Tenergy 0. 5 Alternatives The Best Table Tennis Rubbers. If youve ever played with Tenergy, youve probably wondered if there are any decent Tenergy 0. Since its release in 2. Monica The Boy Is Mine Zip. Tenergy 0. 5 has been practically worshiped by table tennis players the world over Butterfly describe it as the worlds best table tennis rubber. Its used by almost all of the worlds top players. Players even describe a feeling of never being able to go back to another rubber after playing with it. So whats the problemWell, its too darn expensive In the UK, Tenergy 0. In the US, 7. 4. And this is per sheet You obviously need two sheets of rubber to play. So youre looking at 9. This is getting expensive So, are there any cheaper alternatives to Tenergy 0. Well, that is what I will be investigating in this post. Buy table tennis Rubbers at Tabletennis11. Low prices, special offers, free worldwide delivery and great customer service. C391&ssl=1' alt='Nittaku Best Anti Soft Rubber' title='Nittaku Best Anti Soft Rubber' />In actual fact, Tenergy has become so dominant as the best table tennis rubber, that this post will really be looking at the best table tennis rubbers available today, excluding the Tenergy series. When people ask for table tennis rubbers like Tenergy they usually mean, I cant afford Tenergy, what else is good. If price is an option, I can highly recommend buying from Tabletennis. They not only offer great value prices on all their products, but they also give you 2. That usually means that if you buy six rubbers all at the same time enough to last you a whole season you can get up to 3. That sounds like a pretty good idea to me This post was originally written in October 2. December 2. 01. 5 to keep it up to date. Tibhar Evolution MX P My Favourite Rubber. I have been a Tenergy user since 2. I briefly tried out Stiga Calibra LT rubbers in 2. Tenergy within a few weeks. Back in 2. 01. 2, when I first wrote this blog post, I concluded that Tenergy was still the best and advised players to think carefully before buying so called alternatives. Heres what I had to sayFor me, Im sticking with Tenergy In my opinion, its still the best rubber available at the moment and nothing can quite compare. Yes, its ridiculously over priced but it is unique. Remember, its also expensive buying new rubbers that you dont like. I shelled out for two sheets of Calibra LT and never played a competitive match with themIf youre not entirely pleased with your cheaper alternative, youve wasted a decent amount of money. At least with Tenergy you know you will be happy. Not to mention the possibly psychological influence playing with rubbers that you believe are sub standard could have on your performance. I believe that the gap between Tenergy 0. Thats why Butterfly can charge so damn much Im pleased to say that since then a lot has changed. Nittaku Best Anti Soft Rubber' title='Nittaku Best Anti Soft Rubber' />I have now moved away from Tenergy and am happily playing with Evolution MX P by Tibhar. In my opinion, MX P is pretty much identical to Tenergy 0. Ive barely noticed any difference since switching. And its not just meEngland 1 Paul Drinkhall is also using Tibhar Evolution MX P, having played for many years with Tenergy 0. Hes had some of the best wins of his career with the new rubbers. Vladimir Samsonov is another top player using the rubbers. The Evolution series of rubbers are Tibhars answer to Tenergy. They have a very similar looking topsheet and sponge, and are made in Japan instead of being just another ESN German rubber with a different name. There are four variations MX P, MX S, FX P and EL P but I am going to focus on MX P as that is the fastest and most like Tenergy 0. Comparing it to TenergyIt has a similar sponge look and feelIt has a similar amount of speed. It has a similar high arc thrown angle. With plenty of control and at least as good speed and spin, if not better, Evolution MX P is a genuine Tenergy 0. The fact that Tibhar havent replaced Evolution with a newer version recently also is very promising as it shows they are very happy with its performance. If you are looking for a Tenergy 0. I would strongly advise going for MX P. If you would like more information on Tibhar Evolution MX P I recommend you read my full review here. All the best brands of table tennis rubber. Comparison chart with speedspincontrol ratings. Best service, Best prices OOAK Table Tennis Forum A truly International Table Tennis Community for both Defensive and Offensive styles In this post I look at some of the Butterfly Tenergy 05 alternatives. I focus on the best table tennis rubbers from all the other top brands. Reasons to purchase your table tennis equipment from our store Best Price Guarantee we match every US store Free storewide shipping over 50 on all. IPJAS. Pimple table tennis rubbers for controlling and manipulating the spin of others. Deceptive for your opponents, use their spin against themYou can buy Tibhar Evolution MX P for 4. Tabletennis. 11 roughly 3. Or, if you buy enough rubbers to last you an entire season six sheets of MX P you can get yourself 2. Six sheets of MX P from Tabletennis. That brings the price down to almost half that of Tenergy. Amazing value from Tabletennis. I honestly cant believe that Im saving that much money 1. Other Potential Tenergy 0. I dont think you need to look any further than MX P for a perfect Tenergy 0. Its not only great value but its also one of the best table tennis rubbers available. However, if you are looking for something different here is a list of all the current rubbers from the top brands. These are all offensive rubbers high speed or high spin rubbers that are popular choices among top players. Each brand seems to have one series that is promoted in a way to compare it to the Tenergy series. Adidas Tenzone. Andro Rasant. DHS Hurricane. Donic Bluefire. Gewo Hype. Joola Rhyzm. Nittaku Fastarc. Stiga Airoc. TSP Agrit. Victas V Xiom Omega. Yasaka Rakza. Ill be looking at each of these rubbers and commenting on their performance and price. Adidas Tenzone. When I first heard that Adidas were making table tennis rubbers I thought it might be a disaster. Either a disaster or overpriced rubbish that simply cashed in on the Adidas brand name to sell poor quality rubbers at standard prices. Im pleased to say I was wrong Right from the start I think they started selling rubbers in 2. Adidas released a range of really high quality rubbers and impressed the table tennis community with what they had to offer. The Adidas Ten. Zone series of rubbers made no attempt to hide the fact that they were designed to be like Butterflys Tenergy rubbers. However, they performed well and received positive reviews. Here is a review on MegaspinOverall the Adidas Ten. Zone rubber can be labelled as very fast, with above average spin. Its speed is comparable to that of Tenergy 0. Hexer and Calibra. Its like Calibra LT but a little bit spinnier. Its built for speed and it has lots of it. I enjoyed counter hitting and smashing with this rubber far from the table. Receiving spinny serves is easy since this rubber is not sensitive to incoming spin. This rubber is above average in blocking also. I would recommend this rubber for advanced players only because this is not everybodys toy. Adidas Ten. Zone Ultra was released in 2. I was fortunate enough to be sent a sheet of it early to try out. You can read my full review of the rubber here. From everything Ive heard it was a clear improvement on the original Tenzone and received good reviews. I was going to leave it there until I started reading about the Adidas P7 rubber. This rubber has received a lot of really positive reviews. So many in fact that Im tempting to buy a sheet and try it out myself Everybody seems to love this rubber. Its brilliant for spin but also gives you the speed and control you need. Its a true attackers rubber and a best seller at Megaspin. The Adidas P7 is also the highest rated overall rubber on Table. Tannis. DB The only downside with the Adidas rubbers is the price. They are all quite expensive. On Megaspin in the US the Tenzone Ultra is 6. P7 is 5. 9. 9. 5 and the Tenzone is 5. At Tees. Sport in the UK the Tenzone Ultra is 3. P7 is 3. 5. 9. 9 and the Tenzone is 3. Compare this to Tenergy 0. In the US, Tenergy and the Adidas rubbers are roughly the same price.