Butterfly Ekrips

Butterfly Ekrips reviews and ratings on this inverted table tennis rubber.

Approx. $ 37 USD

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From manufacturer:

Speed	10.0 /
Spin	8.2 /
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	7.9
Spin $<b>Spin</b> is the amount of ball rotation generated by the rubber. This is affected by the rubber\'s tackiness, sponge thickness, sponge hardness as well as the blade\'s flexibility.$	6.8
Control	7.0
Tackiness $<b>Tackiness</b> refers to the level of stickiness of the rubber surface. Traditional Chinese rubbers are usually tacky enough to lift a ball off the table by pressing the rubber on top of the ball, whereas traditional European and Japanese rubbers do not.<br><table class=\'smalldata\'><tr class=\'head\'><td>Rating</td><td>Description</td></tr><tr><td>8+</td><td>Very tacky</td></tr><tr><td>6 - 8</td><td>Tacky</td></tr><tr><td>4 - 6</td><td>Medium tacky</td></tr><tr><td>2 - 4</td><td>Slightly tacky</td></tr><tr><td>Under 2</td><td>Completely non-tacky</td></tr></table>$	2.0 - Slightly tacky
Throw Angle $<b>Throw Angle</b> is the angle that the ball is projected from strokes like the loop. Assuming the loop stroke is the same, a high throw angle will lift the ball higher. Tacky rubbers often have a higher throw angle.<br><table class=\'smalldata\'><tr class=\'head\'><td>Rating</td><td>Description</td></tr><tr><td>9+</td><td>Very high</td></tr><tr><td>7 - 9</td><td>High</td></tr><tr><td>5.5 - 7</td><td>Medium-high</td></tr><tr><td>3.5 - 5.5</td><td>Medium</td></tr><tr><td>1.5 - 3.5</td><td>Medium-low</td></tr><tr><td>Under 1.5</td><td>Low</td></tr></table>$	3.0 - Medium-low
Weight	3.0 - Light
Sponge Hardness $<b>Sponge Hardness</b> refers to the density of the sponge. This is measured in degrees:<table class=\'smalldata\'><tr class=\'head\'><td>Rating</td><td>Description</td><td>Degrees</td></tr><tr><td>8+</td><td>Hard</td><td>45+ degrees</td></tr><tr><td>6 - 8</td><td>Medium Hard</td><td>43-44 degrees</td></tr><tr><td>4 - 6</td><td>Medium</td><td>41-42 degrees</td></tr><tr><td>2 - 4</td><td>Medium Soft</td><td>38-40 degrees</td></tr><tr><td>Under 2</td><td>Soft</td><td>under 37 degrees</td></tr></table>$	5.0 - Medium
Gears $<b>Gears</b> refers to a rubber\'s ability to produce a wide range of speeds. A rubber with a wide range of speeds (many gears) can produce slow speeds (on gentle strokes) and high speeds (on hard strokes). With few gears, you may always produce fairly slow balls, or always produce fairly fast balls on lighter and harder strokes.$	2.5 - Few gears
Durability	5.0 - Average durability
Consistency	10.0
Overall	7.0 3.5

Reviews of the Butterfly Ekrips

wind_comm said this on September 24, 2008:

Butterfly says this rubber was designed for Chinese-style close-table attacking.

it's okay. it's not an overwhelmingly fast rubber like a Bryce, but rather, it's very quick. the ball doesn't sit in the sponge at all and rebounds. it doesn't seem fast because you're not using the same complete-body motion as a handshake attack (if you're using the rubber correctly) and the feeling is rather poor, but the control is okay.

this rubber is a collection of contradictions. it's not fast but quick, no feel but okay control. I'm not quite sure what to make of this rubber, but I don't think Butterfly really did either.

ianworz said this on September 22, 2009:

This rubber is totally suitable for the all-round game. To me, it felt pretty similar to Mark V or one of the classic rubber variations. It excells at nothing but has no great weakness.

loopybat said this on November 6, 2009:

Like quite a few Butterfly rubbers, this is very slow and i can kinda feel the ball hitting the blade when i hit. Not very tacky but gives reasonable spin... As always, this rubber looses its spin in round about 3 months with continual use... But it would be very suitable for newbies or controlled defenders.

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