Dignics 09C

Finds D09C generates huge topspin and is a great forehand rubber for drives and loops; on the backhand it is hard, which some dislike, but its tackiness makes up for their timing mistakes.

Finds 09C oxidizes too fast for the backhand: even slightly aged sheets start to slip on thin brushes far more than any other rubber they have tested. Prefers Hurricane 3 Neo 37 there, whose tack and elasticity last for years, though 09C can be good with coordinated power.

Switched from D05 to D09C on the backhand: better than D05, but hard to activate over the table for flicks and very hard to block with, behaving like a tensor or a Chinese rubber at the wrong moments. Now uses Zyre 03 on the backhand instead.

“D09C was much better but was quite hard to activate over the table in terms of flicks etc. it was also very hard to block with as it had a dual personality for me”

Plays 09C on the forehand but simply can't get used to it on the backhand: the arc is too high for how they hit the ball.

Plays Dignics 09C on the forehand and tried it on the backhand during robot training: lost maybe 5 to 10 percent of speed compared with Dignics 05, but the grip and power loops felt far better and more secure. On the forehand, 09C gives them more spin and control than 05.

“After playing around on bh with my 09c side.... wow... I feel like 10 to 5% loss on speed, but the grip and looping power shots felt insane.”