Air Scirocco SF

Air Scirocco SF reviews and ratings on this inverted table tennis rubber.

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From manufacturer:

Speed	17.5 / 20
Spin	19.5 / 20
Control	18.0 / 20
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	8.4
Spin $<b>Spin</b> is the amount of ball rotation generated by the rubber. This is affected by the rubber\'s tackiness, sponge thickness, sponge hardness as well as the blade\'s flexibility.$	9.0
Control	8.6
Tackiness $<b>Tackiness</b> refers to the level of stickiness of the rubber surface. Traditional Chinese rubbers are usually tacky enough to lift a ball off the table by pressing the rubber on top of the ball, whereas traditional European and Japanese rubbers do not.<br><table class=\'smalldata\'><tr class=\'head\'><td>Rating</td><td>Description</td></tr><tr><td>8+</td><td>Very tacky</td></tr><tr><td>6 - 8</td><td>Tacky</td></tr><tr><td>4 - 6</td><td>Medium tacky</td></tr><tr><td>2 - 4</td><td>Slightly tacky</td></tr><tr><td>Under 2</td><td>Completely non-tacky</td></tr></table>$	1.3 - Slightly tacky
Throw Angle $<b>Throw Angle</b> is the angle that the ball is projected from strokes like the loop. Assuming the loop stroke is the same, a high throw angle will lift the ball higher. Tacky rubbers often have a higher throw angle.<br><table class=\'smalldata\'><tr class=\'head\'><td>Rating</td><td>Description</td></tr><tr><td>9+</td><td>Very high</td></tr><tr><td>7 - 9</td><td>High</td></tr><tr><td>5.5 - 7</td><td>Medium-high</td></tr><tr><td>3.5 - 5.5</td><td>Medium</td></tr><tr><td>1.5 - 3.5</td><td>Medium-low</td></tr><tr><td>Under 1.5</td><td>Low</td></tr></table>$	4.7 - Medium
Weight	5.3 - Medium-heavy
Sponge Hardness $<b>Sponge Hardness</b> refers to the density of the sponge. This is measured in degrees:<table class=\'smalldata\'><tr class=\'head\'><td>Rating</td><td>Description</td><td>Degrees</td></tr><tr><td>8+</td><td>Hard</td><td>45+ degrees</td></tr><tr><td>6 - 8</td><td>Medium Hard</td><td>43-44 degrees</td></tr><tr><td>4 - 6</td><td>Medium</td><td>41-42 degrees</td></tr><tr><td>2 - 4</td><td>Medium Soft</td><td>38-40 degrees</td></tr><tr><td>Under 2</td><td>Soft</td><td>under 37 degrees</td></tr></table>$	6.3 - Medium-hard
Gears $<b>Gears</b> refers to a rubber\'s ability to produce a wide range of speeds. A rubber with a wide range of speeds (many gears) can produce slow speeds (on gentle strokes) and high speeds (on hard strokes). With few gears, you may always produce fairly slow balls, or always produce fairly fast balls on lighter and harder strokes.$	6.0 - Above average gears
Durability	8.0 - Lasts longer than average
Consistency	7.5
Overall	9.0 4.5

Description of Air Scirocco SF

This is the Air Scirocco (Inverted Rubber) table tennis inverted rubber, a new innovation from Air.

Air is proud to introduce its premier rubber, the Scirocco. The Scirocco comes in three versions: SN, SR and SF.

SN, SR and SF use Bios Green technology, featuring an incredible new sponge that maintains its speed with all glues, even the water-based VOC-free glue.

The SF is a not only spin rubber but also a speed rubber. But SN and SR are much faster than the SF model. Both are very bouncy and give a tremendous catapult effect. They are excellent for top spinning, looping, and counter looping.

Scirocco SF

SF is for leading players who demand ultimate spin and speed combined with a sensitive touch. The SF version offers a soft sponge, createing a truly sensational touch and feel for the player. It gives crisp clear sound on striking the ball for maximum feedback.

Sponge hardnesses: 33°, 37°, 39°, 41°, 43°, 45°

Reviews of the Air Scirocco SF

mmerkel said this on April 16, 2010:

Played with it one practice session. Not overly impressed so far, spin is OK, speed is OK, control pretty good. Clicks quite loud.
Heavier than my last two rubbers IQUL 35 and then Nexy Demian. So far I liked the IQUL 35 the best of the three.
I liked the control of the Nexy, but was looking for more gears and more spin on serves and pushes.

UPDATE: After one more practice session I have to change my review a bit. It seems that the rubber is getting faster, although I am still looking for more spin from this rubber that is classified as the 'spin' version. There seems to be a spot between hitting and looping where I get a large catapult effect that puts the ball about a foot past the end of the table.

This rubber plays so much better on the Donic Dicon. I think this rubber needs a fairly hard blade to get the sponge working right. It worked so much better lifting backspin on my backhand loops.
I can now really feel the catapult of sponge pick up at medium speed.

Newbie said this on March 10, 2013:

Really nice spin for serves and loops, feel for the ball and overall control are excellent. Way better than Mark V or Sriver. It works well for either FH or BH.

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