Customer review for Donic Baracuda

External Review for Donic Baracuda on January 28, 2016

My rubber is glued to a Barricade DEF blade and I use it on FH with OX Curl-P1r on Backhand. I actually play offensively, most of the time, at close/medium distance to the table, using the pips to disrupt the pace, or for chopping if needed. I've been playing table tennis for 3 years now and this is the second time I get to use a Baracuda. When I was a beginner I used it on a Waldner Allplay blade on the FH side, and even though I liked the rubber back then, I wasn't able to get the most out of it.

SPIN: This rubber has an awesome dwell time and produces a LOT of spin on all strokes.

SERVE: My biggest weapon on serves has always been deception rather then of spin. Baracuda allows me to produce a wide range of very spinny serves.

LOOPS: This rubber made me a looping machine. Mind you that it's a slow rubber glued to a DEF blade, so the Loops are not really fast, but VERY spinny and controlled. I've seen good players misjudge the amount of spin and block the loop way out of the table. My favorite stroke.

DRIVES: Even though this rubber is slow, driving the ball feels good and it's fast enough if you do it right. Not suited for long distance play though.

PUSH: Very easy to generate spin and pressure the opponent with good placed balls.

HIT/SMASH: Even with my DEF blade, it is fast.

CHOP: It's not hard to chop with this rubber. Even against heavy topspin.

Durability: I have been playing with the same rubber 8h a week for 1 year now. It's still very good. 10/10.

Bottom line: Tenergy 64 is still the best rubber out there for me, as I'm not quite a fan of the Tenergy 05. Baracuda is slower then Tenergy 64, but it generates a lot of spin. Control is awesome. For the price of this rubber, I would say give it a try. If it's too slow for your FH, you may still like it on the BH side. If you are a DEF to All+ player, then you can't go wrong with this one. Works well with poly balls. I'm using it on 2.0mm sponge.

Review helpful? Yes | No

← Back to All reviews for Donic Baracuda