good, making it a very steady rubber.

For me, the FXS rubber felt too soft and slow, especially when compared to the MXS. I tried the FXS on my fh a few times and the difference between the 2 was speed off the face, which resulted in a 300mm shorter landing point on the opponents side of the table when playing fh loop. So the softer sponge helps grip the ball, adds “dwell” time, but the catapult effect of the sponge is reduced and therefore speed.

On the bh, FXS seemed to lack penetration and lacks that “crisp” feeling I’m looking for.

Overall, FXS is a very consistent rubber, with good defensive capabilities. It’s a “safe” rubber, and playing topspin against backspin is good.

FXS may well be completely different on an offensive blade, with the blade’s properties making up for the apparent lack of speed.

I have now changed the FXS for MXP, so the set up is now MXS on my bh & MXP on my fh. First impressions are that the spin and speed has increased on my bh, with a more “solid / crisp” feeling. I will provide a review of the MXP in a couple of months, but it felt very nice the first time out!

Using MAX sponge on the backhand (switched to FH since the initial writing) of Xiom Offensive S, the speed is only a touch slower than FX-P, approximately 8.7. It produces just a touch more spin than FX-P. The extra hardness is immediately noticeable when compared to FX-P or other medium/soft rubbers. It almost feels akin to Rasanter R42 in hardness, which isn’t surprising as they both have 42°~ sponges.

The click sound is prominent, as it is with FX-P and some other soft Tensors. I perceive control as similarly high (but different) to, say, the FX-P or a Rakza 7 soft. The rubber bites a little better than FX-P, but like the FX-P, it can slip a bit on very light contact.

I’m getting good spin in short games and serves, which continues back from the table too, although good contact is still required from any distance to get the most from it. Obviously, one can’t rely on tackiness for spin when only applying a gentle touch. With good contact, the user is rewarded with quality spin though.

I also question the durability of this rubber as someone else did, however, I would recommend using good tape and not hitting the edges.

If you’re deciding between FX-P and FX-S, then decide based on whether you want power or mechanical spin with a slightly harder sponge. For slightly greater mechanical spin with an equally slightly harder sponge, go with the FX-S. Otherwise, going with the FX-P is a safe bet. I’m using both, and it’s just about personal preference.

I’m a big fan of Tibhar tensors, so my review might be somewhat biased. However, this is one of the best rubbers I have ever played with.

First, I need to mention that this is not a soft rubber. If you were expecting something like Tibhar Sound rubbers, you will be wrong. The Evo FX-S has a medium-soft sponge, but the topsheet is thick and hard, so the overall feel of the rubber is medium or medium-hard. The rubber has very good grip and can easily produce spin with properly executed strokes. Your short game over the table and serve receives will be very good. The rubber has a strong catapult effect when you loop hard, but it is very controlled during fine-touch play. The Evo FX-S is a loop-generating machine when mounted on a five-ply all-wood blade. You can’t go wrong with it.

Review:**

Warning: The rubber is more brittle than the FX-P and provides the same feeling and speed. It is recommended to keep using the FX-P instead.

The Tibhar Evolution FX-S feels quite hard to the touch for a 42-degree rubber, having a similar firmness as the EL-P. Consistent with this, it weighs 47 grams (157 x 150 mm), only 1 gram less than the EL-P and on par with rubbers such as the DHS Hurricane 3 Neo, Gewo nanoFLEX FT45, and Nittaku Fastarc C-1, which have significantly harder sponges.

Hitting the first couple of FH drives with the FX-S, I immediately felt the potential for developing a soft rubber crush. Unlike many soft rubbers, the FX-S doesn’t suffer from bottoming out effects, where the ball penetrates through the sponge to make contact with the blade, which can render soft rubbers unpredictable on very hard shots and blocks.

Read our full, in-depth review:
http://blog.tabletennis11.com/tibhar-evolution-series-table-tennis-rubbers-review.

I see no one tried this rubber. I’m looking forward to trying it, and I’ll post a review as soon as I do.

I’ve finally tried it. I used it on my backhand with an EL-P on my forehand and a Stiga Infinity VPS-V Diamond Touch blade. I found this rubber to be very pleasant to play with. It’s very spinny, which is good for backhand flips and loops when the ball comes low. It also has impressive speed. It’s good rubber overall, but it takes about a week to adjust to all the angles to make the real dangerous blocking.

I have started playing after a long time and faced a huge problem with my earlier combination. Then I have used this rubber Evolution fx s. It is an unbelievable rubber which makes you believe ‘you can’ and it helped me to bring back my confidence. I have been using a controlled carbon blade “Samsonov carbon blade”. This rubber should be used as a Forehand rubber.

Control- Outstanding (it will make you feel it s difficult to hit outside).
Speed- It has many gears. So it will be tremendous fast if you would apply source or else it will act in OFF category not OFF+.
Spin- Brilliant amount of spin.

Service

Loop/Topspin- I ll not suggest any rubber better than this. Throw is medium (medium-low).
Flat/smash- Mind blowing.
Chop- not impressive.
Service- This is not an extra ordinary stuff
Service receiving- You have to be Little bit carefull while receiving the serve. If opponent player offeres a short service then it is better to offer flick instead choping/pushing.