andro impuls speed review

[alfie]

This is a very soft tensor rubber from Andro with inbuilt speedglue effect
    When I first tried the rubber it was on a very soft blade and it was great in every aspect of the game except my FH short game it seemed very bouncy and hard to control.After that I put it on my control 3 and the short game was no problem but I think it was because the control 3 is not as soft as the Maximus.
        The speed is not blazing fast but would say similar to sriver speed but has more spin than sriver it's a very grippy topsheet,looping against backspin is a breeze with this rubber it just feels like a speedglued rubber to me,flips are very good especially on the BH although I can flip better with my BH than FH it is better than most euro style rubbers for flipping.
         You can be very aggressive over the table and close to the table with this rubber as it's throw I would say is medium/high and the balls have no problem clearing the net and coming down on the other side.
            Very good spin on serves and particularly good at varying your spin on pushes if you give it a quick dig you can generate quite good backspin on pushes.Flat hit's are not as good as with hard rubber but to compensate for this I topspin everything even high balls and have no problems at all getting good speed.
          Unless you have a very soft blade this will probably be one of if not the best tensor you will try on your BH especially,it is without doubt the most durable tensor I have tried as it does NOT chip around the edges like all other tensors do.
     At the moment I am using max on my FH but will probably use this both sides when my CTE runs out it's just that good.
       For a medium or hard blade I would rate it as 10 out of 10 but on a very soft blade I would rate it 7.5 out of 10

[Skippy]

It sounds pretty cool!

[pingpongrob]

2.0mm works fantastic on my Carbo/Aramid. "Backhand"

[alfie]

I think I overestimated the speed a little,probably not quite as fast as sriver but a great rubber all the same.
          What once I thought was really bad in the short game has turned out to be my favourite rubber for the short game,it's not as bouncy as my sriver fx with CTE but still has power when you make attacking strokes

[pingpongrob]

Most of my customers that use this rubber state exactly what Alfie said. Good control in the short game, Power when its needed. Not the fastest rubber around, but fast enough for my backhand.

[dwie]

Do you still like it on your FH alfie? I assume you use MAX..

[alfie]

yes I use max on the FH,it's also very good for my BH but I like 1.9 or 2.0 rubbers on my BH

[priior]

i find it's extremely similar to the plasma 380.. except.. it actually delivers some speed when u loop (the 380 is just slow in any situation).. but it's definitely not as fast as the 430... but it doesn't pop balls up as the 430 in the pushing game.

[dwie]

Played with it today in 2.0 on a Donic WSC.

The first thing I noticed was the sound lol. It has a nice crisp sound which I really like. Second thing was it's low-throw. I really had to get used to it. A lot of balls were hitting the net. The rubber felt kinda hard despite everyone saying it is very soft, I'd say even harder than my 430 (or maybe my 430 needs to be replaced lol). Looping (with FH and BH) is easy but you have to make your stroke more upwards due to its low-throw. But I felt like I could only do slow loops, AKA it lacked in speed (at least on the FH). Blocking with this thing is a breeze. It really slows down the ball on passive strokes. Serving is also awesome with this rubber. I will probably keep it on my BH, it is just too slow for my FH. I will need time to get used to the low-throw though.

Oh and I like its logo too .

[alfie]

Dwie....you thought Impuls speed was low throw?
    what have you been using before?

[pingpongrob]

Are you sure its impuls speed, and not Impuls.

No-one has said that it is a hard sponge rubber, and definetely softer than the Plasma 430 & 380.

Maybe the blade contributed to the low throw, as I think that the throw is Medium.

[dwie]

Yeah the word "Speed" is pretty cool on the logo lol.

Maybe there is something wrong with me then lol. I used 430 before this, and it has a higher throw than Impuls Speed. Or maybe something is wrong with my sample? I don't know, will play more with it tomorrow. I'll let you guys know what I think by then.

[priior]

the plasma 430 _definitely_ has a much higher throw than the impulse speed.

the impulse speed has a similar throw as a mark V gps (or sriver fx) lightly glued.

at least on all wood off- blades.

[alfie]

the plasma 430 _definitely_ has a much higher throw than the impulse speed.

the impulse speed has a similar throw as a mark V gps (or sriver fx) lightly glued.

at least on all wood off- blades.

