Customer review for Donic Baracuda Big Slam

External Review for Donic Baracuda Big Slam on April 18, 2022

Facts: red rubber (sponge hardness 38 degree) in maximum thickness. Weight packed 95 g., uncutted 65 g. and on my Cybershape blade 46 grams.
After I ordered a Xiom Omega 7 Pro in 2mm (as a forehand rubber for my new Lemuria "Cybershape 6", inner layer carbon wood), I found out that this rubber is perfect for my backhand side. :-/
So I started looking for a rubber that was as light as possible and that produced a lot of spin.
- ... and so I decided to try the Donic Baracuda Big Slam (in 2mm)!!! Since it was a bit too slow in 2mm, I ended up buying it in the maximum thickness. Interestingly, my feeling with the Big Slam was the opposite of what I felt on the regular Barracuda. What I mean to say is that the normal Barracuda (with 47.5 degree sponge) seems softer and the Big Slam (with its 38 degrees) on the other hand seems harder! I found the difference in speed between the two rubbers to be rather small, with the normal Barracuda delivering significantly more spin than the Big Slam. ( - admittedely the "normal" Barracuda is glued on a completely different blade! ... a very hard ZLC blade with Koto outerveneer!)
Conclusion: Like its big brother, the Big Slam sometimes takes on a good portion of spin and then seems a bit uncontrolled in passive play. However, if you can deal with the opponent's rotation, the rubber appears safe and controlled. ... and it produces almost as much spin as its big brother !!!
Addendum: The Big Slam weighs (in max.) 6 grams less than its "big brother" with 2 mm. - interestingly, my two "Big Slam" (with 2mm and max) weighed the same !!!

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