Yes the sponge is soft and yes it is great for beginners but this rubber gets the prize for cost vs performance every time. Durable and spinny chops, serves, and loops with accuracy. Can take you from passive to aggresive so a great allround rubber. I find it has a bit more spin than Sriver, especially when pushing over the table. Great for beginners, control freaks or players on a budget.

i have not used this rubber however i have heard from people that this is a great bat and for people with an average backhand tbhis would be ideal for them

Flextra is a really controllable rubber with very good spin level. One of the poster mention the spin level is higher than sriver, and I completely agree. When this is use by a chopper, it really shines. Great price as well! (Tackiness chop/drive are all 30% more expensive than this) Overall very good for defensive player.

What can I say about the Flextra. The rubber that started it all for me, the one that I used for learning the basics of the game. Great for beginners, good for spin play but excellent for learning how to lift up heavy chops. I owe much of my development as a "player" to Flextra.

I like this rubber a lot.

I tried 1.7 thickness on
Matsusheta Pro blade.

Chops and Loops are spinny and easy to control.
Only problem is speed is low so the ball will probably comeback.

Great for beginners.
Very light rubber and great control.

Good for controlled underspin balls, very easy to block and hitting. Cheap and best quality rubber. Enough spin for topspin and slow rubber. I try this with a fast blade and its quite good

I'm using this rubber at BH. It's very good. I don't know why people say is only for begginers. Flextra is dangerous in some chops because the ball could have spiny or goes without effect. Some times your oponents don't see the diference.
Long live to Flextra!

Rgds.,
Ignacio

Hello iam from Portugal i use this rubber and i like it very much!!!
Flextra gave me a lot of spin and it has a good stroke i think... i dont know why people say that this ruber is for begginer i dont agree it´s a very good rubber don not underestimate this rubber.
Long live to Flextra!!!!

yeah, so i bought this rubber with high expectations to have my strokes powerfull but with finesse. The finesse is definetely there and i have pulled off some epic crazy shots with it too. But i feel that the power of the attack is solely dependent on the user. THIS IS A SPIN/CONTROL rubber. If you're a power hungry guy like me you might not like it...but switching to control obviously has its advantages..but to pull off a strong loop to finish the point, its all you. All muscle and speed in your arm

I got this as my first real rubber. and its pretty good i would say, If you play defense then ya this is great for you since it has awesome control and lots of spin with chops. but if your a looper like how i play then its not that great because the ball tends to go off the table, I will close my bat alot and still goes off, and have tried other rubbers this does not happen( at least not nearly as much), but the one offensive thing i like about it is smashes, with go with amazing speed, which my opponents have a hard time getting. but overall great for ball placement, defense players, not the best choice for offensive players. if your a offensive player and want to get nice spinny loops, but not to fast. the gambler reflectoid is a great choice, it is a slower rubber but is great for looping..

it is good to have it as a BH rubber. It is easy to loop!Great Control!

i have been using the yuki bat (flextra rubber on both sides) for some time now (though i have recently changed) and must say its quite alright. Its really an alround rubber so perfect for beginners and intermidiate players. You can both smash with it and put a decent amount of spin on the ball. I recently changed to hurricane two with the shark 686 bat because i wanted a little more umph. i keep my yuki as a practise bat and a secondary in case my brother or my bat breaks. I would recommend this bat to people who like abit of speed and spin while keeping the ball in control. I wouldn't recommend it to people who like to smash it alot or people who love spinning the ball.

it s the worst rubber ever in history of table tennis

Flextra is just like Tackiness Chop but more bouncy and therefore a little faster and less spiny and i guess a higher throw but I can control it well so i get low chops.

For all round game better than Tack-chop.

Prefer Flextra and Tack Chop to SST. Its got a nice soft sponge.

A good allround rubber. Very forgiving to a beginner learning strokes. An advanced player I know uses it on FH producing very well placed and controlled loops. Smashes are wicked. It is a bit slow but great on control and it blocks and chops well -so great on defense. Works particularly well in looping underspins, makes for unbelievable loop spin kills (a bit slow). Works better on an OFF type blade. Only thing I had against Flextra is its durability, it is very fragile so it is one of those rubbers that you should take extra care. You bumb it against the table top and you will readily see marks. Easily damaged. Otherwise it is a good rubber.

Im advanced but casual player now. Used Flextra to defeat many good players because of its control. Could adjust the spin and speed easily. I prefer an all-round racket and could drop back and chop with little effort. My opponents were confused to see the occasional loop. Also played against a Flextra user who was more aggresive than me. Incoming balls seemed loaded with a strange arc.

if you are a beginner with a moderate level and ready to advance for the next stage, ditch this rubber!

no matter how hard you try, this rubber cant match with faster and high speed strokes or gameplay!

i regret i stick to this rubber for so long!

yuki with 2 flextras was my beginner blade. excellent for learning, as it's basically a toned down all around rubber, but everything works - the more you know the more you can squeeze out of it. However, unless you know you need control over speed and spin, i would stick to other rubbers.

es el caucho con mas usos que conosco, se puede defender, atacar lo que se necesite, da unos topspin muy cargados de efecto pero es impresionante para un caucho de este calibre
y la duracion wow¡ pueden durar hasta 1 a±o y seguir siendo excelentes
excelente goma no solo para aprender si no para avanzar en este hermoso deporte

My first rubber!!!
Great for recreational game