This is similar than 729 CREAM. Very springy and medium tacky topsheet. This is slightly softer surface and maybe better touch.
Mercury II is not too sensitive to spin, simple attack to backspin. Very good compromise between the spin and reactivity.
I can't image my BH (tacky rubber and far block is not too consistent), but this is an excellent FH rubber.
Not only because of the price.
I prefer 729 focus III snipe my BH (and FH now) with hardest sponge (46deg), this is total not tacky, yet good spin, even easier attack, high throw and arc, better control and speed, more forgiving and versatility.
But, now try this my FH.

great experience this rubber, huge bite the ball with very loud hissing sound (35deg), my red sheet is tacky and harder, black is soft and elastic, table rebound is killing fast, best pushing and service, recommended to tame the tacky surface with tuner oil, because counter loops are much easier

If it were not for the price of $4, there would be no reasons at all to consider this rubber.

It is heavy, and weight is positively correlated with sponge hardness. The sponge is very brittle, and best avoid regluing. Top sheet wears out very quickly and is strongly affected by ambient temperature (esp. heat) and humidity.

It is very unbalanced: speedy, have some spin and lacks control.
Even in this price range, there may be better alternatives.

I am reviewing the 37degree version, black. (red 37 is harder)

In short, this a very spinny, high throw, tacky rubber, very cheap and with very poor durability and few gears.


In detail:

- control: good. very good to loop close to table and over the table. unfortunately, it is very spin sensitive, so responding to service and block is difficult.

- spin: crazy, at low and medium power. At high power it bottoms out so you get less spin but still good. This rubber is spinnier than T05, Xiom vega pro, H3, globe999, Galaxy Moon. My coach (former 200th in the world) has trouble blocking my opening loops.

- it has high throw (more or less than T05, like vega pro, much higher than Galaxy Moon, higher than Galaxy Sun, higher than H3, much higher than globe999). I am still looking for a chinese rubber with a higher throw. (found it: palio cj8000 36 jap is higher, but it is nontacky and less spinny; but also less spin sensitive)

- it is not very fast (slower than Moon, Sun, H3, vega pro, though faster than globe999), barely fast enough to be used on forehand on a stiga offensive wood NCT.

- hardness: 37deg version is a bit softer than Globe999 40deg, but much more elastic and lively. Black 37 feels 2 degrees softer than red 37, and makes a louder sound (as if it were boosted), is slower, and bottoms out more.

- it is tacky (more than H3 and globe999).

- it is a bit heavy: 49 grams cut (exactly like Globe999).

For all these reasons, it is a good backhand rubber on wooden blades, and a good forehand rubber on fast blades.

- gears: few. If you choose a soft rubber (37 black), you will have great opening loops but insufficient power. If you choose harder (or red 37) you will have power but the arc will be long and opening loops will be difficult. For this reason I only use this rubber on backhand.

Another bad side: the sponge often cracks when you remove it from the blade. the sponge is very fragile. so remove with care, and use little glue. Unfortunately, even if you never remove it from the blade, if you hit very hard, bubbles can form between the topsheet and the sponge. This happens only in the black 37 sheets. Always keep replacement rubbers ready.

Overall feeling: on a carbon blade, this rubber feels like an Acuda S1 or S2, with more spin but without the top gear.

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Favorizeaza orice joc mai putin jocul de la distanta de masa.

I LIKE THIS RUBBER FOR ITS PRICE AND VERY GOOD GRIP.GOOD SERVIC AND GOOD SERVIC RETURN.ESAY TO HAVE A TOP SPIN WITH IT.

Bought the red one, used it as my forehand.
It spins and serves good on my 729 Hinoki blade.
Very easy to have a topspin, require little effort. Great rubber for its price!

I'm not sure why or how this rubber costs what it does, but I'm not complaining!

Essentially, I picked this up with the intention of trying it and accepting that I probably wouldn't like it based on the fact that it's somewhat tacky. Boy was I wrong....

I ordered the 36 degree in black (it's widely accepted that black is softer and tackier than red for Mercury II) expecting to use it on my backhand but ended up being so pleased, I switched it around to the FH side.

