Yinhe Saturn Pro

In my experience, the rubber is not very grippy when looping. This can impact the overall performance during play, particularly for players who rely on spin. It may require some adjustment in technique to achieve the desired results. Overall, while the rubber has its strengths, the lack of grip during looping is a notable drawback.

In my review, I used a medium hardness sponge on my backhand side. The rubber has impressive spin generation and is particularly effective for flick shots and smashing. Additionally, it provides accuracy and a safe option for a defensive blocking style of play.

I am using a 2.2mm soft sponge on a 729 V6 blade. This rubber is quite similar to the DHS Skyline TG2 NEO but feels a little more bouncy. It generates good spin; however, performing backspin serves can be somewhat challenging. The ball tends to fly off a bit during these serves, and the same issue occurs in the short game.

Brush loops work well, but the ball can occasionally go long. Additionally, lifting the ball from under the table often results in it hitting the net. Perhaps I am still getting used to the slower speed of this rubber for certain strokes.

Overall, the Big Dipper rubber works better for me. While it may be slightly less spinny than the Saturn Pro, it generates enough spin for my playing style. I feel much more secure with my looping and short game when using Big Dipper compared to Saturn Pro. Moreover, backspin serves are significantly easier to execute with Big Dipper.

The Big Dipper sponge has a hardness rating of H38. The weight of the cut rubber at 2.2mm soft is 44g.

Before switching to this rubber, I was a user of Xiom Omega 7 Europe. Overall, it feels similar to the Xiom but with increased tackiness and slightly more power.

It took me about 2-3 sessions to get used to the rubber. The good thing is that no boosting is required. This is a medium rubber, with a hardness rating of about 36-38 degrees.

I have a black 39° rubber with an uncut mass of 61g, which I use as my forehand rubber on a Yinhe T-2 blade (c-pen) with RPB 802-40.

Overall, this rubber has proven to be quite good, especially for my playing style. It reminds me of Yasaka DO in terms of performance.

However, due to the stiffness of the T-2 blade, I find it challenging to block against strong spin or to create side spin effectively.

I plan to try this rubber on my Z7 blade next week and hope that it performs much better.