Customer review for Donic BlueStar A1

External Review for Donic BlueStar A1 on November 4, 2024

I'm USATT rated ~1700, 2-winged looper. I tried this rubber in 2.0 on a few blades. Some worked awfully, e.g. on Harimoto ALC, the blade and the rubber both want to hold the ball longer, causing the ball to shoot out way too slow. On Apolonia ZLC it worked better, but still not satisfactory. I put it away for some time until I randomly put it on an IFL ZLC. It worked amazing, good grip on the ball, but shoots out the ball just in time with nice spin and arc. IFL ZLC is less stiff in hardcore strokes/loops compared to Apolonia, which gives longer dwell time and a much more friendly feeling in the hand compared to Apo. This rubber also accentuates the IFL ZLC's surprising ability to land the ball on the table, however off I thought the ball would go. At one point I was prepared to counter a loop, then found my stroke way too late, so I casually made the stroke in a 'i-give-up' attitude, yet the counter succeeded... Everything just works like an automatic geared car, blocking/opening-up/touch plays etc. No weakness at all. Because of this amazing finding, I actually switched from Harimoto ALC to IFL ZLC as my main paddle for quite some time (until the EJ disease found me again with a Harimoto SZLC...). Overall good rubber, but needs to pair with the right blade.

For those interested in weight, cut to IFL ZLC (149x157), rubber weighs 50g, so it's on the heavy side.

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