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The Yinhe Mercury 3 Euro rubber is an impressive and budget-friendly option that competes well against pricier European counterparts. Designed for players who favor speed and spin, it boasts exceptional ratings in both categories, achieving a perfect speed score of 10 and spin rating of 10. The rubber features a medium-hard sponge that provides a tactile response, allowing players to generate powerful shots while maintaining excellent control. Weighing around 3.7 in terms of weight class, it is relatively lightweight, making it suitable for players seeking a more dynamic and agile performance.
Tackiness is a notable aspect of the Mercury 3 Euro, rated at just 0.4, indicating it has a mostly non-tacky surface. This characteristic contributes to its ability to handle various styles of play, while also ensuring that it is less sensitive to incoming spin, which many users appreciate. Players have noted that it excels in loop and topspin scenarios, with a reliable catapult effect assisting in lifting backspin shots. However, some users found it less effective at distance, requiring precise angles and timing for successful execution.
Durability is also impressive, with a score of 8.9, suggesting that this rubber can withstand the rigors of frequent play without significant wear. As for alternatives, players have recommended rubbers such as Donic Bluefire M3 and Xiom Vega Pro for comparison, especially for backhand use, where the Mercury 3 excels. Overall, the Yinhe Mercury 3 Euro rubber stands out as an excellent choice for intermediate to advanced players looking for a high-quality, affordable option that delivers in performance without breaking the bank.
This non-tacky Chinese rubber features a medium throw and medium-high speed at an affordable price point. For its value, this rubber is impressive. While it doesn’t generate the speed of Tenergy rubber, it plays like a quieter version of Tenergy 05, or an older 05 that has lost some speed.
Despite its control over fast rubbers, it offers enough speed to secure points with a decent swing. It requires less effort to generate speed than Hurricane 3, but produces less spin than most Chinese rubbers. However, its throw becomes lower farther from the table, making it challenging to clear the net. Short game performance is reasonable, with ease in looping backspin. It also exhibits low spin sensitivity.
It’s important to note that layering this rubber on top of any Tenergy series rubber is not advisable, as Tenergy rubbers contain substances that can damage the surface of Yinhe rubbers within a short period. This issue has also been observed with Yasaka Mark 5 rubber.
Used on the Yinhe T11+ blade, this rubber requires a fast blade. It’s similar to the Donic Bluefire M3 but with a less tensor, less grippy topsheet, and a less springy/lively sponge. It’s a better BH rubber than FH. It has enough spin for all types of shots if your strokes are good. Don’t expect the rubber to help you get spin but it’s grippy enough to open up underspin. It’s more forgiving on most shots because it’s less sensitive to incoming spin. However, it’s grippy enough to perform BH flicks, pushes, and sidespin. A very good beginner to intermediate rubber, it’s worth the money if you have budget constraints. It works on FH but not as well as on the BH.
I was surprised that such a cheap rubber could get a 9.2 speed rating on Revspin. However, after using it, I believe that many beginners may have rated it highly, as it is not as fast as the rating suggests. I would give it an 8, as it is less bouncy than Moon Speed and AK47.
Despite its low speed, it has good control and feels good to hit, especially on the backhand. However, it is not a good rubber for looping and does not have enough rebound for play away from the table.
Overall, if you are looking for a fast backhand rubber, I would recommend Moon Speed or AK47 instead. Mercury 3 is more suitable for beginners, thanks to its good feel but low speed.
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