 :lol: I thought GPS was the lowest throw rubber I have tried
How is 430 compared to impuls speed in regards hardness and speed cheers

[dwie]

It is definitely faster and also bouncier. As I said earlier my 430 feels quite softer than my Impuls speed, but guess that's just me.

priior: that must explain why I thought Impuls Speed had a low-throw, because 430's throw is kinda high.

[pingpongrob]

It is definitely faster and also bouncier. As I said earlier my 430 feels quite softer than my Impuls speed, but guess that's just me.

priior: that must explain why I thought Impuls Speed had a low-throw, because 430's throw is kinda high.

Dwie, there is no way the impuls speed is faster than Plasma 430.

[priior]

rob he means the 430 is faster and bouncier.

dwie: i havent used that many rubbers (markVgps, sriver fx, plasmas, impulse speed) and of these rubbers, the plasma 430 and 470 are in a separate group when it comes to throw: you have to adjust ur stroke because the ball will bounce funny... and it takes a few weeks to get adjusted.

there's no way the impulse speed is harder than the 430 btw.. it might be harder than the 380 (but i doubt it.. i think it's the same sponge!) but definitely softer than the 430.

to me the 430 is the best looping rubber out there (feel v/s speed combo v/s no hassle v/s consistancy). kinda like speedplay and his wavestone

[pingpongrob]

The Implus speed has a 36 degree sponge, yet the 380 has about a 38degree sponge.

[priior]

how come the impulse speed seems much livelier than the 380? is it the topsheet?

[dwie]

Ok played again with it tonight, also got a new sheet of 470 on the other side.

First of all it seemed like I was playing with a whole other rubber on my BH. The throw seemed higher, speed was better and I could hit more balls on table.

The reason I thought Impuls Speed was hard because it is not as bouncy as 430 I think, although it seemed a bit bouncier today. The sound was still the same though, it is much louder than 430 and 470! I love the sound .

The 470 is noticably harder than the 430 and Impuls Speed. It is also faster off course. It also seemed less bouncier than the 430, and I had more feeling with the 430 too. Despite this I hit more balls on table with the 470, and my loops were more consistent. I guess the 470 is better for me, as I play "better" with it.

In short I love this combination, I think I'm gonna stick a while with it. Today I had my best training ever, using this combination xD.

[priior]

it's weird cuz the 470 really didnt do it for me. i was like.. "meh".. nothing spectacular. as ive mentioned before.. the 430 was an instant jolt of orgasm as the ball hit it the first time.

im sure the blade and the style of play has lots to do withit.

[alfie]

the 430 was an instant jolt of orgasm as the ball hit it the first time.

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     I just called Andro and ordered evey 430 they have in their warehouse

[dwie]

Lol priior the 430 also feels much better imo, but my loops weren't consistent with it. I guess 470 suits my style.

[Atomica]

Just received a sheet of 430, Impuls Speed and Omega I in the mail, so I'll glue them on tonight and have a hit tomorrow night with them.

 I'm interested to see how the softer Impuls Speed compares with my current sheet of 380, which is a little too slow for my liking, hopefully the Impuls has more of a 'spring' or 'kick' to it.

[priior]

atomica: i see the impulse speed as: you lose some of the offensive benefits of the 430 but u gain quite a bit of defensive benefits... (short pushes, chopping, and blocking are a joy with it)

i think the 380 should be off the market

[alfie]

that's the way I see it Priior,it's like a speedglued rubber when you make offensive strokes but on slow strokes it does not have the big bouncy feel of many tensor rubbers,if you hold the blade and just bounce the ball the impuls speed feels a bit dead like a none speedglued rubber.It's like no other tensor I have tried

[dwie]

Couldn't say it better alfie =)

[dauntless]

Have any of you tried Joola's Energy Green Power in 2.0 or Max? If so, will you compare?
IMO Impuls Speed sounds a lot like it except that it may be faster (at least in Max) and that if not played correctly (more stroke on push and having the right touch going under the ball a little more) it can be bouncy in the short game. It is durable too. I've played it on the wavestone, primorac -- outstanding on both. I will try this and several other rubbers on the Xiom C3/ALL+ from Rob.

[alfie]

energy green power is faster than impuls speed and has less control than impuls speed,it is also much more bouncy

[pingpongrob]

Its funny, I tested an old sheet of Energy GreenPower, and it has the same sponge hardness as impuls speed. In Fact its not a bad rubber at all. Probably 20% faster than impuls speed.