Friendship/729 General (Cross sponge)

Friendship/729 General (Cross sponge) reviews and ratings on this inverted table tennis rubber.

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From manufacturer:

Speed	9.0 / 9
Spin	10.0 / 9
Control	9.0 / 9
Tensor $<b>Tensor Rubber</b> - Tensor rubbers have a pre-tensioned rubber topsheet, already pulled tighter so it has some built in catapult effect to increase speed and spin. Normal rubbers don\'t have extra tension.$	No

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Speed	7.1
Spin $<b>Spin</b> is the amount of ball rotation generated by the rubber. This is affected by the rubber\'s tackiness, sponge thickness, sponge hardness as well as the blade\'s flexibility.$	7.8
Control	8.4
Tackiness $<b>Tackiness</b> refers to the level of stickiness of the rubber surface. Traditional Chinese rubbers are usually tacky enough to lift a ball off the table by pressing the rubber on top of the ball, whereas traditional European and Japanese rubbers do not.<br><table class=\'smalldata\'><tr class=\'head\'><td>Rating</td><td>Description</td></tr><tr><td>8+</td><td>Very tacky</td></tr><tr><td>6 - 8</td><td>Tacky</td></tr><tr><td>4 - 6</td><td>Medium tacky</td></tr><tr><td>2 - 4</td><td>Slightly tacky</td></tr><tr><td>Under 2</td><td>Completely non-tacky</td></tr></table>$	5.7 - Medium tacky
Throw Angle $<b>Throw Angle</b> is the angle that the ball is projected from strokes like the loop. For a topspin loop, a high throw angle will lift the ball higher. Tacky rubbers often have a higher throw angle. <br><br><b>Note: This rating refers to the topspin strokes only.</b> On an underspin chop, the same rubber with a high throw angle will actually produce a very low angle on a chop (it is reversed). This rubber should still be rated as high throw since the rating refers to topspin.<br><table class=\'smalldata\'><tr class=\'head\'><td>Rating</td><td>Description</td></tr><tr><td>9+</td><td>Very high</td></tr><tr><td>7 - 9</td><td>High</td></tr><tr><td>5.5 - 7</td><td>Medium-high</td></tr><tr><td>3.5 - 5.5</td><td>Medium</td></tr><tr><td>1.5 - 3.5</td><td>Medium-low</td></tr><tr><td>Under 1.5</td><td>Low</td></tr></table>$	4.0 - Medium
Weight	3.5 - Average
Sponge Hardness $<b>Sponge Hardness</b> refers to the density of the sponge. This is measured in degrees:<table class=\'smalldata\'><tr class=\'head\'><td>Rating</td><td>Description</td><td>Degrees</td></tr><tr><td>8+</td><td>Hard</td><td>45+ degrees</td></tr><tr><td>6 - 8</td><td>Medium Hard</td><td>43-44 degrees</td></tr><tr><td>4 - 6</td><td>Medium</td><td>41-42 degrees</td></tr><tr><td>2 - 4</td><td>Medium Soft</td><td>38-40 degrees</td></tr><tr><td>Under 2</td><td>Soft</td><td>under 37 degrees</td></tr></table>$	6.6 - Medium-hard
Gears $<b>Gears</b> refers to a rubber\'s ability to produce a wide range of speeds. A rubber with a wide range of speeds (many gears) can produce slow speeds (on gentle strokes) and high speeds (on hard strokes). With few gears, you may always produce fairly slow balls, or always produce fairly fast balls on lighter and harder strokes.$	5.1 - Above average gears
Durability	7.2 - Lasts longer than average
Consistency	8.0
Overall	7.4 3.7

Description of Friendship/729 General (Cross sponge)

High viscosity and Light weight to rubber, Friction coefficient big, for CROSS sponge rubber, the loop drive speed and the strength obtain the large scale promotion, It is ideal for table tennis players who apply loop drive with fast attack.
Speed: 9
Spin: 10
Control: 9
Forward: 9
Fitted Play: Sticky, Light, Loop and Fast Attack

Reviews of the Friendship/729 General (Cross sponge)

Anonymous said this on August 5, 2010:

Very nice rubber. Not too heavy. Allround+++ or OFF- .

Anonymous said this on April 11, 2011:

now works much better whith galaxy t-11 . good convinacion, incredible quality/price.

Anonymous said this on September 28, 2011:

It has good speed but not too spinny and is tacky out of the box.
Sponge hardness according to packaging was 44 degrees, but hands on felt to be around 42-43 degrees.
Black rubber with blue sponge felt a bit more harder as compared to Red rubber with orange sponge.

Overall Good for the Price

treonar said this on May 15, 2012:

black 46�º red 44�º.
edit: better with fast blades. sponge is little hardness for Stiffness blades. Great durability but less tackiness with some hours (I prefers without taky). Great for the price.

crag_hack said this on September 15, 2012:

price is pretty but if you are not a beginner you'd better avoid this rubber

it is surely worse than any cheapest Milkyway or Palio rubber

Shirazir said this on October 15, 2012:

A good beginner rubber due mainly to it's price and simplicity.

These rubbers last quite a while so they take "beginner abuse" quite well and by the time they need replacing, you'll be ready for something faster and spinnier.

This isn't an overly tacky rubber and while it can't pick up a ball off the table, it does react enough to incoming spin to effectively teach a newer player how spin effects the game.

Sponge-wise, it's fairly-firm and lacks any sort of real ability to engage the sponge, that said, it's a great rubber in the short game.

Again, this is a very good do it all rubber for newer players or those looking for a step up from pre-made rackets.

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