The rubber is somewhat tacky though it can't pick up a ball off the table. Furthermore, it's oddly grippy whilst still maintaining a mild tack after some regular use. If that wasn't enough to make it a spinny rubber, the topsheet has just enough give to impart some mechanical spin on the ball too! What this means is that with the right stroke, you can impart seriously heavy topspin on loops whether slow or fast. In respect to spin sensitivity, it's middle of the road in that you won't have your opponents serves flying off your racket wildly though blocking requires a fairly closed angle to keep the ball low. It's less sensitive than T05, let's just leave it at that.

Now, I won't go into Tenergy comparisons like almost everyone else as this is a completely different rubber. It's much better used from medium distance than it is away from the table like T05.

As far as speed goes, the 36 hardness I used isn't out and out fast though it certainly has enough juice to put away anything above net height. The harder sponged iterations of this rubber might offer a bit more pace but at the expense of spin I would assume.

As far as physical properties go, this isn't the prettiest rubber in the world though that can be overlooked based on price. The whitish sponge is soft and as everyone has already said, best left on one blade lest you might tear the sponge. Furthermore, it's not the lightest rubber out there though the 36 degree version definitely weighed less than a sheet of T05.

What more can I say other than that this has become my new forehand rubber and I can't see myself changing to anything else in the near future. Even if you're not sure you'll like it, the price ($4) makes you crazy for not trying it at some point or another.

I use a black rubber 33° (but it look like 36-38) on a fast and stiff blade like Galaxy T11 on forehand.
I like this rubber a lot and not only becouse is cheap! The speed at begining is really low becouse it's very tacky, it's necessary wait and after 15-20 hours it get fast enough (for a fast blade). For the spin is not the best but quite good, where it's really good is the control. You can do everything well and find the table in every shot, I like often chop with my forehand and with this rubber is very easy, also on a fast blade like mine! It's really a good rubber for a beginner or for who want a good control

This is very good and cheap
The sponge is the best, but easy to damage

Sponge was 36 and 37 degrees in the ones I got.

Quite tacky so good spins. Harder sponge is good for hitting but not for blocking or touch play.

Very good value for money though

He probado con esponjas de 33 º roja y de 37 º negra .pegadas con poca cantidad de cola rapida en una madera Galaxy Nº 9, la negra y en la Puma de LKT, la roja de derecho no son gomas tensionadas como la Tenergy 05 o la Xiom o la Hexer , Magna- Acuda 1-,pero tienen muy buena velocidad y el arco es largo.No cogen tanto efecto de Top Spin como las Hurricane 3 o las Globe 999 o Reactor Corbor pero es mas rapida y alegre ,y va bien para picar y contrarestar el Top Spin.,La negra de 35 º es mas suave que la roja de 33º.-en otra pala utilizo las Friendship Superior que son muy buenas gomas y duraderas estas no se lo que duraran ,ya que hace poco tiempo que las tengo y quiero probar las Mercury 2 con 37º de dureza ,para comprobar si van mejor que las Friendship Superior, una de mis favoritas.y Srivers clasicas,de toda la vida. ya que tengo varias palas y las pruebo,en ellas.Depende de la duracion de la goma , retocaria la puntuacion dada ahora.-Probada ultimamente ,le subo la puntuacion a la Mercury-2 roja,de 2,2mm de 38º en el lado de derecha ,va mejor que la de 37º, tiene un poco mas de consintencia y densidad y se asemeja mas a la Tenergy-05 ,con un poco menos efecto y velocidad ,muy bien para batear y en los saques. tiene un buen arco ,no muy alto pero si largo.Facil para realizar el Top Spin ,mejor en media y larga distancia a pesar de que la esponja es un poco blanda ,para ser china ,pero suficiente para obtener un buen juego ,no es una goma tensionada ,pero tiene un poco de efecto catapulta o( MOXA). Intentar© probar las esponjas de 39º y de 40º ,para ver si son mejores que esta al tener mas densidad ,aunque esta de 38º responde bien y me gusta el juego que realiza para( Fh)-Y para el que no pueda comprar las caras Tenergy-05 ,es una buena opcion ,sobre todo por calidad precio ,como tiene Yinhe.